Native CDFIs: Lending Insights, Best Practices, and Policy Considerations

We invite you to join us July 11 for a conversation about the latest research on the unique lending practices of Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). This is the second event in a new webinar series from the Center for Indian Country Development (CICD): Cultivating Native Economies in the 21st Century. The series provides tribal leaders, policymakers, and practitioners with information they can use to strengthen and expand Indian Country economic development.  

Native CDFIs are a vital source of credit and financial services in Indian Country. CICD is shedding light on the unique characteristics and contributions of Native CDFIs, and best practices that strengthen their work and impact in Native communities. 

Our July 11 webinar will feature recent research on Native CDFIs, including studies of Native CDFIs’ success with character-based lending practices and use of client counseling as a way to support clients and mitigate loan risk. The webinar will also offer insights from recently completed interviews with Native CDFI leaders across Indian Country who shared their perspectives on community needs, tailoring products and services to meet those needs, and where there are opportunities for and barriers to funding.  

We hope you’ll be part of this important conversation. 

Speakers

Michou Kokodoko, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Adrienne Smith, Opportunity Finance Network

Pete Upton (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska), Native CDFI Network

Lakota Vogel (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe), Four Brands Community Fund, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Board of Directors

Laura Wheeler, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

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