The Latest Financial News
Understanding & Managing Through COVID-19
The recent economic shift has greatly affected the lending industry as we know it. Luckily, this unforeseen situation has started to stabilize, and we’re beginning to understand more about where the alternative finance market stands and next steps we should take to...
World Bank Predicts Worst Global Economic Downturn Since 1940s
Earlier this month, the World Bank released an updated “Global Economic Prospects” report predicting, among other things, that millions of people around the world would shift into extreme poverty due to the unprecedented economic and health crises resulting from the...
Senator Brown Proposes Privacy Bill to Protect Consumer Data
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) earlier this week released the Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020, a draft privacy bill that would allow Americans to hold the federal government, tech companies, and corporations accountable for protecting consumers’...
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
