NAFSA Says “No” to the Google Ban
In July 2016 Google announced a policy change around payday loans and banned ads for financial solutions and various kinds of online loans. While this total ban may weed out some predatory payday loans or those with extremely high APRs, NAFSA believes that this ban...
Filling the Gap: NAFSA Helping to Create the Next Generation of Tribal Business Leaders
In less than a decade, tribal online lending has become a multi-billion dollar business. Its success rivals the first few years of Indian gaming following the 1988 passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, when tribal gaming revenues rose from a few hundred million...
Thomas Paul to be named new acting director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection
On February 8, acting FTC Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen named Tom Pahl as Acting Director, of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau Of Consumer Protection, replacing Jessica Rich who served in that capacity since 2013. Pahl was a partner at DC law firm Arnold...
Mnuchin inches closer to confirmation as next U.S. Sec. of the Treasury
The Senate voted this morning to end a filibuster and advance the nomination of Steven Mnuchin as the Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury. Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs banker and CEO of OneWest Bank, will now be subject to up to 30 hours of debate in the...
