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June 2009 Highlights
June 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
MABS provides technical assistance to FAIR Bank
June 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Continuing its support for training and technical assistance to its participant banks, MABS also provided technical assistance to Fair Bank in Cebu from June 22 to 26. Aiming to review the bank’s microfinance operations and identify strong points and areas for operational improvement, MABS conducted interviews and focus group discussions with the bank’s officers, staff and microfinance clients. MABS’ microfinance specialists also conducted trainings and workshops for the bank’s microfinance staff and supervisors to help improve their performance and the bank’s overall microfinance operation.
MABS takes off for ACCION’s consumer protection research project
June 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
ACCION International Center for Financial Inclusion’s Senior Fellow and Beyond Codes Project Head Heather Clark together with representatives from the RBAP-MABS Program, MCPI, and BSP in reviewing Cantilan Bank’s overall and microfinance operations by conducting interviews, facilitating discussions, observing operations and checking out bank practices and policies. Also in the picture are members of Cantilan Bank’s senior management including Ret. Generals William Hotchkiss III and Charles Hotchkiss, and General Manager Raul Urbiztondo.
As part of the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines’ partnership with ACCION International and Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. (MCPI) for the Beyond Codes Action Research Project, technical staff from MABS, ACCION, MCPI and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) visited Cantilan Bank from June 22 to 26 to research and assess the bank’s practices toward consumer protection and transparency. [Read more...]
MABS provides technical assistance to RB Mabitac
June 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
MABS provided field monitoring and technical assistance to Rural Bank of Mabitac (RB Mabitac) in Laguna to support its efforts to strengthen and continuously improve its microfinance operations and assess expansion capability. The technical assistance took place last June 23 to 25, 2009. [Read more...]
RBAP, MCPI and ACCION International unite for Microfinance Consumer Protection
June 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP), Microenterprise Access to Banking Services (MABS), Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. (MCPI) and ACCION International recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together in protecting the rights and welfare of financial institutions’ microfinance clients.
The MOU signing on June 19 formalizes the cooperation between the four organizations to undertake the “Beyond Codes” action research project. This project aims to collect information on the consumer protection codes of conduct and their implementation in selected countries, including the Philippines. Through these information and experiences, the project will develop a consensus of pro-consumer best practices to be promoted worldwide.
A private non-profit organization, ACCION International aims to provide financial assistance to the poor who want to work their way out of poverty. With 35 partner microfinance organizations in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Caribbean, ACCION has already loaned more than $23.4 billion to over 6.2 million people since 1998. As a microfinance organization, it also provides business trainings and financial services to poor people, helping them start their own businesses and move up the economic ladder.
RBAP’s participation in the “Beyond Codes” project will be implemented through the MABS Program. Supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the MABS Program assists rural banks in developing their capacity to profitably provide banking services to microentrepreneurs. [Read more...]
