Sovereignty shapes county’s relationship with tribal casinos

Eleven years after the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians opened Sonoma County’s only casino in the Geyserville hills, the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria will throw open the doors to its far larger gambling palace next to Highway 101 outside Rohnert...

NAFSA Looks Forward to Continued Partnership with FDIC

WASHINGTON (September 30, 2013) — NAFSA’s tribal members appreciate the FDIC’s recent guidance to banks and processors which codifies the legality of doing business with online lenders. The Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) looks...

New York’s Attack on Tribal Lenders Is a Threat to All Natives

Despite a clear precedent in last year’s victory by tribal lenders against Colorado regulators, New York state authorities are mounting yet another attempt to erode tribal sovereign rights to operate businesses without state interference. New York’s banking czar,...

Indian Tribes Said to Sue N.Y. Financial Regulator

Two American Indian Tribes said they sued New York state’s financial regulatory agency and its head over his crackdown on businesses that do lending over the Internet, some of which are tribally-owned. A lawsuit seeking a court order against Benjamin Lawsky,...

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