The Latest Financial News
Governments Around the World Exploring BNPL Regulation
Governments around the world have started considering regulations to apply many existing credit laws to the buy now, pay later (BNPL) market. Since the BNPL market began, it has been mostly free from government oversight like many other tech products, but pending...
CFPB Releases Policy Statement on Abusive Acts or Practices
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a policy statement reminding lenders of its prohibition against abusive acts and practices in the consumer financial market, which was created in 2010 when the CFPB passed the Consumer Financial...
New Study Finds Most Savers Earning Below 3% Despite Better Options
A new Bankrate report found that only 22 percent of savers are earning at least 3 percent or more on their accounts, while 75 percent of online accounts offer an annual percentage yield (APY) higher than 3 percent. Bankrate surveyed 63 savings accounts and money...
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
