Our Resources
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
Reps. Garcia and Grothman Introduce Legislation to Establish a 36 Percent Rate Cap on Consumer Loans
Last week, U.S. Reps. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Ill.) and Glenn Grothman (R-Wisc.) introduced legislation that would extend consumer loan restrictions included in the Military Lending Act to all consumers across the nation. In practice, this would bar many consumer...
Rep. García Introduces Bills Targeting Tech Companies Pursuing Financial Services
U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” García (D-Ill.), who represents parts of Chicago and its suburbs, has drafted three bills aimed at keeping big tech companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon out of the financial services industry. He says that his plan is to prohibit...
Rep. Emmer Sees Minnesota Emerging as FinTech Leader
In a recent opinion column published on MinnPost, U.S. Representative Tom Emmer argued that Minnesota is poised to become a national hub for development of financial technologies, or fintech. Emmer represents Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District, which includes St....