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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
House-Passed Appropriations Bill Includes Significant Dodd-Frank Reforms
The House passed a series of appropriation bills along party lines late Thursday deviating somewhat from President Trump’s original budget proposal, but also comprising some major changes over the last fiscal year. The financial services bill incorporated many of the...
New Poll Shows Voters Split on Limiting CFPB Power
A new survey by Morning Consult and Politico found that Americans are split on limiting the power of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). 22% of respondents felt limiting the CFPB was the right thing to do, while 23% believed restricting the federal...
Census Bureau Says Average Income Up, Poverty Levels Down
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released data related to income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States. The Bureau found that median household incomes are up 3.2% since 2015 to $59,039 and poverty had fallen to a rate of 12.7%. Further, health...