| Number borrowers | 166,575 |
| Loan Amount (range) | MWK 150,000 - 500,000 |
| Loan Term (range) | 6 - 18 |
| Other Services (text summary) | Credit Educ, Group Mtgs, Credit Ins, Tech Asst Visits, Business Training, Other Training, Group Dynamics |
| Annual Interest & Method | 28.00% annual, Decl Bal |
| Fees | 2.40% upfront |
| Insurance | 0.50% upfront |
| Tax | None |
| Comp Dep | N/A |
| Range of pricing | |
| Interest Price Component | 21.4% - 27.7% |
| Fee Component | 2.5% - 3.2% |
| Insurance Component | 0.6% |
| Tax Component Range | 0 |
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 24.9% - 31.1% |
| Transparency Index (min/max) | 90 - 113 |
| Transparency Index (average) | 100 |
| Outstanding portfolio (MWK) | MWK 994,727,000 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 2,550,582.05 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 166,575 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 40% - 60% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 0% - 20% |
| Individual | |
| Solidarity group | x |
| Village banking | |
| Self help group | |
| Other |
| Any purpose | |
| Income generation | x |
| Mortgage/housing | |
| Consumer loan | |
| Agriculture | |
| Education | |
| Other household finance | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| Credit education | x |
| Group meetings | x |
| Credit insurance | x |
| Workplace visits | x |
| Business training | x |
| Other training | x |
| Other | Group Dynamics |
| 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 | 24 |
| # Regions for this product | 28 |
| Regions Active | Dedza, Dowa, Kasungu, Lilongwe, Mchinji, Nkhotakota, Ntcheu, Ntchisi, Salima, ChitipaKaronga, Likoma, Mzimba, Nkhata Bay, Rumphi, Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, MachingaMangochi, Mulanje, Mwanza, Nsanje, Thyolo, Phalombe, Zomba, Neno |
| Currency | MWK |
| Minimum loan size | MWK 150,000 |
| Maximum loan size | 500,000 |
| Loans less than MWK 50,000 | 0 |
| MWK 50,000-150,000 | 0 |
| MWK 150,000-250,000 | 20% |
| MWK 250,000-350,000 | 30% |
| MWK 350,000-450,000 | 30% |
| Greater than MWK 450,000 | 30% |
| Shortest loan term | 6.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 18.0 months |
| Approx average | 12.0 months |
| Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
| Between 4 and 6 months | 0 |
| Between 7 and 9 months | 0 |
| Between 10 and 12 months | 50% |
| Between 13 and 18 months | 50% |
| Longer than 18 months | 0 |
| Grace period usage | 100% |
| Average grace period | 1.0 month |
| 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 |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 28.00% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 28.00% |
| Interest rate period | Yearly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Decl Bal |
| Subsidized by funder request? | No |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | No |
| Fee 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Loan Processing Fee |
| % of loan amount - min | 2.40% |
| % of loan amount - max | 2.40% |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 |
| Reason for variation | N/A |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | Yes |
| Ins 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Life Insurance |
| % of loan amount - min | 0.50% |
| % of loan amount - max | 0.50% |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 |
| Reason for variation | N/A |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | Yes |
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | MWK 144,110 | MWK 300,000 | MWK 112,700 | MWK 500,000 | |||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | 1 | 1 | Not Known | Not Known | |||
| Disbursement Date | 2012-05-30 | 2012-02-29 | 2012-08-23 | 2012-07-03 | |||
| Loan Term (Months) | 24.0 months | 15.0 months | 24.0 months | 16.0 months | |||
| Grace Period (Months) | 0.0 months | 2.9 months | -0.7 months | 4.0 months | |||
| Total Cost of Credit | MWK 48,075.19 | MWK 65,076 | MWK 36,556.30 | MWK 115,540 | |||
| True Price by Comp | |||||||
| Interest price component | 26.6% | 22.4% | 27.7% | 21.4% | |||
| Fee Component | 2.5% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 2.9% | |||
| Insurance Component | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | |||
| 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) | 29.7% | 26.2% | 31.1% | 24.9% | |||
| Transparency Index | 94 | 100 | 90 | 100 | |||
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