Supporting Community-Managed Loan Funds

Donors support many community-managed loan funds (CMLFs) often designed as components of larger projects. Unlike microfinance institutions (MFIs) with professional staff, CMLFs rely on group members themselves to manage the funds. CMLFs can be attractive alternatives for areas and populations that are too expensive for formal MFIs to reach. Savings-based models have experienced promising results, but funding CMLFs with external capital at the outset almost always leads to poor repayment rates and fund failure.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murray, Jessica
Language:English
Published: 2006-05
Subjects:ACCESS TO LOANS, BANKS, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS, DELINQUENCY, EMPOWERMENT, EXTERNAL CAPITAL, EXTERNAL FUNDING, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FUTURE LOANS, INTEREST RATES, LEVERAGE, LITERACY, LOAN, LOAN DISBURSEMENT, LOAN FUND, LOAN FUNDS, LOAN REPAYMENT, MFI, MFIS, MICROFINANCE, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS, MONITORING SYSTEMS, OUTREACH, REPAYMENT, REPAYMENT RATES, REPAYMENT SCHEDULES, REPAYMENTS, RETURN, REVOLVING FUNDS, SAVINGS, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, TRANSACTION, VILLAGE, VOLUNTARY DEPOSITS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/9638727/supporting-community-managed-loan-funds
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9614
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