Filling a financial gap in Eastern Oregon
While employment by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation drives an economic engine, tribal members and reservation residents lack access to traditional banking. Nixyaawii Community Financial Services is working to bridge that gap.
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May 13, 2021
Nixyaawii Community Financial Services chief operating officer Dave Tovey (left), chief financial officer Becky Cain and business development counselor Raven Manta in the new offices near the Wildhorse Resort & Casino. The community development financial institution serves residents of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. (Photo by Wil Phinney, Underscore.news)
While employment by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation drives an economic engine, tribal members and reservation residents lack access to traditional banking. Nixyaawii Community Financial Services is working to bridge that gap.