Arrowhead Advance vs Bison Green Lending
Both are tribal installment lenders charging triple-digit APRs, so this is not a contest of good options — it is about which is less expensive and less risky. Arrowhead Advance scores higher (2.6 vs 2.3), but the right pick depends on what you need.
| Feature | Arrowhead Advance | Bison Green Lending |
|---|---|---|
| Our score (/10) | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| APR range | 200–830% | 400–830% |
| Loan amounts | $100–$1,500 | $200–$750 |
| Product | installment | installment |
| Owning tribe | Wakpamni Lake Community Corp. | Wakpamni Lake Community Corp. |
| Lending since | 2016 | 2020 |
Pick Arrowhead Advance if…
- Larger loans available (up to $1,500)
- Longer track record (lending since 2016)
- Higher overall score (2.6 vs 2.3)
Pick Bison Green Lending if…
- You were only approved by Bison Green Lending.
Our take on each
Arrowhead Advance charges no origination or prepayment fee — genuinely rare here — which makes the standard escape (pay the principal, revoke ACH) actually feasible. Its catch is an arbitration clause courts keep enforcing.
Bison Green publishes the arithmetic most tribal lenders bury: borrow $200, pay $66.06 every two weeks for 148 days, and hand back $660.41. The company calls that 673.23% APR on its own website. You do not need our analysis to know this is expensive — you need to know that the lender told you so, and that it will not make the same offer to anyone living on the reservation whose name is on its licence.