A cultural view of loan defaults in the Philippines
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A cultural view of loan defaults in the Philippines

The cultural bedrock of family and community in the Philippines suggests that, for better or worse, social norms will continue to shape how loans are taken and repaid.

How to assess the risks to a loan application
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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).

Lenders battle against fraudsters; a case for an industry blacklist
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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.