The Latest Financial News
ABA Economic Advisory Committee Forecasts Credit Conditions Softening Over Remainder of Year
The Economic Advisory Committee of the American Bankers Association (ABA), which is made up of bank economists, predicts credit conditions to soften throughout the rest of the year due to higher borrowing costs and a slowing economy. The ABA’s most recent Credit...
Majority of Americans Uncomfortable With Their Level of Emergency Savings
A recent Bankrate report found that 57 percent of Americans are uncomfortable with their amount of emergency savings, including one-third of Americans who say they are very uncomfortable. Less than half of Americans—48 percent—have enough to cover a minimum of three...
OCC’s Hsu Sees Benefits to AI in Banking, But Warns of Potential Risks
Michael Hsu, acting U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, recently highlighted the potential benefits and risks of using widespread artificial intelligence (AI) in banking during his remarks at the American Bankers Association’s (ABA) Risk and Compliance Conference...
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
