Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
This tribe operates 7 tribal lending brands through Wolf River Development Company — 7 still lending and 0 closed. Across the portfolio, APRs span 400–780%.
Active brands
Court record for this tribe's brands
1 case in our database touches a brand attributed to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin . This is the record that decides whether an old balance is still collectable.
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One tribal officer, five storefronts, outside money
What this portfolio actually costs a borrower
APR is an abstraction until it has a dollar attached. Of the 7 brands we attribute to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, 5 publish a rate we could source, and those run 400–780%. At the top of that range, $1,000 borrowed over twelve months repays about $7,819 — $6,819 of it interest. That ceiling sits below the 795% median across every tribal lender we hold a rate for.
The remaining 2 brands never published a rate we could verify. We leave those out of the range rather than estimate them, which is why the span above covers 5 of 7 brands and not all of them.
The earliest brand here dates to 2021. Brands in this industry rebrand and relaunch constantly, so a name disappearing rarely means the lending stopped — check the closed list above for successors.
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin lending — frequently asked
Which lenders does the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin own?
We document 7 lending brands attributed to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin of WI: Crane Finance, Today Cash, Fineday Funds, Northern Star Lending, South Branch Lending, East Line Lending, West Side Lending. 7 are still lending and 0 have closed. The lending business is run through Wolf River Development Company, which is the entity that appears in filings rather than the tribe itself.
What APR do Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin lenders charge?
Across the 5 Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin brands that publish a rate, APRs span 400–780%. At the top of that range, borrowing $1,000 for twelve months costs about $7,819 to repay — $6,819 of it interest. That ceiling sits below the 795% median across every tribal lender we hold a rate for. 2 of the tribe's brands never published a rate we could source, so they are excluded from that range rather than estimated.
Is Wolf River Development Company the same as the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin?
No, and the distinction matters. Wolf River Development Company 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 Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin lenders been sued?
Yes. 1 case in our database touches a brand attributed to this tribe. The most recent is The Menominee (Wolf River) RICO cases (2025, S.D. Ind. and others — several pending). Litigation history is the single best predictor of whether an old balance is still collectable.
Do I still owe a Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin loan?
It depends on where you live, not on what you signed. A tribal loan that exceeds your state's rate cap may be void or uncollectable regardless of the contract terms, and we have no record of a settlement cancelling this tribe's balances. Check your state's rules before you keep paying.
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?