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Congressional Democrats Push for Postal Banking Pilot Program
Last week, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) urged Congress to authorize postal banking pilot programs in urban and rural communities as part of...
Poll Finds 15 Percent of Americans in Worse Financial Shape Than Before Pandemic
A new poll from Impact Genome and The Associated Press (AP)-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that nearly 38 million Americans are struggling more today than they were before the coronavirus pandemic hit. 2,374 American adults were polled between February...
CFPB Proposes 60-Day Delay of Final Debt Collection Rules
Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed delaying the effective date of two debt collection rules issued under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The rules are currently scheduled to take effect on November 30, 2021,...
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
