The Latest Financial News
CFPB Announces Rulemaking Agenda Through October 2022
Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published its Fall 2021 Rulemaking Agenda as part of the Fall 2021 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. It lists regulatory matters that the Bureau plans to pursue through...
Credit Card Applications Reach New Pandemic High
According to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as of October 2021 nearly 27 percent of U.S. consumers applied for a credit card in the past 12 months, the highest level since 2019 and much higher than the record low of 16 percent in 2020. The data...
Chopra Invites State AGs to Team Up
At a recent meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra urged state Attorneys General (AGs) to collaborate with the CFPB on enforcement actions or to bring their own under federal law. “State AGs have been a valued, critical...
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
