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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
White House Pushes States to Join Crackdown on “Junk Fees”
White House officials and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra recently urged states to join their effort to crack down on “junk fees” that the officials say are “unnecessary, unavoidable, or surprise charges.” The Biden administration and...
CFPB Issues Report on Financial Profiles of Buy Now Pay Later Customers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently published a report analyzing the financial profiles of buy now, pay later (BNPL) customers, finding that BNPL consumers were more likely to also use credit cards, payday loans, and other high-interest financial...
Nearly Half of U.S. Adults Have Less or No Savings Compared to One Year Ago
A recent Bankrate report found that 49 percent of U.S. adults have either less or no emergency savings compared to a year ago, including 39 percent who have less savings than last year, and 10 percent who had no savings last year or this year. More than one-third (36...