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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
Sanders and AOC Propose Capping Interest Rates on Credit Cards at 15 Percent
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have joined forces to propose legislation that would cap interest rates on credit cards at 15 percent and allow the U.S. Postal Service to offer financial services to the public. In their...
Banking Cannabis-Related Businesses: Pressure Mounts in Congress (Part 2)
On April 25, NAFSA published an article stating that pressure was mounting for Congress to act on cannabis legislation. At the time, 24 state regulators wrote a letter urging Congress to allow state-chartered banks to work with marijuana-related companies. A second...
Indiana Sues Equifax
Indiana’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Equifax, one of the nation’s three largest credit bureaus, accusing it of placing profits ahead of cybersecurity. The state is seeking civil penalties, costs, injunctive relief, and consumer restitution.In 2017,...