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OCC Announces It Will Remove “Reputation Risk” from Bank Examination Manual
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently announced that it will remove the term “reputation risk” from its examination manual. The examination teams will not monitor national banks for risks resulting from doing business with customers like those...
Trump Picks Michelle Bowman as Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision
Last week, as many watchers had anticipated, President Trump announced the nomination of Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman as the agency’s Vice Chair for supervision. “Miki has been serving honorably on the Fed’s Board of Governors since 2018, and has great...
New York Moves to Strengthen Consumer Protection Laws
Letitia James, New York State Attorney General, recently announced a new bill to protect the state’s consumers and small businesses from deceptive practices and scams from lenders, health care firms, and debt collectors. The new bill, the Fostering Affordability and...
Why NAFSA?
There are more than 570 federally-recognized tribes in the United States, many of whom are spread across in diverse areas. This has left a need for other tribal economic development opportunities to create sustainability and jobs on Native American reservations.
Tribal Financial Services:
Create jobs & economic development on tribal lands
Increase the financial independence of tribes
Deploy sovereignty & bolster tribal self-determination
The Impact of Tribal Financial Services
Coming from a history of staggering unemployment rates, limited opportunities, and lack of access to fundamental resources, Native American tribes began online lending businesses to create real change for the future. Internet commerce has been a vehicle for supporting economic growth, tribal services, and tribal development. These are their stories.
Our Mission
To advocate for tribal sovereignty, promote responsible financial services, and provide better economic opportunity in Indian Country for the benefit of tribal communities.
To protect and preserve the sovereignty of Native American tribes while offering an unprecedented opportunity for tribal economic growth
Growing opportunity for Indian Country in the financial services industry
Advancing financial literacy in tribal communities
