The Latest Financial News
As Credit Rises, So Do Delinquencies
The New York Fed issued a report earlier this month comparing various forms of household debt and credit. Credit card delinquencies crept up to 4.6% for the third quarter of 2017, although delinquencies remain well below the levels experienced during the...
Former Business Mentor to Scott Tucker Suffers Same Fate in Federal Court for Rent-a-Tribe Scheme
On November 26th a federal court jury in Philadelphia found former payday lending mogul Charles Hallinan and his business attorney Wheeler Neff guilty of racketeering and fraud. Hallinan was convicted for utilizing the same illegitimate business model made...
Confusion Dominates as Trump and Cordray Each Appoint Interim CFPB Directors
On the day after Thanksgiving when most Americans were out shopping for the holidays, outgoing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray quietly appointed his Chief of Staff, Leandra English, as acting director of the agency....
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
