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MFT Approach  

  • Published on September 22, 2012

    MFTransparency’s Excel-based tool that can be used to analyze the cost of a particular loan product, helping the users understand how various factors influence the total cost of a loan and enabling cost comparisons between loans with different fee structures.

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    Topic: MFT Approach
    Experience Level: 2 Deeper Understanding, 3 Professional Level
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    File Type: Tools
  • Published on July 27, 2012

    This catalogue gives details of all the presentations given by MFTransparency at various industry events over the past four years. The list links to details about the events and downloadable PDFs of all presentations.

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    Topic: MFT Approach
    Experience Level: 1 Quick Overview, 2 Deeper Understanding, 3 Professional Level
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    File Type: Presentations and Webinars
  • Ten Steps to Pricing Transparency

    Published on July 27, 2012

    Follow these ten easy steps to get you started in understanding and applying transparent pricing. Support the industry’s continued advance on the development of responsible microfinance by endorsing and promoting pricing transparency.

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    Topic: MFT Approach
    Experience Level: 1 Quick Overview
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    File Type: Briefings
  • MFTransparency Overview

    Published on June 20, 2012

    MicroFinance Transparency is an international non-governmental organization that promotes transparency by facilitating microfinance pricing disclosure, offering policy advisory services and developing training and education materials for all market stakeholders. This two page briefing gives an overview of MFTransparency’s core components.

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    Topic: MFT Approach
    Experience Level: 1 Quick Overview
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    File Type: MFT Organization Mat'l
  • MFTransparency Interest Rate Formulas

    Published on June 19, 2012

    Outlining the metrics used to calculate pricing, this brief presents MFTransparency’s interest rate formulas, including calculating one period interest rate, calculating APR, calculating EIR, and the XIRR calculation.

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    Topic: MFT Approach, Understanding Prices
    Experience Level: 3 Professional Level
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    File Type: Briefings
  • Published on April 18, 2012

    One of MFTransparency‘s most important forms of support are its endorsers. These are individuals and organizations who have given their written commitment to MFTransparency’s mission. The MFTransparency’s endorser form can be found here.

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    Topic: MFT Approach
    Experience Level: 1 Quick Overview
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  • Published on April 18, 2012

    This compilation of quotes offers a variety of perspectives on transparency in microfinance from a range of industry actors including policy analysts, funders, journalists, microfinance institutions and networks, microfinance industry support organizations, legal advisors and academics.

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    Topic: MFT Approach
    Experience Level: 1 Quick Overview
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    File Type: Miscellaneous
  • Published on March 22, 2012

    This document gives a brief outline of why the microfinance industry needs standards for disclosure, how non-transparent pricing in microfinance has evolved, and what the process is for implementing pricing transparency.

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    Topic: MFT Approach, Need for Transparency
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