Institution Type | Non Bank Financial Institution |
Is this institution regulated? | Yes |
Website address | http://www.richstepinvestment.com |
Year established | 2007 |
Head of Institution | Stephen Dzovor |
Regions active | Greater Accra Region |
# Branches | 9 |
Total Portfolio (nat'l) | GHS 200,000 |
Total Portfolio (USD) | USD 101,522.84 |
Active clients with loans | 150 |
Approximate % female clients | 60% - 80% |
Approximate % urban clients | 80% - 100% |
Network affiliations | GHAMFIN, GCSCA |
Funders |
Product Name | Loan Size Range | Loan Term (months) | % Female | % Urban | Loan Purpose | Eligibility | Other Services | |||||||
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Petty Traders Loan | GHS 50 - 1,000 | 1 - 5 | 40% - 60% | 80% - 100% | Business | Women, Men, Have business, Have home or land, Specific age group | Group Mtgs, Credit Ins, Other Training |
Product Name | Annual Nominal Interest | Fees | Insurance | Taxes | Compulsory Deposit | APR (int+fee) | Full APR | Transparency Index | ||||||||
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Petty Traders Loan | 60.00%-120.00% annual, Flat | 2 Fees | 0 | None | 25.00% upfront | 147.3% - 245.4% | 259.4% - 420.1% | 16 |
Outstanding portfolio (UGX) | UGX 228,000,000 |
Portfolio (USD) | USD 91,200 |
Active Clients with Loans | 1,162 |
Approximate % Female Clients | 40% - 60% |
Approximate % Urban Clients | 0% - 20% |
Individual | |
Solidarity group | x |
Village banking | x |
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 | 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 | |
Must be a salaried worker | |
Must be specific age group | |
Other | |
Other (2) |
# Regions for this institution | 1 |
# Regions for this product | 1 |
Regions Active | Central |
Currency | UGX |
Minimum loan size | UGX 100,000 |
Maximum loan size | 1,000,000 |
Loans less than UGX 1,000,000 | 100% |
UGX 1,000,000-5,000,000 | 0 |
UGX 5,000,000-7,500,000 | 0 |
UGX 7,500,000-10,000,000 | 0 |
UGX 10,000,000-13,000,000 | 0 |
Greater than UGX 13,000,000 | 0 |
Shortest loan term | 6.0 months |
Longest loan term | 6.0 months |
Approx average | 6.0 months |
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 | |
Every 4 weeks | |
Monthly | x |
Every 2 months | |
Quarterly | |
Every 6 months | |
Every 12 months | |
Single end payment | |
Irregular payments |
Lowest quoted nominal interest | 3.20% |
Highest quoted nominal interest | 3.20% |
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 | Commission | Application fee | |
% of loan amount - min | 2.40% | 0 | |
% of loan amount - max | 2.40% | 0 | |
OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 | 5,000 | |
Fixed amount - max | 0 | 5,000 | |
Reason for variation | N/A | N/A | |
Appears on Repayment Sched? | No | No |
Ins 1 | |
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Description | Credit Life Insurance |
% 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 | 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 | ||||
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Loan Amount | UGX 300,000 | UGX 300,000 | UGX 800,000 | UGX 800,000 | |||
Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||
Disbursement Date | 2010-12-05 | 2010-12-05 | 2010-12-12 | 2010-12-23 | |||
Loan Term (Months) | 4.7 months | 4.7 months | 4.7 months | 4.7 months | |||
Grace Period (Months) | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | |||
Total Cost of Credit | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||
True Price by Comp | |||||||
Interest and Fee Component | 90.7% | 90.7% | 84.9% | 84.9% | |||
Insurance Component | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.5% | |||
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) | 96.3% | 96.3% | 90.4% | 90.4% | |||
Transparency Index | 40 | 40 | 42 | 42 | |||
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