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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
CFPB Proposes Personal Financial Data Rights Rule
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a Personal Financial Data Rights Rule, which it says will promote a shift toward open banking where consumers have more control over their financial data and would have more protections against...
40 Percent of Millennials Use Installment Plans to Improve Credit Scores
A recent PYMNTS Intelligence study found that 60 percent of U.S. consumers used installment plans to purchase products in the last year, many of whom do so with the goal of improving their credit scores. This is especially popular among millennials, as 40 percent of...
High Debt Consumers Average 14 Late Payments Per Year
A recent collaboration from PYMNTS Intelligence and Sezzle titled “The Credit Accessibility Series: Economic Malaise Exacerbating U.S. Consumer Debt Levels” found that roughly one-third of consumers struggle to make payments on time, and high debt consumers have an...