WHO IS NAFSA?

NAFSA is a national trade association formed to advocate for tribal sovereignty, promote responsible financial services, and provide better economic opportunity in Indian Country for the benefit of tribal communities.

OUR MEMBER'S STORIES

 

Native American tribes have suffered a history of staggering unemployment rates, limited opportunities, and a lack of access to fundamental resources. Tribes began financial services businesses to combat this history and create real change for the future. E-commerce has been a vehicle for supporting economic growth, tribal services, and tribal development.

 

The Latest Financial News

Cordray Proposes On-Site Monitoring for Big 3 Credit Bureaus

Cordray Proposes On-Site Monitoring for Big 3 Credit Bureaus

On the heels of news that Equifax, a credit bureau, had sensitive information for more than 143 million Americans stolen in a massive security breach, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Richard Cordray, announced the big 3 credit...

Fed OIG Criticizes CFPB in Two New Reports

Fed OIG Criticizes CFPB in Two New Reports

The Federal Reserve’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which also oversees the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), published two separate reports late last week on the CFPB’s supervisory and enforcement divisions. The first report reviewed the Bureau’s...

Opinions Abound on the Future of the CFPB

Opinions Abound on the Future of the CFPB

As many wait anxiously for the en banc D.C. Circuit Court to rule on the constitutionality of the agency, there is no shortage of highly-respected industry leaders, former government officials, current members of Congress, and interest groups weighing in on 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
Increasing Career Opportunities for Native Americans in the Financial Services Industry

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