| Institution Type | Credit Union / Cooperative |
| Is this institution regulated? | No |
| Website address | N/A |
| Year established | 2004 |
| Head of Institution | Akaare Emmanuel |
| Regions active | Northern Region |
| # Branches | 1 |
| Total Portfolio (nat'l) | GHS 64,800 |
| Total Portfolio (USD) | USD 32,893.40 |
| Active clients with loans | 145 |
| Approximate % female clients | 40% - 60% |
| Approximate % urban clients | 0% - 20% |
| Network affiliations | CUA, GHAMFIN |
| Funders | SENDFINCO (SEND Ghana) |
| Product Name | Loan Size Range | Loan Term (months) | % Female | % Urban | Loan Purpose | Eligibility | Other Services | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Loan | GHS 150 - 10,000 | 1 - 18 | 40% - 60% | 20% - 40% | Business | Women, Men, Have business | Group Mtgs | |||||||
| Microfinance Loan | GHS 120 - 250 | 4 | 80% - 100% | 0% - 20% | Business | Women, must be in a group and in the community | Credit Educ, Group Mtgs |
| Product Name | Annual Nominal Interest | Fees | Insurance | Taxes | Compulsory Deposit | APR (int+fee) | Full APR | Transparency Index | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Loan | 36.00% annual, Decl Bal | 1 Fee | 1 Ins | None | 50.00% upfront | 38.1% - 40.2% | 162.3% - 175.1% | 21 | ||||||||
| Microfinance Loan | 30.00% annual, Flat | 1 Fee | 0 Ins | None | N/A- upfront | 60.9% - 63.6% | 63% - 69.5% | 45 |
| Outstanding portfolio (BOB) | BOB 23,728,217.11 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 3,515,291.42 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 15,978 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 80% - 100% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 0% - 20% |
| Individual | |
| Solidarity group | |
| 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 | |
| Group meetings | x |
| Credit insurance | x |
| Workplace visits | |
| Business training | x |
| 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 | |
| Other | Los clientes nuevos no necesitan tener un negocio (suficiente con un plan de negocio) |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | 9 |
| # Regions for this product | 8 |
| Regions Active | Beni , Chuquisaca , Cochabamba , La Paz , Oruro , PotosÃ, Santa Cruz, Tarija |
| Currency | BOB |
| Minimum loan size | BOB 300 |
| Maximum loan size | 18,000 |
| Loans less than BOB 10,000 | 90% |
| BOB 10,000-40,000 | 10% |
| BOB 40,000-70,000 | 0 |
| BOB 70,000-100,000 | 0 |
| BOB 100,000-125,000 | 0 |
| Greater than BOB 125,000 | 0 |
| Shortest loan term | 4.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 12.0 months |
| Approx average | 7.0 months |
| Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
| Between 4 and 6 months | 30% |
| Between 7 and 9 months | 50% |
| Between 10 and 12 months | 20% |
| Between 13 and 18 months | 0 |
| Longer than 18 months | 0 |
| Grace period usage | 0 |
| Average grace period | 0 |
| Daily | |
| Weekly | |
| Every 2 weeks | x |
| Every 4 weeks | x |
| Monthly | |
| Every 2 months | |
| Quarterly | |
| Every 6 months | |
| Every 12 months | |
| Single end payment | |
| Irregular payments |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 35.00% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 35.00% |
| Interest rate period | Yearly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Decl Bal |
| Subsidized by funder request? | No |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Ins 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Paquete de Seguro Desgravamen y Vida |
| % of loan amount - min | 0 |
| % of loan amount - max | 0 |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 2.50 |
| Fixed amount - max | 2.50 |
| Reason for variation | N/A |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | Yes |
| Required for | All |
| Criteria | First cycle loans: 0% upfront deposit requirement. Multiple cycle loans - 20% upfront deposit requirement |
| Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | Yes |
| Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | No |
| % loan amount deposited | 0 - 20.00% |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
| % loan amount deposited | 10.00% |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
| Conditions on access to deposit | Final Pmt |
| Minimum interest rate paid | 0.06% |
| Maximum interest rate paid | 0.80% |
| Interest payment frequency | Monthly |
| Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 | Sample 5 | Sample 6 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | BOB 1,000 | BOB 3,000 | BOB 5,000 | BOB 7,000 | BOB 9,000 | BOB 16,000 | |||||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||||
| Disbursement Date | 2013-12-06 | 2013-12-06 | 2013-12-06 | 2013-12-06 | 2013-12-06 | 2013-12-06 | |||||
| Loan Term (Months) | 7.0 months | 5.6 months | 7.0 months | 11.0 months | 5.6 months | 11.0 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 | BOB 146 | BOB 307.32 | BOB 651.68 | BOB 1,328.64 | BOB 891.96 | BOB 2,999.96 | |||||
| True Price by Comp | |||||||||||
| Interest price component | 35.0% | 35.1% | 35.0% | 35.0% | 35.0% | 35.0% | |||||
| Fee Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
| Insurance Component | 5.3% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.4% | |||||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
| Deposit Component | 2.8% | 2.5% | 22.8% | 22.5% | 21.9% | 22.2% | |||||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 43.1% | 39.3% | 58.9% | 58.3% | 57.5% | 57.6% | |||||
| Transparency Index | 81 | 89 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | |||||
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