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Banks hesitate to lend in Indian Country. New loan aims to help Native entrepreneurs

February 3, 2025/

The Mountain | Plains Regional Native CDFI Coalition — a group of nine Native CDFIs from Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota — was recently awarded funds to do this work at scale. Part of a federal Build Back Better Regional Challenge, the coalition received $21 million meant for loans.


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