On June 17th, the new documentary “An Unlikely Solution” that explores the unique intersection of Native American economic development through online installment lending and underserved consumers nationwide premiered in Washington, DC. Following the premiere, the...
Most of the recent headlines about indigenous Americans have had to do with a certain D.C. football team, or a surpassingly dumb Adam Sandler movie, or casinos of the kind operated by the fictional Ugaya tribe on “House of Cards.” And we’re not...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 27, 2015) – Native American businesses and their non-tribal service providers applauded a federal court’s decision in Aleksic and Schaller v. Clarity Services, Inc. (U.S.D.C. N.D. Ill.) which again reaffirms the right of sovereign tribal...
NAFSA to press for Treasury research to be comprehensive and include all relevant online lending products WASHINGTON, DC (July 20, 2015) – The Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) today praised the U.S. Department of the Treasury for its announcement...
I was intrigued when I first heard of a government program called Operation Choke Point and the concept behind it. According to the federal government, the operation was intended to keep illegal or fraudulent entities out of our banking system —– an important mission...
This article originally appeared in The Washington Post. The March 2 front-page article “Tribes’ bet on high-interest lending comes with uneasy feelings” omitted the fact that tribally owned businesses are regulated, geared toward customer satisfaction and take...
