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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 Tackles Elder Abuse
On July 17, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) updated a 2016 Advisory and Recommendations report that guides financial institutions on how to best respond to elder abuse. The new Advisory includes an updated series of Best Practices meant to be used by...
New Government Data on Credit Cards
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a data report on credit cards on July 2. The report found that most Americans use credit cards as a means to borrow money, and many sustain debt on those cards month-after-month. The report’s data derives from...
Boston Fed President Asks for More Tools to Monitor Fintechs
Eric S. Rosengren, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, recently discussed the current state of the U.S. financial system, arguing that although there is stability, federal regulators needed more tools to monitor fintech...