Outstanding portfolio (GHS) | GHS 200,000 |
Portfolio (USD) | USD 101,522.84 |
Active Clients with Loans | 150 |
Approximate % Female Clients | 40% - 60% |
Approximate % Urban Clients | 80% - 100% |
Individual | x |
Solidarity group | x |
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 | x |
Credit insurance | x |
Workplace visits | |
Business training | |
Other training | x |
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 | |
Must be specific age group | x |
Other | |
Other (2) |
# Regions for this institution | 1 |
# Regions for this product | 1 |
Regions Active | Greater Accra Region |
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 | 1.0 month |
Longest loan term | 5.0 months |
Approx average | 5.0 months |
Loans 3 months or less | 50% |
Between 4 and 6 months | 50% |
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 | 100% |
Average grace period | 0.3 months |
Daily | x |
Weekly | x |
Every 2 weeks | |
Every 4 weeks | |
Monthly | |
Every 2 months | |
Quarterly | |
Every 6 months | |
Every 12 months | |
Single end payment | |
Irregular payments |
Lowest quoted nominal interest | 5.00% |
Highest quoted nominal interest | 10.00% |
Reason(s) why interest rate varies | Client Risk, First-cycle loans are charged 10%, multiple-cycle loans are charged 5%, due to differing risk of default. |
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 | Form Fee | |
% of loan amount - min | 2.00% | 0 | |
% of loan amount - max | 2.00% | 0 | |
OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 | 3 | |
Fixed amount - max | 0 | 3 | |
Reason for variation | N/A | N/A | |
Appears on Repayment Sched? | No | Yes |
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 | 25.00% |
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 | ||||
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Loan Amount | GHS 200 | GHS 400 | GHS 500 | GHS 1,000 | |||
Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||
Disbursement Date | 2012-05-03 | 2012-06-19 | 2012-04-23 | 2012-08-22 | |||
Loan Term (Months) | 2.2 months | 3.2 months | 4.1 months | 2.2 months | |||
Grace Period (Months) | 0.1 months | 0.1 months | 0.0 months | 0.1 months | |||
Total Cost of Credit | GHS 47 | GHS 131 | GHS 213 | GHS 143 | |||
True Price by Comp | |||||||
Interest price component | 204.1% | 210.7% | 212.2% | 121.8% | |||
Fee Component | 41.3% | 23.5% | 17.8% | 25.5% | |||
Insurance Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
Deposit Component | 174.7% | 157.6% | 136.3% | 112.1% | |||
Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 420.1% | 391.8% | 366.3% | 259.4% | |||
Transparency Index | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | |||
Original Repayment Schedule | |||||||
MFT Pricing Calculation |
Institution Type | Bank |
Is this institution regulated? | Yes |
Website address | http://www.equitybank.co.ug/ |
Year established | 2008 |
Head of Institution | Francis Mills Robertson |
Regions active | Central, Eastern, Northern, Western, Southern |
# Branches | 38 |
Total Portfolio (nat'l) | UGX 143,130,000,000 |
Total Portfolio (USD) | USD 57,252,004.13 |
Active clients with loans | 13,069 |
Approximate % female clients | 20% - 40% |
Approximate % urban clients | 60% - 80% |
Network affiliations | Uganda Bankers Association, AMFIU |
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