Are lenders evil for charging high interest rates?
The average lender today typically charges 4% — 10% per month (48% — 120% per year). Whoa. It makes you wonder how they recover loans at these rates. At first glance, it seems outrageous, even exploitative but there’s more to the story when you consider the risks and costs lenders face in Nigeria’s financial landscape.
Categories of low-risk borrowers lenders should target
Saying, “I don't want high-risk borrowers,” is one thing; articulating the low-risk customers you seek is another. We have done the grunt work of identifying and categorizing traditionally low-risk borrowers.
Key Takeaways from the Q&A Session on FCCPC, DEON-CL, GSI, and the Future of Consumer Credit
The audience Q&A at the From Compliance to Capital webinar turned out to be one of the most revealing parts of the entire conversation. While the main session focused on the structure and opportunity that regulation brings, the Q&A clarified the industry’s real fears: inflation risk, costs, crowding out, GSI delays, market fairness, and what […]



