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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
Kraninger’s First Six Months at the CFPB
Kathy Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), has now led the CFPB for six months. According to a press release detailing Kranigner’s actions thus far, she has focused on enforcing the law, clarifying rules and regulations, and...
Controversy and Criticism Surrounds California Bill to Cap Interest Rates
The California Assembly, led by Assemblypersons Monique Limon and Tim Grayson, passed AB-539 on May 23, a state bill that would cap interest rates at 36 percent on loans more than $2,500. Controversy and criticism have surrounded the bill with rumors of political...
APR Caps Often Have Unintended Side-Effects
Earlier last year, economists from the World Bank published a report entitled, “Interest Rate Caps: The Theory and the Practice.” It finds that capping interest rates not only reduces average lending rates, but often has other adverse and unintended side-effects,...