WHO IS NAFSA?

NAFSA is a national trade association formed to advocate for tribal sovereignty, promote responsible financial services, and provide better economic opportunity in Indian Country for the benefit of tribal communities.

OUR MEMBER'S STORIES

 

Native American tribes have suffered a history of staggering unemployment rates, limited opportunities, and a lack of access to fundamental resources. Tribes began financial services businesses to combat this history and create real change for the future. E-commerce has been a vehicle for supporting economic growth, tribal services, and tribal development.

 

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CFPB Director Sends Memo to Staff Urging Open Minds

CFPB Director Sends Memo to Staff Urging Open Minds

Kathy Kraninger, the newly-installed director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), sent around a memo to staff that was obtained by the American Banker. In the email, Kraninger urged staff to “vigorously enforce the law” without presuming guilt.“We must...

Maxine Waters Says She Will Focus on CFPB in 2019

Maxine Waters Says She Will Focus on CFPB in 2019

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA-43), who will head the House Financial Services Committee in 2019, stated in a recent interview that her priority for the next two years will be to “try and undo the damage that [Mick Mulvaney] has done” to the Consumer Financial...

Native Americans Make History in New Congress

Native Americans Make History in New Congress

The 116th Congress came to order at noon today, beginning at least two years of divided government with Republicans in control of the Senate and Democrats in control of the House of Representatives. Four Native Americans, Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK-4), Sharice Davids...

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
Increasing Career Opportunities for Native Americans in the Financial Services Industry

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