Regulator proposes mergers of saccos in Kenya
Some savings and credit societies have failed to meet their obligations to members because of weak cash flows, says the regulator.
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Some savings and credit societies have failed to meet their obligations to members because of weak cash flows, says the regulator.
NAIROBI, Kenya August 5 - Saccos grew their total deposits by 9.8 per cent in 2021 to reach Sh564.89 billion from the sum of Sh514.46 billion in 2020, Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |
MANILA - The House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly approved a measure that provides for the registration, regulation, and operation of cooperative banks. During the plenary session, a total of 156 lawmakers voted to approve House Bill 9541, which provides for the establishment, management, and regulation of cooperative banks under the supervision of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas as primary regulator, conformably with the provisions of the General Banking Law of 2000. The bill seeks to expand the membership of cooperative banks by opening up the sector to foreign cooperatives, pro...
The CFPB filed a proposed final judgment against an Illinois-based third-party payment processor and its founder, which ceased operations almost three years ago, settling claims that the defendants facilitated payments for telemarketing fraudsters targeting seniors.
THE STANDARD By Kirsten Kanja | February 3rd 2021 at 15:48:08 GMT +0300 CS Peter Munya (PHOTO: Wilberforce Okwiri) NAIROBI, KENYA: Non-deposit taking Saccos holding deposits worth Sh100 million and above have up to the end of June to apply for an authorisation to operate from the Saccos Societies Regulatory Authority (Sasra). This follows the publication of the SACCO Societies (Non-deposit taking business) regulations, 2020, which took effect on January 1, 2021. Non-deposit taking SACCOs refer to those that take deposits from members only in the form of share capital. These amounts are refu...