The Latest Financial News
Credit Card Debt For Gen Z Consumers Increasing Almost Three Times As Fast As Other Generations
Recent data released by credit score company VantageScore found that consumers aged 25 and under (Generation Z) saw their credit card balances increase by 30 percent in the second quarter this year, while the rest of the population saw an 11 percent increase. The data...
Senate Democrats Reintroduce Fair Access to Financial Services Act
Last week, a group of Democratic Senators led by Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) reintroduced the Fair Access to Financial Services Act, legislation that prohibits banks from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex,...
House Republicans: CFPB May Be Colluding with States
In a letter sent to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra last week, three Republicans who sit on the House Financial Services Committee allege that the CFPB’s director may be colluding with states contrary to the Consumer Financial Protection Act...
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
