| Number borrowers | 924 |
| Loan Amount (range) | USD 100 - 15,000 |
| Loan Term (range) | 1 - 49 |
| Other Services (text summary) | Credit Ins, Tech Asst Visits |
| Annual Interest & Method | 20.1%-25.0% annual, Decl Bal |
| Fees | 4.00% upfront 12.00 upfront |
| Insurance | None |
| Tax | None |
| Comp Dep | 6.7% upfront 5.00 ongoing |
| Range of pricing | |
| Interest Price Component | N/A |
| Fee Component | 18.8% - 26.9% (Int+Fee) |
| Insurance Component | 0 - 11.0% |
| Tax Component Range | 0 |
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 20.7% - 41.2% |
| Transparency Index (min/max) | 0 - N/A |
| Transparency Index (average) | 69 |
| 170 |
| GHS 1,500 - 5,000 |
| 4 - 8 |
| Credit Educ, Tech Asst Visits, Business Training |
| 48.00% annual, Flat |
| 4.00% upfront |
| None |
| None |
| 15.00%-20.00% upfront |
| 77.3% - 114.4% |
| 11.4% - 48.3% |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 157.9% - 182.6% |
| 23 - 35 |
| 28 |
| Outstanding portfolio (USD) | USD 1,214,168.88 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 1,214,168.88 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 924 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 40% - 60% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 20% - 40% |
| Individual | x |
| Solidarity group | x |
| Village banking | |
| Self help group | |
| Other |
| Any purpose | |
| Income generation | x |
| Mortgage/housing | |
| Consumer loan | |
| Agriculture | |
| Education | |
| Other household finance | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| Credit education | |
| Group meetings | |
| Credit insurance | x |
| Workplace visits | x |
| Business training | |
| Other training | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) | |
| No other services |
| Men | x |
| Women | x |
| Must run a business | |
| Must own a home or land | |
| Must be a salaried worker | |
| Must be specific age group | |
| Other | Tener calificacion hasta B en central de riesgos o buro de credito |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | N/A |
| # Regions for this product | N/A |
| Regions Active |
| Outstanding portfolio (GHS) | GHS 7,350 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 3,730.96 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 170 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 80% - 100% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 60% - 80% |
| Individual | x |
| Solidarity group | |
| Village banking | |
| Self help group | |
| Other |
| Any purpose | |
| Income generation | x |
| Mortgage/housing | |
| Consumer loan | |
| Agriculture | |
| Education | |
| Other household finance | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| Credit education | x |
| Group meetings | |
| Credit insurance | |
| Workplace visits | x |
| Business training | x |
| Other training | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) | |
| No other services |
| Men | x |
| Women | x |
| Must run a business | x |
| Must own a home or land | |
| Must be a salaried worker | |
| Must be specific age group | |
| Other | Must be a graduate from a small group loan |
| Other (2) | Must provide guarantor |
| # Regions for this institution | 2 |
| # Regions for this product | 2 |
| Regions Active | Greater Accra Region, Volta Region |
| Currency | USD |
| Minimum loan size | USD 100 |
| Maximum loan size | 15,000 |
| Shortest loan term | 1.0 month |
| Longest loan term | 49.0 months |
| Approx average | 19.0 months |
| Grace period usage | 0 |
| Average grace period | 0 |
| Daily | |
| Weekly | |
| Every 2 weeks | |
| Every 4 weeks | |
| Monthly | x |
| Every 2 months | |
| Quarterly | |
| Every 6 months | |
| Every 12 months | |
| Single end payment | |
| Irregular payments |
| Currency | GHS |
| Minimum loan size | GHS 1,500 |
| Maximum loan size | 5,000 |
| Loans less than GHS 1,000 | 0 |
| GHS 1,000-5,000 | 100% |
| GHS 5,000-7,500 | 0 |
| GHS 7,500-10,000 | 0 |
| GHS 10,000-13,000 | 0 |
| Greater than GHS 13,000 | 0 |
| Shortest loan term | 4.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 8.0 months |
| Approx average | 5.0 months |
| Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
| Between 4 and 6 months | 40% |
| Between 7 and 9 months | 60% |
| Between 10 and 12 months | 0 |
| Between 13 and 18 months | 0 |
| Longer than 18 months | 0 |
| Grace period usage | 100% |
| Average grace period | 1.0 month |
| Daily | |
| Weekly | x |
| Every 2 weeks | x |
| Every 4 weeks | |
| Monthly | x |
| Every 2 months | |
| Quarterly | |
| Every 6 months | |
| Every 12 months | |
| Single end payment | |
| Irregular payments | x |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 20.05% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 25.00% |
| Reason(s) why interest rate varies | Loan Size |
| Interest rate period | Yearly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Decl Bal |
| Subsidized by funder request? | |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Fee 1 | Fee 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Seguro de Desgravamen | Seguro de Vida y Seguro de Accidentes Personales (prima anual) | |
| % of loan amount - min | 4.00% | 0 | |
| % of loan amount - max | 4.00% | 0 | |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 | 12 | |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 | 12 | |
| Reason for variation | N/A | ||
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | No | No |
| Required for | All |
| Criteria | N/A |
| Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | Yes |
| Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | Yes |
| % loan amount deposited | 6.70% |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
| % loan amount deposited | 0 |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | USD 5 |
| Conditions on access to deposit | Access During |
| Minimum interest rate paid | 4.00% |
| Maximum interest rate paid | 4.00% |
| Interest payment frequency | Monthly |
| Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 4.00% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 4.00% |
| Interest rate period | Monthly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Flat |
| Subsidized by funder request? | Yes |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Fee 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Processing Fee |
| % of loan amount - min | 4.00% |
| % of loan amount - max | 4.00% |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 |
| Reason for variation | N/A |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | Yes |
| Required for | All |
| Criteria | N/A |
| Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | Yes |
| Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | No |
| % loan amount deposited | 15.00% - 20.00% |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
| % loan amount deposited | 0 |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
| Conditions on access to deposit | End Term |
| Minimum interest rate paid | 0 |
| Maximum interest rate paid | 0 |
| Interest payment frequency | N/A |
| Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 | Sample 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | USD 400 | USD 1,000 | USD 2,000 | USD 3,000 | USD 10,010 | ||||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | ||||
| Disbursement Date | 2010-05-06 | 2010-05-26 | 2010-04-13 | 2010-05-14 | 2010-05-04 | ||||
| Loan Term (Months) | 6.0 months | 12.0 months | 19.0 months | 25.0 months | 49.0 months | ||||
| Grace Period (Months) | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | ||||
| Total Cost of Credit | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | ||||
| True Price by Comp | |||||||||
| Interest and Fee Component | 25.3% | 25.5% | 26.9% | 25.5% | 18.8% | ||||
| Insurance Component | 11.0% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.1% | ||||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||||
| Deposit Component | 4.9% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 1.9% | ||||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 41.2% | 30.7% | 30.8% | 28.7% | 20.7% | ||||
| Transparency Index | 49 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 97 | ||||
| Original Repayment Schedule | |||||||||
| MFT Pricing Calculation |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | GHS 1,500 | GHS 1,500 | GHS 2,800 | GHS 2,900 | |||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Disbursement Date | 2013-04-18 | 2012-12-26 | 2012-12-26 | 2012-12-26 | |||
| Loan Term (Months) | 4.4 months | 3.5 months | 4.7 months | 5.6 months | |||
| Grace Period (Months) | 0.2 months | 0.2 months | 0.2 months | 0.2 months | |||
| Total Cost of Credit | GHS 436.20 | GHS 300 | GHS 683.14 | GHS 823.71 | |||
| True Price by Comp | |||||||
| Interest price component | 114.4% | 92.7% | 90.2% | 90.3% | |||
| Fee Component | 21.6% | 26.2% | 20.5% | 17.6% | |||
| Insurance Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Deposit Component | 46.6% | 55.7% | 52.0% | 50.0% | |||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 182.6% | 174.6% | 162.7% | 157.9% | |||
| Transparency Index | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | |||
| Original Repayment Schedule | |||||||
| MFT Pricing Calculation |
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