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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
APR Caps Often Have Unintended Side-Effects
Earlier last year, economists from the World Bank published a report entitled, “Interest Rate Caps: The Theory and the Practice.” It finds that capping interest rates not only reduces average lending rates, but often has other adverse and unintended side-effects,...
CFPB Aims to Clarify “Abusive” Standard in UDAAP
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced yesterday that it will hold its first symposium on June 25 in Washington, D.C. where discussion will focus on abusive acts or practices under the unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices (UDAAP)...
Banks and Credit Unions Seek Fintech Partnerships
According to a new report, a majority of bank and credit union executives believe that partnerships or collaborations with fintech firms are important in 2019, especially in the areas of digital account opening, payments, and lending. The report, by Cornerstone...