Banks make 4.5pc margin on cheaper mortgages scheme

Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC) Chief Executive Officer Johnstone Oltetia. FILE PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG

Commercial banks and saccos added an average margin of 4.5 percent on funds obtained under a State-backed affordable housing plan, according to the Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC).

Seven financial institutions got Sh1.34 billion from KMRC after it started disbursing funds for onward lending to home buyers last year, the firm says in its annual report for 2021.

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