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Institution	# Borrowers	Portfolio (US$)	Products	Age of Data
Adhikar	35,300	2,674,000	1	144
AMPL	0	0	0	144
Arman	41,500	529,107,000	1	144
Arohan	43,500	8,091,000	2	144
ASA INDIA	164,000	15,380,000	1	144
Asirvad	113,500	19,328,000	1	144
Asmitha	1,114,800	217,867,000	1	144
Bandhan	4,048,600	674,564,000	5	144
Belstar	123,000	23,945,000	2	123
BSFL	275,200	31,590,000	3	144
Chaitanya	20,700	3,748,000	3	144
Disha Microfin	69,000	14,332,000	2	144
Equitas	1,220,000	186,415,000	4	144
ESAF	354,200	43,500,000	5	144
FFSL	150,600	35,719,000	2	144
Fusion	66,800	9,820,000	2	144
Grama Vidiyal	738,200	102,101,000	1	144
Grameen Koota	586,600	83,555,000	15	146
Janalakshmi	506,000	119,077,000	2	144
L & T Finance	399,800	37,199,000	1	144
MFL	331,800	49,083,000	1	144
MMFL	175,000	23,752,000	2	144
Mpower	13,600	2,263,000	2	144
Sahayata	0	0	0	144
Saija	24,700	4,682,000	2	144
Samasta	45,500	4,809,000	2	144
Satin	405,600	90,174,000	2	144
SCCI	115,600	15,910,000	2	144
Share	2,195,400	376,727,000	1	144
SKS	3,409,000	355,029,000	2	144
SMILE	360,200	56,927,000	1	144
SNFL	9,400	1,779,000	1	144
Sonata Finance	158,200	22,724,000	3	146
Spandana	533,400	147,240,000	2	144
Suryoday	78,600	14,713,000	3	144
SVCL	118,200	18,886,000	1	144
Swadhaar	92,800	17,166,000	3	144
Trident	68,700	8,852,000	1	144
Ujjivan	913,300	160,848,000	5	144
Utkarsh	168,600	25,915,000	3	144
VFS	175,400	19,264,000	2	144
Asomi	50,300	4,743,000	2	177
AES India	3,600	286,000	1	177
Arth	2,900	611,000	2	177
Asomi	50,300	4,743,000	2	177
Barasat GS	1,100	99,508.02	1	177
BJS	6,000	468,000	1	177
Cashpor	417,000	50,452,000	1	176
Credible	10,000	1,669,540.36	2	177
DIBAKAR	1,800	145,000	1	176
GOF	65,200	5,388,000	4	176
Hope	62,600	4,407,000	1	174
Jaago	2,700	237,000	1	175
LOK	4,900	573,000	1	176
Nano	25,600	3,660,000	2	177
NBSAAVS	28,100	2,821,000	1	174
Nirantara	8,200	917,000	2	176
Parama	7,100	482,000	1	176
Pragathi	26,200	4,579,000	6	176
PWMACS	36,500	5,946,000	1	176
Saadhana	90,900	12,046,000	2	176
Sambhav	1,500	183,000	3	176
Seba Rahara	6,700	468,000	1	176
SU	61,100	5,498,000	1	176
Swayanshree	7,900	918,000	2	176
Vikas Samiti	1,600	168,000	1	176
Vistaar	4,300	1,157,000	2	174
We The People	1,100	244,000	2	176
WEMCS	1,100	85,000	1	176
Yukti	1,100	99,000	2	176

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Institution

First Allied Savings and Loans Limited Box 5308OTB 662 Asomfo Road, AdumKumasi, Ashanti

Data approved: 2013-07-15

Data version: 1

Age of data: 145 months

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Product Details

Key Statistics

Outstanding portfolio (GHS)	GHS 4,395,023.82
Portfolio (USD)	USD 2,230,976.56
Active Clients with Loans	6,833
Approximate % Female Clients	40% - 60%
Approximate % Urban Clients	20% - 40%

Methodology

Individual
Solidarity group	x
Village banking
Self help group
Other

Description

Individual members of a group make minimum daily savings for eight weeks after which they are given loans individually. Group members make joint guarantees, with at least five members in each group.

Loan Purpose

Any purpose
Income generation	x
Mortgage/housing
Consumer loan
Agriculture	x
Education
Other household finance
Other
Other (2)

Included Services

Credit education
Group meetings	x
Credit insurance
Workplace visits
Business training	x
Other training	x
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	6
# Regions for this product	6
Regions Active	Greater Accra Region, Central Region, Western Region, Eastern Region, Ashanti Region, Brong Ahafo Region

Loan Conditions

Loan Amount

Currency	GHS
Minimum loan size	GHS 1,500
Maximum loan size	10,000

Distribution at Disbursement (Est.)

Loans less than GHS 1,000	0
GHS 1,000-5,000	30%
GHS 5,000-7,500	50%
GHS 7,500-10,000	20%
GHS 10,000-13,000	0
Greater than GHS 13,000	0

Loan Term and Grace Period

Shortest loan term	3.0 months
Longest loan term	12.0 months
Approx average	6.0 months

Distribution at Disbursement (Est.)

Loans 3 months or less	10%
Between 4 and 6 months	30%
Between 7 and 9 months	20%
Between 10 and 12 months	40%
Between 13 and 18 months	0
Longer than 18 months	0

Grace Period

Grace period usage	0
Average grace period	0

Repayment Frequency

Daily	x
Weekly	x
Every 2 weeks	x
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	36.00%
Highest quoted nominal interest	36.00%
Interest rate period	Yearly
Interest Rate Calculation Method	Flat
Subsidized by funder request?	No
Is rate fixed for entire loan term	Yes

Upfront Fees

	Fee 1
Description	Commitment Fee
% of loan amount - min	3.00%
% of loan amount - max	3.00%
OR, Fixed amount - min	0
Fixed amount - max	0
Reason for variation	N/A
Appears on Repayment Sched?	Yes

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	10.00% - 25.00%
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	5.00%
Maximum interest rate paid	5.00%
Interest payment frequency	Quarterly

Taxes

Are taxes charged on this product?	No

Are taxes charged on this product?

Full Pricing Data

Distance Banking samples

	Sample 1	Sample 2	Sample 3	Sample 4
Loan Amount	GHS 1,800	GHS 3,000	GHS 5,700	GHS 9,500
Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc)	Not Known	Not Known	Not Known	Not Known
Disbursement Date	2013-05-24	2013-05-23	2013-06-28	2013-07-03
Loan Term (Months)	8.0 months	7.0 months	6.0 months	6.0 months
Grace Period (Months)	0.0 months	0.0 months	0.0 months	0.0 months
Total Cost of Credit	GHS 486	GHS 716.01	GHS 1,197	GHS 1,993.02
True Price by Comp
Interest price component	58.7%	57.9%	57.8%	57.3%
Fee Component	8.6%	9.6%	10.9%	10.8%
Insurance Component	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Tax Component	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Deposit Component	42.1%	42.3%	42.9%	42.6%
Full APR (int fee ins tax dep)	109.4%	109.8%	111.6%	110.7%
Transparency Index	33	33	32	33

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Distribution at Disbursement (Est.)

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Repayment Frequency

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Interest

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Ongoing Fees

Upfront Insurance Fees

Ongoing Insurance Fees

Compulsory Deposit

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Deposits DURING period payments

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