AREGAK Universal Credit Organization
Status Update - August 21, 2012
Kiva and AREGAK Universal Credit Organization have agreed to end their partnership. The microfinance institution is making its final repayments to Kiva this month, and funds will be settled out to lenders' accounts in mid-September.
Status Update - May 29, 2012
Aregak has decided to close its partnership with Kiva following a review of external funding sources. Since the relationship began in May 2010, Aregak has successfully paid back $174,650 in loans. It still has $122,175 in outstanding loans, which will be paid back to lenders as borrowers repay. We thank Aregak and the Kiva community for raising $296,825 to support borrowers in Armenia.
Partner Description:
Welcome to AREGAK UCO's partner profile. We are excited to be on Kiva and about your interest in lending to our clients. We believe that partnering with Kiva will help bring added capital to the Armenian economy as well as increase visibility of Armenia's economic environment through our lender profiles and journal updates. We can use your help and are excited you have chosen to find out more about AREGAK's clients. About Us
AREGAK UCO is a Closed Joint-Stock Company, incorporated in 2006, and regulated by the Central Bank of Armenia. AREGAK UCO was founded by United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), which currently is the sole shareholder of the company. The organization is involved in microfinance and provides micro-loans employing group liability lending methodology, individual business and consumption loans and a modified version of the group micro-loan, as well as other loans for the purchase of agricultural equipment in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.
MissionAREGAK UCO supports the economic empowerment and improvement of living standards of low income families, small and medium entrepreneurs through provision of high quality, accessible and sustainable financial services.
VisionOur goal is to be the most dynamic, socially responsive financial company in Armenia, delivering a wide product range across a large network to create exceptional convenience and value for our customers. Bring more light into your life. This is the way we work.
Goals and Objectives
- Increase Armenians access to financial services
- Ensure 90% of active clients have group guaranteed credits
- Ensure group average loan amount is within the range up to 50% of the GDP per capita in RA
- Maintain a client retention rate of 65%
Shareholder
Increasing Shareholder value with consistent earnings thereby ensuring AREGAK UCO's long term sustainability while diversifying our risk.
Team MembersUtilizing our team members to their full capacity while developing rewarding career opportunities with targets to
- Maintain staff retention rate at 90% and higher
- Engaging employees in a performance based profit sharing plan
History
In the fall of 1997, United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) established the AREGAK microfinance program, with the purpose to create economic opportunities for low income people who have no or limited access to the formal financial sources, especially in the remote rural areas. The microfinance program rapidly became the largest MFI in Armenia in terms of number of active clients.
In March of 2006, AREGAK UCO was registered as a Universal Credit Organization, structured as a Closed Joint Stock Company with UMCOR as the sole shareholder.
Today, AREGAK UCO provides a broad range of financial services to the population without compromising the social aspects of its mission and continues initiatives geared toward the fulfillment of its social goals.
Quick Facts
Currently, AREGAK UCO is the only credit organization in Armenia which has a country-wide branch network throughout Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.
- 202 employees
- 26,709 clients
- 689 communities served
- 26 branches
Please visit our web site for more information.
Repayment Performance on Kiva
This Lending Partner | All Kiva Partners | ||
Start Date On Kiva | May 10, 2010 | Oct 12, 2005 | |
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Total Loans | $298,450 | $2,053,171,115 | |
Amount of raised Inactive loans | $0 | $319,675 | |
Number of raised Inactive loans | 0 | 309 | |
Amount of Paying Back Loans | $0 | $156,095,200 | |
Number of Paying Back Loans | 0 | 187,574 | |
Amount of Ended Loans | $298,450 | $1,853,929,865 | |
Number of Ended Loans | 191 | 2,498,679 | |
Delinquency Rate | 0.00% | 13.14% | |
Amount in Arrears | $0 | $12,496,465 | |
Outstanding Portfolio | $0 | $95,082,592 | |
Number of Loans Delinquent | 0 | 66,954 | |
Default Rate | 0.00% | 1.82% | |
Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted | $0 | $33,755,381 | |
Number of Ended Loans Defaulted | 0 | 89,050 | |
Currency Exchange Loss Rate | 0.00% | 0.47% | |
Amount of Currency Exchange Loss | $0 | $12,742,203 | |
Refund Rate | 0.00% | 0.53% | |
Amount of Refunded Loans | $0 | $10,944,770 | |
Number of Refunded Loans | 0 | 9,671 |
Loan Characteristics On Kiva
This Lending Partner | All Kiva Partners | ||
Loans to Women Borrowers | 70.50% | 78.49% | |
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Average Loan Size | $1,563 | $393 | |
Average Individual Loan Size | $1,563 | $585 | |
Average Group Loan Size | $0 | $1,912 | |
Average number of borrowers per group | 0 | 8.3 | |
Average GDP per capita (PPP) in local country | $6,300 | $5,592 | |
Average Loan Size / GDP per capita (PPP) | 24.80% | 7.03% | |
Average Time to Fund a Loan | 5.75 days | 9.12 days | |
Average Dollars Raised Per Day Per Loan | $271.97 | $43.06 | |
Average Loan Term | 14.62 months | 11.5 months |
Journaling Performance on Kiva
This Lending Partner | All Kiva Partners | ||
Total Journals | 47 | 1,223,113 | |
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Journaling Rate | 24.08% | 41.90% | |
Average Number of Comments Per Journal | 0.09 | 0.02 | |
Average Number of Recommendations Per Journal | 0.11 | 0.55 |
Borrowing Cost Comparison (based on 2009 data)
This Lending Partner | Median for MFI's in Country | All Kiva Partners | ||
Average Cost to Borrower | N/A | 23.00% PY | 26.44% PY | |
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Profitability (return on assets) | N/A | 3.1% | -1.67% | |
Average Loan Size (% of per capita income) | N/A | 35.00% | 0.00% |
Country Fast Facts
- Country:
- Armenia
- Capital:
- Yerevan
- Official Language:
- Armenian
- Population:
- 3,060,631
- Avg Annual Income:
- $6,300
- Labor Force:
- agriculture: 44.2%, industry: 16.8%, services: 39%
- Population Below Poverty Line:
- 35.80%
- Literacy Rate:
- 99.60%
- Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000):
- 13.97 deaths
- Life Expectancy:
- 74.12 years