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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
RELEASE: NAFSA Files Amicus Brief in Key Tribal Sovereignty Case before the Supreme Court
Great Plains Lending, LLC, and Plain Green, LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau concerns the CFPB’s authority over tribal lending entities WASHINGTON, DC – The Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) submitted an amicus brief this week in...
NAFSA files Amicus Brief with United States Supreme Court
On Tuesday September 5, 2017, NAFSA successfully filed with the United States Supreme Court an Amicus Brief in support of the petition for certiorari in case no. 17-184, Great Plains Lending, LLC, and Plain Green, LLC v. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau. Below is...
Fed Study Concludes FinTech Boosts Financial Inclusion
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia recently found that consumers in underserved credit markets (like areas that have experienced bank closures) benefit from the additional credit supply provided by online lenders. In particular, study data showed that the online...