Effective loan collections for lenders in Uganda
You can have risk scores, CRB access, and a nice-looking app that sends automated reminders, yet still find yourself chasing borrowers who vanish after disbursement. That gap between disbursement and human engagement is where most repayments die. It’s time to stop blaming borrowers and start fixing how we follow up.
How to assess the risks to a loan application
The fact that someone has the means to pay their debts doesn’t always mean that they are responsible enough to do it. Credit Reports and Credit Scores are useful tools for weighing in on where an applicant stands when it comes to these two characteristics (ability and willingness to pay).
Your core banking system isn’t your loan management system. Here’s the difference
If you have spent any meaningful amount of time in lending, you have likely heard someone ask the question, “Can’t our core banking system handle loans too?” On the surface, it seems like a fair point. Loans are essentially account balances. When a customer takes out a loan, the system records the disbursed amount as […]