Vangjel is 67 years old and he is seen with his wife. Vangjel lives in a village in southeastern Albania. His village is near Prespa lake and the nature there is amazing. Many tourists go and enjoy the beauty of this place. Vangjel is requesting your financial help to build a kitchen in the house. It will help his wife to cook in better conditions. Vangjel has 6 dynyms (each dynym is 1000 square meters) of agricultural land where he plants fodder for the livestock. They have two cows and sell two calves for $490/each every year. Both are retirees and take a retirement pension of around $200 in total per month. Vangjel lives only with his wife while his two children are married and live with their families.
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Vangjel
Korce, Albania / Personal Housing Expenses
A loan of $1,625 helped to buy a kitchen in the house where his wife could cook in better conditions. .
Vangjel's story
This loan is special because:
It supports populations in a country where financing options are scarce.
More about this loan
About Agro & Social Fund:
Agro & Social Fund is a microfinance institution that offers a variety of loan products designed for rural, traditionally underserved clients and their families. These products include agriculture, business and household improvement loans, as well as "integration loans" targeted to help the poorest, most vulnerable Albanian households acquire value chain resources.
Loan details
Loan length:
26 months
Repayment schedule:
Monthly
Disbursed date:
April 12, 2017
Currency exchange loss:
Possible
Facilitated by Field Partner:
Agro & Social Fund
Repayment schedule
The loan's repayment schedule describes the frequency with which repayments on the loan. It can be any of the following:
Monthly - One repayment made per month
At end of term - One repayment made at the end of the loan term
Irregularly - Any other repayment schedule
To see a detailed repayment schedule for a loan, please click the "Repayment Schedule" link on the loan profile.
Monthly - One repayment made per month
At end of term - One repayment made at the end of the loan term
Irregularly - Any other repayment schedule
To see a detailed repayment schedule for a loan, please click the "Repayment Schedule" link on the loan profile.
What is the disbursed date?
The disbursed date indicates the date that the borrower receives their loan funds. Loan disbursal for loans on Kiva can happen anywhere from 30 days before to 90 days after the loan is posted on the Kiva website. Direct loans are always post-disbursed, and will be done only after the loan has fully fundraised on Kiva.
In the case of partner loans, many of Kiva's Field Partners choose to disburse loan funds before the loan request is posted on Kiva. We allow pre-disbursal because it ensures that the funds reach the borrower as soon as they are needed. Loan funds from Kiva lenders then go to backfill that amount and as a lender you assume the risk of the loan. By doing this, our Field Partners assume the risk that, if the loan isn't funded by Kiva lenders, the Field Partner has to fund the loan without any funds from Kiva lenders.
If a partner loan is not pre-disbursed, it will be listed on Kiva with an expected "post-disbursed" date. If a post-disbursed loan is not funded on Kiva, there is a chance that the borrower may not receive their loan. Some Field Partners choose to disburse loans with other sources of funding, while other partners don't have the resources available to fund loans without Kiva lenders' support. No direct loans will be disbursed unless they fully fundraise on Kiva.
What is currency exchange loss and how could it affect my Kiva loans?
When lending funds across national boundaries, the local currency in the Field Partner's country of operation may lose some of its value relative to the USD, thus requiring the Field Partner to use more of its local currency to reimburse Kiva in USD. Kiva offers Field Partners the option to protect themselves against severe currency fluctuations (a US dollar appreciation of over 10% relative to the local currency) by sharing any losses greater than 10% with Kiva lenders. By bearing these losses, lenders are able to protect the Field Partner and its borrowers from catastrophic currency devaluations.
The Field Partner-specified currency exchange loss to lenders can be one of three values: Covered, Possible, or N/A.
Covered: The Field Partner has opted to cover any losses on the loan that are due to currency fluctuation. Lenders will not bear losses due to currency fluctuation.
Possible: The Field Partner has opted not to cover losses on the loan that are due to currency fluctuation. In this situation, lenders face additional risk because they will bear losses greater than 10%.
N/A: The Field Partner disburses loans to borrowers in USD so their loans are not subject to any foreign currency conversion.
The Field Partner-specified currency exchange loss to lenders can be one of three values: Covered, Possible, or N/A.
Covered: The Field Partner has opted to cover any losses on the loan that are due to currency fluctuation. Lenders will not bear losses due to currency fluctuation.
Possible: The Field Partner has opted not to cover losses on the loan that are due to currency fluctuation. In this situation, lenders face additional risk because they will bear losses greater than 10%.
N/A: The Field Partner disburses loans to borrowers in USD so their loans are not subject to any foreign currency conversion.
Do Kiva borrowers pay any interest on their loans?
Yes, most borrowers on Kiva do pay interest to Kiva’s local Field Partners in some form. Kiva and Kiva lenders do not receive interest on Kiva loans.
Field Partners collect interest from borrowers because there are many expenses associated with providing small loans in developing markets, especially in rural areas. Many of Kiva’s Field Partners also provide additional services with loans, including training, financial literacy classes or health services.
Kiva will not partner with an organization that charges unreasonable interest rates, and we require Field Partners to fully disclose their rates. Kiva only partners with organizations and microfinance institutions that have a social mission to serve the poor, unbanked and underserved.
There are some 0% interest loans on Kiva, including all direct loans, which are loans that are not made through a Field Partner.
To learn more about the interest rates Kiva borrowers pay, look at the "Average cost to borrower" field.
What is a risk rating?
There are many levels of risk associated with Kiva loans, which are explained on our website here: kiva.org/about/risk
The Field Partner risk rating reflects the risk of institutional default associated with each of Kiva’s Field Partners. A 0.5-star rating means the organization has a relatively higher risk of institutional default, while a 5-star rating indicates the organization is at a relatively lower risk of default, based on Kiva's analysis and the available information. Note that Field Partners with Kiva’s lowest credit tier undergo a lighter level of due diligence and hence do not receive a risk rating; instead, in places where a risk rating would normally appear on Kiva’s website, these partners are labeled as “Experimental.” For more information, see "What is an Experimental Field Partner?"
Direct loans also do not receive a formal risk rating. Instead, these loans are approved through “social underwriting”, where trustworthiness is determined by friends & family lending a portion of the loan request, or by a Kiva approved Trustee vouching for the borrower. Direct loans will appear as "Unrated" and lenders should always assume these loans represent the highest level of repayment risk on Kiva.
The Field Partner risk rating reflects the risk of institutional default associated with each of Kiva’s Field Partners. A 0.5-star rating means the organization has a relatively higher risk of institutional default, while a 5-star rating indicates the organization is at a relatively lower risk of default, based on Kiva's analysis and the available information. Note that Field Partners with Kiva’s lowest credit tier undergo a lighter level of due diligence and hence do not receive a risk rating; instead, in places where a risk rating would normally appear on Kiva’s website, these partners are labeled as “Experimental.” For more information, see "What is an Experimental Field Partner?"
Direct loans also do not receive a formal risk rating. Instead, these loans are approved through “social underwriting”, where trustworthiness is determined by friends & family lending a portion of the loan request, or by a Kiva approved Trustee vouching for the borrower. Direct loans will appear as "Unrated" and lenders should always assume these loans represent the highest level of repayment risk on Kiva.
How are loans facilitated?
Kiva loans are facilitated through 2 models, partner and direct, that enable us to reach the greatest number of people around the world.
For partner loans, borrowers apply to a local Field Partner, which manages the loan on the ground. Field Partners are responsible for screening borrowers, disbursing loans, posting borrowers to the Kiva website for funding, collecting repayments and otherwise administering Kiva loans on the ground to borrowers.
For direct loans, borrowers apply through the Kiva website and may or may not be endorsed by a Trustee. Unlike Field Partners, Trustees don't handle any financial transactions or have any duty to repay loans on behalf of their borrowers. Instead, Trustees take the role of providing support and business advice to their borrowers throughout the term of the loan.
More information about successive and concurrent loans
Field Partners often work with borrowers over time to help them build credit and expand their businesses. In order to make it easier for partners to post loans for borrowers who have been listed on Kiva before, we allow some partners the ability to relist a loan without having to re-enter all of the borrower's information. When this occurs, you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from an earlier loan.
Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These additional loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. We trust our partners to determine whether a borrower has the means to be able to repay a successive or concurrent loan.
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Country information
Field Partner: Agro & Social Fund
Why Kiva works with this partner:
Kiva loans help Agro & Social Fund expand its microfinance services to more borrowers in poor, rural regions of the country. The organization focuses on communities where there is a strong need to develop businesses, promote job creation and improve general living conditions. It also empowers women as business owners and within the context of their families and communities.
Time on Kiva:
61 months
Kiva borrowers:
2,507
Total loans:
$3,295,275
Average cost to borrower:
31% PY
Delinquency rate:
1.58%
Loans at risk rate:
8.35%
Default rate:
1.60%
Currency exchange loss rate:
1.70%
Average cost to borrower (PY)
Although Kiva and its lenders don't charge interest or fees to borrowers, many of Kiva's Field Partners do charge borrowers in some form in order to make possible the long-term sustainability of their operations, reach and impact. For this specific Field Partner, Kiva displays portfolio yield (PY), which is equal to a Field Partner's financial earnings divided by its average loan portfolio outstanding during a given year. Currently, Kiva displays portfolio yield for most of its Field Partners that are microfinance institutions (MFIs). Portfolio yield applies to the institution as a whole, and thus is a proxy for cost to borrowers rather than a direct measurement. Kiva calculates portfolio yield directly from the most recently available financial statements of a Field Partner and compares this result with other publicly available sources of pricing information such as mixmarket.org and mftransparency.org.
For more information, please visit: What do “Average cost to borrower” and “PY” mean?
What does "Profitability (Return on Assets)" mean?
"Return on Assets" is an indication of a Field Partner's profitability. It can also be an indicator of the long-term sustainability of an organization, as organizations consistently operating at a loss (those that have a negative return on assets) may not be able to sustain their operations over time.
Average loan size (% of per capita income)
A Field Partner's average loan size is expressed as a percentage of the country's gross national annual income per capita. Loans that are smaller (that is, as a lower percentage of gross national income per capita) are generally made to more economically disadvantaged populations. However, these same loans are generally more costly for the Field Partner to originate, disburse and collect.
Partner delinquency (arrears) rate
Kiva defines a partner's delinquency (arrears) rate as the amount of late payments divided by the total outstanding principal balance Kiva has with the Field Partner. Arrears can result from late repayments from Kiva borrowers as well as delayed payments from the Field Partner.
How this is calculated: delinquency (arrears) rate = $ value of payments past due of delinquent paying back loans / outstanding $ value of all paying back loans
How this is calculated: delinquency (arrears) rate = $ value of payments past due of delinquent paying back loans / outstanding $ value of all paying back loans
Loans at risk rate
The loans at risk rate refers to the percentage of Kiva loans being paid back by this Field Partner that are past due in repayment by at least 1 day. This delinquency can be due to either non-payment by Kiva borrowers or non-payment by the Field Partner itself.
Loans at risk rate = outstanding $ value of delinquent paying back loans / outstanding $ value of all paying back loans
Field Partner's default rate
The default rate is the percentage of ended loans (no longer paying back) which have failed to
repay (measured in dollar volume, not units).
How this is calculated: default rate = amount of ended loans defaulted / amount of ended loans
Notes:
- Many Field Partners do not yet have many ended loans due to their short history on Kiva (see "Time on Kiva"). If this is the case, a more meaningful indicator of principal risk is "delinquency rate."
- At Kiva, we define default (non-repayment) as: the time when Kiva determines that collection of funds from a borrower or partner is doubtful, or the cumulative amount repaid as of a quarterly reconciliation is less than the amount expected as of 180 days prior and there have been no repayments reported to Kiva during this time. . Kiva typically processes defaults on a quarterly basis, and case by case exceptions may be made if the partner or Kiva anticipates future repayments to be made on the loan. Field Partners also have the option to default loans at any time, should they determine that further collection of loan repayments from the borrower is unlikely.
How this is calculated: default rate = amount of ended loans defaulted / amount of ended loans
Notes:
- Many Field Partners do not yet have many ended loans due to their short history on Kiva (see "Time on Kiva"). If this is the case, a more meaningful indicator of principal risk is "delinquency rate."
- At Kiva, we define default (non-repayment) as: the time when Kiva determines that collection of funds from a borrower or partner is doubtful, or the cumulative amount repaid as of a quarterly reconciliation is less than the amount expected as of 180 days prior and there have been no repayments reported to Kiva during this time. . Kiva typically processes defaults on a quarterly basis, and case by case exceptions may be made if the partner or Kiva anticipates future repayments to be made on the loan. Field Partners also have the option to default loans at any time, should they determine that further collection of loan repayments from the borrower is unlikely.
What's a Field Partner?
Kiva is able to reach more borrowers and some of the most remote places in the world through our global network of Field Partners. These partners are local organizations working in communities to vet borrowers, disbursing loans, collecting repayments, provide services and otherwise administer Kiva loans on the ground to borrowers.
Our Field Partners are nonprofit organizations, microfinance institutions, schools, social enterprises and more. Many provide services with their loans, such as entrepreneurial training and literacy skills.Field Partners all share one thing in common: the desire to improve people’s lives through safe, fair access to credit.
You can see a list of our Field Partners here: kiva.org/partners
Our Field Partners are nonprofit organizations, microfinance institutions, schools, social enterprises and more. Many provide services with their loans, such as entrepreneurial training and literacy skills.Field Partners all share one thing in common: the desire to improve people’s lives through safe, fair access to credit.
You can see a list of our Field Partners here: kiva.org/partners
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Loan details
Loan length:
26 months
Repayment schedule:
Monthly
Disbursed date:
April 12, 2017
Currency exchange loss:
Possible
Facilitated by Field Partner:
Agro & Social Fund
Repayment schedule
The loan's repayment schedule describes the frequency with which repayments on the loan. It can be any of the following:
Monthly - One repayment made per month
At end of term - One repayment made at the end of the loan term
Irregularly - Any other repayment schedule
To see a detailed repayment schedule for a loan, please click the "Repayment Schedule" link on the loan profile.
Monthly - One repayment made per month
At end of term - One repayment made at the end of the loan term
Irregularly - Any other repayment schedule
To see a detailed repayment schedule for a loan, please click the "Repayment Schedule" link on the loan profile.
What is the disbursed date?
The disbursed date indicates the date that the borrower receives their loan funds. Loan disbursal for loans on Kiva can happen anywhere from 30 days before to 90 days after the loan is posted on the Kiva website. Direct loans are always post-disbursed, and will be done only after the loan has fully fundraised on Kiva.
In the case of partner loans, many of Kiva's Field Partners choose to disburse loan funds before the loan request is posted on Kiva. We allow pre-disbursal because it ensures that the funds reach the borrower as soon as they are needed. Loan funds from Kiva lenders then go to backfill that amount and as a lender you assume the risk of the loan. By doing this, our Field Partners assume the risk that, if the loan isn't funded by Kiva lenders, the Field Partner has to fund the loan without any funds from Kiva lenders.
If a partner loan is not pre-disbursed, it will be listed on Kiva with an expected "post-disbursed" date. If a post-disbursed loan is not funded on Kiva, there is a chance that the borrower may not receive their loan. Some Field Partners choose to disburse loans with other sources of funding, while other partners don't have the resources available to fund loans without Kiva lenders' support. No direct loans will be disbursed unless they fully fundraise on Kiva.
What is currency exchange loss and how could it affect my Kiva loans?
When lending funds across national boundaries, the local currency in the Field Partner's country of operation may lose some of its value relative to the USD, thus requiring the Field Partner to use more of its local currency to reimburse Kiva in USD. Kiva offers Field Partners the option to protect themselves against severe currency fluctuations (a US dollar appreciation of over 10% relative to the local currency) by sharing any losses greater than 10% with Kiva lenders. By bearing these losses, lenders are able to protect the Field Partner and its borrowers from catastrophic currency devaluations.
The Field Partner-specified currency exchange loss to lenders can be one of three values: Covered, Possible, or N/A.
Covered: The Field Partner has opted to cover any losses on the loan that are due to currency fluctuation. Lenders will not bear losses due to currency fluctuation.
Possible: The Field Partner has opted not to cover losses on the loan that are due to currency fluctuation. In this situation, lenders face additional risk because they will bear losses greater than 10%.
N/A: The Field Partner disburses loans to borrowers in USD so their loans are not subject to any foreign currency conversion.
The Field Partner-specified currency exchange loss to lenders can be one of three values: Covered, Possible, or N/A.
Covered: The Field Partner has opted to cover any losses on the loan that are due to currency fluctuation. Lenders will not bear losses due to currency fluctuation.
Possible: The Field Partner has opted not to cover losses on the loan that are due to currency fluctuation. In this situation, lenders face additional risk because they will bear losses greater than 10%.
N/A: The Field Partner disburses loans to borrowers in USD so their loans are not subject to any foreign currency conversion.
Do Kiva borrowers pay any interest on their loans?
Yes, most borrowers on Kiva do pay interest to Kiva’s local Field Partners in some form. Kiva and Kiva lenders do not receive interest on Kiva loans.
Field Partners collect interest from borrowers because there are many expenses associated with providing small loans in developing markets, especially in rural areas. Many of Kiva’s Field Partners also provide additional services with loans, including training, financial literacy classes or health services.
Kiva will not partner with an organization that charges unreasonable interest rates, and we require Field Partners to fully disclose their rates. Kiva only partners with organizations and microfinance institutions that have a social mission to serve the poor, unbanked and underserved.
There are some 0% interest loans on Kiva, including all direct loans, which are loans that are not made through a Field Partner.
To learn more about the interest rates Kiva borrowers pay, look at the "Average cost to borrower" field.
What is a risk rating?
There are many levels of risk associated with Kiva loans, which are explained on our website here: kiva.org/about/risk
The Field Partner risk rating reflects the risk of institutional default associated with each of Kiva’s Field Partners. A 0.5-star rating means the organization has a relatively higher risk of institutional default, while a 5-star rating indicates the organization is at a relatively lower risk of default, based on Kiva's analysis and the available information. Note that Field Partners with Kiva’s lowest credit tier undergo a lighter level of due diligence and hence do not receive a risk rating; instead, in places where a risk rating would normally appear on Kiva’s website, these partners are labeled as “Experimental.” For more information, see "What is an Experimental Field Partner?"
Direct loans also do not receive a formal risk rating. Instead, these loans are approved through “social underwriting”, where trustworthiness is determined by friends & family lending a portion of the loan request, or by a Kiva approved Trustee vouching for the borrower. Direct loans will appear as "Unrated" and lenders should always assume these loans represent the highest level of repayment risk on Kiva.
The Field Partner risk rating reflects the risk of institutional default associated with each of Kiva’s Field Partners. A 0.5-star rating means the organization has a relatively higher risk of institutional default, while a 5-star rating indicates the organization is at a relatively lower risk of default, based on Kiva's analysis and the available information. Note that Field Partners with Kiva’s lowest credit tier undergo a lighter level of due diligence and hence do not receive a risk rating; instead, in places where a risk rating would normally appear on Kiva’s website, these partners are labeled as “Experimental.” For more information, see "What is an Experimental Field Partner?"
Direct loans also do not receive a formal risk rating. Instead, these loans are approved through “social underwriting”, where trustworthiness is determined by friends & family lending a portion of the loan request, or by a Kiva approved Trustee vouching for the borrower. Direct loans will appear as "Unrated" and lenders should always assume these loans represent the highest level of repayment risk on Kiva.
How are loans facilitated?
Kiva loans are facilitated through 2 models, partner and direct, that enable us to reach the greatest number of people around the world.
For partner loans, borrowers apply to a local Field Partner, which manages the loan on the ground. Field Partners are responsible for screening borrowers, disbursing loans, posting borrowers to the Kiva website for funding, collecting repayments and otherwise administering Kiva loans on the ground to borrowers.
For direct loans, borrowers apply through the Kiva website and may or may not be endorsed by a Trustee. Unlike Field Partners, Trustees don't handle any financial transactions or have any duty to repay loans on behalf of their borrowers. Instead, Trustees take the role of providing support and business advice to their borrowers throughout the term of the loan.
More information about successive and concurrent loans
Field Partners often work with borrowers over time to help them build credit and expand their businesses. In order to make it easier for partners to post loans for borrowers who have been listed on Kiva before, we allow some partners the ability to relist a loan without having to re-enter all of the borrower's information. When this occurs, you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from an earlier loan.
Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These additional loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. We trust our partners to determine whether a borrower has the means to be able to repay a successive or concurrent loan.
Field Partner: Agro & Social Fund
Why Kiva works with this partner:
Kiva loans help Agro & Social Fund expand its microfinance services to more borrowers in poor, rural regions of the country. The organization focuses on communities where there is a strong need to develop businesses, promote job creation and improve general living conditions. It also empowers women as business owners and within the context of their families and communities.
Time on Kiva:
61 months
Kiva borrowers:
2,507
Total loans:
$3,295,275
Average cost to borrower:
31% PY
Delinquency rate:
1.58%
Loans at risk rate:
8.35%
Default rate:
1.60%
Currency exchange loss rate:
1.70%
Average cost to borrower (PY)
Although Kiva and its lenders don't charge interest or fees to borrowers, many of Kiva's Field Partners do charge borrowers in some form in order to make possible the long-term sustainability of their operations, reach and impact. For this specific Field Partner, Kiva displays portfolio yield (PY), which is equal to a Field Partner's financial earnings divided by its average loan portfolio outstanding during a given year. Currently, Kiva displays portfolio yield for most of its Field Partners that are microfinance institutions (MFIs). Portfolio yield applies to the institution as a whole, and thus is a proxy for cost to borrowers rather than a direct measurement. Kiva calculates portfolio yield directly from the most recently available financial statements of a Field Partner and compares this result with other publicly available sources of pricing information such as mixmarket.org and mftransparency.org.
For more information, please visit: What do “Average cost to borrower” and “PY” mean?
What does "Profitability (Return on Assets)" mean?
"Return on Assets" is an indication of a Field Partner's profitability. It can also be an indicator of the long-term sustainability of an organization, as organizations consistently operating at a loss (those that have a negative return on assets) may not be able to sustain their operations over time.
Average loan size (% of per capita income)
A Field Partner's average loan size is expressed as a percentage of the country's gross national annual income per capita. Loans that are smaller (that is, as a lower percentage of gross national income per capita) are generally made to more economically disadvantaged populations. However, these same loans are generally more costly for the Field Partner to originate, disburse and collect.
Partner delinquency (arrears) rate
Kiva defines a partner's delinquency (arrears) rate as the amount of late payments divided by the total outstanding principal balance Kiva has with the Field Partner. Arrears can result from late repayments from Kiva borrowers as well as delayed payments from the Field Partner.
How this is calculated: delinquency (arrears) rate = $ value of payments past due of delinquent paying back loans / outstanding $ value of all paying back loans
How this is calculated: delinquency (arrears) rate = $ value of payments past due of delinquent paying back loans / outstanding $ value of all paying back loans
Loans at risk rate
The loans at risk rate refers to the percentage of Kiva loans being paid back by this Field Partner that are past due in repayment by at least 1 day. This delinquency can be due to either non-payment by Kiva borrowers or non-payment by the Field Partner itself.
Loans at risk rate = outstanding $ value of delinquent paying back loans / outstanding $ value of all paying back loans
Field Partner's default rate
The default rate is the percentage of ended loans (no longer paying back) which have failed to
repay (measured in dollar volume, not units).
How this is calculated: default rate = amount of ended loans defaulted / amount of ended loans
Notes:
- Many Field Partners do not yet have many ended loans due to their short history on Kiva (see "Time on Kiva"). If this is the case, a more meaningful indicator of principal risk is "delinquency rate."
- At Kiva, we define default (non-repayment) as: the time when Kiva determines that collection of funds from a borrower or partner is doubtful, or the cumulative amount repaid as of a quarterly reconciliation is less than the amount expected as of 180 days prior and there have been no repayments reported to Kiva during this time. . Kiva typically processes defaults on a quarterly basis, and case by case exceptions may be made if the partner or Kiva anticipates future repayments to be made on the loan. Field Partners also have the option to default loans at any time, should they determine that further collection of loan repayments from the borrower is unlikely.
How this is calculated: default rate = amount of ended loans defaulted / amount of ended loans
Notes:
- Many Field Partners do not yet have many ended loans due to their short history on Kiva (see "Time on Kiva"). If this is the case, a more meaningful indicator of principal risk is "delinquency rate."
- At Kiva, we define default (non-repayment) as: the time when Kiva determines that collection of funds from a borrower or partner is doubtful, or the cumulative amount repaid as of a quarterly reconciliation is less than the amount expected as of 180 days prior and there have been no repayments reported to Kiva during this time. . Kiva typically processes defaults on a quarterly basis, and case by case exceptions may be made if the partner or Kiva anticipates future repayments to be made on the loan. Field Partners also have the option to default loans at any time, should they determine that further collection of loan repayments from the borrower is unlikely.
What's a Field Partner?
Kiva is able to reach more borrowers and some of the most remote places in the world through our global network of Field Partners. These partners are local organizations working in communities to vet borrowers, disbursing loans, collecting repayments, provide services and otherwise administer Kiva loans on the ground to borrowers.
Our Field Partners are nonprofit organizations, microfinance institutions, schools, social enterprises and more. Many provide services with their loans, such as entrepreneurial training and literacy skills.Field Partners all share one thing in common: the desire to improve people’s lives through safe, fair access to credit.
You can see a list of our Field Partners here: kiva.org/partners
Our Field Partners are nonprofit organizations, microfinance institutions, schools, social enterprises and more. Many provide services with their loans, such as entrepreneurial training and literacy skills.Field Partners all share one thing in common: the desire to improve people’s lives through safe, fair access to credit.
You can see a list of our Field Partners here: kiva.org/partners
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