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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
American Households Increase Total Debt by $78 Billion in Q3
A new report released by WalletHub found that American households increased their total debt by $78 billion during the third quarter of this year. The average amount of total debt U.S. households owed was $145,319 at the end of the third quarter, which is $13,631...
Americans Now Owe $1.08 Trillion in Credit Card Debt, New York Fed Says
A recent report on household debt issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that Americans now owe $1.08 trillion in credit card debt. Credit card balances jumped by $154 billion since last year, which is the biggest increase since the bank started...
Nearly 7 in 10 Adults in U.S. Say They Have Experienced Financial Trauma, Experian Survey Finds
New research released last month from Experian found that 68 percent of U.S. adults feel that they have suffered from, or are presently suffering from, financial trauma. The research reveals how common it is for adults to have negative feelings about finances, as 65...