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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
DOJ Files Brief as DC Circuit Preps for Arguments in CFPB Leadership Squabble
The U.S. Department of Justice this week filed its opposition brief to an appeal made by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Deputy Director Leandra English in her bid to unseat Mick Mulvaney as interim director of the consumer watchdog. English...
Banks Are Not the Solution to Responsible Small Dollar Credit
Earlier this month, Pew Charitable Trusts, an organization founded on religious conviction and oil profits, published a report advocating for an increased presence from banks and credit unions in alternative financial services, particularly small dollar...
CFPB Report Looks at Impacts of Accurate Public Records in Credit Scoring
After a lawsuit initiated by 30 state attorneys general a few years ago, the three major credit bureaus, TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax, instituted the National Consumer Assistance Plan (NCAP) to address inaccuracies in credit reporting and ease the...