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 | |||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 (KES) | KES 4,713,212.77 |
Portfolio (USD) | USD 56,922.86 |
Active Clients with Loans | 396 |
Approximate % Female Clients | 80% - 100% |
Approximate % Urban Clients | 80% - 100% |
Individual | |
Solidarity group | x |
Village banking | |
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 | |
Credit insurance | |
Workplace visits | |
Business training | |
Other training | |
Other | |
Other (2) | |
No other services | x |
Men | x |
Women | x |
Must run a business | |
Must own a home or land | |
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 | Coast |
Currency | KES |
Minimum loan size | KES 5,000 |
Maximum loan size | 40,000 |
Loans less than KES 50,000 | 100% |
KES 50,000-150,000 | 0 |
KES 150,000-250,000 | 0 |
KES 250,000-350,000 | 0 |
KES 350,000-450,000 | 0 |
Greater than KES 450,000 | 0 |
Shortest loan term | 3.0 months |
Longest loan term | 9.0 months |
Approx average | dk |
Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
Between 4 and 6 months | 20% |
Between 7 and 9 months | 80% |
Between 10 and 12 months | 0 |
Between 13 and 18 months | 0 |
Longer than 18 months | 0 |
Grace period usage | 100% |
Average grace period | 1.0 month |
Daily | |
Weekly | x |
Every 2 weeks | x |
Every 4 weeks | |
Monthly | |
Every 2 months | |
Quarterly | |
Every 6 months | |
Every 12 months | |
Single end payment | |
Irregular payments |
Lowest quoted nominal interest | 21.00% |
Highest quoted nominal interest | 21.00% |
Interest rate period | Yearly |
Interest Rate Calculation Method | Flat |
Subsidized by funder request? | No |
Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
Fee 1 | |
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Description | Application Fee |
% of loan amount - min | 0 |
% of loan amount - max | 1.00% |
OR, Fixed amount - min | 400 |
Fixed amount - max | 0 |
Reason for variation | KES 400 Minimum |
Appears on Repayment Sched? | No |
Ins 1 | |
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Description | Emergency Fund |
% of loan amount - min | 1.50% |
% of loan amount - max | 1.50% |
OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
Fixed amount - max | 0 |
Reason for variation | N/A |
Appears on Repayment Sched? | No |
Required for | All |
Criteria | Rural loans <30,000 KES =15%. Loans >30,000 KES = 10%. Urban loans <100,000 KES = 15%. Loans >100,000 KES = 10% |
Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | No |
Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | Yes |
% loan amount deposited | 10.00% - 15.00% |
or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
% loan amount deposited | 0 |
or, Fixed-amount deposited | KES 100 |
Conditions on access to deposit | Access During |
Minimum interest rate paid | 2.00% |
Maximum interest rate paid | 4.00% |
Interest payment frequency | Annually |
Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 | ||||
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Loan Amount | KES 10,000 | KES 15,000 | KES 20,000 | KES 30,000 | |||
Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||
Disbursement Date | 2013-05-30 | 2013-05-01 | 2013-08-06 | 2013-05-23 | |||
Loan Term (Months) | 9.0 months | 9.0 months | 9.0 months | 9.0 months | |||
Grace Period (Months) | 0.5 months | 0.5 months | 0.5 months | 0.5 months | |||
Total Cost of Credit | KES 2,125 | KES 2,987.50 | KES 3,850 | KES 5,575 | |||
True Price by Comp | |||||||
Interest price component | 37.0% | 37.0% | 37.0% | 37.0% | |||
Fee Component | 10.6% | 7.0% | 5.2% | 3.5% | |||
Insurance Component | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | |||
Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
Deposit Component | 29.4% | 23.1% | 20.3% | 17.7% | |||
Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 81.1% | 71.1% | 66.5% | 62.2% | |||
Transparency Index | 26 | 30 | 32 | 34 | |||
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