The Native American Financial Services Association represents the interests of Native American owned financial services providers
Protecting Native American sovereign rights and creating economic opportunities in Indian Country. We are NAFSA.
The Key Missions Of NAFSA Include:
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
NAFSA NEWS & UPDATES
NAFSA Applauds Treasury Announcement of Study on Online Lending
NAFSA to press for Treasury research to be comprehensive and include all relevant online lending products
read moreStatement: Huffington Post Whiffs on Tribal Economic Development Story
By: Barry Brandon, Executive Director at the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) The Huffington Post recently published a lengthy story about Native American tribes operating online installment lending businesses. Unfortunately, instead of using the...
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Choking Off Native American Economic Development
“It’s time for Congress to work with the administration to put an end to Operation Choke Point and restore the justice and opportunity to which all Americans — Native and otherwise — are entitled.”
read morePress Release: Official Statement in Response to Comments by Elected Officials in Connecticut
Statement by Lance Gumbs, Executive Director of the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA), in response to comments made by elected officials in the State of Connecticut: “The Native American e-commerce lending businesses which are members of NAFSA are...
read moreNAFSA Launches New Statewide Advertising Campaign in Connecticut: “Brighter Future”
On March 13, the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) debuted its newest paid media campaign, “Brighter Future,” in the Hartford Courant, Hartford Business Journal, and online. The ad, featuring a mother and her young daughter, highlights the role...
read moreNAFSA Executive Director Lance A. Gumbs Awarded the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development’s “Advocate of the Year” Award
On Tuesday, March 10, the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development honored NAFSA Executive Director Lance A. Gumbs with the “Tim Wapato Public Advocate of the Year” award. The award’s namesake, Tim Wapato, lived his life fighting for the rights of...
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