The Latest Financial News
CFPB Submits Brief to DC Circuit as Decision on Constitutionality Looms
Ahead of the D.C. Circuit Court’s scheduled en banc rehearing on May 24th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) submitted its brief in PHH v. CFPB to the court this week asking that the independent agency’s single director structure remain intact at least...
Mortgage Company Currently Challenging Constitutionality of CFPB Battling Class Action in Another Federal Court for Breach of Contract
PHH Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage origination processing company embroiled in a legal battle over the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) structure, won a small victory in the U.S. District Court of Southern New York in a putative...
Beyond Simple Self-Governance: How NAFSA Helps Safeguard Tribal Sovereignty
Nathaniel Brown, a delegate of the Navajo Nation Council, participated in a hearing on the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act with the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions on March 29th. Councilman Brown answered many questions on tribal employment...
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
