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Rural Financial Service Associations – the concept
Because of their high transaction costs, banks have made limited progress in extending their services to rural areas in developing countries, and informal savings and loans groups, such as rotating credit clubs, are limited by the fact that they do not build up their capital betweencycles. This article describes a new model for rural banking: Financial Service Associations (FSAs). The article describes some of the strengths and shortcomings of other formal and informal financial arrangements before describing in detail the proposed structure and services of the FSA.
These include taking savings and providing loans to clients, who qualify for membership of the FSA by being locally based shareholders. Following on from this article, it is hoped that a subsequent issue of the journal will include a description of the FSA pilot projects taking place in South
Africa and several other African countries.
Because of their high transaction costs, banks have made limited progress in extending their services to rural areas in developing countries, and informal savings and loans groups, such as rotating credit clubs, are limited by the fact that they do not build up their capital between
cycles. This article describes a new model for rural banking: Financial Service Associations (FSAs). The article describes some of the strengths and shortcomings of other formal and informal financial arrangements before describing in detail the proposed structure and services of the FSA.
These include taking savings and providing loans to clients, who qualify for membership of the FSA by being locally based shareholders. Following on from this article, it is hoped that a subsequent issue of the journal will include a description of the FSA pilot projects taking place in South
Africa and several other African countries.
cycles. This article describes a new model for rural banking: Financial Service Associations (FSAs). The article describes some of the strengths and shortcomings of other formal and informal financial arrangements before describing in detail the proposed structure and services of the FSA.
These include taking savings and providing loans to clients, who qualify for membership of the FSA by being locally based shareholders. Following on from this article, it is hoped that a subsequent issue of the journal will include a description of the FSA pilot projects taking place in South
Africa and several other African countries.
Empowering Poor Rural Villages in South Africa:A Preliminary Investigation into Financial Service Cooperatives
NIGRINI, M
South African Journal of Economics, Vol. 70 (2002), Iss. 2 P.172
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.2002.tb01296.x [Citations: 2]Rotating savings and credit associations: the choice between random and bidding allocation of funds
Kovsted, Jens
Lyk-Jensen, Peter
Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 60 (1999), Iss. 1 P.143
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3878(99)00039-5 [Citations: 24]Tabs navigation
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