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
Credit Card Debt Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
In September, total credit card balances in the U.S. jumped to $916 billion, which is almost identical to where it was before the pandemic, according to credit-reporting firm Equifax. Balances rose 9 percent from January, and are about 23 percent higher than the...
Three Days after Election, Control of House and Senate Still Undecided; Key Financial Services Policymakers Win Re-Election
While Republicans were widely expected by most prognosticators to take a sizeable majority in the House of Representatives and have a chance at gaining the majority in the Senate in Tuesday’s elections, three days after the polls closed control of both chambers is...
CFPB Launches Rulemaking Process to Strengthen Personal Financial Data Rights
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently launched a rulemaking process which it says is intended to help strengthen consumers’ control over and access to their financial data. It would allow consumers to safely walk away from companies with bad...