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CFPB Report Details Consumer Experiences with Overdraft Protections
As part of the agency’s financial education mandate, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report this week chronicling consumer experiences with bank account overdraft coverage. The study found that many account holders did not understand how their...
CFPB: CashCall Owes $287 Million in Restitution, Penalties
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) asked a federal judge in California on November 19th to hit CashCall with $287 million in restitution and penalties for making thousands of loans that borrowers were not legally obligated to repay. CashCall worked...
Yellen Leaving Fed in 2018 When Her Term as Chair Expires
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen announced this week that she will be leaving the Federal Reserve Board entirely when her term as chair runs out in February 2018. She previously served as President of the San Francisco Fed before taking a vice-chair position in 2010...
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
