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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
New Fed Data Shows Consumer Credit Usage Hit Record High in May
According to new data released by the Federal Reserve last week, consumer borrowing rose by $22.3 billion between April and May, pushing total outstanding credit to a record high. Despite reaching a new high point, the rate of increase was only 5.9 percent—a decrease...
Credit Reporting Companies Introduce First Phase of Changes to Medical Collection Debt on Credit Reports
Earlier this month, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion introduced the first phase of changes to medical debt that was announced earlier in the year. All medical collection debt that has been paid by the consumer in full will not be included on U.S. credit reports,...
Survey: Majority of Americans Uncomfortable with Emergency Savings as Balances Decline
A recent Bankrate report found that 34 percent of Americans have less emergency savings than they did one year ago, and only 24 percent have more. Consequently, 58 percent of Americans are now uncomfortable with the amounts they have saved, up from 48 percent in 2021...