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First Finance 12

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  • With this investment of EUR 460,000 local partner First Finance in Cambodia can provide loans to support 25 families of garment workers to purchase land for their first home in Posenchey area. **please note: this project contains an exchange rate risk EUR/USD)**

    €460,000
    Amount
    4.50%
    Interest
    24 months
    Maturity
    6 months
    Repayments
    USD
    Currency
    Amount€460,000
    Interest4.50%
    Maturity24 months
    Repayments6 months
    CurrencyUSD
      100%
      Fully funded in 49 days on 29 April 2022.

      Summary

      PLEASE NOTE: this is a project where the EUR proceeds will eventually be transferred as USD to the issuing entity. The issuer’s obligation is to pay back the USD amount plus interest. Their repayments in USD will be converted to EUR, which will be put on your wallet. It means that you run an exchange rate risk on this project. The return may be higher or lower than expected in advance. At the moment the interest rate differential between USD and EUR is such that the interest rate on USD projects is, net of conversion costs, between 0.5-1%point higher. Read here for more information.

       

      Summary

      First Finance (“FF”) is a Cambodia-based mortgage provider for low- and middle-income borrowers. FF operates under a non-deposit taking microfinance license from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). The company is owned by several national and international (impact) investors, among which Norfund and Insitor. Amongst its lenders are Oikocredit, Symbiotics, BlueOrchard and Triple Jump.

      First Finance’s mission is to build economic stability of low-income Cambodian families by increasing access to home ownership. The company positions itself as “housing solutions partner”, not only providing finance but also providing legal advice, construction planning, and home purchase decision-making services.

      First Finance focuses on low- and middle-income salaried employees or self-employed business owners. Its customers are predominantly employed as office or factory workers and civil servants.

      The company is active in 85 (out of 165) districts and in 17 provinces (out of 25), through 9 branches, mostly in urban areas. First Finance reaches its clients through referral programs, direct marketing campaigns, public workshops on financing a home, partnerships and online media. First Finance also manages a call-center to provide consultation on property issues to existing and new clients.

      The main products of the company are:

      -        (First) home loans (mortgages)

      -        Home improvement loans (loans for constucting a house on existsing land or to renovate an existing house)

      -        Residential Land loans (loans for the purcahse of land for residential purpsose)

      -        Home equity loans (loans for consumptive or productive use based on the value of an existing home)

       

      Use of Proceeds

      With this investment of EUR 460,000 local partner First Finance in Cambodia can provide loans to support 25 families of garment workers to purchase land for their first home in Posenchey area. 

       

      Mission

      The company’s mission is to build the economic stability of low-income Cambodian families by increasing access to home ownership through the provision of finance.

       

      Vision

      To help low-middle income families in Cambodia to live in dignity, security, happiness, and stability through home ownership.

       

      Highlights or Awards:      

      • In 2012, First Finance won an ASEAN Business Award in the category of Growth (for SMEs).
      • In 2017, FF was selected as semi-finalist for the European Microfinance Award. The theme of the award is Microfinance for housing.
      Company nameFirst Finance 12
      CEOSothany Chun
      Founded2008-01-01
      LocationPhnom Penh
      SectorServices
      Turnover$3,700,000
      Employees125
      Credit score2.96

      Impact

      75% of Cambodians can't afford to buy a house. In Cambodia, achieving homeownership is one of the keys to economic stability for low and middle-income families. First Finance provides long-term home improvement loans enabling underserved families to buy, build or improve homes they can be proud of. Furthermore, First Finance takes their assistance a step further as they educate people on safely buying and selling their property, as well as working hard to protect Cambodians from the downside risks involved in purchasing a property. Access to safe and affordable housing improves living standards, childhood health and development, and mental and physical health. It also leads to job creation, increased income, and environmental sustainability.

       

      SDG’s impacted

      With this project you are contributing to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

      SDG 1. No poverty

      SDG 11. Sustainable cities and communities

      Read more about the impact you can make through our platform and the SDGs on our impact page.

      • With this investment 10 jobs are created
      • With this investment 125 lives are improved

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