Open data · 26 records · CSV
The dataset, for the taking
Everything the index knows, in one machine-readable file: every indexed lender, every published figure, every verification date. Journalists writing about this market, researchers pricing it, and advocates documenting it should not have to scrape a registry to cite it.
The short answer: The dataset ships as tribal-lenders-index.csv — 26 records, 13 documented fields, UTF-8 with BOM so Excel opens it without fights. Latest full sweep: November 2026. Each row carries its own lastVerified date.
Field reference
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
slug | The record’s URL identifier on this site |
name | Brand name as the lender publishes it |
tribe | Owning tribe and (state); holding-company detail where documented |
products | Product type: installment, line of credit, etc. |
amounts | Published loan amounts, first loan and returning tiers |
terms | Published repayment schedule and term |
cost | Published cost — APR ranges, per-$100 fees, or the honest absence of both |
stateExclusions | The lender’s own published exclusion list, or “not published” |
tribalRegulator | Named tribal regulator / dispute body |
status | Active, Paused, Closed — with the context in notes |
lastVerified | The date this record was last re-pulled from the source |
siteUrl | The lender’s site address at verification time |
notes | Litigation, enforcement, and archival context |
How the score recomputes
The Index Score is not in the file because it is derivable: the rubric on the methodology page takes cost, exclusions, regulator, amounts, terms, status, and notes — all columns here — and adds up. Compute it yourself; if your total disagrees with a record’s, one of us has a bug and we would both like to know.
Dataset FAQ
Can I use this dataset?
Yes — with attribution. Cite “Tribal Lenders Index, tribal-lenders.com, data verified November 2026” and link to the dataset page. Journalists, researchers, and consumer advocates are the audience it was built for; reselling it as-is is the only use we ask you not to make.
How fresh is the CSV?
It regenerates from the catalog at every build; the per-record lastVerified column is the honest freshness signal, and the latest full sweep finished November 2026. A row can be newer or older than the sweep — that is the point of per-record dates.
Why CSV and not an API?
Because a static file cannot silently change under a citation. The CSV is versioned by build, the fields are documented on this page, and any figure can be traced back to a record with a verification stamp.
Where our numbers come from
The dataset is provided as-is for informational use. Facts are transcriptions of lender-published documents at the stamped dates; lender terms change without notice. It is not an offer to lend, a recommendation, or legal advice.