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MICRO FINANCE

Small ticket loans to households that have annual income up to Rs. 300000 for income generating activities.

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Equitas Micro Finance was the forerunner in the MFI industry with
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Our Very First Loan Rate
 
Even when the MFI industry was operating with an interest rate between 35 – 40%
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First MFI
 
First to publish real interest rates on our client’s passbooks
(Source: Chuck Waterfield, CEO, mfTransparency.org)
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No Inefficieny
 
Committed to highest level of efficiency in our operations

INTEREST RATE

Microfinance Loans Interest Rate
Maximum interest rate 26%
Minimum interest rate 18%
Average interest rate 24%

INTEREST RATE RANGE

                                    Mean rate and Interest rate range for the quarter Jul 2023 – Sep 2023                           
Segment Mean Interest Rate Interest Rate Range
    Min Rate (in %) p.a. Max Rate (in %) p.a.
Microfinance Loans 24.09% 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 Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
Segment Min Rate (in %) p.a. Max Rate (in %) p.a.
Microfinance Loans 18% 27%

PROCESSING FEE

Loan Ticket Size Processing Fee
Less than or equal to ₹25000 0%
Greater than ₹25000 1% + G.S.T

LOAN OPTIONS

Income Generating Loan – Cycle Loan Amount (₹)
1st Cycle ₹40000
2nd Cycle ₹50000
3rd Cycle ₹60000
4th Cycle & Above ₹70000

 

Other Loans Loan Amount*
Additional Income Generating Loan Up to ₹15000
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