| Number borrowers | 3,728 |
| Loan Amount (range) | GHS 50 - 1,000 |
| Loan Term (range) | 6 |
| Other Services (text summary) | Credit Educ, Group Mtgs, Credit Ins |
| Annual Interest & Method | 36.00% annual, Flat |
| Fees | 4 upfront |
| Insurance | None |
| Tax | None |
| Comp Dep | 20.00% upfront |
| Range of pricing | |
| Interest Price Component | 37.8% - 50.5% |
| Fee Component | 0.4% - 5.8% |
| Insurance Component | 0 |
| Tax Component Range | 0 |
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 71.0% - 77.1% |
| Transparency Index (min/max) | 47 - 80 |
| Transparency Index (average) | 49 |
| 315 |
| USD 5,000 - 500,000 |
| 3 - 120 |
| Credit Ins |
| 8.9%-26.0% annual, Decl Bal |
| None |
| 0.25%-9.96% ongoing Y |
| None |
| N/A |
| 9.9% - 28.9% |
| 0 |
| 0.9% - 1.9% |
| 0 |
| 13.3% - 26.7% |
| 24 - 67 |
| 47 |
| Outstanding portfolio (GHS) | GHS 543,996 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 276,140.10 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 3,728 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 80% - 100% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 40% - 60% |
| Individual | |
| 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 | x |
| Group meetings | x |
| Credit insurance | x |
| Workplace visits | |
| Business training | |
| Other training | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) | |
| No other services |
| Men | |
| 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 | 3 |
| # Regions for this product | 3 |
| Regions Active | Northern Region, Upper East Region, Upper West Region |
| Outstanding portfolio (USD) | USD 5,152,482 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 5,152,482 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 315 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 20% - 40% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 60% - 80% |
| Individual | x |
| Solidarity group | |
| Village banking | |
| Self help group | |
| Other |
| Any purpose | |
| Income generation | |
| Mortgage/housing | |
| Consumer loan | |
| Agriculture | |
| Education | |
| Other household finance | |
| Other | Compra de Vivienda |
| Other (2) | Construcción |
| 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 | x |
| Must be a salaried worker | x |
| Must be specific age group | |
| Other | |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | 9 |
| # Regions for this product | 9 |
| Regions Active | Beni , Chuquisaca , Cochabamba , La Paz , Oruro , Pando , PotosÃ, Santa Cruz, Tarija |
| 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 | 6.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 6.0 months |
| Approx average | 6.0 months |
| Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
| Between 4 and 6 months | 100% |
| 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 | 1.0 month |
| 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 | USD |
| Minimum loan size | USD 5,000 |
| Maximum loan size | 500,000 |
| Loans less than USD 1,500 | 0 |
| USD 1,500-5,000 | 0 |
| USD 5,000-10,000 | 10% |
| USD 10,000-15,000 | 20% |
| USD 15,000-18,000 | 10% |
| Greater than USD 18,000 | 10% |
| Shortest loan term | 3.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 120.0 months |
| Approx average | 92.0 months |
| Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
| Between 4 and 6 months | 0 |
| Between 7 and 9 months | 0 |
| Between 10 and 12 months | 0 |
| Between 13 and 18 months | 0 |
| Longer than 18 months | 100% |
| Grace period usage | 0 |
| Average grace period | 0 |
| Daily | |
| Weekly | |
| Every 2 weeks | |
| Every 4 weeks | |
| Monthly | x |
| Every 2 months | x |
| Quarterly | x |
| Every 6 months | x |
| Every 12 months | |
| Single end payment | |
| Irregular payments | x |
| 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? | No |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Fee 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Membership dues |
| % of loan amount - min | 0 |
| % of loan amount - max | 0 |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 3.75 |
| Fixed amount - max | 3.75 |
| Reason for variation | 1st cycle loans= 5.75 GHS. Multiple cycle loans= 3.75 GHS |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | No |
| 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 | 20.00% |
| 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 |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 8.86% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 26.00% |
| Reason(s) why interest rate varies | Loan Size |
| Interest rate period | Yearly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Decl Bal |
| Subsidized by funder request? | Yes |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Ins 1 | Ins 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Seguro de Desgravamen | Seguro de Todo Riesgo | |
| % of loan amount - min | 0.25% | 0 | |
| % of loan amount - max | 9.96% | 0.80% | |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 | 0 | |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 | 0 | |
| Reason for variation | Fee is 0.083%, charged each month on the outstanding loan principal only. | Fee is 0.0067% per month, charged on the oustanding loan principal balance only. Charged only if value of collateral is insufficient. | |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | Yes | 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 | Sample 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | GHS 300 | GHS 200 | GHS 650 | GHS 800 | |||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||
| Disbursement Date | 2012-11-07 | 2012-11-07 | 2012-11-07 | 2012-11-07 | |||
| Loan Term (Months) | 6.0 months | 6.0 months | 6.0 months | 6.0 months | |||
| Grace Period (Months) | 1.0 month | 1.0 month | 1.0 month | 1.0 month | |||
| Total Cost of Credit | GHS 57.75 | GHS 39.75 | GHS 120.75 | GHS 147.75 | |||
| True Price by Comp | |||||||
| Interest price component | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | |||
| Fee Component | 3.9% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 1.4% | |||
| Insurance Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Deposit Component | 20.0% | 20.8% | 19.1% | 19.1% | |||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 74.4% | 77.1% | 71.4% | 71.0% | |||
| Transparency Index | 48 | 47 | 50 | 51 | |||
| Original Repayment Schedule | |||||||
| MFT Pricing Calculation |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | USD 2,000 | USD 11,000 | USD 15,000 | ||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | ||
| Disbursement Date | 2013-10-15 | 2014-04-01 | 2014-04-01 | ||
| Loan Term (Months) | 61.0 months | 49.0 months | 97.0 months | ||
| Grace Period (Months) | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | ||
| Total Cost of Credit | USD 685.36 | USD 6,080.91 | USD 12,777.57 | ||
| True Price by Comp | |||||
| Interest price component | 11.4% | 25.7% | 19.8% | ||
| Fee Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Insurance Component | 1.9% | 1.0% | 1.1% | ||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Deposit Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 13.3% | 26.7% | 20.9% | ||
| Transparency Index | 67 | 33 | 42 | ||
| Original Repayment Schedule | |||||
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