Bringing Financial and Business Expertise to Tribes | Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
Publication information:
2002. Bringing Financial and Business Expertise to Tribes | Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
Abstract
The first American Indian-owned bank in California, Borrego Springs Bank offers a full range of services to tribal governments, Native-owned businesses, and others in order to foster the economic self-sufficiency of American Indian nations and individuals, diversify the Viejas Tribe’s economy, and improve Indian Country’s access to financial services. With over $83 million in assets and three full-service branches that serve Indian and non-Indian clientele, the Bank is an impressive financial institution that provides fruitful lessons for other tribes.