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Tribal members hoping to purchase a home on tribal land often face a gauntlet of red tape, delays and complicated legal arrangements. Even if they manage to satisfy all the requirements, they may still be unable to get a mortgage from a standard lender. In addition, some tribal members who benefited from HUD’s Indian Home Loan Guaranteed Program are coming up against constraints.
Guests:
Juel Burnette – branch manager at 1st Tribal Lending
Isaac Perez – San Felipe pueblo Housing Authority executive director
Colleen Steele (Oglala Sioux Tribal member) – executive director at Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial Inc.
Break 1 Music: This Land (song) Keith Secola (artist) Native Americana – A Coup Stick (album)
Break 2 music: Tanokumbia (feat. El Dusty & Black Bear) (song) The Halluci Nation (artist) Tanokumbia (feat. El Dusty & Black Bear) (single)
