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Official Says Fed is Looking to Step Up Supervision of Tech Firms Serving Banking Industry
As cybersecurity breach concerns have risen, the Federal Reserve has indicated in recent weeks that the nation’s central bank may soon boost supervision of technology firms in the banking industry. They are considering examining governance and compliance systems at...
Fed Chair Says No Plans to Create Digital Currency, But is Exploring Possibilities
According to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, the United States at present has no plans to create a digital currency. In a letter to Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.), Powell said that such a currency would be difficult for the U.S. central bank to adopt as many...
House Financial Services Committee Tackling Depository Institution Regulation, Financial Stability, Federal Housing, and AI in December Hearings
This week, the House Financial Services Committee is convening four hearings on various issues, which will be followed up by a two-day legislative markup next week. On Tuesday, the full committee held a hearing entitled “Oversight of Prudential Regulators: Ensuring...
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
