The Latest Financial News
More Consumers Turning to Buy Now Pay Later for Holiday Shopping
A recent report by software and market-research company Adobe Analytics found that the number of buy now, pay later (BNPL) purchases rose 68 percent during the week of Black Friday (November 21 through November 27), with revenue from BNPL purchases rising 72 percent...
Senate Banking Committee Holds Nomination Hearing for Gruenberg to Lead FDIC
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a nomination hearing last week for Martin Gruenberg to be chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). Gruenberg has served as acting chair of the agency since the beginning of this year,...
More Than Half of Adults Have Delayed a Major Financial Milestone Due to State of Economy
A recent Bankrate.com survey found that 53 percent of American adults have delayed a major financial milestone because of the state of the economy, including milestones like renovations or home improvements (25 percent), buying or leasing a car (21 percent), or...
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
