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Arizona Voters Approve New Limits on Consumer Debt Collection
In last week’s elections, Arizona voters approved Proposition 209, a measure that will lower interest rates on medical debt and raise borrower protections from debt collectors. Although the measure had support from 72 percent of voters, industry groups opposed it,...
Credit Card Debt Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
In September, total credit card balances in the U.S. jumped to $916 billion, which is almost identical to where it was before the pandemic, according to credit-reporting firm Equifax. Balances rose 9 percent from January, and are about 23 percent higher than the...
Three Days after Election, Control of House and Senate Still Undecided; Key Financial Services Policymakers Win Re-Election
While Republicans were widely expected by most prognosticators to take a sizeable majority in the House of Representatives and have a chance at gaining the majority in the Senate in Tuesday’s elections, three days after the polls closed control of both chambers is...
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
