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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
Sen. Gillibrand Announces Bill to Bring Small Dollar Loans to Post Offices
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D- NY) revealed a new plan to offer small dollar credit products and other basic banking services at more than 30,000 post offices across America. She touts the idea of a “Postal Bank” to “effectively end predatory lending...
Government Takes Interest in Cybersecurity as FinTech Gains Steam
As more and more business takes place online, governments and companies are finding themselves with an incredible amount of easily accessible personal information and data on consumers. With high profile data breaches becoming far too common, the recent...
NAFSA Recommends CFPB Defer To Tribes During Civil Investigative Demand Process
NAFSA recently submitted a comment to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) request for information (RFI) regarding the agency's process for civil investigative demands (CIDs). The full comment is available below. The RFI is part of a larger effort...