MICRO FINANCE
Small ticket loans to households that have annual income up to Rs. 300000 for income generating activities.
Equitas Micro Finance was the forerunner in the MFI industry with
Our Very First Loan Rate
Even when the MFI industry was operating with an interest rate between 35 – 40%
First MFI
First to publish real interest rates on our client’s passbooks
(Source: Chuck Waterfield, CEO, mfTransparency.org)
No Inefficieny
Committed to highest level of efficiency in our operations
| Microfinance Loans | Interest Rate | ||
| Maximum interest rate | 26% | ||
| Minimum interest rate | 18% | ||
| Average interest rate | 23% | ||
| Mean rate and Interest rate range for the quarter Jan 2023 – Mar 2023 | |||||||
| Segment | Mean Interest Rate | Interest Rate Range | |||||
| Min Rate (in %) p.a. | Max Rate (in %) p.a. | ||||||
| Microfinance Loans | 24.18% | 18% | 26% | ||||
| • Mean rate = Sum of rate of interest of all loan accounts / Number of all loan accounts. | |||||||
| Annualised Percentage Return (APR) for the quarter Jan 2023 – Mar 2023 | ||||
| Segment | Min Rate (in %) p.a. | Max Rate (in %) p.a. | ||
| Microfinance Loans | 18% | 27% | ||
| Loan Ticket Size | Processing Fee | |
| Less than or equal to ₹25000 | 0% | |
| Greater than ₹25000 | 1% + G.S.T | |
| Income Generating Loan – Cycle | Loan Amount (₹) | |
| 1st Cycle | ₹35000 | |
| 2nd Cycle | ₹40000 | |
| 3rd Cycle | ₹50000 | |
| 4th Cycle & Above | ₹60000 | |
| Other Loans | Loan Amount* | |
| Additional Income Generating Loan | ₹5000, ₹10000 | |
| Vidhya Loan | Up to ₹15000 | |
*Subject to meeting eligibility criteria.
“The average TAT to loan disbursement is 14 days subject to customer providing all the required details and being available for required center meetings and house verification”
Bank have engaged the Business Correspondents (BCs) to manage microfinance business. The name of BCs and their operating areas are given below.
| Name of Business Correspondents | States President | Districts Covered | ||
| NEW OPPORTUNITY CONSULTANCY PRIVATE LIMITED | Odisha | Bhadrak, Cuttack, Ganjam, Jajapur, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh and Puri | ||
| Uttar Pradesh | Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Bahraich, Ballia, Barabanki, Deoria, Gorakhpur, Hardoi, Kanpur, Kushinagar, Lucknow, Maharajganj, Raebareli and Sitapur | |||
| SONATA FINANCE PRIVATE LIMITED | Bihar | Bhojpur, Buxar, Kaimur, Kaimur (Bhabua), Rohtas, Sitamarhi and Vaishali | ||
| Uttar Pradesh | Basti, Faizabad, Gonda, Pratapgarh, Santkabir Nagar, Siddharth Nagar and Sultanpur | |||
Loan Application Forms and Loan Agreements can be accessed in Form Centre
