Four Bands Loan Fund 25th Anniversary

Four Bands Loan Fund 25th Anniversary

Eagle Butte, South Dakota– Twenty-five years ago, Four Bands Community Fund had just received its nonprofit status and was operating out of a small space located in the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s Planning & Economic Development office. At the time, Four Bands was one of only a handful of these specialized community loan funds, also known as Native community development financial institutions (CDFIs), that existed in the nation. Virtually nobod…