The Latest Financial News
OCC Issues Proposed True Lender Rule
On Monday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposed a new rule that would clarify when banks are the “true lenders” of loans when involved with third parties. In so doing, the rule would resolve key uncertainties that often discourage banks from...
Banks Urged to Make Small Dollar Loans, but Remain Reluctant
In recent years, regulatory agencies under the Trump Administration have pressed credit unions and banks to offer more credit options for consumers, including small dollar loans. However, banks have remained concerned about the profitability of such small-dollar...
CFPB Releases Results of Making Ends Meet Survey
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released the first results from its Making Ends Meet survey, which is part of the CFPB’s mission to study the competitive marketplace, credit access, and consumer choice of products and services. The results...
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
