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Institution
Data approved: 2011-10-04
Data version: 1
Age of data: - months
Description
This is a Group lending based product, where 10-25 neighbours form a group to co-guarantee each other using peer pressure as an alternative to formal collateral. Members go through training before each of them gets their loans, with amounts ranging from 50,000 to 600,000 for first time borrowers and upto 6,000,000 for subsequent loans. In addition each borrower is insured against personal accident insurance.
| Any purpose | |
| Income generation | x |
| Mortgage/housing | |
| Consumer loan | x |
| Agriculture | |
| Education | x |
| Other household finance | |
| Other | |
| 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 | x |
| Must own a home or land | |
| Must be a salaried worker | x |
| Must be specific age group | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) | |
Portfolio Size by Product
Geographic Coverage
| # Regions for this institution | N/A |
| # Regions for this product | N/A |
| Regions Active | |
Loan Conditions
| Currency | UGX |
| Minimum loan size | UGX 50,000 |
| Maximum loan size | 6,000,000 |
| Shortest loan term | 4.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 8.0 months |
| Approx average | 5.0 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 |
| Daily | |
| 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 | 39.00% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 39.00% |
| Interest rate period | Yearly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Flat |
| Subsidized by funder request? | N/A |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
Upfront Fees
| Fee 1 |
|---|
| Description | |
| % of loan amount - min | 1.00% |
| % of loan amount - max | 1.00% |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 |
| Reason for variation | |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | No |
Ongoing Fees
This product has no ongoing feesUpfront Insurance Fees
This product has no upfront insurance feesOngoing Insurance Fees
This product has no ongoing insurance fees
| Required for | All |
| Criteria | N/A |
| Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | |
| Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | |
Deposit BEFORE or AT Disbursement
| % loan amount deposited | 10.00% - N/A |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 - N/A |
Deposits DURING period payments
| % loan amount deposited | 1.00% - N/A |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 - N/A |
| Conditions on access to deposit | Access During |
Interest Paid on Deposit
| Minimum interest rate paid | 3.00% |
| Maximum interest rate paid | 3.00% |
| Interest payment frequency | Monthly |
Taxes
| Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
Additional Comments
The product depends on group solidality as the basic security
Full Pricing Data
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