Native CDFIs serve as financial backbones for their communities, but capital constraints limit their ability to meet demand. A new Center for Indian Country Development article looks at how Native CDFIs are exploring alternative sources of lending capital: https://bit.ly/4xc58UH

#NativeCDFIs are finding creative paths to meet growing demand in their communities. The Center for Indian Country Development @minneapolisfed.bsky.social interviewed industry experts to understand how they're pursuing alternative sources of lending capital. www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2026...

To meet demand, Native CDFIs pursue alternative sources of lending capital | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Facing obstacles in the secondary market, Native Community Development Financial Institutions explore other opportunities for accessing the funds they need to provide loans

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New Center for Indian Country Development analysis explores tribal economic diversification in gaming, federal contracting, and beyond. While most tribes with businesses operate in these two industries, a majority of tribal businesses are in other areas: https://bit.ly/422oGNV

Last month I had the honor of giving the fireside keynote at the @minneapolisfed.bsky.social’s Center for Indian Country Development data summit. @camohrwriter.bsky.social has put out a great new article overviewing the summit and its takeaways for Indian Country:

At milestone CICD event, tribal leaders reflect on leveraging economic data as a tool of sovereignty | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Speakers at the Center for Indian Country Development’s tenth-anniversary commemoration and fifth annual data summit described how in the modern era, economic data support tribes in governing their na...

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