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Wells Fargo Launches Small Dollar Loan, Offering Customers $250 or $500 for Flat Fee
Wells Fargo recently launched a new financial product, called Flex Loan, which is marketed as a small dollar loan to help customers meet short-term cash needs. The loan is available through the bank’s mobile app to eligible consumers in amounts of either $250 or $500...
McHenry Outlines Plans for House Financial Services Committee in Next Congress
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), who is expected to Chair the House Financial Services Committee beginning in January 2023 with Republicans taking the majority in November’s elections, recently outlined his priorities for the committee in an interview with Punchbowl...
Treasury Recommends Bank Regulators Finalize Bank-Fintech Relationship Guidance
The U.S. Treasury Department said in a report issued last week that more oversight of the fintech sector and bank-fintech relationships is necessary to protect consumers and maintain sustainable competition, as fintechs are creating new risks for consumers such as...
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
