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 Responsible Microfinance Bill Tucker Executive Director The SEEP Network June 23, 2010 

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Responsible Microfinance is … 
 
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•  The best product
Catherine Duggan
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What does “lowest price” mean? 3.  We are not all angels
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What does “lowest price” mean? 3.  We are not all angels
4.  
Unless …..
Partnerships
6.  Privacy of Client Data
SMART Campaign:
Partnerships
India  "  8 products 
Uses
 2.  
2.  Helping them borrow for all uses
3.  Helping them build savings over the long term
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Savings of any value at any time with ready access
•  Tiny loans quickly, when needed and repaid in small, possibly
irregular installments
•  Insurance products
financial management.
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iv.  
3.  Disciplined Financial Management 
7.  Path to Lower Institutional Risk 
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If you want to help the lives of the poor, let
us capture savings
inclusive financial system, let us capture
savings
•  If you want lower interest rates, let us capture savings.
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3.  Appropriate Collections Practices 
4.  Ethical Staff Behavior 
6.  Privacy of Client Data 
SMART Campaign 
Transparency is good
 Desired Return on
0(.8)&65'$ 7/)) 4()9
Why? 
to attract attention
Concerns Reputational Risk