The Latest Financial News
Senate Banking Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Overdraft Fees
Today, the Senate Banking Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection met for a hearing entitled “Examining Overdraft Fees and Their Effects on Working Families.” The hearing was the latest activity in the ongoing push to get banks to...
Chopra Appears Before House Financial Services, Senate Banking Committees
On Tuesday and Wednesday last week, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra appeared before both the House Financial Services and Senate Banking Committees to provide the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Semi-Annual Report to Congress. In his opening remarks, Chopra...
Credit Unions Looking Into Fintech Partnerships
As consumer expectations change in a trend toward a more digital financial services landscape, credit unions are now exploring new services to remain innovative in a market that is rapidly growing more competitive. As mobile wallets and digital account openings have...
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
