Credit Bank

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Credit Bank
Company typePrivate
Industry Financial services
Founded1986
Headquarters Nairobi, Kenya
Key people
 Simeon Nyachae
(chairman)
Betty Maritim Korir
(managing director)
Products Loans, checking, savings, investments, debit cards
RevenueIncrease2.svgAftertax: US$2.56 million (KES: 256 million) (2018) [1]
Total assets US$200million (KES: 27.805 billion) (2018) [1]
Website creditbank.co.ke

Credit Bank Limited (CBL), commonly referred to as Credit Bank, is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator. [2]

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Overview

The bank is a medium-sized commercial bank in Kenya, East Africa's largest economy. Prior to 2010, the bank's focus was large corporations and upscale business-people. In September 2010, Credit Bank changed strategy and transformed into a retail bank, serving all segments of society and their businesses. As of December 2018, the bank's total assets were valued at approximately US$178.28 million (KES:17.805 billion), with shareholders' equity valued at US$28.67 million (KES:2.86 billion). [1]

History

The bank was founded in 1986 as the non-bank financial institution (NBFI) Credit Kenya Limited. In 1995, the institution was awarded a commercial banking license and it rebranded to Credit Bank Limited. [3]

Ownership

As at January 2016, the shares of stock of Credit Bank are privately owned by corporate and individual investors. [4] In January 2016, Fountain Enterprises Programme Group (FEP) announced plans to acquire a controlling 75 per cent stake in Credit Bank for KSh4 billion (approx. US$40 million), pending approval of the Central Bank of Kenya. [5] As of June 2019, the major shareholders in the bank's stock were as depicted in the table below: [6]

Credit Bank Limited stock ownership
RankName of ownerPercentage ownership
1 Nyachae’s Sansora Group
14.96 [6]
2Sanama Investment
14.34 [6]
2Ketan Morjaria
9.88 [6]
3Jay Karia
8.61 [6]
4Fountain Enterprises Programme Group (FEP) [7]
5.00
5Others
47.21
Total
100.00

Branches

The bank maintains networked branches at the following locations: [8]

  1. Main Branch - Mercantile House, Koinange Street, Nairobi
  2. Westland Branch - Empress Plaza, Ring Road, Westlands, Nairobi
  3. Industrial Area Branch - 53 Butere Road, Industrial Area, Nairobi
  4. Lavington Branch - Lavington Mall, James Gichuru Road, Lavington, Nairobi
  5. Kisumu Branch - Swan Centre, Oginga Odinga Road, Kisumu
  6. Kitengela Branch - 2nd Floor, Safari House, Namanga Road, Kitengela
  7. Nakuru Branch I - Giddo Plaza, Eldoret-Nakuru Highway, Nakuru
  8. Kisii Branch - Hospital Road, Kisii
  9. Mombasa Nkrumah Branch - Taiyebi House, Nkrumah Road, Mombasa
  10. Eldoret Branch - Zion Mall, Uganda Road, Eldoret
  11. Ongata Rongai Branch - Maasai Mall, Magadi Road, Ongata Rongai
  12. Machakos Branch - Mbolu-Malu Road, Machakos
  13. Thika Branch - Second Floor, Biashara Plaza, Mama Ngina Street, Thika
  14. Nyali Branch - Nyali Centre, Link Road, Nyali
  15. One Africa Branch - 2nd Floor, One Africa Place, Waiyaki Way, Westlands, Nairobi
  16. New Nairobi Branch - Nairobi [7]
  17. Meru Branch - Meru [7]
  18. Eldoret Branch - Kerio Valley Development Authority Building, Oloo Street, Eldoret [9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Credit Bank (27 March 2019). "Audited Financial Statements And Other Disclosures For The Year Ended 31 December 2018" (PDF). Nairibi: Credit Bank. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Directory of Commercial Banks And Mortgage Finance Companies" (PDF). Central Bank of Kenya. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "History of Credit Bank Limited". Credit Bank Limited. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Gachiri, John (14 January 2016). "Investment firm FEP buys 5 per cent stake in Nyachae's Credit Bank". Business Daily Africa . Nairobi. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Gachiri, John (18 January 2016). "FEP set to pay Sh4bn for controlling stake in Nyachae's Credit Bank". Business Daily Africa . Nairobi. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Victor Juma (6 June 2019). "Credit Bank In Sh2 Billion Cash Call For Expansion". Business Daily Africa . Nairobi. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 Juma, Victor (16 August 2016). "FEP pays Sh107 million to buy stake in Nyachae majority-owned bank". Business Daily Africa . Nairobi. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Branch Network of Credit Bank Limited". Credit Bank Limited. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. ↑ Dennis Lubanga (4 April 2019). "Credit Bank Eyes SMEs With Eldoret Outlet". Business Daily Africa . Nairobi. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
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