Mnuchin Confirmation Hearing Recap
“We will work diligently to limit regulations, lower taxes on hardworking Americans and small businesses, and get the engine of economic growth firing on all cylinders once again,” Mnuchin said. On January 19, 2017, the latest of Trump nominees faced his...
The Two Men with the Power to Shape Regulation of Tribal Lending
Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Representative Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) couldn’t be more different in personality. Crapo is a soft-spoken, unassuming career politician from the mountain west. First elected in 1984, the Harvard law-educated Crapo has been an Idaho state...
Regarding the December 22 Supreme Court of California Ruling
Washington, DC – On December 22nd, the Supreme Court of California [ruled] that various affiliated online payday loan entities of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska are not entitled to tribal immunity for violations of the California...
The Latest on Fintechs and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, DC January 13, 2017 – The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) signaled that it is advancing on its proposal to explore the issuance of limited-purpose bank charters to financial technology (“fintech”) firms engaged in banking. On...
Court Ruling Reinforces Viability of Tribal Lending
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 7, 2016) On November 3, 2016, The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma dismissed a lawsuit brought against an economic arm of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma, in a significant ruling validating tribal sovereignty and...
Gary ‘Litefoot’ Davis Named Executive Director of Native American Financial Services Association
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 28, 2016) Gary “Litefoot” Davis, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, has been named the new Executive Director of the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA). “The appointment of Gary Davis will be...
Statement: NAFSA Comments on Proposed CFPB Lending Rule
WASHINGTON, DC (June 2, 2016) – Following the release of a notice of proposed rulemaking by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) covering certain consumer lending products, Barry Brandon, Executive Director of the Native American Financial Services...
CFPB Lending Tussle Echoes Early Days Of Tribal Gambling
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s plan to regulate tribal lenders and other providers of short-term, often-high-interest loans comes at a sensitive stage for tribes’ involvement in the industry, as their efforts to kick-start lending businesses under the wary...
