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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
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...
CFPB Responds to Tribal Lenders’ Petition to Supreme Court
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed its response on November 6th to a petition by two tribal lending entities (TLEs) to have the U.S. Supreme Court hear a case on the power of the federal consumer watchdog to issue civil investigative demands (CIDs)...
Household Wealth At or Below Zero for 1 in 5 Americans
New findings by the Institute for Policy Studies detail the growing wealth gap in the United States and the struggles many Americans face building wealth in the modern economy. The report noted that the three wealthiest people in America, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and...