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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
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,...
NAFSA and LendConnect Host Online Installment Lending Webinar
The Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) hosted a webinar with LendConnect on Thursday, May 2 entitled “The Rise (and Future) of Online Installment Lending.” The hour-long discussion between Justin Fisk, director of policy and research at NAFSA, and...