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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
NCUA Proposes Changing Lending Rule to Allow Federal Credit Unions to Offer Payday Alternative Loans
In a proposed rule issued last week by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board, federal credit union members could have more options for short-term, small-dollar borrowing. This comes on the heels of a bulletin issued last week by the Office...
Mulvaney Says CFPB is Developing “Sandbox” for Fintech Startups to Test Innovative Products with Looser Regulatory Burdens
In a speech this week to Women in Housing and Finance, a non-partisan, nonprofit forum for business and policy experts to share their views and insights, Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney announced that the consumer protection bureau was developing a...
Biggest Change to Bank Rules Since Dodd-Frank Becomes Law
Last week, the House passed a bill to weaken the Dodd-Frank banking regulations adopted in 2010, largely in response to the 2008 financial crisis. Two days later, President Trump signed the rollback into law. After the legislation passed the Senate by a...