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MICRO FINANCING PROGRAM > MICRO LOCAL

 

Program Description

Wholesale micro lending through MSME-oriented rural and cooperative banks

Product Features

Type of Facility

Credit Line

Target Conduit

  1. Rural banks
  2. Cooperative banks

Purpose of Loan

Re-lending to micro borrowers

Loan Amount

Minimum of P200 Thousand
Maximum of P50 Million on the first year with SBC
Maximum of P100 Million for the succeeding years

Line Drawdown

Minimum of P100 Thousand
Maximum of 30% of credit line

Term and Line Expiry

One year credit line, subject to renewal

Repayment Term per Drawdown

360 days, payable quarterly; may be up to two years, if justified by nature of micro borrower’s business as in the case of graduating micros

Security

  1. Continuing Surety Agreement of principals
  2. Hard collateral maybe required if start up in microfinance

Other Terms of Financing

Conduit must be willing to monitor its micro borrowers and be monitored by SBC

 
Minimum Borrower Qualifications
  • At least three years in existence as a bank; may be on start-up basis in microfinance
  • At least 50 existing micro finance clients; if start up, should plan for at least 50
  • Must have at least a manpower of three exclusively for microfinance operations; if start up, should plan for at least three
  • Minimum asset size - should conform with BSP guidelines
  • Must have CAMELS rating of at least 3
  • Latest financial ratios
    • At least 1.0 current ratio
    • At least 10% capital adequacy ratio (per BSP guidelines)
    • Not more than 10% microfinance portfolio at risk (PAR)
    • Past due rate within industry average, but not exceeding 15%
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  • Documentary Requirements for Loan Application

 

For more information about our products, please contact us:

Small Business Corporation
Development Finance Group
Telephone No. 751-1888
or at any SBC office nearest you.

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