| Number borrowers | 5,600 |
| Loan Amount (range) | GHS 500 - 15,000 |
| Loan Term (range) | 6 - 36 |
| Other Services (text summary) | Credit Ins, Overdraft |
| Annual Interest & Method | 30.00% annual, Decl Bal |
| Fees | 3.00% upfront |
| Insurance | None |
| Tax | None |
| Comp Dep | N/A |
| Range of pricing | |
| Interest Price Component | 42.4% - 67.0% |
| Fee Component | 0 - 6.0% |
| Insurance Component | 0 |
| Tax Component Range | 0 |
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 46.7% - 48.4% |
| Transparency Index (min/max) | 21 - 64 |
| Transparency Index (average) | 62 |
| 277 |
| GHS 100 - 5,000 |
| 3 - 9 |
| Credit Educ, Business Training, Other Training, Life skill training, counciling, and referral services. |
| 36.0% annual, Flat |
| 3.00% upfront |
| None |
| None |
| N/A |
| 0 - 63.5% |
| 0 - 12.7% |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 68.9% - 74.9% |
| 48 - 100 |
| 49 |
| Outstanding portfolio (GHS) | GHS 2,103,292 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 1,067,660.91 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 5,600 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 40% - 60% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 0% - 20% |
| Individual | |
| Solidarity group | x |
| Village banking | |
| Self help group | |
| Other |
| Any purpose | |
| Income generation | |
| 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 | Overdraft |
| Other (2) | |
| No other services |
| Men | x |
| Women | x |
| Must run a business | |
| Must own a home or land | |
| Must be a salaried worker | x |
| Must be specific age group | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | 1 |
| # Regions for this product | 1 |
| Regions Active | Northern Region |
| Outstanding portfolio (GHS) | GHS 76,819 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 38,994.42 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 277 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 80% - 100% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 80% - 100% |
| Individual | x |
| Solidarity group | |
| 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 | x |
| Group meetings | |
| Credit insurance | |
| Workplace visits | |
| Business training | x |
| Other training | x |
| Other | Life skill training, counciling, and referral services. |
| 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 | |
| Must be specific age group | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | 1 |
| # Regions for this product | 1 |
| Regions Active | Greater Accra Region |
| Currency | GHS |
| Minimum loan size | GHS 500 |
| Maximum loan size | 15,000 |
| Loans less than GHS 1,000 | 20% |
| GHS 1,000-5,000 | 20% |
| GHS 5,000-7,500 | 15% |
| GHS 7,500-10,000 | 15% |
| GHS 10,000-13,000 | 15% |
| Greater than GHS 13,000 | 15% |
| Shortest loan term | 6.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 36.0 months |
| Approx average | 18.0 months |
| Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
| Between 4 and 6 months | 40% |
| Between 7 and 9 months | 40% |
| Between 10 and 12 months | 15% |
| Between 13 and 18 months | 5% |
| Longer than 18 months | 0 |
| Grace period usage | 0 |
| Average grace period | 0 |
| 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 |
| Currency | GHS |
| Minimum loan size | GHS 100 |
| Maximum loan size | 5,000 |
| Loans less than GHS 1,000 | 0 |
| GHS 1,000-5,000 | 100% |
| 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 | 3.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 9.0 months |
| Approx average | 7.0 months |
| Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
| Between 4 and 6 months | 90% |
| Between 7 and 9 months | 10% |
| Between 10 and 12 months | 0 |
| Between 13 and 18 months | 0 |
| Longer than 18 months | 0 |
| Grace period usage | 100% |
| Average grace period | 0.5 months |
| 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 |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 30.00% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 30.00% |
| Interest rate period | Yearly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Decl Bal |
| Subsidized by funder request? | No |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Fee 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Commitment 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 |
| Required for | Never |
| Criteria | N/A |
| Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | N/A |
| Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | N/A |
| % loan amount deposited | N/A |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | N/A |
| % loan amount deposited | N/A |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | N/A |
| Conditions on access to deposit | N/A |
| Minimum interest rate paid | N/A |
| Maximum interest rate paid | N/A |
| Interest payment frequency | N/A |
| Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 3.00% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 3.00% |
| Interest rate period | Monthly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Flat |
| Subsidized by funder request? | Yes |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Fee 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Loan 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? | Yes |
| Required for | Never |
| Criteria | N/A |
| Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | N/A |
| Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | N/A |
| % loan amount deposited | N/A |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | N/A |
| % loan amount deposited | N/A |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | N/A |
| Conditions on access to deposit | N/A |
| Minimum interest rate paid | N/A |
| Maximum interest rate paid | N/A |
| Interest payment frequency | N/A |
| Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | GHS 600 | GHS 1,700 | GHS 3,000 | ||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | ||
| Disbursement Date | 2013-03-05 | 2013-02-27 | 2013-03-20 | ||
| Loan Term (Months) | 12.0 months | 18.0 months | 12.0 months | ||
| Grace Period (Months) | 0.0 months | -0.1 months | 0.0 months | ||
| Total Cost of Credit | GHS 168 | GHS 689 | GHS 840 | ||
| True Price by Comp | |||||
| Interest price component | 42.4% | 42.4% | 42.4% | ||
| Fee Component | 6.0% | 4.3% | 6.0% | ||
| Insurance Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Deposit Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 48.4% | 46.7% | 48.4% | ||
| Transparency Index | 62 | 64 | 62 | ||
| Original Repayment Schedule | |||||
| MFT Pricing Calculation |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | GHS 300 | GHS 700 | GHS 1,600 | GHS 3,000 | |||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||
| Disbursement Date | 2013-02-06 | 2013-02-06 | 2013-01-09 | 2013-01-09 | |||
| Loan Term (Months) | 5.6 months | 5.7 months | 9.0 months | 6.0 months | |||
| Grace Period (Months) | 0.0 months | 0.1 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | |||
| Total Cost of Credit | GHS 58.71 | GHS 136.99 | GHS 489.86 | GHS 622.60 | |||
| True Price by Comp | |||||||
| Interest price component | 62.2% | 61.5% | 63.5% | 57.8% | |||
| Fee Component | 12.7% | 12.6% | 8.3% | 11.1% | |||
| Insurance Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Deposit Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 74.9% | 74.1% | 71.8% | 68.9% | |||
| Transparency Index | 48 | 49 | 50 | 52 | |||
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