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Visa Proactively Sends Diversity and Inclusion Data to House Financial Services Committee
Last month, the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) published a report on diversity and inclusion covering banks with more than $50 billion in assets. It resulted from a data request sent to 44 financial institutions by Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters...
New Survey Finds 54 Percent of Americans are Not Financially Prepared to Manage Contagious Disease Outbreak
According to a recent survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of Prudential Financial, 54 percent of Americans say that they are not financially prepared to manage a contagious disease outbreak that requires quarantines and limits their ability to work for...
FDIC Announces Reduction in Workforce and Office Closures; HSFC Chairwoman Expresses Concerns
Last Thursday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced plans to downsize its workforce substantially, offering buyouts to roughly 20 percent of its employees over the coming weeks. Officials say the move is intended to streamline the organization...
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
