| Number borrowers | 10,729 |
| Loan Amount (range) | GHS 800 - 8,500 |
| Loan Term (range) | 4 - 12 |
| Other Services (text summary) | Group Mtgs, Credit Ins, Business Training, Other Training |
| Annual Interest & Method | 39.00%-52.00% annual, Flat |
| Fees | 2 fees |
| Insurance | 0.70% upfront |
| Tax | None |
| Comp Dep | 15.00%-20.00% upfront |
| Range of pricing | |
| Interest Price Component | 36.2% - 87.6% |
| Fee Component | 6.9% - 20.2% |
| Insurance Component | 1.1% - 4.7% |
| Tax Component Range | 0 |
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 119.1% - 182.5% |
| Transparency Index (min/max) | 21 - 71 |
| Transparency Index (average) | 24 |
| 1,425 |
| MWK 18,000 - 80,000 |
| 3 - 7 |
| Credit Educ, Group Mtgs, Tech Asst Visits, Business Training, Other Training, Group Dynamics |
| 57.00% annual, Flat |
| None |
| None |
| None |
| 10.00%-20.00% upfront |
| 36.2% - 108.4% |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 45.9% - 83.7% |
| 36 - 124 |
| 83 |
| Outstanding portfolio (GHS) | GHS 3,043,035.62 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 1,544,688.13 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 10,729 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 60% - 80% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 20% - 40% |
| Individual | x |
| Solidarity group | x |
| Village banking | x |
| 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 | x |
| Credit insurance | x |
| Workplace visits | |
| Business training | x |
| Other training | x |
| 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 | x |
| Other | Must be resident in community near branch for at least on year |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | 10 |
| # Regions for this product | 10 |
| Regions Active | Greater Accra Region, Central Region, Western Region, Eastern Region, Volta Region, Ashanti Region, Brong Ahafo Region, Northern Region, Upper East Region, Upper West Region |
| Outstanding portfolio (MWK) | MWK 45,578,634 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 116,868.29 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 1,425 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 80% - 100% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 0% - 20% |
| Individual | |
| Solidarity group | |
| Village banking | x |
| 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 | x |
| Credit insurance | |
| Workplace visits | x |
| Business training | x |
| Other training | x |
| Other | Group Dynamics |
| Other (2) | |
| No other services |
| Men | |
| Women | x |
| Must run a business | x |
| Must own a home or land | |
| Must be a salaried worker | |
| Must be specific age group | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | 18 |
| # Regions for this product | 8 |
| Regions Active | Dowa, Nkhotakota, Ntcheu, Ntchisi, Salima, Mzimba, Nkhata Bay, Rumphi |
| Currency | GHS |
| Minimum loan size | GHS 800 |
| Maximum loan size | 8,500 |
| Loans less than GHS 1,000 | 90% |
| GHS 1,000-5,000 | 10% |
| 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 | 12.0 months |
| Approx average | 6.0 months |
| Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
| Between 4 and 6 months | 60% |
| Between 7 and 9 months | 30% |
| Between 10 and 12 months | 10% |
| Between 13 and 18 months | 0 |
| Longer than 18 months | 0 |
| Grace period usage | 10% |
| Average grace period | 0.3 months |
| Daily | |
| Weekly | x |
| Every 2 weeks | x |
| Every 4 weeks | x |
| Monthly | x |
| Every 2 months | |
| Quarterly | |
| Every 6 months | |
| Every 12 months | |
| Single end payment | |
| Irregular payments |
| Currency | MWK |
| Minimum loan size | MWK 18,000 |
| Maximum loan size | 80,000 |
| Loans less than MWK 50,000 | 70% |
| MWK 50,000-150,000 | 30% |
| MWK 150,000-250,000 | 0 |
| MWK 250,000-350,000 | 0 |
| MWK 350,000-450,000 | 0 |
| Greater than MWK 450,000 | 0 |
| Shortest loan term | 3.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 7.0 months |
| Approx average | 4.0 months |
| Loans 3 months or less | 5% |
| Between 4 and 6 months | 15% |
| Between 7 and 9 months | 80% |
| Between 10 and 12 months | 0 |
| Between 13 and 18 months | 0 |
| Longer than 18 months | 0 |
| Grace period usage | 100% |
| Average grace period | 2.0 months |
| Daily | |
| Weekly | |
| Every 2 weeks | |
| Every 4 weeks | x |
| Monthly | x |
| Every 2 months | |
| Quarterly | |
| Every 6 months | |
| Every 12 months | |
| Single end payment | |
| Irregular payments |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 3.00% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 4.00% |
| Reason(s) why interest rate varies | Branch, Time as Client, Client Risk |
| Interest rate period | 4 Weeks |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Flat |
| Subsidized by funder request? | No |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Fee 1 | Fee 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Processing Fee | Application and Pass Book Fee | |
| % of loan amount - min | 3.00% | 0 | |
| % of loan amount - max | 3.00% | 0 | |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 | 2 | |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 | 4 | |
| Reason for variation | N/A | Fee varies based on geographic location client. | |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | No | No |
| Ins 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Insurance Fee |
| % of loan amount - min | 0.70% |
| % of loan amount - max | 0.70% |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 |
| Reason for variation | Includes life cover only. Do not cover clients above age 64. |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | No |
| Required for | All |
| Criteria | GHC 1000 or less loans deposit 15% and loans > GHS 1000 deposit 20%. |
| Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | Yes |
| Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | Yes |
| % loan amount deposited | 15.00% - 20.00% |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
| % loan amount deposited | 10.00% |
| 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 |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 4.75% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 4.75% |
| Interest rate period | Monthly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Flat |
| Subsidized by funder request? | No |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| 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 | 10.00% - 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 | 5.00% |
| Maximum interest rate paid | 7.00% |
| Interest payment frequency | Annually |
| Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 | Sample 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | GHS 800 | GHS 1,600 | GHS 3,000 | GHS 6,200 | GHS 8,250 | ||||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | 2 | Not Known | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Disbursement Date | 2012-12-05 | 2012-11-12 | 2012-11-13 | 2012-12-21 | 2012-12-20 | ||||
| Loan Term (Months) | 3.9 months | 4.7 months | 3.7 months | 3.7 months | 5.6 months | ||||
| Grace Period (Months) | -0.1 months | 0.1 months | 0.0 months | 0.2 months | 0.0 months | ||||
| Total Cost of Credit | GHS 144.60 | GHS 382.20 | GHS 534 | GHS 1,224.35 | GHS 1,793.25 | ||||
| True Price by Comp | |||||||||
| Interest price component | 65.4% | 86.4% | 82.1% | 87.6% | 68.1% | ||||
| Fee Component | 17.4% | 15.9% | 20.2% | 18.7% | 13.1% | ||||
| Insurance Component | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 3.0% | ||||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||||
| Deposit Component | 32.6% | 64.3% | 75.5% | 68.3% | 54.8% | ||||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 119.1% | 170.1% | 182.5% | 179.0% | 139.0% | ||||
| Transparency Index | 33 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 28 | ||||
| Original Repayment Schedule | |||||||||
| MFT Pricing Calculation |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | MWK 20,000 | MWK 30,000 | MWK 45,000 | MWK 50,000 | |||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |||
| Disbursement Date | 2012-11-07 | 2012-11-07 | 2012-11-07 | 2012-11-07 | |||
| Loan Term (Months) | 7.0 months | 7.0 months | 7.0 months | 7.0 months | |||
| Grace Period (Months) | 4.1 months | 2.1 months | 4.1 months | 4.1 months | |||
| Total Cost of Credit | MWK 5,600 | MWK 8,400 | MWK 12,600 | MWK 10,000 | |||
| True Price by Comp | |||||||
| Interest price component | 49.0% | 60.4% | 49.0% | 36.2% | |||
| Fee Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Insurance Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Deposit Component | 33.7% | 23.3% | 12.7% | 9.7% | |||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 82.7% | 83.7% | 61.7% | 45.9% | |||
| Transparency Index | 69 | 68 | 92 | 100 | |||
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