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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
A Look At Early Favorites to Become the Next CFPB Director
With the news earlier this week that the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Richard Cordray, would leave his post by the end of the month, members of the financial services industry and Washington insiders are already speculating on who might...
Cordray Announces Resignation as CFPB Director
After months of speculation, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Richard Cordray, announced Wednesday, November 15 that he would be stepping down from his post by the end of the month. His announcement comes just days after an internal...
Subprime Auto Loans Driving Debt Rise, Face Regulatory Scorn
According to the New York Fed, household debt reached $13 trillion in the 3rd quarter of 2017. Home mortgages remain the bulk of that balance at $8.7 trillion, but a surprise industry caught the attention of the Fed- car loans. At the end of September, auto loans rose...