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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
Treasury and Interior Secretaries Announce Distribution of Coronavirus Relief Funds to Tribes
United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin and Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt recently announced that they had agreed upon a path forward to immediately provide nearly $5 billion in Coronavirus Relief Funds to Native American Tribes. “We...
Senators Ask SBA Inspector General to Investigate Reports that PPP Lenders Prioritized Larger Clients Over Small Businesses in Urgent Need
United States Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) recently sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Inspector General Mike Ware, requesting that he investigate reports that some lenders in the Paycheck Protection...
CFPB Report Shows Substantial Decline in Credit Applications in March
According to a report issued last week by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), consumer credit applications considerably declined in March, likely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of applications is measured by lenders’ inquiries when...