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Contractor & Supplier Finance

Wholesale credit lines that enable SACCOs and MFIs to on-lend to their members and manage liquidity.

Key Features

  • Finance against confirmed contracts, orders or certified invoices
  • Payments routed through an Equity account for repayment
  • Can be paired with bid, performance and advance payment guarantees

Benefits

  • Ability to take on and deliver larger contracts
  • Improved cash flow while awaiting payment

Requirements

  • Active Equity account
  • KYC documentation – certificate of registration/incorporation or establishing Act/Gazette notice, KRA PIN, and IDs/KRA PINs of signatories
  • Board/Council resolution authorizing the account or facility and appointing signatories
  • Audited financial statements and management accounts
  • Bank statements (where banking elsewhere)
  • Current CRB reports
  • Security documents and valuation reports – as applicable
  • Call report – for site visits and additional verification
  • Other supporting documents – depending on the loan purpose
  • Contract / order / certified invoices
  • Assignment or domiciliation of contract proceeds (as applicable)
  • Charges

    • Interest rate: Equity Bank Reference Rate (EBRR) + margin, based on the customer’s risk profile
    • Loan Application and Credit Evaluation (LACE) fee: up to 3%
    • Excise duty: 20% of LACE
    • Insurance fee: as applicable to the facility
  • Potential Risks

    • Loan default in case of inability to pay
    • Realization of security where the facility is in default
    • Negative CRB listing on default
    • Delayed payment by the contracting authority
  • Transaction Process

    • Application
    • Credit Review & Approval
    • Offering
    • Security Perfection
    • Disbursement
    • Monitoring
  • Contractor & Supplier Finance

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