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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
Consumer Complaints Rise at CFPB
People submitted more complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Consumer Complaint Database in 2018 than in any previous year, according to a report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) Education Fund.The CFPB has published more...
Federal Regulators Nearing Consensus on CRA and Small-Dollar Lending
Late last week, Jelena McWilliams, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) indicated that federal regulators would soon propose changes to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and small-dollar lending policies.CRA governs how depository...
Recent OCC Report Highlights Potential Fintech Risks
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently released their Semiannual Risk Perspective report. The report focuses on current issues that could pose a risk to bank safety and compliance in the future. A featured future risk is the increase of financial...