The Latest Financial News
Sens. Booker, Brown Take Aim at Overdraft Fees
Last week, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced legislation targeting what they see as “exploitative overdraft fees that banks charge consumers when they make a purchase or pay a bill but don’t have sufficient funds in...
Senate Banking Committee Postpones Vote on CFPB Nominee
The Senate Banking Committee has postponed its vote, scheduled for today, on whether to approve Kathy Kranger’s nomination to head the CFPB and advance it to the full Senate for final confirmation. Kraninger was nominated in June and faced a hearing before...
OCC Starts Accepting Applications for National Bank Charters From FinTech Companies
Yesterday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that it will begin accepting applications for national bank charters from nondepository financial technology companies engaged in banking businesses. For two years, the OCC has...
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
