The Latest Financial News
CFPB Helps Recover $750 Million in Student Debt Relief
A new report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) detailed more than 20,000 complaints received by the agency over the past year related to student loans. Up until last year, the Bureau had only fielded 40,000 complaints on the topic since it began...
Administration Proposes New Land-into-Trust Regulations
The U.S. Department of the Interior earlier this month released new proposed regulations to govern the process by which land may be acquired and placed into trust status by the federal government for the benefit of tribes. Interior recognizes that taking land into...
Trump Moves to Fill Critical Indian Affairs Posts
While many tribal leaders met in Milwaukee, WI at the National Congress of American Indians’ 74th Annual Convention, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced the nomination of Tara Sweeney to the position of Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs. Sweeney stands...
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
