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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
OCP Lawsuit Moves Forward in Federal Court
A federal judge ruled on July 5th that a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) regarding the agencies’ coercion of banks during Operation Choke Point (OCP) could...
Changes to Reporting Could Mean Higher Credit Scores for Millions of Americans
Beginning July 1st, the big three credit reporting bureaus, Experian, Equifax, and Transunion, will no longer rely on certain public records, like civil judgments and tax liens, in calculating credit scores without first independently confirming the identity of the...
Banks Pass Stress Tests, Could Weather Another Recession
As required under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Federal Reserve conducted its regular stress tests of major American banks and released the results late last month. Banks that hold more than $50 billion in assets are mandated to submit to a series of hypothetical tests to...