The Best Government Financial Regulator of the year 2023 to UMRA ED Edith Tusuubira
as Director Supervision Mr. Nelson Mutatiina looks on
form savings deposits
Enhance Financial Inclusion and Consumer Protection
By monitoring the market to ensure adherence to the consumer protection principals.
Restore Investor and Consumer Confidence
By promoting Legitimacy and building the confidence of members, customers and investors in the Microfinance business.
Protect Depositor's Savings
Promotion of transparency and accountability by applying both prudential and non-prudential standards to safe guard members' deposits.
Limit Predatory Lending and Unethical Practices
By promoting stability and integrity of the sector through ensuring stability and security of Tier 4 Microfinance Institutions.
About Us
Expected to promote a sound and sustainable non-banking financial institution’s sector (savings and credit cooperatives, village saving and loan associations, non-deposit taking microfinance institutions and money lenders) to enhance financial inclusion, financial stability, and financial consumer protection among the lower income population in Uganda
We are built on freedom of association and speech to participate constructively.
We ensure citizens have availability of information deemed public.
Our functions
Regulation
We provide standards and guidelines to regulate and control of Tier 4 microfinance institutions.
We provide standards and guidelines to regulate and control of Tier 4 microfinance institutions.
Licensing
We provide for the licensing to operate and management of Tier 4 microfinance institutions.
We provide for the licensing to operate and management of Tier 4 microfinance institutions.
Supervision
We inspect and analyse audited accounts, documents and related information of Tier 4 MFIs.
We inspect and analyse audited accounts, documents and related information of Tier 4 MFIs.
FAQs
01. How long does it take to have a license?
The Act provides for 90 days after receiving the application. Incase additional information is requested for by the authority, the 90 days will be counted from the day the additional information is submitted.
02. Is every money lender supposed to set own interest rate?
* The Tier 4 was purposely established to protect consumers from the exorbitant interest rates set by the money lenders as well as their illegal modes of transacting businesses.
* Currently the Money Lenders set their own interest rates until the Minister empowered through the Tier 4 Microfinance Institutions and Money Lenders Act 2016 under Section 90 (1) to prescribe the maximum Interest rate which a money Lender is to charge.
* Currently the Money Lenders set their own interest rates until the Minister empowered through the Tier 4 Microfinance Institutions and Money Lenders Act 2016 under Section 90 (1) to prescribe the maximum Interest rate which a money Lender is to charge.
03. Can't an individual start own company and secure a license to transact money lending business?
Any individual can secure a Money Lenders License from UMRA provided they register as a Company with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau under the Companies Act 2012
04. How can one secure a money lending license from UMRA?
Provide UMRA with the following documents;
* A certificate of incorporation
* Forms of particulars of directors and secretary
* Particulars of the address
* copies of national identity cards for directors and the secretary; and
* Evidence of payment of the fees prescribed in schedule 1 to these Regulations.
* A certificate of incorporation
* Forms of particulars of directors and secretary
* Particulars of the address
* copies of national identity cards for directors and the secretary; and
* Evidence of payment of the fees prescribed in schedule 1 to these Regulations.
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The overall project objective was to strengthen the ecosystem of Savings Groups by enabling a legal and regulatory environment.