Higher income, reduced expenses spur Co-op Bank profit to hit Sh16.5 billion

By Bernard Matumbai Co-operative Bank of Kenya’s net income jumped by 53 percent to a record Sh16.5 billion in the year ended December 2021 from Sh10.8 billion in the previous term, something that was attributable to higher interest income, investment in government and reduced expenses. The bank recorded a 59 percent surge in pre-tax profit…

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Adoption of Risk based lending has increased credit rating uptake

By Andrew Walyaula waliaulaandrew0@gmail.com Lenders in Kenya have gradually adopted the risk lending based mechanism, a move that has led to the rise of credit rating uptake. The Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) Regulation 2020 mandates lenders to use a customer’s credit score when appraising a credit application. Metropol CRB General Managing Director Sam Omukoko urged…

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SACCO

Over Sh5 billion Owed to Saccos by Employers in Non-Remittance, Report

By Our Reporter Despite the stellar performance of the Deposit Taking (DT) Saccos during the troubled 2020 financial year, Sacco regulator SASRA blames perennial delays in remittances of statutory deductions for topping the list of un-warranted challenges that hamper the growth and development of the societies. According to the SASRA’s 2020 Sacco supervisory annual report,…

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SASRA Chief Executive Peter Njuguna

Worry as Dormant Sacco Members Hit 1.4m Due to Economic Hardships

By Sammy Chivanga The number of dormant members in the Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (Sacco) has risen by 79.55 percent to 1.37 million on increased job cuts and delayed salaries from struggling entities. The increase in dormant membership is the fastest in recent years and came on the back of economic fallout that hit…

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