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A Digital Financial Literacy Program
Too many consumers mismanage their budgets, make uninformed investment decisions, and fail to properly plan for the future. NAFSA is committed to empowering people with the skills they need to change this trend and thrive financially. NAFSA’s Financial Literacy Program offers an assortment of digital modules covering a wide variety of financial topics, including building emergency savings, mortgage education, and retirement planning.
Tribal Online Lending Best Practices
NAFSA has developed Best Practices for the exclusive use of all NAFSA Members as it relates to their Tribal Online Lending businesses. We believe these Best Practices will help ensure consumer protection, quality service, and positive customer and industry interactions during the life of the loans made by tribal lending entities who are NAFSA members. Our Best Practices apply to all stages of the loan, including marketing, origination, servicing, collecting, and ongoing data privacy.
The Latest Financial News
CFPB Issues Report on Income-Driven Student Loan Repayment Plans
With student loans becoming the biggest non-mortgage type of debt in the United States, the federal government has created income-driven repayment (IDR) plans to curb student loan debt stress. Recently, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a Data...
U.S. Average Adult Scores 52 Out of 100 in Latest CFPB Financial Well-Being Report
Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report examining the financial well-being of adults in the United States. An individual (18 and older) has a higher financial well-being score when they have a sense of control over their general...
OCC and FDIC Issue Proposed Rules to Undo Madden v. Midland Decision
In recent days, both the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the FDIC announced that they were proposing rules to clarify the “Valid When Made” doctrine. According to an OCC Press Release, the rule would “clarify that when a national bank or savings...