A member of the Winnebago Tribe is the first to receive a direct USDA Rural Development loan for a home on a reservation in Nebraska, The Sioux City Journal reports.

Karla Daniels, a single mother of four, obtained a Single Family Direct Homeownership loan of $74,500. Other funding for her home came from the Winnebago Tribe, for the down payment, and the Indian Health Service, for the sewer and water hookup.

The USDA Rural Development loan requires applicants to complete a 40-hour homebuyer class and meet low income limits. Daniels took the class at the Little Priest Tribal College on the Winnebago Reservation.

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Woman makes history with homeowner loan on Native land (The Sioux City Journal 6/15)

Relevant Links:
USDA Rural Development - http://www.rurdev.usda.gov