The Latest Financial News
FSOC Warns of Cybersecurity Threats, Pushes Deregulation in Annual Report
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) issued its annual report on the activities of the group and significant market developments and threats for 2017 shortly before Washington closed down for the holiday season. FSOC was created to “identify...
Penn. Judge Rejects Tribal Lending Manager’s Immunity Defense
A federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled against a tribal lending enterprise (TLE) employee’s motion to dismiss for alleged racketeering and state lending law violations. The employee, Craig Mansfield, was co-manager of Sovereign Lending Solutions (SLS), an...
Navajo Nation Sues Wells Fargo for Fraudulent Practices
Navajo Nation Attorney General Ethel Branch filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday against Wells Fargo alleging the embattled bank defrauded hundreds of Navajo elders, youth, and other vulnerable populations by opening unauthorized bank accounts. The...
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
