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CFPB Director Chopra Says Agency “Will Be Firing on All Cylinders” after SCOTUS Ruling
After years of uncertainty regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s legal status as a pending lawsuit made its way through the legal system, the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that the agency’s funding mechanism is in fact constitutional appears to...
Supreme Court Issues Long-Awaited CFPB Ruling, Rejecting Challenge and Affirming Constitutionality of Funding Mechanism
Earlier today, the Supreme Court handed down its 7-2 decision in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services of America, a landmark case in which opponents challenged the CFPB’s funding mechanism as unconstitutional. Because the CFPB is funded...
FDIC Special Review Committee Releases Scathing Independent Report on Workplace Misconduct and Culture
Last week, the FDIC released the report from the independent third-party review, led by the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, into allegations of sexual harassment and other misconduct at the regulatory agency, as well as to the FDIC management’s...
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
