Equity Bank set to raise interest rates for riskier borrowers from January

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Equity Group Holdings PLC, Group Managing Director and CEO Dr James Mwangi. FILE PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

Equity Group plans to fully start pricing loans based on the risk profile of borrowers from January, citing recovery from pandemic shocks which had hit earnings for businesses and families amid runaway inflation.

The lender will be implementing risk-based lending nearly a year after getting greenlight from the Central Bank of Kenya in March to price credit at an interest rate of up to 18.5 per annum.

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