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Institution	# Borrowers	Portfolio (US$)	Products	Age of Data
AGFS	200	47,000	2	161
Ahantaman RB	23,800	9,896,000	4	143
APED	13,700	1,876,000	2	143
ASA Initiative	4,400	577,000	4	143
ASA-Ghana	71,600	18,385,000	2	143
ASPI	800	88,000	6	143
Atwima Kwanwoma	3,800	1,788,000	2	143
Baobab	5,100	967,000	2	143
BestFUND	13,000	4,172,000	3	143
Bonzali Rural	10,400	1,691,000	4	161
CashPhase	83	135,000	2	143
CASUD	1,100	524,000	1	143
CEDEF	500	54,000	4	143
CFF	100	13,000	1	143
CRAN	3,600	1,019,000	2	143
DQF	1,700	63,000	2	143
EASL	9,200	11,409,000	6	143
East Mamprusi	12,500	2,268,000	4	143
ELDA	0	0	0	143
EMPRETEC Ghana	200	56,000	2	143
FASL	13,500	14,047,000	8	143
Grameen Ghana	9,500	507,000	3	143
ID-Ghana	5,600	953,000	3	143
Innovative Finance	2,700	354,000	3	143
Kraban Support	7,700	781,000	5	161
KRB	4,000	6,350,000	3	143
Lower Pra RB	34,000	6,316,000	3	161
Maata-N-Tudu	12,000	941,000	4	143
Mail Finance	300	288,000	1	143
Markaz	0	0	0	143
Markaz Al Bishara	100	17,000	1	143
MicrofinPlus Gh	1,100	251,000	2	143
Nwabiagya RB	4,000	2,265,000	3	143
OISL	62,000	27,232,000	9	143
Pro Credit	0	0	0	143
Rich Step	100	101,000	1	143
SAT	147,600	29,359,000	4	143
Sekam Trust	600	137,000	2	143
Simli Pong	8,900	463,000	3	161
SS Ghana	200	35,000	1	143
TCCU	100	32,000	3	143
The Bridge	400	32,000	3	161
Union RB	3,800	2,361,000	4	143

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Institution

Finance Trust For The Self Employed Private Bag A232Lilongwe, Central Region

Data approved: 2013-01-08

Data version: 2

Age of data: 147 months

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Product Details

Key Statistics

Outstanding portfolio (MWK)	MWK 200,616,573.70
Portfolio (USD)	USD 514,401.47
Active Clients with Loans	7,792
Approximate % Female Clients	40% - 60%
Approximate % Urban Clients	80% - 100%

Methodology

Individual
Solidarity group	x
Village banking	x
Self help group
Other

Description

These are business loans given to relatively poor urban and semi-urban communities in group. The repayment period ranges from 4 to 12 months depending on the cycle. Clients may choose to pay biweekly or on monthly basis.

Loan Purpose

Any purpose
Income generation	x
Mortgage/housing
Consumer loan
Agriculture
Education
Other household finance
Other	Not unacceptable businesses e.g beer brewing, tobacco, charcoal.
Other (2)

Included Services

Credit education	x
Group meetings	x
Credit insurance
Workplace visits	x
Business training	x
Other training
Other
Other (2)
No other services

Eligibility

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)

# Borrowers by Product

Portfolio Size by Product

Geographic Coverage

# Regions for this institution	10
# Regions for this product	12
Regions Active	Kasungu, Lilongwe, Mchinji, Ntcheu, Salima, Mzimba, Nkhata Bay, Balaka, Blantyre, Mulanje, Thyolo, Zomba

Loan Conditions

Loan Amount

Currency	MWK
Minimum loan size	MWK 5,000
Maximum loan size	300,000

Distribution at Disbursement (Est.)

Loans less than MWK 50,000	30%
MWK 50,000-150,000	60%
MWK 150,000-250,000	5%
MWK 250,000-350,000	5%
MWK 350,000-450,000	0
Greater than MWK 450,000	0

Loan Term and Grace Period

Shortest loan term	6.0 months
Longest loan term	9.0 months
Approx average	6.0 months

Distribution at Disbursement (Est.)

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

Grace period usage	100%
Average grace period	10 days

Repayment Frequency

Daily
Weekly
Every 2 weeks
Every 4 weeks
Monthly	x
Every 2 months
Quarterly
Every 6 months
Every 12 months
Single end payment
Irregular payments

Pricing Information

Interest

Lowest quoted nominal interest	4.00%
Highest quoted nominal interest	4.00%
Interest rate period	Monthly
Interest Rate Calculation Method	Flat
Subsidized by funder request?	No
Is rate fixed for entire loan term	Yes

Upfront Fees

	Fee 1	Fee 2
Description	Application Fee	Registration Fee
% of loan amount - min	3.00%	0
% of loan amount - max	3.00%	0
OR, Fixed amount - min	0	500
Fixed amount - max	0	500
Reason for variation	N/A	Only for 1st-cycle loans
Appears on Repayment Sched?	No	No

Ongoing Fees

This product has no ongoing fees

Upfront Insurance Fees

This product has no upfront insurance fees

Ongoing Insurance Fees

This product has no ongoing insurance fees

Compulsory Deposit

Required for	All
Criteria	N/A
Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule?	No
Do borrowers control deposit in their group?	No

Deposit BEFORE or AT Disbursement

% loan amount deposited	20.00%
or, Fixed-amount deposited	0

Deposits DURING period payments

% loan amount deposited	0
or, Fixed-amount deposited	0
Conditions on access to deposit	End Term

Interest Paid on Deposit

Minimum interest rate paid	0
Maximum interest rate paid	0
Interest payment frequency	N/A

Taxes

Are taxes charged on this product?	No

Are taxes charged on this product?

Full Pricing Data

Business Loan II (Group) samples

	Sample 1	Sample 2	Sample 3	Sample 4
Loan Amount	MWK 10,000	MWK 30,000	MWK 50,000	MWK 60,000
Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc)	Not Known	Not Known	Not Known	Not Known
Disbursement Date	2012-07-25	2012-09-27	2012-09-27	2012-09-13
Loan Term (Months)	4.4 months	4.4 months	4.4 months	6.0 months
Grace Period (Months)	0.4 months	0.4 months	0.4 months	0.3 months
Total Cost of Credit	MWK 2,400	MWK 6,200	MWK 10,000	MWK 16,700
True Price by Comp
Interest price component	63.4%	63.2%	63.2%	69.1%
Fee Component	36.4%	20.8%	17.7%	12.9%
Insurance Component	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Tax Component	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Deposit Component	39.8%	33.1%	31.8%	33.1%
Full APR (int fee ins tax dep)	139.6%	117.1%	112.7%	115.1%
Transparency Index	34	41	43	42

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Grace Period

Repayment Frequency

Pricing Information

Interest

Upfront Fees

Ongoing Fees

Upfront Insurance Fees

Ongoing Insurance Fees

Compulsory Deposit

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Deposits DURING period payments

Interest Paid on Deposit

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