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CFPB Launches Rulemaking Process to Strengthen Personal Financial Data Rights
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently launched a rulemaking process which it says is intended to help strengthen consumers’ control over and access to their financial data. It would allow consumers to safely walk away from companies with bad...
U.S. Personal Savings Rates Drop to Lowest Point Since Great Recession
The U.S. personal saving rate, or what percentage of a consumer’s disposable income is left over after they pay taxes and spend money, reached its lowest level since the Great Depression when it fell to 3.3 percent in Q3 from 3.4 percent in Q2. Personal savings in the...
OCC Announces Plans to Establish Office of Financial Technology
Last week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced plans to create an Office of Financial Technology in 2023 to help the agency adapt to the changing banking landscape. The office will incorporate and build on the Office of Innovation, which was...
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
