| Number borrowers | 6,228 |
| Loan Amount (range) | MWK 1,000 - 4,000,000 |
| Loan Term (range) | 3 - 48 |
| Other Services (text summary) | |
| Annual Interest & Method | 24.50% annual, Decl Bal |
| Fees | |
| Insurance | |
| Tax | |
| Comp Dep | N/A |
| Range of pricing | |
| Interest Price Component | N/A |
| Fee Component | 0 (Int+Fee) |
| Insurance Component | 0 - 63.0% |
| Tax Component Range | -63.0% - 0 |
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 0 |
| Transparency Index (min/max) | 17 - 72 |
| Transparency Index (average) |
| 5,720 |
| GHS 100 - 2,100 |
| 6 - 12 |
| Credit Educ, Group Mtgs, Credit Ins, Tech Asst Visits, Business Training |
| 27.00%-30.00% annual, Flat |
| 2 fees |
| None |
| None |
| 10.00% upfront |
| N/A |
| 44.4% - 57.6% (Int+Fee) |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 52.1% - 68.6% |
| 39 - 67 |
| 45 |
| Outstanding portfolio (MWK) | MWK 921,197,595 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 6,141,317 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 6,228 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 20% - 40% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 40% - 60% |
| Individual | x |
| Solidarity group | |
| Village banking | |
| Self help group | |
| Other |
| Any purpose | x |
| Income generation | |
| Mortgage/housing | |
| Consumer loan | |
| Agriculture | |
| Education | |
| Other household finance | |
| Other | Borrower's choice |
| Other (2) |
| Credit education | |
| Group meetings | |
| Credit insurance | x |
| Workplace visits | |
| Business training | |
| 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 | x |
| Must be specific age group | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | N/A |
| # Regions for this product | N/A |
| Regions Active |
| Outstanding portfolio (GHS) | GHS 628,721 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 319,147.72 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 5,720 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 80% - 100% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 0% - 20% |
| Individual | |
| Solidarity group | |
| Village banking | |
| Self help group | x |
| Other |
| Any purpose | |
| Income generation | x |
| Mortgage/housing | |
| Consumer loan | |
| Agriculture | |
| Education | |
| Other household finance | |
| Other | for agro-processing activities |
| Other (2) |
| Credit education | x |
| Group meetings | x |
| Credit insurance | x |
| Workplace visits | x |
| Business training | x |
| Other training | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) | |
| No other services |
| Men | |
| Women | x |
| Must run a business | |
| Must own a home or land | |
| Must be a salaried worker | |
| Must be specific age group | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | N/A |
| # Regions for this product | N/A |
| Regions Active |
| Currency | MWK |
| Minimum loan size | MWK 1,000 |
| Maximum loan size | 4,000,000 |
| Shortest loan term | 3.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 48.0 months |
| Approx average | 12.0 months |
| Loans 3 months or less | N/A |
| Between 4 and 6 months | N/A |
| Between 7 and 9 months | N/A |
| Between 10 and 12 months | N/A |
| Between 13 and 18 months | N/A |
| Longer than 18 months | N/A |
| Grace period usage | 30% |
| 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 |
| Currency | GHS |
| Minimum loan size | GHS 100 |
| Maximum loan size | 2,100 |
| Shortest loan term | 6.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 12.0 months |
| Approx average | 6.0 months |
| Grace period usage | 0 |
| Average grace period | 0 |
| 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 | 24.50% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 24.50% |
| Interest rate period | Yearly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Decl Bal |
| Subsidized by funder request? | N/A |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Fee 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Processing Fee |
| % of loan amount - min | 2.00% |
| % of loan amount - max | 2.00% |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 |
| Reason for variation | |
| 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 |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 27.00% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 30.00% |
| Reason(s) why interest rate varies | Time as Client, Client Risk, Collateral |
| Interest rate period | Yearly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Flat |
| Subsidized by funder request? | No |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Fee 1 | Fee 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Application Fee | Processing Fee | |
| % of loan amount - min | 0 | 0 | |
| % of loan amount - max | 0 | 0 | |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 2 | 2 | |
| Fixed amount - max | 2 | 21 | |
| Reason for variation | No info | ||
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | No | No |
| Required for | All |
| Criteria | N/A |
| Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | |
| Do borrowers control deposit in their group? |
| % loan amount deposited | 10.00% |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
| % loan amount deposited | 0 |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
| Conditions on access to deposit |
| Minimum interest rate paid | 0 |
| Maximum interest rate paid | 0 |
| Interest payment frequency | N/A |
| Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | GHS 200 | GHS 700 | GHS 1,253.30 | ||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | ||
| Disbursement Date | 2010-10-17 | 2010-10-30 | 2010-07-09 | ||
| Loan Term (Months) | 6.0 months | 6.0 months | 12.0 months | ||
| Grace Period (Months) | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | ||
| Total Cost of Credit | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | ||
| True Price by Comp | |||||
| Interest and Fee Component | 57.6% | 49.4% | 44.4% | ||
| Insurance Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Deposit Component | 11.1% | 9.1% | 7.7% | ||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 68.6% | 58.5% | 52.1% | ||
| Transparency Index | 39 | 46 | 52 | ||
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