I would like to know if this is discrimination if i DO have a home purchased which was placed on my individual tribal land, and I want to refinance it. It is near impossible!! I also tried to receive small home equity loans for improvements to no avail - ONLY because the home sits on tribal (trust) land --the lender doesnt want to accept the land and home as collateral. Isn't this discrimination under the Federal Fair lending laws somehow? What is the definition of "Equal Housing Lender" anyway?

-- Belinda Leeann Adams (bward@cms.wwu.edu), May 27, 1998