SOLFI, S.A. de C.V., SOFOM, ENR

Mission:

Ofrecer servicios microfinancieros que fomente el desarrollo social y económico de las comunidades del país.

Background and Main Challenges:

Ser una de las 5 más grandes y sostenibles instituciones microfinancieras de México

Address:

Constituyente n° 1000 3er piso, Col Lomas Alta

México D.F.

CP 11950

Mexico

Phone:

52 55 5259 2626

Fax:

52 55 5257 1905

Email:

info [at] solfi [dot] com [dot] mx

Website:

www.solfi.com.mx

Main Funding Sources:

Loans

Shareholder Capital

Products and Services:

Loans

Looking for (Investment Types):

Loans in Local Currency

Loans in US$

% Operations Comprised by MF:

91 - 100

Date established:

Jan 1 2002

FYE:

31-Dec

Current Legal Status:

NBFI

Regulated:

Social Performance Profile


+ Mission specifics
+ Target markets (ranked by importance)
Clients living in rural areas	1
Women	2
Clients living in urban areas	3
+ Development goals (ranked by importance)
Increased access to financial services	1
Poverty reduction	2
Growth of existing businesses	3
Development of start-up enterprises	4
Employment generation	5
+ Poverty targets
Low income clients
+ Governance
+ Range of products and services
+ Financial products and services offered
+ Credit products offered
Microcredit loans for microenterprises
+ Savings products offered
+ Compulsory insurance products required
Compulsory credit life insurance
+ Voluntary insurance products offered
Voluntary life insurance
+ Other financial products and services offered
+ Non-financial services offered
+ Enterprise services offered
+ Education services offered
+ Health services offered
+ Women's empowerment services offered
+ Products and services targeting the poor
Products and services specifically designed to target the poor:
+ Social responsibility to clients
+ Client protection principles in use
The loan approval process requires evaluation of borrower repayment capacity and loan affordability. Loan approval does not rely solely on guarantees (whether peer guarantees, co-signers or collateral) as a substitute for good capacity analysis.
Internal audits check household debt exposure, lending practices that violate procedures including unauthorized re-financing, multiple borrowers or co-signers per household, and other practices that could increase indebtedness.
Productivity targets and incentive systems value portfolio quality at least as highly as other factors, such as disbursement or customer growth. Growth is rewarded only if portfolio quality is high.
Prices, terms and conditions of all financial products are fully disclosed to the customer prior to sale, including interest charges, insurance premiums, minimum balances, all fees, penalties, linked products, third party fees, and whether these can change over time.
Staff is trained to communicate effectively with all customers, ensuring that they understand the product, the terms of the contract, their rights and obligations. Communications techniques address literacy limitations (e.g. reading contracts out loud, materials in local languages).
Acceptable and unacceptable debt collection practices are clearly spelled out in a code of ethics, book of staff rules or debt collection manual.
A mechanism to handle customer complaints is in place, has dedicated staff resources, and is actively used. (Suggestion boxes alone are generally not considered adequate.)
Customers know how their information will be used. Staff explains how data will be used and seeks permission for use.
+ Cost of services to clients
Flat interest method
+ Social responsibility to staff
+ Human resources
Transparency on salary (a clear salary scale based upon market salaries)
Benefits (medical insurance, pension contribution)
Protection at work (safety, anti-harassment)
Equality (anti-discrimination, equal pay for men and women with equivalent skill levels)
+ Basis of staff incentives related to social performance
Ability to attract new clients from target market
Client retention/drop-out rate
Portfolio quality
+ Social responsibility to the environment
+ Poverty measurement tools in use