The Latest Financial News
CFPB Report States Most Frequent Consumer Debt Collection Complaints Last Year Were Attempts to Collect Debts That Were Not Owed
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) annual Fair Debt Collection Practices Act report stated that in 2023, the most frequent debt collection complaints filed with the bureau were attempts to collect debts that weren’t actually owed. Those complaints...
Loan Delinquencies Beginning to Level Off
Bankers and industry analysts recently said that U.S. consumers’ late payments on credit cards and other loans have leveled off in recent months after rising earlier this year. Delinquency rates fell to just over 2 percent in August, compared to roughly 2.5 percent in...
Study Finds 7 in 10 US Consumers Stressed About Personal Finances
A recent PYMNTS Intelligence report, “No-Wait Wages: Leveraging Instant Payments to Boost Employee Satisfaction,” found that 70 percent of U.S. consumers feel stressed about their personal finances, with 75 percent of adults ages 18-34 reporting significant financial...
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
