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MFTransparency is a global initiative for fair and transparent pricing in the Microfinance industry. Our desire is to be the venue for the Microfinance industry to publicly demonstrate its commitment to pricing transparency, integrity and poverty alleviation. Our vision is a Microfinance industry operating with healthy free market conditions where consumers and other stakeholders can make informed decisions.
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Setting Standards for Microfinance
In an effort to head off a potential crisis in the fast-expanding microfinance industry, its leaders are adopting global truth-in-lending standards and creating a system for comparing loan terms offered by competing lenders
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Microcredit lenders urged to improve transparency
Lenders to the world's poor should disclose how much they charge their borrowers, a global network of microcredit agencies said on Monday, urging more transparency and greater protection of the poor. The proposal is backed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus.
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Recent Blog Posts
- Launch of the New Resources Library
- L’initiative de la Transparence des coûts en Microfinance au Sénégal
- A Conversation with Mr. Vasudevan PN, Founder and Managing Director of Equitas Microfinance India
- Preparing to launch the enabling APR & EIR Program: Bringing transparency to 8 countries in Africa
Recent Announcements
- A Conversation with Mr. Vasudevan PN, Founder and Managing Director of Equitas Microfinance India
- A Conversation with Katya Collao Grandi, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, and Andrés Urquidi Selich, National Commercial Manager of Banco FIE
- MFTransparency Partners with PlaNet Finance India on MPEA 2010
- Transparent Pricing Initiative in India: 35 Participating Institutions To Date
Latest Endorsements
- Isaac Bukhu, Umunthu
- Kelvin William Chisala, YARD
- G Maloya, BLantyre Teachers SACCO
- Joy Chingwa Munthali, Mzimba Teachers SACCO
- Albert F. Moyo, Mzimba Teachers SACCO
Recent News
- Expert calls for openness in micro-finance lending
- Entrevista entre MFTransparency y Banco FIE en Bolivia
- Bolivia: Destacan transparencia y código de ética de Banco FIE
- 2010 SEEP Annual Conference: Reflecting on 25 Years of Milestones in Microenterprise Development
- Transparent Pricing Initiative in Colombia: Launch on September 1-2, 2010, in Bogota and Medellin