NACDC Financial Services was founded in 2010 with support from the Native American Community Development Corporation (NACDC). In its early years, operations were sustained through grants from the CDFI Fund and the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. After earning its CDFI certification in 2012, the organization joined a growing network of Native and non-Native CDFIs in the region—most notably the Native-owned financial collaborative comprising Native American Bancorporation (NAB), Native American Bank, N.A. (NABNA), and NACDC itself.