The Latest Financial News
Survey Finds that More Than Half of Consumers Would Prefer Fintechs over Traditional Banks
Ondot Systems, a California-based fintech company, recently released findings from a Harris Poll survey indicating that consumers are increasingly willing to try fintech companies over traditional banks and credit unions. As banks continue to collaborate with fintech...
Warren Presses Banks on Coronavirus Preparation
Last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent letters to the CEOs of five U.S.-based banks with foreign exposures, pressing them for their plans on how they are monitoring the economic risks of the coronavirus outbreak and planning to mitigate those risks....
House Financial Services Passes Seven Bills on Housing and Capital Markets
Last week, the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) passed several bills, mainly concerning housing and capital markets. Included in the Committee actions were three bills passed on housing, including H.R. 149, introduced by Congressman Al Green (D-Texas). This...
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
