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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
Bankrate Report Finds Only 44% of Adults in US Would Pay $1000 Emergency Expense from Savings
Bankrate’s annual emergency savings report found that only 44 percent of U.S. adults say they would pay a minimum $1,000 emergency expense from their savings, which is up one percentage point from the previous year. The most recent data polled from December 2023 also...
CFPB Proposes Rule Limiting Banks’ Ability to Charge NSF Fees on Instantaneously-Declined Transactions
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently proposed a new rule to prevent banks and financial institutions from charging non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees on transactions that are declined in real time, like declined debit card purchases, ATM withdrawals,...
Supreme Court Signals It Will Claw Back Federal Agency Power
Last week, the Supreme Court signaled that it will likely cut back the regulatory power of federal agencies when several justices indicated during a pair of arguments they were ready to overrule a legal doctrine that has given agencies authority for decades. The...