| Number borrowers | 275 |
| Loan Amount (range) | GHS 200 - 1,500 |
| Loan Term (range) | 3 - 8 |
| Other Services (text summary) | Credit Educ, Tech Asst Visits, Business Training, Other Training |
| Annual Interest & Method | 60.00%-84.00% annual, Flat |
| Fees | 2 fees |
| Insurance | 1.00% upfront |
| Tax | None |
| Comp Dep | 30.00% upfront |
| Range of pricing | |
| Interest Price Component | 84.9% - 110.4% |
| Fee Component | 11.3% - 31.6% |
| Insurance Component | 0 - 6.6% |
| Tax Component Range | 0 |
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 166.9% - 235.4% |
| Transparency Index (min/max) | 25 - 36 |
| Transparency Index (average) | 28 |
| 4,409 |
| BOB 3,500 - 68,600 |
| 3 - 48 |
| Credit Ins |
| 11.0%-30.0% annual, Decl Bal |
| None |
| 0.25%-3.98% ongoing Y |
| None |
| N/A |
| 9.9% - 28.9% |
| 0 |
| 0.9% - 1.9% |
| 0 |
| 21.1% - 26.6% |
| 24 - 67 |
| 45 |
| Outstanding portfolio (GHS) | GHS 55,000 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 27,918.78 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 275 |
| 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 | x |
| Other household finance | x |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| Credit education | x |
| Group meetings | |
| Credit insurance | |
| Workplace visits | x |
| 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 contribute daily savings prior to receiving loan. Must have guarantor. |
| Other (2) | Must have been working for the past 2-3 years |
| # Regions for this institution | 2 |
| # Regions for this product | 2 |
| Regions Active | Greater Accra Region, Northern Region |
| Outstanding portfolio (BOB) | BOB 65,566,023 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 9,713,484.89 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 4,409 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 20% - 40% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 40% - 60% |
| Individual | x |
| Solidarity group | |
| Village banking | |
| Self help group | |
| Other |
| Any purpose | |
| Income generation | |
| Mortgage/housing | |
| Consumer loan | |
| Agriculture | |
| Education | |
| Other household finance | |
| Other | Construcción de Vivienda |
| Other (2) | Refacción, remodelación y ampliación |
| 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 | x |
| Must own a home or land | x |
| Must be a salaried worker | x |
| Must be specific age group | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | 9 |
| # Regions for this product | 9 |
| Regions Active | Beni , Chuquisaca , Cochabamba , La Paz , Oruro , Pando , PotosÃ, Santa Cruz, Tarija |
| Currency | GHS |
| Minimum loan size | GHS 200 |
| Maximum loan size | 1,500 |
| 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 | 3.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 8.0 months |
| Approx average | 6.0 months |
| Loans 3 months or less | 20% |
| Between 4 and 6 months | 80% |
| 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 | x |
| Weekly | x |
| Every 2 weeks | |
| Every 4 weeks | |
| Monthly | x |
| Every 2 months | |
| Quarterly | |
| Every 6 months | |
| Every 12 months | |
| Single end payment | |
| Irregular payments |
| Currency | BOB |
| Minimum loan size | BOB 3,500 |
| Maximum loan size | 68,600 |
| Loans less than BOB 10,000 | 20% |
| BOB 10,000-40,000 | 70% |
| BOB 40,000-70,000 | 10% |
| BOB 70,000-100,000 | 0 |
| BOB 100,000-125,000 | 0 |
| Greater than BOB 125,000 | 0 |
| Shortest loan term | 3.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 48.0 months |
| Approx average | 31.0 months |
| Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
| Between 4 and 6 months | 0 |
| Between 7 and 9 months | 0 |
| Between 10 and 12 months | 10% |
| Between 13 and 18 months | 10% |
| Longer than 18 months | 80% |
| Grace period usage | 0 |
| Average grace period | 0 |
| Daily | |
| Weekly | |
| Every 2 weeks | |
| Every 4 weeks | |
| Monthly | x |
| Every 2 months | x |
| Quarterly | x |
| Every 6 months | x |
| Every 12 months | |
| Single end payment | |
| Irregular payments | x |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 5.00% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 7.00% |
| Reason(s) why interest rate varies | Branch, Time as Client, Loan Size, Client Risk, Collateral, Loan Purpose |
| Interest rate period | Monthly |
| 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 | Commitment Fee | |
| % of loan amount - min | 3.00% | 2.00% | |
| % of loan amount - max | 3.00% | 2.00% | |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 | 0 | |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 | 0 | |
| Reason for variation | N/A | N/A | |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | No | No |
| Ins 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Insurance Fee |
| % of loan amount - min | 1.00% |
| % of loan amount - max | 1.00% |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 |
| Reason for variation | N/A |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | No |
| Required for | All |
| Criteria | N/A |
| Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | No |
| Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | Yes |
| % loan amount deposited | 30.00% |
| 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 | 2.00% |
| Maximum interest rate paid | 8.00% |
| Interest payment frequency | Annually |
| Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 11.00% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 30.00% |
| Reason(s) why interest rate varies | Loan Size |
| Interest rate period | Yearly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Decl Bal |
| Subsidized by funder request? | Yes |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | No |
| Ins 1 | Ins 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Seguro de Desgravamen | Seguo de Todo Riesgo | |
| % of loan amount - min | 0.25% | 0 | |
| % of loan amount - max | 3.98% | 0.32% | |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 | 0 | |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 | 0 | |
| Reason for variation | Fee is 0.083%, charged each month on the outstanding loan principal only. | Fee is 0.0067% per month, charged on the oustanding loan principal balance only. Charged only if value of collateral is insufficient. | |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | Yes | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | GHS 200 | GHS 1,000 | GHS 1,500 | ||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | ||
| Disbursement Date | 2012-10-24 | 2013-01-07 | 2012-11-23 | ||
| Loan Term (Months) | 3.1 months | 7.0 months | 6.0 months | ||
| Grace Period (Months) | 0.0 months | 1.0 month | 0.0 months | ||
| Total Cost of Credit | GHS 48.10 | GHS 420.20 | GHS 630 | ||
| True Price by Comp | |||||
| Interest price component | 100.3% | 84.9% | 110.4% | ||
| Fee Component | 31.6% | 14.6% | 19.3% | ||
| Insurance Component | 6.6% | 3.1% | 4.0% | ||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Deposit Component | 96.9% | 64.3% | 96.6% | ||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 235.4% | 166.9% | 230.3% | ||
| Transparency Index | 25 | 36 | 26 | ||
| Original Repayment Schedule | |||||
| MFT Pricing Calculation |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | BOB 5,000 | BOB 28,000 | BOB 35,000 | BOB 49,000 | |||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||
| Disbursement Date | 2013-12-15 | 2013-12-14 | 2013-11-12 | 2013-12-10 | |||
| Loan Term (Months) | 18.0 months | 49.0 months | 37.0 months | 49.0 months | |||
| Grace Period (Months) | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | |||
| Total Cost of Credit | BOB 1,129.12 | BOB 16,447.90 | BOB 13,635.72 | BOB 21,303.70 | |||
| True Price by Comp | |||||||
| Interest price component | 24.9% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 20.1% | |||
| Fee Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Insurance Component | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.0% | |||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Deposit Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 26.6% | 24.6% | 24.8% | 21.1% | |||
| Transparency Index | 41 | 45 | 44 | 52 | |||
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