Native CDFIs connect Indian Country to credit and capital
Located in Pine Ridge, S.D., Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial is one of the Native Community Development Financial Institutions (Native...
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Mazaska CDFI 2023 Survey
We are doing a short survey to help guide Mazaska's products and services. We will give an incentive of $25 for the first 50 that complete the survey. Thank you for your time!
Note: Mazaska CDFI is a lending institution that offers mortgage and consumer loans and associated education opportunities.
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About Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial
Founded in 2004, Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial (Mazaska) is a Native Community Development Financial Institution that provides housing loans and financial & homebuyer education training. Mazaska serves members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe living on, or in communities adjacent to, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and enrolled members of other federally recognized tribes in South Dakota. Mazaska’s mission is to create safe and affordable housing opportunities on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation by providing loans, training, and financial insight to empower our native people to build assets and create wealth.
MISSION
Our mission is to create safe & affordable housing opportunities by providing loans, development services, & financial insight to empower out Native people to build assets & create wealth.
VISION
Our desire is to help Lakota Oyate (community) regain their rightful status living in a clean, comfortable, safe, & sustainable environment by providing homeownership & renovation opportunities.
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"My family and I recently moved into our home in January, 2022. I made this goal of mine happen by taking Mazaska’s “Financial Literacy Credit When Credit is Due” and “Homebuyers Education” classes.
While I was completing these classes I was working on building my credit. Everything was very simple with the help of Stephanie and Amanda. They walked me through each course, helping me to understand what I needed to do to become a homebuyer. I encourage everyone to take this important step to become a homebuyer.
My family and I have our forever home and I am very grateful for all the help Mazaska has given me. "
- Shalyn Janis
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Equal Opportunity Policy
In accordance with federal laws and U.S. Department of the Treasury policy, Four Bands Community Fund is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
To file a complaint of discrimination, write to: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Director, Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20220; call (202) 622-1160; or send an e-mail to: crcomplaints@treasury.gov.
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