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New York Looks to Lead Line in Financial Services Regulation
New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) head Maria Vullo recently reiterated her intention to keep NYDFS in the poll position regulating Financial Technology (FinTech) firms operating in financial services. Her comments come at a time in which one federal...
OCC Set for FSOC Showdown with CFPB Over Arbitration Rule
In a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray, Acting Comptroller Keith Noreika of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) asked the Bureau to delay publishing its final arbitration rule and release data used to...
A Tale of Two Bureaus: How the CFPB Broadcasts Mixed Signals on Tribal Sovereignty
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final rule regarding arbitration agreements on July 10th, a few days after the Bureau’s director, Richard Cordray, was threatened with Contempt of Congress. The arbitration rule includes an exemption for...
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
