The Latest Financial News
Capital One CEO Announces Plans to Test Buy Now Pay Later Product
Capital One recently announced that it will test a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) product later this year, which will include point-of-sale loans for customers at a specific set of merchants with which it already has a partnership. Competition for consumer loans has...
Bank of America Introduces Program to Help Customers Avoid Overdrafts
Bank of America Corp. recently introduced a new program, titled Balance Connect, which will automatically move customers’ money to avoid overdraft fees. Customers can link their checking account with up to five other Bank of America accounts and transfer funds for a...
Survey: 40% of Americans Have Less Than $300 in Savings
According to a recent GOBankingRates survey, 40 percent of Americans have less than $300 in savings, reflecting the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Americans’ financial health. This data is significantly less than the $400 figure that the Federal Reserve uses to...
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
