Category: Sovereign Nation
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Tribal Lenders Not a Target
In my March 12, 2013 blog, I made the case that the Sovereign Model of payday lending – payday lenders joining with federally recognized tribes to manage tribally-owned Online lending businesses – would prevail if and when the payday lending industry would come under attack. My opinion remains the same. From the August 23, 2013…
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Courts Continue to Debate Validity of Indian-Owned Payday Lenders.
By Allen Parker, Founder Consultants4Tribes.com: Courts Continue to Debate Validity of iIdian-Owned Payday Lenders. This matter is currently before the courts in Colorado which you can find at http://www.publicintegrity.org/2011/12/20/7716/courts-debate-validity-indian-owned-payday-lenders While I will not comment on the specifics of this case, I can generically state that tribes more often than not prevail when it comes to attacks…
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A NO-NO: TRIBAL SOVEREIGN CLAUSE OMITTED
The owner of California Parking Services had already pled guilty to bribing the tribal chairman of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians with $50,000 in order to secure a valet parking contract at the Soboba Casino in March 2007. Now, the company has also lost its appeal in a civil case (California Parking Services Inc.…
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It’s About Sovereignty, Not the Payday Loan Industry
In previous blogs, I’ve emphasized that the right of federally recognized tribes – sovereign nations – to pursue economic development has been assured through court decisions, congressional legislation, treaties, etc. And because of this right, tribes and associations representing tribes have made their right to do business with payday loan companies a sovereignty issue, not…