The Latest Financial News
Nearly Half of Fintech Lenders Now See Regulatory Challenges as Top Concern
A recent survey of 100 fintech industry leaders found that 32 percent of respondents viewed regulatory challenges as the main threat to their businesses in the first quarter of 2022. For data collected between August and October, that number rose to 47 percent. The...
McHenry Officially Selected to Chair House Financial Services Committee Next Congress
While widely expected to take the gavel of the House Financial Services committee if Republicans won control of Congress in the midterms, Representative Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) last week was formally selected to Chair the House Financial Services Committee (HSFC) for...
Consumer Demand for Credit Cards On the Rise
Recent research from the New York Fed shows that U.S. consumers continually sought out more credit cards this year with a 27.1 percent credit card application rate for October, up from a 26.5 percent rate the year before. Consumers with high credit scores have seen...
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
