The Latest Financial News
States Agree to Regulatory Cooperation
Earlier today, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), announced that 23 states have agreed to accept other states’ reviews of companies’ licensing process for money transmitters and other money services businesses (MSBs). The agreement lays out two tracts...
Federal Regulators Provide (Some) Regulatory Relief for Small Banks
The three federal bank regulators - the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve (the Fed), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) - issued a final rule that will streamline call reports for banks with assets less than $5...
New Study: Fintech Reduces Discrimination in Lending
Although discrimination in lending remains a problem in America today, discrimination is declining, largely as a result of fintech firms’ use of algorithms. According to the latest research, fintech algorithms discriminate 40 percent less than traditional,...
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
