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 Applauds Treasury Announcement of Study on Online Lending
NAFSA to press for Treasury research to be comprehensive and include all relevant online lending products
Choking Off Native American Economic Development
“It’s time for Congress to work with the administration to put an end to Operation Choke Point and restore the justice and opportunity to which all Americans — Native and otherwise — are entitled.”
Washington Post: Tribal Lending Helps Consumers
This article originally appeared in The Washington Post. The March 2 front-page article “Tribes’ bet on high-interest lending comes with uneasy feelings” omitted the fact that tribally owned businesses are regulated, geared toward customer satisfaction and take...