The Latest Financial News
How Wells Fargo Became a Proxy for the Fight Over the CFPB
Earlier this week, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D- MA) called for the entire Board of Directors at Wells Fargo to be fired. This is not the first time the Massachusetts senator has demanded a change in leadership at the beleaguered bank. In fact, even when their CEO John...
Georgia Court Upholds TLE Immunity in Dispute with Service Provider
The Georgia Court of Appeals issued an opinion on June 19th regarding a contract dispute and arbitration judgment against a tribal lending entity (TLE) initiated by a former service provider. The Georgia state court vacated the arbitration award against the TLE and...
Credit Bureau Nailed with $60 Million Verdict for FCRA Violations
TransUnion, one of the three main credit reporting agencies (CRAs) for administering most consumer credit information, lost a class action lawsuit recently for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act with a final verdict against the credit bureau totalling $60...
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
