Housing Finance Group of Kenya

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Housing Finance Group of Kenya
Company type Public Company
KN: HFCK
IndustryBanking and Finance
PredecessorHousing Finance Limited
FoundedAugust 3, 2015;9 years ago (2015-08-03) [1]
Headquarters
Nairobi, Kenya
Key people
Steve Mainda
Group Chairman
Robert Kibaara
Group CEO
ProductsLoans, mortgages, investments, debit cards, credit cards, insurance and philanthropy
RevenueAftertax: KES:905.83 million (US$8.88 million) (2016) [1]
Total assets KES:71.93 billion (US$705.11 million) (2016) [1]
Website hfgroup.co.ke

Housing Finance Group of Kenya (HFGK), also Housing Finance Group Limited (HFGL), is a financial services holding company based in Kenya. HFGK maintains its headquarters in Nairobi, the capital and largest city, with subsidiaries and branches in major urban centers in the country. [2]

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Location

The company headquarters are located in Rehani House, long Koinange Street, at the corner with Kenyatta Avenue, in Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city. [3] The geographical coordinates of the company headquarters are:01°17'06.4"S, 36°49'10.0"E (Latitude:-1.285111; Longitude:36.819444). [4]

Overview

Housing Finance Group of Kenya, is a non-operating financial services holding company, established in 2015 to comply with the country's banking laws. The changes are also in anticipation of expanding operations outside Kenya. [2] HFGK maintains the following subsidiaries: (1) Housing Finance Company Limited (HFC Limited), is a mortgage and retail bank. [5] (2) Housing Finance Development and Investment Limited (HFDI), is a property development and real-estate investment company. [5] (3) Housing Finance Insurance Agency (HFIA), an insurance services company. [5] and (4) Housing Finance Foundation (HFF), an investment company specializing in installment purchase and lease finance for businesses and individuals. [5]

As of December 2016, the Group's total assets were valued at KES:71.93 billion (US$705.11 million), with shareholders' equity of KES:11.29 billion (US$110.67 million) [1]

Ownership

As of December 2016, the major shareholders in the stock of the holding company were as listed in the table below: [1]

Housing Finance Group of Kenya Stock Ownership
RankName of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1 Britam Holdings Limited* of Kenya19.43
2Equity Nominees Limited A/C 00104*13.10
3Britam Insurance Company (Kenya) Limited*9.34
4Britam Insurance Company (Kenya) Limited*6.66
5 Standard Chartered Nominees 44.06
6SCB A/C Pan African Unit Linked FD3.38
7 Permanent Secretary Treasury of Kenya 2.41
8 Kenya Commercial Bank Nominees Limited A/C 915B1.12
9Standard Chartered Nominees Resd A/C KE114501.12
10Kenya Commercial Bank Nominees Ltd. A/C 915A1.12
11Other institutional and private investors38.26
Total100.00

* Britam Holdings Limited's direct and indirect shareholding in Housing Finance 48.53%.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 HFGK (27 February 2017). "Housing Finance Group of Kenya: 2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Nairobi: Housing Finance Group of Kenya (HFGK). Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 Mwaniki, Charles (12 November 2014). "Mortgage firm Housing Finance set to form holding unit". Business Daily Africa . Nairobi. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ↑ HFGK (31 October 2017). "Housing Finance Group of Kenya: Contact Us". Nairobi: Housing Finance Group of Kenya (HFGK). Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Location of the Headquarters of Housing Finance Group of Kenya" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 My Stocks Kenya (16 January 2017). "HF Group Limited (HFCK): Brief Company Profile". Nairobi: Mystocks.co.ke (My Stocks Kenya). Retrieved 31 October 2017.

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