Institution Type | Non Bank Financial Institution |
Is this institution regulated? | Yes |
Website address | http://www.opportunityghana.com/ |
Year established | 2004 |
Head of Institution | Kwame Owusu-Boateng |
Regions active | Greater Accra Region, Central Region, Western Region, Eastern Region, Ashanti Region, Brong Ahafo Region |
# Branches | 29 |
Total Portfolio (nat'l) | GHS 56,590,868 |
Total Portfolio (USD) | USD 28,726,328.93 |
Active clients with loans | 62,525 |
Approximate % female clients | 60% - 80% |
Approximate % urban clients | 40% - 60% |
Network affiliations | Opportunity International USA |
Funders | Opportunity Microfinance Investment Ltd, Opportunity Transformation Investment, Sinapi Aba Trust, Oikocredit |
Product Name | Loan Size Range | Loan Term (months) | % Female | % Urban | Loan Purpose | Eligibility | Other Services | |||||||
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Agriculture Loan | GHS 130 - 10,000 | 6 - 9 | 60% - 80% | 0% - 20% | Business, Farming | Women, Men, Specific age group, Farmers | Credit Educ, Credit Ins | |||||||
Church Loan | GHS 5,000 - 100,000 | 3 - 37 | 0% | 60% - 80% | Financing church building | Women, Men, Fully registered functioning church | Credit Educ | |||||||
Salary Loan | GHS 270 - 15,000 | 6 - 24 | 20% - 40% | 100% | Any Purpose | Women, Men, Have business, Salaried worker | Credit Educ, Credit Ins | |||||||
Group Loan | GHS 100 - 8,000 | 3 - 12 | 60% - 80% | 40% - 60% | Business | Women, Men, Have business | Credit Educ, Group Mtgs, Credit Ins, Tech Asst Visits, Business Training | |||||||
Individual Loan | GHS 200 - 12,000 | 2 - 24 | 40% - 60% | 20% - 40% | Business | Women, Men, Have business | Credit Educ, Credit Ins | |||||||
ISME / Edufinance | GHS 10,000 - 100,000 | 10 - 37 | 0% - 20% | 80% - 100% | Business, Education | Women, Men, Have business, Fully registered and licensed school | Tech Asst Visits, Business Training | |||||||
Susu Loan | GHS 100 - 10,000 | 3 - 12 | 40% - 60% | 40% - 60% | Business | Women, Men | Credit Educ, Credit Ins, Tech Asst Visits, Business Training | |||||||
Adehye Loan | GHS 280 - 8,000 | 3 - 8 | 60% - 80% | 40% - 60% | Business | Women, Men, Have business, Must be a good group loan client. | Credit Educ, Group Mtgs | |||||||
Eduloan | GHS 500 - 3,000 | 24 | 60% - 80% | 80% - 100% | Education | Women, Men | Credit Educ |
Product Name | Annual Nominal Interest | Fees | Insurance | Taxes | Compulsory Deposit | APR (int+fee) | Full APR | Transparency Index | ||||||||
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Agriculture Loan | 36.0% annual, Flat | 2 Fees | 1 Ins | None | 10.0% upfront | 40.8% - 65.4% | 47% - 78.8% | 61 | ||||||||
Church Loan | 39.0% annual, Decl Bal | 2 Fees | 1 Ins | None | 15.0% upfront | 42.1% - 45.3% | 55.6% - 61.3% | 66 | ||||||||
Salary Loan | 24.0% annual, Flat | 2 Fees | 1 Ins | None | N/A | 43.4% - 48.5% | 44.6% - 50.6% | 51 | ||||||||
Group Loan | 41.0% annual, Flat | 2 Fees | 1 Ins | None | 15.0% upfront | 77.5% - 90.7% | 103% - 123.9% | 36 | ||||||||
Individual Loan | 42.0% annual, Flat | 2 Fees | 1 Ins | None | 10.0% upfront | 67.6% - 79% | 78.4% - 95.7% | 47 | ||||||||
ISME / Edufinance | 39.0% annual, Decl Bal | 2 Fees | 1 Ins | None | 43% - 46.3% | 44.4% - 48% | 84 | |||||||||
Susu Loan | 39.0% annual, Flat | 2 Fees | 1 Ins | None | N/A | 68.4% - 74.6% | 69.8% - 77.3% | 53 | ||||||||
Adehye Loan | 38.0% annual, Flat | 1 Fee | 1 Ins | None | 15.0%-20.0% upfront | 67.1% - 81.6% | 96.6% - 124.1% | 35 | ||||||||
Eduloan | 24.0%-37.0% annual, Decl Bal | 1 Fee | 1 Ins | None | N/A | 41.6% - 74.1% | 42.5% - 78% | 37 |
Outstanding portfolio (UGX) | UGX 2,613,153,976 |
Portfolio (USD) | USD 1,005,059.22 |
Active Clients with Loans | 365 |
Approximate % Female Clients | 40% - 60% |
Approximate % Urban Clients | 40% - 60% |
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 | x |
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 | |
Other (2) |
# Regions for this institution | 3 |
# Regions for this product | 3 |
Regions Active | Central, Eastern, Western |
Currency | UGX |
Minimum loan size | UGX 500,000 |
Maximum loan size | 625,000,000 |
Loans less than UGX 1,000,000 | 10% |
UGX 1,000,000-5,000,000 | 10% |
UGX 5,000,000-7,500,000 | 10% |
UGX 7,500,000-10,000,000 | 10% |
UGX 10,000,000-13,000,000 | 10% |
Greater than UGX 13,000,000 | 10% |
Shortest loan term | 3.0 months |
Longest loan term | 60.0 months |
Approx average | 18.0 months |
Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
Between 4 and 6 months | 20% |
Between 7 and 9 months | 20% |
Between 10 and 12 months | 20% |
Between 13 and 18 months | 20% |
Longer than 18 months | 20% |
Grace period usage | 10% |
Average grace period | 3.0 months |
Daily | |
Weekly | |
Every 2 weeks | |
Every 4 weeks | |
Monthly | x |
Every 2 months | |
Quarterly | x |
Every 6 months | |
Every 12 months | |
Single end payment | x |
Irregular payments |
Lowest quoted nominal interest | 24.00% |
Highest quoted nominal interest | 24.00% |
Reason(s) why interest rate varies | Loan Size |
Interest rate period | Yearly |
Interest Rate Calculation Method | Decl Bal |
Subsidized by funder request? | No |
Is rate fixed for entire loan term | No |
Fee 1 | Fee 2 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Description | Loan Processing Fee | Loan Application Fee | |
% of loan amount - min | 2.00% | 0 | |
% of loan amount - max | 2.00% | 0 | |
OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 | 20,000 | |
Fixed amount - max | 0 | 50,000 | |
Reason for variation | N/A | 20,000 for loans up to 50M & 50,000 for loans over 50M | |
Appears on Repayment Sched? | No | No |
Fee 1 | |
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Description | Monitoring Fee |
% of loan amount - min | 0.50% |
% of loan amount - max | 1.00% |
OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
Fixed amount - max | 0 |
Reason for variation | 1.0% for loans up to 50M & 0.5% for loans over 50M |
Appears on Repayment Sched? | No |
Ins 1 | |
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Description | Insurance Fee |
% of loan amount - min | 1.10% |
% of loan amount - max | 1.10% |
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? | No |
% loan amount deposited | 15.00% |
or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
% loan amount deposited | 0 |
or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
Conditions on access to deposit | Final Pmt |
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 | Sample 6 | ||||||
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Loan Amount | UGX 800,000 | UGX 1,500,000 | UGX 5,000,000 | UGX 5,000,000 | UGX 8,500,000 | UGX 15,000,000 | |||||
Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||||
Disbursement Date | 2012-09-18 | 2013-03-04 | 2013-01-18 | 2013-03-14 | 2013-03-23 | 2012-11-08 | |||||
Loan Term (Months) | 8.0 months | 6.0 months | 12.0 months | 6.0 months | 12.0 months | 12.0 months | |||||
Grace Period (Months) | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | |||||
Total Cost of Credit | UGX 189,536 | UGX 269,013 | UGX 1,597,840 | UGX 875,046 | UGX 2,457,868 | UGX 4,247,108 | |||||
True Price by Comp | |||||||||||
Interest price component | 43.7% | 41.0% | 40.1% | 41.0% | 41.1% | 41.4% | |||||
Fee Component | 15.5% | 15.1% | 5.5% | 13.3% | 6.8% | 5.9% | |||||
Insurance Component | 3.0% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 2.1% | |||||
Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
Deposit Component | 19.9% | 18.9% | 12.5% | 18.2% | 15.6% | 15.6% | |||||
Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 82.1% | 78.7% | 59.8% | 76.1% | 65.5% | 65.0% | |||||
Transparency Index | 29 | 30 | 40 | 32 | 37 | 37 | |||||
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