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Court Rules That Credit Union Lacks Standing to Challenge Mulvaney Appointment at CFPB
Late last week a federal judge ruled that the Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit Union failed to show it had standing to sue President Trump over his appointment of Mick Mulvaney to temporarily head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau following...
HFS Explores FinTech at Subcommittee Hearing
The House Financial Services (HFS) Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing on January 30th entitled “Examining the Opportunities and Challenges in the Financial Technology (FinTech) Marketplace.” The hearing centered on...
Wells Fargo Seeks to Atone, Hires Former New York Fed Exec to Manage Regulatory Matters
Embattled banking institution Wells Fargo announced this week that it named Sarah Dahlgren as its new head of regulatory relations. Dahlgren previously spent 25 years with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where she worked a number of jobs including...
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
