Access to Capital and Credit in Native Communities
NNI research director Miriam Jorgensen will present preliminary findings of the “Access to Capital and Credit in Native Communities” report and the accompanying Data Review at a public meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission and at the “Native Access to Capital and Credit Roundtable,” both hosted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C.
Federal interagency partners, tribal governments and community organizations, economic development practitioners, and other interested stakeholders may participate in a live webcast scheduled for February 14, 2017, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST and hosted by the Treasury's Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, the Office of Financial Security, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency with participation from the U.S. Department of the Interior and the University of Arizona's Native Nations Institute.
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