Institution Type | Non Bank Financial Institution |
Is this institution regulated? | Yes |
Website address | http://www.pfsl.com.zm/ |
Year established | 2008 |
Head of Institution | Claude Lafond |
Regions active | |
# Branches | 9 |
Total Portfolio (nat'l) | ZMK 18,835,000,000 |
Total Portfolio (USD) | USD 3,639,613.53 |
Active clients with loans | 1,481 |
Approximate % female clients | 40% - 60% |
Approximate % urban clients | 40% - 60% |
Network affiliations | AMIZ, PROXFIN |
Funders | AFDB, FMO, CIDA Canada, DID / CEP |
Product Name | Loan Size Range | Loan Term (months) | % Female | % Urban | Loan Purpose | Eligibility | Other Services | |||||||
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Home Improvement Loan | ZMK 5,000,000 - 120,000,000 | 6 - 60 | 40% - 60% | 40% - 60% | Business, Housing | Women, Men, Have business, Have home or land | Credit Educ, Group Mtgs, Credit Ins | |||||||
MSME Loan | ZMK 1,000,000 - 120,000,000 | 6 - 36 | 40% - 60% | 60% - 80% | Business | Women, Men, Have business | Credit Educ, Group Mtgs, Credit Ins, Tech Asst Visits, Business Training | |||||||
Women Market Loan | ZMK 1,000,000 - 5,000,000 | 6 - 12 | 80% - 100% | 60% - 80% | Business | Women, Have business | Credit Educ, Group Mtgs, Credit Ins, Other Training |
Product Name | Annual Nominal Interest | Fees | Insurance | Taxes | Compulsory Deposit | APR (int+fee) | Full APR | Transparency Index | ||||||||
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Home Improvement Loan | 30.0%-36.0% annual, Flat | 1 Fee | 1 Ins | None | 5.0% upfront | 60% - 72.2% | 68.7% - 80% | 41 | ||||||||
MSME Loan | 54.0%-66.0% annual, Flat | 1 Fee | 1 Ins | None | 15.0% upfront | 104.8% - 135.3% | 139.5% - 181% | 34 | ||||||||
Women Market Loan | 54.0%-66.0% annual, Flat | 1 Fee | 1 Ins | None | 20.0% upfront | 122.5% - 135.3% | 176.6% - 200.9% | 28 |
Outstanding portfolio (GHS) | GHS 77,200 |
Portfolio (USD) | USD 39,187.82 |
Active Clients with Loans | 102 |
Approximate % Female Clients | 40% - 60% |
Approximate % Urban Clients | 0% - 20% |
Individual | x |
Solidarity group | x |
Village banking | |
Self help group | |
Other |
Any purpose | |
Income generation | x |
Mortgage/housing | |
Consumer loan | |
Agriculture | |
Education | |
Other household finance | |
Other | Used for agricultural purposes |
Other (2) |
Credit education | x |
Group meetings | x |
Credit insurance | |
Workplace visits | x |
Business training | x |
Other training | x |
Other | Health Education |
Other (2) | Technology Management |
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 | Must own a farm or animals, fish, etc. |
Other (2) |
# Regions for this institution | 2 |
# Regions for this product | 1 |
Regions Active | Volta Region |
Currency | GHS |
Minimum loan size | GHS 400 |
Maximum loan size | 15,000 |
Loans less than GHS 1,000 | 40% |
GHS 1,000-5,000 | 30% |
GHS 5,000-7,500 | 10% |
GHS 7,500-10,000 | 15% |
GHS 10,000-13,000 | 5% |
Greater than GHS 13,000 | 5% |
Shortest loan term | 4.0 months |
Longest loan term | 24.0 months |
Approx average | 14.0 months |
Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
Between 4 and 6 months | 15% |
Between 7 and 9 months | 40% |
Between 10 and 12 months | 40% |
Between 13 and 18 months | 5% |
Longer than 18 months | 0 |
Grace period usage | 100% |
Average grace period | 1.0 month |
Daily | |
Weekly | |
Every 2 weeks | x |
Every 4 weeks | |
Monthly | x |
Every 2 months | |
Quarterly | |
Every 6 months | |
Every 12 months | |
Single end payment | |
Irregular payments | x |
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 |
Fee 1 | |
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Description | Processing Fee |
% of loan amount - min | 4.00% |
% of loan amount - max | 4.00% |
OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
Fixed amount - max | 0 |
Reason for variation | N/A |
Appears on Repayment Sched? | Yes |
Required for | All |
Criteria | N/A |
Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | Yes |
Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | No |
% loan amount deposited | 15.00% - 30.00% |
or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
% loan amount deposited | 0 |
or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
Conditions on access to deposit | End Term |
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 | Sample 4 | Sample 5 | Sample 6 | ||||||
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Loan Amount | GHS 800 | GHS 1,500 | GHS 3,000 | GHS 5,500 | GHS 6,000 | GHS 14,500 | |||||
Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
Disbursement Date | 2013-01-28 | 2012-12-28 | 2012-12-27 | 2013-04-16 | 2013-01-24 | 2013-04-16 | |||||
Loan Term (Months) | 3.0 months | 6.0 months | 4.7 months | 5.4 months | 5.6 months | 9.0 months | |||||
Grace Period (Months) | 0.2 months | 0.2 months | 0.5 months | 0.2 months | 0.5 months | 0.2 months | |||||
Total Cost of Credit | GHS 128 | GHS 408 | GHS 732 | GHS 1,562 | GHS 1,704.10 | GHS 6,496.30 | |||||
True Price by Comp | |||||||||||
Interest price component | 79.8% | 77.3% | 85.9% | 93.9% | 86.6% | 89.7% | |||||
Fee Component | 29.3% | 15.7% | 19.4% | 18.2% | 16.7% | 11.4% | |||||
Insurance Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
Deposit Component | 35.0% | 44.1% | 46.5% | 51.8% | 39.3% | 43.5% | |||||
Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 144.1% | 137.1% | 151.8% | 163.9% | 142.6% | 144.6% | |||||
Transparency Index | 33 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 33 | |||||
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