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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
Tools of the Trade: What NAFSA Does to Improve the Financial Literacy of Indian Country
Using data from its National Financial Capability Study, the FINRA Foundation recently teamed up with the First Nations Development Institute to issue a report on the financial capabilities of Native Americans entitled “Race and Financial Capability in America:...
NAFSA Submits Comments on Indian Trader Regulations
Today, the Native American Financial Services Association (“NAFSA”) submitted comments to the Department of the Interior's Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making regarding Indian Trader Regulations, a collection of federal rules that manage certain business...
New Mexico Caps Loan Rates and Bans Payday
New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez signed into law on Friday a bill capping small dollar loans at 175% APR and banning loan products with terms less than 120 days, effectively ending the practice of payday lending in the Land of Enchantment. New Mexico joins a...