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CFPB Issues Annual Report on Debt Collection
Late last week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its annual report on the agency’s administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The report covers agency action in 2015, including the issuance of over $79 million in fines to...
FinTech, Regional Productivity, and the Untapped Potential of Indian Country
A recent study by the Brookings Institution, a Washington D.C. based public policy organization, analyzed productivity across the United States at the local level via the nearly 400 metropolitan areas spread across the country. The think tank noted that rising...
Hearing Update: House Questions CFPB Director on the Constitutionality of His Office – April 5, 2017
The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee met on Wednesday April 5, 2017 to discuss the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Semi-Annual Report with CFPB Director Richard Cordray. The hearing comes at a contentious time between...
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
