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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
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...
Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of CFPB Constitutionality
A Ninth Circuit panel said that the leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is constitutional, keeping the Ninth Court aligned with the D.C. Circuit’s ruling in PHH Corporation v. CFPB.Critics often argue that the CFPB is...