The Latest Financial News
44% of Americans Believe Finances Will Improve Next Year, Survey Finds
Bankrate’s most recent Financial Outlook Survey found that 44 percent of Americans think their finances will improve in 2025, compared to 37 percent from the 2023 survey who said they believed their finances would improve in 2024. 14 percent of the share that believes...
CFPB Rule Limits Overdraft Fees to $5
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently announced a new rule set to go into effect in October 2025 to regulate overdraft programs. Under the new regulations, large financial institutions must choose one of three options for overdrafts: a $5 maximum...
Rep. French Hill Chosen to Chair House Financial Services Committee
Representative French Hill (R-Ark.) has been selected by the Republican Steering Committee to serve as Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), with the impending retirement of the committee’s current chair Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) at the end of...
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
