The Latest Financial News
House Votes to Overhaul Dodd-Frank, Now Senate’s Turn to Review
On June 8th, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 233-186 to advance the Financial CHOICE Act to the Senate and continue the long process toward major revisions to the Dodd-Frank Act, a banking reform and consumer protection law passed by a bipartisan Congress...
Upcoming PHH Decision Could Revive Debate Over CFPB Director’s Appointment
As the federal circuit court in Washington, D.C. continues to ponder the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) after oral arguments before an en banc court a few weeks ago, another case with potential implications on the position of CFPB...
Trump Taps Former Banking Exec to Head OCC
President Trump is expected to nominate Joseph Otting, an ally and former employee of Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin’s OneWest Bank, to manage the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Otting brings an extensive background in commercial banking...
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
