Saccos lend Sh91 billion as banks, MFB loans decline

Loan issuance by Saccos is likely to remain resilient as commercial banks interest rates remain high despite CBK rate cuts.

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Savings and credit cooperative societies (saccos) stepped in to fill the place of banks, pushing out Sh91.6 billion in new loans in 2024 to households and businesses amid a credit crunch resulting from high interest rates and loan delinquencies.

The saccos' loan book hit Sh747 billion in the period from Sh655.4 billion the year before.

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