The Latest Financial News
NY Fed: U.S. Credit Card Balances Reach Nearly $1 Trillion
The New York Fed’s Household Debt and Credit Report found that credit card balances rose to a record high of $986 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022 amid high prices and consistent consumer spending. Total credit card debt rose $61 billion from the quarter before...
Morning Consult Survey: Most Adults with Financial Goals Confident They Will Make Progress This Year, While Many Struggle to Make Ends Meet
A recent Morning Consult survey found that 75 percent of Americans with 2023 financial goals are confident they will make progress this year, even though nearly 3 in 4 U.S. adults think the country is either in a recession or will be in a recession within the next...
Biden Taps Fed’s Brainard for National Economic Council Director
Last week, President Biden named Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard as his top economic advisor, replacing outgoing NEC Director Brian Deese. Brainard will work alongside Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, another former Fed official, as the White House continues...
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
