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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
CFPB Issues Annual Report on Debt Collection
Late last week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its annual report on the agency’s administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The report covers agency action in 2015, including the issuance of over $79 million in fines to...
FinTech, Regional Productivity, and the Untapped Potential of Indian Country
A recent study by the Brookings Institution, a Washington D.C. based public policy organization, analyzed productivity across the United States at the local level via the nearly 400 metropolitan areas spread across the country. The think tank noted that rising...
Hearing Update: House Questions CFPB Director on the Constitutionality of His Office – April 5, 2017
The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee met on Wednesday April 5, 2017 to discuss the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Semi-Annual Report with CFPB Director Richard Cordray. The hearing comes at a contentious time between...