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OCC Outlines Climate Risk Standards for Big Banks
Earlier this month, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) requested public feedback on draft supervisory principles designed to support the identification and assessment of climate-related financial risks at large banks. "Today’s release takes an...
CFPB Opens Inquiry Into BNPL
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued a series of orders to assess the risks and benefits of “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) credit to five major companies offering the service: Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, PayPal, and Zip. The Bureau expressed...
Waters Presses Regulators to Impose Moratorium on Bank M&A Over $100 Billion
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, recently sent a letter to the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), urging them to impose a...
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
