Fort Belknap Indian Community
This tribe operates 5 tribal lending brands through Island Mountain Development Group — 4 still lending and 1 closed. Across the portfolio, APRs span 400–800%.
Debt cancellation across this tribe's brands
- Outstanding loans voluntarily forgiven and discharged
Active brands
Closed brands
Court record for this tribe's brands
1 case in our database touches a brand attributed to the Fort Belknap Indian Community , and one of them cancelled or refunded borrower money. This is the record that decides whether an old balance is still collectable.
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Minnesota loans discharged; financiers named
Borrower relief
What this portfolio actually costs a borrower
APR is an abstraction until it has a dollar attached. Of the 5 brands we attribute to the Fort Belknap Indian Community, 5 publish a rate we could source, and those run 400–800%. At the top of that range, $1,000 borrowed over twelve months repays about $8,017 — $7,017 of it interest. That ceiling sits above the 795% median across every tribal lender we hold a rate for.
The earliest brand here dates to 2013. The most recent closure was in 2020. Brands in this industry rebrand and relaunch constantly, so a name disappearing rarely means the lending stopped — check the closed list above for successors.
Fort Belknap Indian Community lending — frequently asked
Which lenders does the Fort Belknap Indian Community own?
We document 5 lending brands attributed to the Fort Belknap Indian Community of MT: Bright Lending, Cash Advance Now, Target Cash Now, Northcash, Green Trust Cash. 4 are still lending and 1 has closed. The lending business is run through Island Mountain Development Group, which is the entity that appears in filings rather than the tribe itself.
What APR do Fort Belknap Indian Community lenders charge?
Across the 5 Fort Belknap Indian Community brands that publish a rate, APRs span 400–800%. At the top of that range, borrowing $1,000 for twelve months costs about $8,017 to repay — $7,017 of it interest. That ceiling sits above the 795% median across every tribal lender we hold a rate for.
Is Island Mountain Development Group the same as the Fort Belknap Indian Community?
No, and the distinction matters. Island Mountain Development Group is the operating entity named in filings; the tribe is the sovereign that charters it. Courts have repeatedly looked past the tribal name on the door to ask who actually funds the loans, sets the rates and takes the profit — which is the test that decided cases like the Western Sky and CashCall litigation.
Have Fort Belknap Indian Community lenders been sued?
Yes. 1 case in our database touches a brand attributed to this tribe, and one of them cancelled or refunded borrower money. The most recent is The Island Mountain / Fort Belknap cases (Bright Lending family) (2024, Minn. AG settlement + federal RICO suits). Litigation history is the single best predictor of whether an old balance is still collectable.
Do I still owe a Fort Belknap Indian Community loan?
Possibly not. Balances on Fort Belknap Indian Community brands were cancelled in a settlement — check the claim details above before paying any collector, because collectors do still pursue debts that were legally wiped out. Whether a loan is enforceable also depends on your own state: nine states void these loans outright.
Ownership is verified against each brand's own disclosures, state regulator alerts and court filings. Where a non-tribal operator is named in litigation, we list it above — the lending LLC and the tribe are not always the party actually running the business.
Most tribal brands are one of several run by the same tribe, often through the same non-tribal operator. See the full picture: which tribe owns which lender?