| Number borrowers | 16,129 |
| Loan Amount (range) | MWK 5,000 - 400,000 |
| Loan Term (range) | 4 - 6 |
| Other Services (text summary) | |
| Annual Interest & Method | 60.00% annual, Flat |
| Fees | |
| Insurance | |
| Tax | |
| Comp Dep | |
| Range of pricing | |
| Interest Price Component | N/A |
| Fee Component | 0 - 110.5% (Int+Fee) |
| Insurance Component | 1.1% - 111.8% |
| Tax Component Range | -111.8% - 0 |
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 108.9% - 135.6% |
| Transparency Index (min/max) | 44 - 57 |
| Transparency Index (average) |
| 1,556 |
| GHS 500 - 2,000 |
| 6 - 12 |
| Credit Educ, Group Mtgs, Credit Ins |
| 36.00% annual, Flat |
| 5 upfront |
| 1.00% upfront |
| None |
| 10.00% upfront |
| 58.2% - 68.4% |
| 0.9% - 6.0% |
| 2.1% - 4.2% |
| 0 |
| 73.9% - 85.0% |
| 41 - 49 |
| 46 |
| Outstanding portfolio (MWK) | MWK 255,853,800 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 1,705,692 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 16,129 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 60% - 80% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 0% - 20% |
| Individual | |
| Solidarity group | x |
| Village banking | x |
| 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 | x |
| Business training | x |
| Other training | x |
| Other | bi-weekly training on different topics throughout the loan term, team work, etc. |
| 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 | N/A |
| # Regions for this product | N/A |
| Regions Active |
| Outstanding portfolio (GHS) | GHS 1,638,834 |
| Portfolio (USD) | USD 858,028 |
| Active Clients with Loans | 1,556 |
| Approximate % Female Clients | 80% - 100% |
| Approximate % Urban Clients | 60% - 80% |
| 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 | 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 | Must have a business plan |
| Other (2) |
| # Regions for this institution | 4 |
| # Regions for this product | 4 |
| Regions Active | Greater Accra Region, Central Region, Western Region, Ashanti Region |
| Currency | MWK |
| Minimum loan size | MWK 5,000 |
| Maximum loan size | 400,000 |
| Shortest loan term | 4.0 months |
| Longest loan term | 6.0 months |
| Approx average | 4.0 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 |
| Grace period usage | 10% |
| Average grace period | 2.0 months |
| Daily | |
| Weekly | x |
| Every 2 weeks | x |
| Every 4 weeks | |
| Monthly | |
| Every 2 months | |
| Quarterly | |
| Every 6 months | |
| Every 12 months | |
| Single end payment | |
| Irregular payments |
| Currency | GHS |
| Minimum loan size | GHS 500 |
| Maximum loan size | 2,000 |
| Loans less than GHS 1,000 | 80% |
| GHS 1,000-5,000 | 20% |
| 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 | 12.0 months |
| Approx average | 10.0 months |
| Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
| Between 4 and 6 months | 10% |
| Between 7 and 9 months | 0 |
| Between 10 and 12 months | 90% |
| Between 13 and 18 months | 0 |
| Longer than 18 months | 0 |
| Grace period usage | 0 |
| Average grace period | 0 |
| Daily | |
| Weekly | x |
| Every 2 weeks | |
| Every 4 weeks | |
| Monthly | x |
| Every 2 months | |
| Quarterly | |
| Every 6 months | |
| Every 12 months | |
| Single end payment | |
| Irregular payments |
| Lowest quoted nominal interest | 5.00% |
| Highest quoted nominal interest | 5.00% |
| Interest rate period | Monthly |
| Interest Rate Calculation Method | Flat |
| Subsidized by funder request? | N/A |
| Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
| Ins 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Insurance Premium |
| % of loan amount - min | 0.50% |
| % of loan amount - max | 0.50% |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 |
| Reason for variation | |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | No |
| Required for | All |
| Criteria | N/A |
| Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | |
| Do borrowers control deposit in their group? |
| % loan amount deposited | 10.00% - N/A |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 - N/A |
| % loan amount deposited | 0 - N/A |
| or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 - N/A |
| Conditions on access to deposit |
| 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 | 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 | Registration Fee |
| % of loan amount - min | 0 |
| % of loan amount - max | 0 |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 5 |
| Fixed amount - max | 5 |
| Reason for variation | N/A |
| Appears on Repayment Sched? | No |
| Ins 1 | |
|---|---|
| Description | Insurance Fee |
| % of loan amount - min | 1.00% |
| % of loan amount - max | 1.00% |
| OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
| Fixed amount - max | 0 |
| Reason for variation | N/A |
| 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 | 10.00% |
| 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 | 6.00% |
| Maximum interest rate paid | 6.00% |
| Interest payment frequency | Annually |
| Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 | Sample 5 | Sample 6 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | MWK 220,000 | MWK 390,000 | MWK 416,000 | MWK 450,000 | MWK 780,000 | MWK 1,075,000 | |||||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |||||
| Disbursement Date | 2012-10-23 | 2012-10-24 | 2012-11-28 | 2012-10-19 | 2012-11-29 | 2012-11-30 | |||||
| Loan Term (Months) | 3.7 months | 3.7 months | 3.7 months | 6.0 months | 3.7 months | 3.7 months | |||||
| Grace Period (Months) | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | |||||
| Total Cost of Credit | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||||
| True Price by Comp | |||||||||||
| Interest and Fee Component | 106.9% | 110.5% | 108.7% | 90.9% | 0.0% | 106.9% | |||||
| Insurance Component | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 111.8% | 3.1% | |||||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -111.8% | 0.0% | |||||
| Deposit Component | 20.8% | 21.9% | 21.3% | 16.1% | 133.1% | 20.8% | |||||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 130.8% | 135.6% | 133.1% | 108.9% | 133.1% | 130.8% | |||||
| Transparency Index | 46 | 44 | 45 | 55 | 45 | 46 | |||||
| Original Repayment Schedule | |||||||||||
| MFT Pricing Calculation |
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Amount | GHS 1,100 | GHS 1,200 | GHS 1,400 | ||
| Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | ||
| Disbursement Date | 2012-12-10 | 2012-08-06 | 2013-03-25 | ||
| Loan Term (Months) | 11.0 months | 12.0 months | 11.0 months | ||
| Grace Period (Months) | 0.7 months | 0.5 months | 0.2 months | ||
| Total Cost of Credit | GHS 401 | GHS 437 | GHS 509 | ||
| True Price by Comp | |||||
| Interest price component | 60.9% | 59.6% | 68.4% | ||
| Fee Component | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | ||
| Insurance Component | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | ||
| Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Deposit Component | 11.3% | 11.3% | 13.3% | ||
| Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 75.4% | 73.9% | 85.0% | ||
| Transparency Index | 48 | 49 | 42 | ||
| Original Repayment Schedule | |||||
| MFT Pricing Calculation |
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