A herd of horses grazing in a field on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. (Photo by Jarrette Werk, Underscore Native News). A farm financial crisis is hanging in the air throughout the country and ...

Roughly 25 years ago, only 1 percent of all small businesses on the Cheyenne River Reservation in northwestern South Dakota were Native owned despite Native people making up more than 90 percent of ...

"U.S. Treasury Building and Albert Gallatin Statue" by Sealy j is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. RAPID CITY, South Dakota — Roughly 25 years ago, only 1 percent of all small businesses on the Cheyenne ...

Congressional Republicans came out in force Thursday in support of a Treasury Department program that helps provide loans to low-income and underserved populations that traditional financial ...

At the Center for Indian Country Development Tenth Anniversary and Data Summit, Minneapolis, Minnesota I'd like to focus my remarks today on why I think the work you all are doing is critical to the ...

BLACKFEET RESERVATION — After a busy day registering students at Blackfeet Community College, President Brad Hall drove two miles to his house and changed into more comfortable clothes. He lit the ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. WASHINGTON — The Community ...

Lance Morgan, CEO of Ho-Chunk Inc., a business project of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, speaks at the State of Our Union event on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Wednesday, Oct.

Join us Tuesday, September 23rd to hear from United States Treasurer Brandon Beach, as he delivers remarks about his journey to the Treasury, the administration’s priorities, and work alongside the ...

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), such as banks, credit unions, and loan funds, are increasingly vital in addressing financial needs in rural and under-invested urban areas of the ...

Native CDFIs were on the brink of a golden age. The community development financial institutions that are the main source of credit for farmers, small business owners, housing developers and other ...