Did you experience damage to your home due to severe storms and straight-line winds on June 21, 2025?
Homeowners must first finance repairs with private insurance and federal programs. Complete these steps:
- Contact insurance company and submit a claim
- Submit all federal program applications. Homeowners should call each program and ask to apply:
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at 800.621.3362
- Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loans at 800.659.2955
Disaster Recovery Loan Program
Home Repair Loan Applications Now Being Accepted
If you are a member or a descendant of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and your home or residential rental property sustained damage as a result of severe storms and straight-line winds on June 21, 2025, you may be eligible for an interest-free deferred loan to make necessary repairs.
Minnesota Housing's Disaster Recovery Loan Program offers loans to eligible individuals whose home sustained damage because of a natural disaster. The program can fill the financial gap when private insurance and federal programs are not enough to return a home to its pre-disaster condition. Loans can be used for a primary residence or rental property for repair or replacement costs not already covered by other assistance.
Application deadline is October 30, 2026
To find out more and apply for the program, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe members and descendants should contact the participating Disaster Recovery Loan Program lender serving your community:
Woodland Bank
217 Main Ave, Deer River, MN 56636
Contact: Chris Henrichsen at chrish@woodland.bank or 218.999.0590
Other Resources
You may be able to find help through the following organizations:
Questions?
In connection with Single Family Division loan programs, Minnesota Housing does not make or arrange loans. It is neither an originator nor creditor and is not affiliated with any Lender. The terms of any mortgage finance transactions conducted in connection with these programs, including important information such as loan fees, the annual percentage rate (APR), repayment conditions, disclosures, and any other materials which are required to be provided to the consumer are the responsibility of the Lender.