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Straw Bale Lenders and Institutional Contacts revised 3/99 Thanks to Drew Hubbell for compiling this list. What follows is a list of known contacts friendly to straw-bale built homes. Please do not consider the following as your only hopes for fnding funding. More and more people are becoming accustomed to straw-bale and local lenders in particular have been helpful to SB builders. And please let us know if you find a particularly helpful lender or insurer. Feather River State Bank (916) 722-2700 Fair Oaks, CA Bear River Mortgage (916) 961-8836 Fair Oaks, CA Owner Builder Center Debra Verniest (916) 961-2453 Fair Oaks , CA e-mail : obc@psyber.com www.web-images.com/obc Northstar Network Bernard Berrier (800) 382-5363 40120 Hwy. 49, Suite A Oakhurst, CA 93644 Aspen West Mortgage Stephan Larke, President (505) 986-1900 Santa Fe, NM The Green Loan Program Jeff Albrecht, Director (360) 738-1520 c/o 4000 Flynn St., #11 Bellingham, WA Also contact Indy Mac through Countywide Home Loan, with offices throughout the country.