| Number borrowers | 8,500 |
| Loan Amount (range) | GHS 200 - 3,000 |
| Loan Term (range) | 4 - 12 |
| Other Services (text summary) | Credit Educ, Group Mtgs, Business Training |
| Annual Interest & Method | 30.00% annual, Flat |
| Fees | 1.00-2.00 upfront |
| Insurance | None |
| Tax | None |
| Comp Dep | 10.00% upfront |
| Range of pricing | |
| Interest Price Component | N/A |
| Fee Component | 80.1% - 81.3% (Int+Fee) |
| Insurance Component | 0 |
| Tax Component Range | 0 |
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 96.5% - 100.8% |
| Transparency Index (min/max) | 14 - 51 |
| Transparency Index (average) | 30 |
| 135 |
| USD 4,500 - 30,600 |
| 18 - 48 |
| 15.0%-24.0% annual, Decl Bal |
| None |
| None |
| None |
| N/A |
| 19.8% - 36.7% |
| 0 - 1.5% |
| 0 - 0.5% |
| 0 |
| 24.1% - 24.2% |
| 52 - 94 |
| 62 |
| Outstanding portfolio (GHS) | GHS 2,104,100 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 1,068,071.07 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 8,500 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 60% - 80% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 0% - 20% |
| Individual | x |
| Solidarity group | |
| Village banking | |
| Self help group | |
| Other |
| Any purpose | x |
| Income generation | |
| Mortgage/housing | |
| Consumer loan | |
| Agriculture | |
| Education | |
| Other household finance | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| Credit education | x |
| Group meetings | x |
| Credit insurance | |
| Workplace visits | |
| Business training | x |
| 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 | |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | N/A |
| # Regions for this product | N/A |
| Regions Active |
| Outstanding portfolio (USD) | USD 372,356.05 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 372,356.05 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 135 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 20% - 40% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 0 |
| Individual | |
| Solidarity group | x |
| Village banking | |
| Self help group | |
| Other |
| Any purpose | |
| Income generation | x |
| Mortgage/housing | |
| Consumer loan | |
| Agriculture | x |
| Education | |
| Other household finance | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| Credit education | |
| Group meetings | |
| Credit insurance | |
| Workplace visits | |
| Business training | |
| Other training | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) | |
| No other services | x |
| 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 | |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | 6 |
| # Regions for this product | 3 |
| Regions Active | Cochabamba , Potosí, Tarija |
| Currency | GHS |
| Minimum loan size | GHS 200 |
| Maximum loan size | 3,000 |
| Shortest loan term | 4.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 12.0 months |
| Approx average | 6.0 months |
| 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 |
| Currency | USD |
| Minimum loan size | USD 4,500 |
| Maximum loan size | 30,600 |
| Loans less than USD 1,500 | 0 |
| USD 1,500-5,000 | 5% |
| USD 5,000-10,000 | 40% |
| USD 10,000-15,000 | 20% |
| USD 15,000-18,000 | 5% |
| Greater than USD 18,000 | 5% |
| Shortest loan term | 18.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 48.0 months |
| Approx average | 32.0 months |
| Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
| Between 4 and 6 months | 0 |
| Between 7 and 9 months | 0 |
| Between 10 and 12 months | 0 |
| Between 13 and 18 months | 10% |
| Longer than 18 months | 90% |
| Grace period usage | 0 |
| Average grace period | 0 |
| Daily | |
| Weekly | |
| Every 2 weeks | |
| Every 4 weeks | |
| Monthly | x |
| Every 2 months | |
| Quarterly | x |
| Every 6 months | x |
| Every 12 months | |
| Single end payment | |
| Irregular payments | x |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 30.00% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 30.00% |
| Interest rate period | Yearly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Flat |
| Subsidized by funder request? | |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Fee 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Membership Fee |
| % of loan amount - min | 0 |
| % of loan amount - max | 0 |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 1 |
| Fixed amount - max | 2 |
| Reason for variation | Loans above 500 GHS attract a fee of 2 cedis. Below it is 1 GHS |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | No |
| Required for | All |
| Criteria | N/A |
| Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | |
| Do borrowers control deposit in their group? |
| % loan amount deposited | 10.00% |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
| % loan amount deposited | 0 |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | GHS 1 - N/A |
| Conditions on access to deposit | End Term |
| Minimum interest rate paid | 6.00% |
| Maximum interest rate paid | 6.00% |
| Interest payment frequency | Annually |
| Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 15.00% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 24.00% |
| Reason(s) why interest rate varies | Time as Client, Loan Size, Loan Purpose |
| Interest rate period | Yearly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Decl Bal |
| Subsidized by funder request? | No |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Required for | Never |
| Criteria | N/A |
| Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | N/A |
| Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | N/A |
| % loan amount deposited | N/A |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | N/A |
| % loan amount deposited | N/A |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | N/A |
| Conditions on access to deposit | N/A |
| Minimum interest rate paid | N/A |
| Maximum interest rate paid | N/A |
| Interest payment frequency | N/A |
| Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | GHS 300 | GHS 800 | GHS 1,600 | GHS 2,200 | |||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||
| Disbursement Date | 2011-03-18 | 2011-03-18 | 2011-03-18 | 2011-03-18 | |||
| Loan Term (Months) | 3.7 months | 3.7 months | 3.7 months | 3.7 months | |||
| Grace Period (Months) | 1.0 month | 1.0 month | 1.0 month | 1.0 month | |||
| Total Cost of Credit | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||
| True Price by Comp | |||||||
| Interest and Fee Component | 80.6% | 81.3% | 80.6% | 80.1% | |||
| Insurance Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Deposit Component | 20.2% | 17.7% | 16.7% | 16.4% | |||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 100.8% | 99.0% | 97.3% | 96.5% | |||
| Transparency Index | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | |||
| Original Repayment Schedule | |||||||
| MFT Pricing Calculation |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | USD 5,500 | USD 12,000 | USD 21,000 | ||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | ||
| Disbursement Date | 2013-12-31 | 2013-12-31 | 2013-12-31 | ||
| Loan Term (Months) | 19.0 months | 24.0 months | 49.0 months | ||
| Grace Period (Months) | -0.1 months | -0.1 months | -0.1 months | ||
| Total Cost of Credit | USD 1,157.21 | USD 3,217.47 | USD 11,981.05 | ||
| True Price by Comp | |||||
| Interest price component | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.2% | ||
| Fee Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Insurance Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Deposit Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.2% | ||
| Transparency Index | 62 | 62 | 62 | ||
| Original Repayment Schedule | |||||
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