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Institution	# Borrowers	Portfolio (US$)	Products	Age of Data
KBL	468,300	120,082,000	16	110
KF	233,600	41,416,000	4	109
NRSP	399,900	70,157,000	3	110
ASA	230,400	29,637,000	3	110
TMFB	221,200	85,449,000	7	110
FMFB	163,544	38,481,323	9	128
TRDP	100,000	13,817,000	3	110
PRSP	75,656	9,907,176	3	128
BRAC^P	57,300	11,869,000	3	110
SRSO	51,100	7,775,000	3	110
SSF	46,000	4,776,000	3	110
FINCA	82,000	43,559,000	9	110
JWS	36,000	6,545,000	2	110
RCDS	35,552	4,856,122	4	128
DAMEN	35,185	7,150,864	1	128
FFO	22,400	3,335,000	3	110
OLP	21,400	3,510,000	3	110
CSC	17,600	3,147,000	1	110
AMRDO	13,800	1,206,000	5	110
WMBL	13,800	6,105,000	3	110
Mojaz	13,400	2,415,000	2	110
SDF	11,500	1,041,000	4	110
POMFB	8,500	2,795,000	4	110
OPD	7,500	918,000	2	110
AGAHE	7,300	797,000	2	110
NRDP	6,184	1,521,972	3	128
GBTI	6,100	669,000	3	128
WASIL	4,300	1,135,000	2	110
Micro Options	4,000	768,000	5	110
VDO	3,900	489,000	3	128
SVDP	3,900	811,000	13	128
SRDO	3,500	766,000	4	110
OSDI	2,000	923,000	3	110
APMBL	1,800	1,401,000	3	110
BEDF	1,400	209,000	3	128
KCDO	800	94,000	1	128

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Institution

Finance Savings and Credit Cooperative MUSCCO HouseLilongwePO Box 1292

Data approved: 2013-01-04

Data version: 2

Age of data: 139 months

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Key Statistics

Outstanding portfolio (MWK)	MWK 13,606,531.95
Portfolio (USD)	USD 34,888.54
Active Clients with Loans	800
Approximate % Female Clients	20% - 40%
Approximate % Urban Clients	20% - 40%

Methodology

Individual
Solidarity group
Village banking	x
Self help group
Other

Description

This is a group business loan targeting small and medium entrepreneurs in both rural and urban areas.

Loan Purpose

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

Included Services

Credit education	x
Group meetings	x
Credit insurance	x
Workplace visits
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	x
Must be specific age group
Other
Other (2)

# Borrowers by Product

Portfolio Size by Product

Geographic Coverage

# Regions for this institution	5
# Regions for this product	5
Regions Active	Lilongwe, Mchinji, Salima, Mzimba, Blantyre

Loan Conditions

Loan Amount

Currency	MWK
Minimum loan size	MWK 5,000
Maximum loan size	500,000

Distribution at Disbursement (Est.)

Loans less than MWK 50,000	90%
MWK 50,000-150,000	10%
MWK 150,000-250,000	0
MWK 250,000-350,000	0
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	12.0 months
Approx average	9.0 months

Distribution at Disbursement (Est.)

Loans 3 months or less	0
Between 4 and 6 months	10%
Between 7 and 9 months	10%
Between 10 and 12 months	80%
Between 13 and 18 months	0
Longer than 18 months	0

Grace Period

Grace period usage	0
Average grace period	DK

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	45.00%
Highest quoted nominal interest	45.00%
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	Processing 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?	No

Ongoing Fees

This product has no ongoing fees

Upfront Insurance Fees

	Ins 1
Description	Insurance Premium
% of loan amount - min	2.00%
% of loan amount - max	2.00%
OR, Fixed amount - min	0
Fixed amount - max	0
Reason for variation	N/A
Appears on Repayment Sched?	No

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?	Yes
Do borrowers control deposit in their group?	Yes

Deposit BEFORE or AT Disbursement

% loan amount deposited	33.33%
or, Fixed-amount deposited	N/A

Deposits DURING period payments

% loan amount deposited	N/A
or, Fixed-amount deposited	N/A
Conditions on access to deposit	End Term

Interest Paid on Deposit

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

Taxes

Are taxes charged on this product?	No

Are taxes charged on this product?

Full Pricing Data

Phindu (Group Business) samples

	Sample 1	Sample 2	Sample 3	Sample 4	Sample 5	Sample 6
Loan Amount	MWK 10,000	MWK 25,000	MWK 48,600	MWK 89,100	MWK 35,400	MWK 34,800
Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc)	3	3	5	5	5	5
Disbursement Date	2013-01-07	2013-01-07	2012-10-23	2012-10-23	2012-10-23	2012-10-23
Loan Term (Months)	6.0 months	6.0 months	6.0 months	6.0 months	6.0 months	6.0 months
Grace Period (Months)	0.0 months	0.0 months	0.0 months	0.0 months	0.0 months	0.0 months
Total Cost of Credit	MWK 2,750	MWK 6,875	MWK 13,365	MWK 24,503	MWK 9,735	MWK 9,570
True Price by Comp
Interest price component	72.2%	72.2%	71.2%	71.2%	71.2%	71.2%
Fee Component	11.2%	11.2%	11.1%	11.1%	11.1%	11.1%
Insurance Component	7.7%	7.7%	7.5%	7.6%	7.5%	7.5%
Tax Component	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Deposit Component	88.7%	88.7%	86.6%	86.5%	86.6%	86.6%
Full APR (int fee ins tax dep)	179.8%	179.8%	176.4%	176.4%	176.4%	176.4%
Transparency Index	25	25	26	26	26	26

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Deposits DURING period payments

Interest Paid on Deposit

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