Pam and Lynn of Leech Lake Financial Services (LLFS) attended the Above Board: Compliance, Legal, and Financial Best Practices conference in Arizona through full scholarships provided by the CDFI Fund. The conference gave LLFS the opportunity to connect with and learn from CDFIs across the country while strengthening its knowledge of industry best practices, compliance, and mission-driven financial services.
Robert H. Aitken, Executive Director of Leech Lake Financial Services (LLFS), attended the Native CDFI Network Summit in Washington, D.C., joining Native CDFI leaders from across the country to help shape policies that support economic growth and financial opportunity in Indian Country. The summit provided an opportunity to share best practices, strengthen partnerships, and advance the future of Native-led financial institutions.
Leech Lake Financial Services (LLFS) is grateful to the Otto Bremer Trust for its 2019 Community Asset Building Grant award of $50,000. This funding has helped support small business development, financial education programs, and community-focused services that strengthen economic opportunity throughout the Leech Lake Reservation community.
Leech Lake Financial Services (LLFS) was created to expand access to affordable lending, financial education, and economic opportunity within the Leech Lake community. As LLFS pursued certification as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), the organization continued building programs that help individuals strengthen credit, access capital, and create long-term financial stability.
Leech Lake Financial Services (LLFS) has officially become an approved credit reporter to Equifax, expanding the positive impact its loan programs can have on clients’ credit histories. Combined with its existing TransUnion reporting, this milestone strengthens LLFS’s ability to help community members build and improve credit both locally and nationally.
Leech Lake Financial Services (LLFS) was founded to increase access to affordable lending, financial education, and economic opportunity for the Leech Lake community. Through its lending programs and financial training initiatives, LLFS continues to help individuals and families build credit, strengthen financial stability, and create opportunities for long-term success.
Leech Lake Financial Services (LLFS) was selected by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s CDFI Fund for a FY 2016 Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) Program grant award — the only organization in Minnesota to receive the funding. The award recognized LLFS’s innovative lending programs and ongoing work to expand financial opportunity, credit-building, and economic development within the Leech Lake community.