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CFPB Publishes Supervisory Highlights Report on Junk Fees
Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released "Junk Fees Special Edition," a Special Edition of its Supervisory Highlights report that discusses how the CFPB examines fees attached to deposits, mortgage servicing, auto servicing,...
President’s Budget Includes Billions for Tribal Governments
Earlier this month, the Biden Administration released its FY2024 budget, which it said in a press release will “invest in America, lower costs and cut taxes for working families, and strengthen Medicare and Social Security.” Concurrent with the budget’s release, the...
House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on CFPB Reform
At a hearing last week, the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) discussed ways to either reform or defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as Republicans continued to criticize the agency for what they purport is a lack of accountability,...
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
