The Latest Financial News
McHenry Introduces Data Privacy Legislation
Last week, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), introduced the Data Privacy Act of 2023, which is meant to modernize financial data privacy laws by requiring financial companies to offer their consumers more...
Supreme Court Opts to Hear CFPB Funding Case
On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States announced its long-awaited decision to hear a landmark case in its next term, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) v. Community Financial Services Association of America, which will determine once and for all...
CFPB Accuses Big Credit Card Companies of Hurting Consumer Credit Scores by Failing to Report Payments
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has accused the six largest credit card companies in the U.S. of hurting their customers’ credit scores by failing to report their full payments to credit bureaus. The agency said that millions of credit card holders...
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
