The Latest Financial News
Treasury and Interior Secretaries Announce Distribution of Coronavirus Relief Funds to Tribes
United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin and Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt recently announced that they had agreed upon a path forward to immediately provide nearly $5 billion in Coronavirus Relief Funds to Native American Tribes. “We...
Senators Ask SBA Inspector General to Investigate Reports that PPP Lenders Prioritized Larger Clients Over Small Businesses in Urgent Need
United States Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) recently sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Inspector General Mike Ware, requesting that he investigate reports that some lenders in the Paycheck Protection...
CFPB Report Shows Substantial Decline in Credit Applications in March
According to a report issued last week by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), consumer credit applications considerably declined in March, likely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of applications is measured by lenders’ inquiries when...
Featured Resources
Our Digital Financial Literacy Program
Too many consumers mismanage their budgets, make poor investment decisions, and fail to properly plan for the future. NAFSA is committed to empowering people with the skills they need to change this trend and thrive financially. NAFSA’s Financial Literacy Program offers an assortment of digital modules covering a wide variety of financial topics, including building emergency savings, mortgage education, and retirement planning.
Tribal Online Lending Best Practices
NAFSA has developed Best Practices for the exclusive use of all NAFSA Members as it relates to their Tribal Online Lending businesses. We believe these Best Practices will help ensure consumer protection, quality service, and positive customer and industry interactions during the life of the loans made by tribal lending entities who are NAFSA members. Our Best Practices apply to all stages of the loan, including marketing, origination, servicing, collecting, and ongoing data privacy.
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.
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
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
