Women in U.S. Indian Country face challenges

In a trust.org blog post, Billi A. RainingBird-Morsette, chief executive officer of Plain Green, LLC, Native American Lending Alliance and Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy discusses her opinions on the tragedies taking place in Indian Country. Housing shortages,...
Indian Tribes Welcome Ruling On Sovereignty

Indian Tribes Welcome Ruling On Sovereignty

The Associated Press published a release discussing the Colorado court ruling that tribes cannot be held in contempt for not responding to administrative subpoenas from the state in civil cases.   The Native American Lending Alliance says that this ruling means that...
NYT Letter to the Editor: Helping Indian Tribes

NYT Letter to the Editor: Helping Indian Tribes

A tribal chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, and a board member of the Native American Lending Alliance contributed the New York Times on February 12th, discussing how the article “An Indian Reservation in Crime’s Daily Grip” correctly...

Bashing Payday Lenders

A recent Wall Street Journal article discusses how Congress’s rush to punish banks and other financial institutions may actually be hurting those same low-income earners again by limiting payday lending.  Payday lend shops lend between $100 and $500 for short periods...
Montana Senator Sheds Light on Chippewa Cree’s Plain Green Loans

Montana Senator Sheds Light on Chippewa Cree’s Plain Green Loans

Because of growing restrictions on payday loans, banks and payday lenders are teaming up with American Indian businesses. Indian country offers a loophole, sovereign immunity, that shields companies from the U.S. government’s mandated interest rate caps and other...
Majority Believes U.S. Government has too many Regulations

Majority Believes U.S. Government has too many Regulations

70% of Americans Support Tribal Lending Rights; Overwhelming Majority Says Government Should Honor Native American Treaties UTICA, NY – Only 13 percent of those surveyed think Americans need more government regulations, according to a recent IBOPE Zogby International...

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