NOTICE TO ALL BORROWERS AND LOAN DEFAULTERS

The receiver for 347 collapsed Microfinance companies and 23 Savings and Loans and Finance House Companies in a statement issued to the general public, person/persons/institutions who took loan facilities from these defunct companies are to visit any of the maintained branches of these institutions for repayment of the loans immediately.

“Notice to all Borrowers and Loan Defaulters,” the statement added

 IN THE MATTER OF THE BANKS AND SPECIALISED DEPOSIT-TAKING INSTITUTIONS ACT, 2016 (ACT 930)  AND  IN THE MATTER OF THE RECEIVERSHIPS OF THE 347 MICROFINANCE COMPANIES AND THE 23 SAVINGS & LOANS AND FINANCE HOUSE COMPANIES

 NOTICE TO ALL BORROWERS AND LOAN DEFAULTERS

Pursuant to Section 123 (1) of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930) (“the Act”), Bank of Ghana (“BoG”) on 31 May 2019 and 16 August 2019 revoked the operating licenses of 347 insolvent Microfinance Companies and 23 Savings and Loans and Finance House Companies respectively, and in accordance with Section 123(2) of the Act appointed Eric Nana Nipah, a Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers Ghana Limited (“PwC”) as the Receiver for the purposes of winding down the affairs of these Companies. Section 127 (3) of the Act mandates the Receiver to realise all assets of the resolved companies, including outstanding loans and advances, for the benefit of creditors.

Accordingly, the Receiver wishes to notify the general public especially person/persons/institutions who took loan facilities from these defunct companies to visit any of the maintained branches of these institutions for repayment of the loans immediately. (for a list of the maintained branches, please visit the Receiver’s website: www.ghreceiverships.com). Customers may settle their outstanding obligations to the defunct companies through the respective MTN MoMo numbers and/or receivership bank accounts listed on the below tables. The Receiver would like to entreat all borrowers to cooperate with his authorised representatives/agents in this regard.

Borrowers are to note that, the Receiver will pursue all recalcitrant defaulters through all available means as permitted by the Act including, but not limited to, legal actions and publishing names of recalcitrant defaulters in national and international newspapers. Please note that the working hours for the maintained branches of the defunct companies remain from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Mondays to Fridays. For further information on the Loan Repayments, please call 024 243 9441/ 0550000966. You may also write to the;

The Receiver,

25 B Manet Towers, PMB CT42, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana

www.ghreceiverships.com

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ERIC NANA NIPAH