Our Resources
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
NAFSA: Investing in Tribal Economic Growth
Indian Country Today recently ran a story about NAFSA, and what we are trying to accomplish for Indian Country and our member tribes and tribal entities. We encourage you to read the full article, but we wanted to highlight the sections that really explain why tribal...
Senate Clears Own Path with Dodd-Frank Reform
Following passage by the Financial Services Committee last week, legislation to significantly amend the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is now slated to come before a full vote of the U.S. House of Representatives sometime...
Tribal Lending and the Economic Diversification of Reservations
Over the past decade, the United States has seen migration patterns focus heavily on urbanized areas and megaregions. Between 2010 and 2014, rural areas lost an average of 33,000 people each year. As it stands, 72% of America’s land area is only inhabited by 14% of...