Frequently Asked Questions about Mortgages
Despite their prevalence, mortgages remain confusing for many. People ask whether they can qualify with irregular income, how interest really affects repayments over decades, and what happens if life throws an unexpected curveball. Lenders, on the other hand, wrestle with balancing risk, keeping up with regulations, and monitoring loans across multiple borrowers and markets. This […]
Lenders battle against fraudsters; a case for an industry blacklist
As digital lending surges in Nigeria, fraud has quietly become one of the industry’s biggest threats, with coordinated identity theft and serial loan defaulters overwhelming individual lenders who battle in isolation. The danger isn’t unique. Kenya offers a stark warning, with an estimated 3.2 million people blacklisted on the country’s TransUnion credit bureau. Without a unified industry blacklist to identify and curb repeat offenders, Nigerian lenders risk following the same path, continually staying several steps behind increasingly sophisticated fraudsters.
Why modern lenders need fair debt collection strategies
Debt collection has become one of the most sensitive parts of lending. Borrowers are more informed than ever, regulators in Africa and around the world continue to tighten expectations, and credit markets rely heavily on trust. Recovery still matters for the bottom line, but the way lenders go about it matters even more. A fair, […]