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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
Younger Consumers Struggling to Pay Credit Card Debts
A recent report on first quarter household debt by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found the share of credit card debt over 90 days past due rose to 10.7 percent in the first quarter, which is a 14-year high. Last year, severe delinquencies totaled 8.2 percent of...
CFPB Proposes Regulating BNPL Loans Like Credit Cards
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule that considers Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) lenders to be credit card providers. The Bureau says that the move is meant to protect more consumers in the same ways as conventional...
Amid Scandal, Gruenberg Announces Plans to Resign Once Successor is Approved
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg announced last week that he plans to step down after the Special Review Committee’s recent report detailing sexual harassment, misconduct, and retaliation at the agency. His five-year term ends in 2028,...