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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
New Bill Could Allow Alternate Sources in Credit Determination
A bipartisan group of Senators led by Tim Scott (R- SC) and Mark Warner (D- VA) introduced companion legislation to a House bill this week called the Credit Score Competition Act. The bill permits Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to rely on alternative sources of data, like...
Bill Introduced to Give CFPB Independent Inspector General
A bipartisan coalition made up of Reps. Steve Stivers (R- OH) and Tim Waltz (D- MN) introduced legislation this week to create the new position of Inspector General at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The bill mirrors a similar offer made back in March...
OCC Drops Arbitration Rule Challenge as It Defends FinTech Charter in Court
Barely a week after Acting Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Keith Norieka threatened to bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) recent rule on arbitration before the Financial Stability Oversight Council, the OCC is...