15 Percent Fewer Mortgage Dollars to Indians in 2014

Mark Fogarty
12/4/15
Lenders extended about 15 percent fewer mortgage dollars to American Indians in 2014 than they did in 2013, federal data shows...

Little Mortgage Lending in Any of SD Reservation-Only Counties

Mark Fogarty
11/28/15
It’s not just Oglala Lakota County in South Dakota that suffered from a lack of home loans during 2014...

Not Much Mortgage Lending in Oglala Lakota County

Mark Fogarty
11/25/15
Less than a half-million dollars of mortgage finance was extended on Oglala Lakota County in South Dakota last year, federal data shows...

Indians Still Lagging on Home Ownership

Mark Fogarty
11/14/15
Just 53 percent of American Indians own their own homes, a full 10 percent lower than the national average, federal government data show, and one of eight lives in a mobile home...

Feds Expand Homeless Services for Native Veterans

Mark Fogarty
11/11/15
After consulting with tribes, two federal departments are launching a novel joint outreach to assist American Indian veterans who are homeless or likely to become so...

California Indian Gaming Reaches $7 Billion Again

Mark Fogarty
10/31/15
American Indian gaming in California hit $7 billion again in 2013, according to Casino City Press, the gaming publisher based in Newton, Massachusetts...

Native CDFI Taps New Financing Source

Mark Fogarty
10/22/15
A Native community development financial institution has tapped the bond market for $16 million, becoming the first Native CDFI to take part in a bond guarantee program run by the ...

$20 Billion: Total US Support for American Indians

Mark Fogarty
10/9/15
Ever wonder how much assistance the federal government allocates to American Indian tribes and communities each year?...

Indian Banks Small in Assets, Small in Number

Mark Fogarty
9/22/15
The number of American Indian-owned banks remains less than 20, with peer group data showing them to be small, community-focused financial institutions...

HUD Report: Improving Native Housing Must Be National Priority

Mark Fogarty
9/11/15
As the first major federal study of Native housing needs in 15 years nears the finish line, it is clear that improving housing for American Indians and Alaska Natives needs to be a...

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