{"id":10279,"date":"2020-07-22T21:11:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T02:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/increasing-access-to-mortgages-for-native-american-veteran\/"},"modified":"2020-07-22T21:11:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T02:11:00","slug":"increasing-access-to-mortgages-for-native-american-veteran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/increasing-access-to-mortgages-for-native-american-veteran\/","title":{"rendered":"Increasing access to mortgages for Native American Veteran"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>WASHINGTON \u2013 <\/strong>Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) provided an update letter to the South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition on his reformation efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs\u2019 Native American Direct Loan (NADL) program. Although the NADL program is intended to provide mortgage financing for Native American veterans living in reservation communities, levels of participation have historically been very low.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Rounds, a member of the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee (SVAC), along with SVAC Chairman Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-MT), called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the NADL program. The Senators requested the evaluation of the NADL program out of concern that it is not effectively serving Native American veterans. This request is a critical step towards programmatic improvements through legislative or other means.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a long-time coming but thanks to Senator Rounds\u2019 leadership, we are finally starting to see some progress with reforming the VA\u2019s Native American Direct Loan program,\u201d says Robert Dunsmore, Tribal Veteran Service Officer for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and also the Co-Chair of the South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition\u2019s Native Veterans Homeownership Committee.<\/p>\n

Over the past several months, Rounds and his staff have met with VA officials and several tribal communities to gain a thorough understanding of the challenges within the NADL program. During this time, they have also worked collaboratively with the South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition\u2019s Native Veterans Homeownership Committee to explore potential solutions that would result in higher rates of homeownership for Native American veterans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate the time Senator Rounds and his staff have taken to come here to the Lake Traverse Reservation to see the homes we have built and hear about our concerns. Our veterans deserve to be homeowners, especially after serving our country in higher numbers than any other ethnic group in America,\u201d says Geri Opsal, Tribal Veteran Service Officer for the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate and also Co-Chair of the South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition\u2019s Native Veterans Homeownership Committee.<\/p>\n

A copy of the letter from Senator Rounds to the South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition can be viewed here:<\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON \u2013 Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) provided an update letter to the South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition on his reformation efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs\u2019 Native American Direct Loan (NADL) program. Although the NADL program is intended to provide mortgage financing for Native American veterans living in reservation <\/p>\n

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