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Morning Consult Study Finds 3/5 of Student Loan Borrowers Won’t Be Able to Afford Repayments When Moratorium Ends in January
A recent Morning Consult survey found that with the federal student loan payment moratorium ending next year, a majority of borrowers do not think they will be able to afford their repayments. 30 percent of respondents said they would probably not be able to make...
CFPB Aims to Bring Credit Card Protections to Buy Now Pay Later
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is considering ways to regulate “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) companies, which have surged in popularity since the pandemic, with the Bureau saying that it would issue guidance to align sector standards to those of credit...
Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on New Consumer Financial Products
Last week, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs convened a hearing to examine “New Consumer Financial Products and the Impacts to Workers.” It proved to be another hearing in which Democrats and Republicans on the panel sparred over whether new...
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
