The Latest Financial News
Midterm Elections – A Record Number of Native Americans Running for Office
The midterm elections are less than two weeks away, and many voters will soon be casting their votes in what will likely be a historic election. For the first time in history, a Native American woman is likely to be elected to the federal legislature....
Improving Access to Credit by Revamping FICO Scores
After years in development, the Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) has unveiled its new credit scoring system called UltraFICO. The new system provides consumers the opportunity to modify their credit score by allowing lenders to use data from the borrowers’...
Interactive Map Shows Importance of Native American Financial Institutions in Combating Credit Deserts
The Center for Indian Country Development (CICD) has recently unveiled a new interactive map of Native American-owned financial institutions. The map includes the locations and asset sizes of banks, credit unions, and community development financial...
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
