The Latest Financial News
Tribal Economic Development Expert Gavin Clarkson Tapped for BIA Post
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma citizen and Associate Professor of Business at New Mexico State University Gavin Clarkson was recently hired to serve as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development at the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). His...
UDAAP: CFPB’s Tool to Trample Tribal Sovereignty
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and granted the agency broad supervisory, enforcement, and rulemaking authority over financial service providers. Along with almost 20...
Treasury Issues Report On Financial Regulation Reforms
At the directive of the President, on June 12th the Department of the Treasury issued a report on revising regulations to create economic opportunities for the banking and finance industry. The report includes a number of proposals on changes that could be made to 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
