Statement: Huffington Post Whiffs on Tribal Economic Development Story
By: Barry Brandon, Executive Director at the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) The Huffington Post recently published a lengthy story about Native American tribes operating online installment lending businesses. Unfortunately, instead of using the...
Choking Off Native American Economic Development
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...Press Release: Official Statement in Response to Comments by Elected Officials in Connecticut
Statement by Lance Gumbs, Executive Director of the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA), in response to comments made by elected officials in the State of Connecticut: “The Native American e-commerce lending businesses which are members of NAFSA are...NAFSA Launches New Statewide Advertising Campaign in Connecticut: “Brighter Future”
On March 13, the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) debuted its newest paid media campaign, “Brighter Future,” in the Hartford Courant, Hartford Business Journal, and online. The ad, featuring a mother and her young daughter, highlights the role...NAFSA Executive Director Lance A. Gumbs Awarded the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development’s “Advocate of the Year” Award
On Tuesday, March 10, the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development honored NAFSA Executive Director Lance A. Gumbs with the “Tim Wapato Public Advocate of the Year” award. The award’s namesake, Tim Wapato, lived his life fighting for the rights of...Washington Post: Tribal Lending Helps Consumers
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...Native American Financial Services Association Announces New Executive Director
WASHINGTON, DC (February 4, 2015) – The Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) is pleased to announce Lance Gumbs as its new Executive Director. As Executive Director, Lance will direct the day-to-day operations and strategic direction of NAFSA, the...The Blaze: Native Americans Say Obama Program Is Hurting Their Businesses and Is an Affront to Tribal Sovereignty
A Native American group contends a controversial Obama administration program is harming online businesses that are critical to funding tribal governments, and at the same time violating tribal sovereignty. Operation Choke Point is run through the Department of...
