The Latest Financial News
CFPB Issues Warning to Medical Debt Collectors
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has started crafting a bill that would bar the reporting of medical debt on consumer credit reports, part of a broader push by the agency against medical debt. The CFPB has warned medical debt collectors in a recent...
Senate Democrats Ask CFPB to Enact Stricter Guardrails for BNPL Providers
Several Senate Democrats wrote a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) urging the agency to establish stricter guidelines for buy now, pay later (BNPL) lenders and arguing that consumer harm will arise if action isn’t taken. They requested the CFPB...
California Enacts Package of Consumer Protection Bills
Last week, California enacted a package of consumer protection laws, including three bills aimed at restricting debt collection practices surrounding civil actions for money judgments, commercial debt collection, and medical debt reporting. These laws reflect the...
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
