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CFPB Issues Report on Perceived Financial Preparedness, Security, and Saving
A recent report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) examines the relationship between saving money and more objective measures of consumers’ financial situations, like difficulty paying bills and past financial shocks. Data from the Bureau’s Making...
House Passes Ten Bipartisan Financial Services Bills
The United States House of Representatives recently passed ten financial services bills, including legislation to protect consumers and investors from pandemic-related fraud, develop more flexible CARES Act funding, combat trafficking, and support diversity in...
Boston Fed Chief Warns of U.S. Credit Tightening, Calls for More Fiscal Relief
The United States economy could encounter more business bankruptcies and foreclosures in the coming months if there is an increase in COVID-19 cases and no additional fiscal aid, according to recent comments by Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren. He added...
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
