The Latest Financial News
CFPB Proposes Banning Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule that would remove medical bills from credit reports and prohibit lenders from making lending decisions based on medical information. It would also increase privacy protections for...
Judge Temporarily Blocks Colorado DIDMCA Opt Out Law
Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Domenico issued a ruling temporarily stopping legislation passed last year that would opt the state out of the 1980 Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (DIDMCA)’s interest export rate provisions. In...
Biden Nominates Christy Goldsmith Romero to Replace Martin Gruenberg as FDIC Chair
Last week, President Biden nominated Christy Goldsmith Romero as the next chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Goldsmith Romero, currently a commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is a lawyer who has spent more than 10 years...
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
