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Blue Trust Loans: What Happened

Blue Trust Loans is no longer operating. The Lac Courte Oreilles tribal lender (Hummingbird Funds) wound down amid 'rent-a-tribe' litigation.

What happened to Blue Trust Loans

Blue Trust Loans was operated by Hummingbird Funds, LLC, an economic-development arm of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in Wisconsin. Its BBB profile now lists the business as out of business. When active, it faced a 'rent-a-tribe' class action alleging unlawful loan interest rates.

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Blue Trust Loans FAQ

Is Blue Trust Loans still operating? add

No — its BBB profile lists it as out of business. It was operated by Hummingbird Funds for the Lac Courte Oreilles Band in Wisconsin.

What is Hummingbird Funds? add

Hummingbird Funds, LLC is the Lac Courte Oreilles tribal enterprise that operated Blue Trust Loans — a holding and servicing entity rather than a separate consumer brand. It faced 'rent-a-tribe' class-action allegations (an allegation in litigation, not an established finding).

Sources

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