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NAFSA Ends Busy Month Discussing Tribal Lending with Industry Professionals and Tribal Officials
Earlier this month, NAFSA staff had the opportunity to attend both Lend360 and the National Congress of American Indians’ (NCAI) 74th Annual Convention and Marketplace. At Lend360, the biggest conference in online lending, NAFSA Director of Policy and Research Clif...
OCC Expands Discussion On FinTech Charters to Cryptocurrencies
In recent months, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika has traveled the country discussing the prospects of special purpose bank charters for financial technology (FinTech) institutions. Noreika is standing in as head of the Office of the Comptroller of...
Natural Disaster Recovery Sparks Jump in Consumer Spending
In the wake of major hurricanes in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced a 3% increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the 3rd quarter of 2017. In particular, consumer spending jumped one percent in September alone, one of...
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
