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

Scott Tucker Nears Trial for Payday Loan Rent-a-Tribe Scheme

Scott Tucker Nears Trial for Payday Loan Rent-a-Tribe Scheme

A New York federal district court is preparing to hear the trial of payday-lender-turned-race-car-driver Scott Tucker beginning September 11th. Last year, federal district attorneys brought a $2 billion action against Tucker and his business associate, Timothy Muir,...

FinTech Poised to Capture Burgeoning Millennial Small Businesses

FinTech Poised to Capture Burgeoning Millennial Small Businesses

While the biggest banks continue to ignore credit demands from small businesses, FinTech companies are finding ways to help the nearly 28 million small businesses in America. Public-private partnerships are moving payment processing to the next level, and FinTech...

Study Shows Nearly 4 in 5 Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck

Study Shows Nearly 4 in 5 Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck

A recent study by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder, a talent acquisition company, found that 78% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, including nearly 1 in 10 who make more than $100,000 per year. Twenty percent of American workers have missed a payment...

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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