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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
Federal Regulator Voices Support for CFPB’s Proposal on Small-Dollar Rule
Earlier today, the Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting voiced his support for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposal to rescind the ability-to-repay requirements under its Final Rule regarding “Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost...
House Democrats Ask CFPB for Documents Related to Recent Settlements
Democratic leadership in the House Financial Services Committee has sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) asking for documents related to recent settlements. The letter points out that several settlements have not required companies “that...
Court Questions Whether Overdraft Fees are Interest Rates
The First Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing a case that will shed further light on whether a bank’s overdraft fee should be considered interest. Previous rulings have found that overdraft fees are not an extension of credit and therefore not interest. In Fawcett v....