| Number borrowers | 880 |
| Loan Amount (range) | GHS 50 - 1,000 |
| Loan Term (range) | 3 - 6 |
| Other Services (text summary) | Credit Ins |
| Annual Interest & Method | 48.0% annual, Flat |
| Fees | 1.50%-2.00% upfront |
| Insurance | 0.55%-1.00% upfront |
| Tax | None |
| Comp Dep | 2.50-10.00 ongoing |
| Range of pricing | |
| Interest Price Component | 57.7% - 86.0% |
| Fee Component | 2.2% - 9.1% |
| Insurance Component | 0.6% - 4.5% |
| Tax Component Range | 0 - 0.6% |
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 154.3% - 180.7% |
| Transparency Index (min/max) | 27 - 66 |
| Transparency Index (average) | 29 |
| Outstanding portfolio (GHS) | GHS 671,900 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 341,065.99 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 880 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 60% - 80% |
| 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 | |
| Group meetings | |
| Credit insurance | x |
| Workplace visits | |
| 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 | x |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | 3 |
| # Regions for this product | 4 |
| Regions Active | Greater Accra Region, Eastern Region, Ashanti Region, Brong Ahafo Region |
| Outstanding portfolio (BOB) | BOB 5,387 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 798.07 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 1 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 20% - 40% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 60% - 80% |
| Any purpose | |
| Income generation | x |
| Mortgage/housing | |
| Consumer loan | |
| Agriculture | |
| Education | |
| Other household finance | |
| Other | Capital de Trabajo |
| Other (2) |
| 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 | N/A |
| Regions Active |
| Currency | GHS |
| Minimum loan size | GHS 50 |
| Maximum loan size | 1,000 |
| Loans less than GHS 1,000 | 100% |
| GHS 1,000-5,000 | 0 |
| 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 | 3.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 6.0 months |
| Approx average | DK |
| Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
| Between 4 and 6 months | 100% |
| Between 7 and 9 months | 0 |
| Between 10 and 12 months | 0 |
| Between 13 and 18 months | 0 |
| Longer than 18 months | 0 |
| Grace period usage | 0 |
| Average grace period | 0 |
| 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 |
| 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? | No |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Fee 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Processing Fee |
| % of loan amount - min | 1.50% |
| % of loan amount - max | 2.00% |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 |
| Reason for variation | Fee increased from 1.5% to 2.0% in March 2013. |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | Yes |
| Ins 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Insurance Fee |
| % of loan amount - min | 0.55% |
| % of loan amount - max | 1.00% |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 |
| Reason for variation | Fee increased from 0.55% to 1.0% in July 2013. |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | Yes |
| Required for | Some |
| Criteria | Required if physical collateral provided is not sufficient. Ongoing is 2.5 GHS pw for weekly loans, 10 GHS for monthly loans |
| Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | No |
| Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | No |
| % loan amount deposited | 0 - 20.00% |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
| % loan amount deposited | 0 |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | GHS 2.50 - GHS 10 |
| 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 |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | GHS 300 | GHS 400 | GHS 600 | GHS 800 | |||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||
| Disbursement Date | 2013-06-18 | 2013-06-06 | 2013-05-14 | 2013-06-06 | |||
| Loan Term (Months) | 5.6 months | 5.6 months | 5.6 months | 5.6 months | |||
| Grace Period (Months) | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | |||
| Total Cost of Credit | GHS 73.89 | GHS 98.52 | GHS 139.32 | GHS 197.04 | |||
| True Price by Comp | |||||||
| Interest price component | 86.0% | 86.0% | 81.0% | 86.0% | |||
| Fee Component | 9.1% | 9.1% | 6.8% | 9.1% | |||
| Insurance Component | 2.5% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 2.5% | |||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Deposit Component | 83.1% | 73.5% | 62.0% | 60.3% | |||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 180.7% | 171.1% | 154.3% | 157.9% | |||
| Transparency Index | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | |||
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