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Rep. Maxine Waters Lists Policy Priorities for House Financial Services Committee
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) delivered her first policy speech as Chair of the House Financial Services Committee where she outlined several different policy priorities for 2019. Her speech included monitoring the growth of the financial technology (fintech)...
New Faces on the House Financial Services Committee
A number of congressional freshmen, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13), are set to join the House Financial Services Committee, which will be chaired by Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) and Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10).A full...
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case Challenging CFPB Constitutionality
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case on Monday that would have challenged the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The case involved the State National Bank of Big Spring alongside two non-profit organizations that filed a...
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
