| Number borrowers | 5,755 |
| Loan Amount (range) | BOB 400 - 5,000 |
| Loan Term (range) | 4 - 10 |
| Other Services (text summary) | Group Mtgs, Credit Ins, Business Training, Other Training, Salud, Liderazgo |
| Annual Interest & Method | 33.6%-36.0% annual, Decl Bal |
| Fees | upfront ongoing |
| Insurance | None |
| Tax | None |
| Comp Dep | 20.00% ongoing |
| Range of pricing | |
| Interest Price Component | N/A |
| Fee Component | 57.9% - 62.0% (Int+Fee) |
| Insurance Component | 0 |
| Tax Component Range | 0 - 0.8% |
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 65.6% - 70.4% |
| Transparency Index (min/max) | 0 - N/A |
| Transparency Index (average) | 49 |
| 150 |
| GHS 50 - 1,000 |
| 1 - 5 |
| Group Mtgs, Credit Ins, Other Training |
| 60.00%-120.00% annual, Flat |
| 2 fees |
| None |
| None |
| 25.00% upfront |
| 121.8% - 212.2% |
| 17.8% - 41.3% |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 259.4% - 420.1% |
| 14 - 23 |
| 16 |
| Outstanding portfolio (BOB) | BOB 10,155,070.37 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 1,504,454.87 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 5,755 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 80% - 100% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 60% - 80% |
| Individual | |
| Solidarity group | |
| Village banking | x |
| Self help group | |
| Other |
| Any purpose | x |
| Income generation | |
| Mortgage/housing | |
| Consumer loan | |
| Agriculture | |
| Education | |
| Other household finance | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| Credit education | |
| Group meetings | x |
| Credit insurance | x |
| Workplace visits | |
| Business training | x |
| Other training | x |
| Other | Salud |
| Other (2) | Liderazgo |
| No other services |
| Men | x |
| Women | x |
| Must run a business | |
| Must own a home or land | |
| Must be a salaried worker | |
| Must be specific age group | |
| Other | Mujeres deben ser alrededor de un 80% |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | N/A |
| # Regions for this product | N/A |
| Regions Active |
| Outstanding portfolio (GHS) | GHS 200,000 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 101,522.84 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 150 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 40% - 60% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 80% - 100% |
| 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 | |
| Other (2) |
| Credit education | |
| Group meetings | x |
| Credit insurance | x |
| Workplace visits | |
| Business training | |
| Other training | x |
| Other | |
| Other (2) | |
| No other services |
| Men | x |
| Women | x |
| Must run a business | x |
| Must own a home or land | x |
| Must be a salaried worker | |
| Must be specific age group | x |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | 1 |
| # Regions for this product | 1 |
| Regions Active | Greater Accra Region |
| Currency | BOB |
| Minimum loan size | BOB 400 |
| Maximum loan size | 5,000 |
| Shortest loan term | 4.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 10.0 months |
| Approx average | 6.0 months |
| Grace period usage | 0 |
| Average grace period | 0 |
| Daily | |
| Weekly | x |
| Every 2 weeks | x |
| Every 4 weeks | x |
| Monthly | x |
| Every 2 months | |
| Quarterly | |
| Every 6 months | |
| Every 12 months | |
| Single end payment | |
| Irregular payments |
| Currency | GHS |
| Minimum loan size | GHS 50 |
| Maximum loan size | 1,000 |
| Loans less than GHS 1,000 | 100% |
| GHS 1,000-5,000 | 0 |
| GHS 5,000-7,500 | 0 |
| GHS 7,500-10,000 | 0 |
| GHS 10,000-13,000 | 0 |
| Greater than GHS 13,000 | 0 |
| Shortest loan term | 1.0 month |
| Longest loan term | 5.0 months |
| Approx average | 5.0 months |
| Loans 3 months or less | 50% |
| Between 4 and 6 months | 50% |
| Between 7 and 9 months | 0 |
| Between 10 and 12 months | 0 |
| Between 13 and 18 months | 0 |
| Longer than 18 months | 0 |
| Grace period usage | 100% |
| Average grace period | 0.3 months |
| Daily | x |
| Weekly | x |
| Every 2 weeks | |
| Every 4 weeks | |
| Monthly | |
| Every 2 months | |
| Quarterly | |
| Every 6 months | |
| Every 12 months | |
| Single end payment | |
| Irregular payments |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 2.80% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 3.00% |
| Reason(s) why interest rate varies | Loan Size, Client Risk |
| Interest rate period | Monthly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Decl Bal |
| Subsidized by funder request? | |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Fee 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Cargos administrativos por trámite desembolso |
| % of loan amount - min | 0 |
| % of loan amount - max | 2.50% |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 |
| Reason for variation | |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | Yes |
| Fee 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Cargos administrativos y Formularios |
| % of loan amount - min | 0 |
| % of loan amount - max | 1.20% |
| 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? | Yes |
| % loan amount deposited | 0 |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
| % loan amount deposited | 20.00% |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
| Conditions on access to deposit | Access During |
| Minimum interest rate paid | 1.20% |
| Maximum interest rate paid | 1.20% |
| Interest payment frequency | Monthly |
| Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 5.00% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 10.00% |
| Reason(s) why interest rate varies | Client Risk, First-cycle loans are charged 10%, multiple-cycle loans are charged 5%, due to differing risk of default. |
| Interest rate period | Monthly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Flat |
| Subsidized by funder request? | No |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Fee 1 | Fee 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Processing Fee | Form Fee | |
| % of loan amount - min | 2.00% | 0 | |
| % of loan amount - max | 2.00% | 0 | |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 | 3 | |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 | 3 | |
| Reason for variation | N/A | N/A | |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | No | Yes |
| Required for | All |
| Criteria | N/A |
| Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | No |
| Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | No |
| % loan amount deposited | 25.00% |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
| % loan amount deposited | 0 |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
| Conditions on access to deposit | Final Pmt |
| 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 | BOB 2,051.28 | BOB 2,051.28 | BOB 2,564.10 | ||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Disbursement Date | 2010-06-12 | 2010-06-09 | 2010-06-24 | ||
| Loan Term (Months) | 4.7 months | 8.0 months | 5.6 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 | 62.0% | 57.9% | 59.9% | ||
| Insurance Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Deposit Component | 8.4% | 7.6% | 7.7% | ||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 70.4% | 65.6% | 67.5% | ||
| Transparency Index | 48 | 51 | 50 | ||
| Original Repayment Schedule | |||||
| MFT Pricing Calculation |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | GHS 200 | GHS 400 | GHS 500 | GHS 1,000 | |||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||
| Disbursement Date | 2012-05-03 | 2012-06-19 | 2012-04-23 | 2012-08-22 | |||
| Loan Term (Months) | 2.2 months | 3.2 months | 4.1 months | 2.2 months | |||
| Grace Period (Months) | 0.1 months | 0.1 months | 0.0 months | 0.1 months | |||
| Total Cost of Credit | GHS 47 | GHS 131 | GHS 213 | GHS 143 | |||
| True Price by Comp | |||||||
| Interest price component | 204.1% | 210.7% | 212.2% | 121.8% | |||
| Fee Component | 41.3% | 23.5% | 17.8% | 25.5% | |||
| Insurance Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Deposit Component | 174.7% | 157.6% | 136.3% | 112.1% | |||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 420.1% | 391.8% | 366.3% | 259.4% | |||
| Transparency Index | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | |||
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