FINCA Earns Sixth Consecutive "4-Star" Rating from Charity Navigator
For the sixth consecutive year, FINCA International has earned Charity Navigator's "coveted 4-star rating for sound fiscal management." In its letter to FINCA, the largest charity-evaluating organization in the U.S. writes that "Only 2% of the charities we've rated have received at least 6 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that FINCA International outperforms most charities in America in its efforts to operate in the most fiscally responsible way possible." February 28, 2008.

FINCA Jordan Inaugurated On February 25, 2008, Jordan's Queen Rania Al-Abdullah visited FINCA Jordan clients and officially inaugurated the program, which made its first loans on November 18. © Royal Hashemite Court Archives, photo by Nasser Ayoub

FINCA Surpasses 600,000-Client Milestone
In August 2007, FINCA International reached a major new milestone by surpassing the 600,000-client mark for the first time in its history. From Azerbaijan to Malawi, from El Salvador to Kyrgyzstan, FINCA’s programs are touching the lives of over 3 million children and adults in the families of our clients.

FINCA Launches Village Banking Campaign Jordan's Queen Rania Al-Abdullah and Academy Award-nominated actress Natalie Portman co-chair effort to bring Village Banking to millions of the world’s poorest; announce expansion into Middle East and grant from AIG, May 2, 2007.

FINCA Earns Fifth Consecutive "4-Star" Rating from Charity Navigator
For the fifth consecutive year, FINCA has been named one of the nation's most fiscally responsible, well-managed charities by Charity Navigator, the largest charity-evaluating organization in the U.S. 

Wall Street Journal Highlights FINCA’s Pioneering Microinsurance Strategic Alliance with AIG
Fred Adriko—the son of a FINCA Uganda Village Banking client—only learned his mother had taken out a credit life insurance policy with her FINCA loan when he received a payment after she was killed in a car crash. The benefit—over four months of income for an average Ugandan—will enable Mr. Adriko to take care of his family’s needs, until they can replace the income from his mother’s produce business. The insurance also covered his mother’s loan.  Read More...

FINCA Afghanistan to Reach 90,000 Clients by 2009
FINCA’s program in Afghanistan, launched in 2003 , currently serves nearly 35,000 Afghan clients with loans averaging $342. Their repayment rate is over 99 percent, and they have saved more than $240,000 to improve the quality of life for their families with better food, education, healthcare and housing—and to reinvest in their growing businesses. Our goal is to serve 90,000 Afghan clients by 2009, many in rural areas.

FINCA Unveils Village Banking Campaign Commitment at Clinton Global Initiative
FINCA International announced an ambitious new campaign commitment at the recent Clinton Global Initiative in New York. Former President Clinton praised FINCA's pledge—aimed at operating 100,000 Village Banks and bringing critical services to millions in the developing world— in a rare, special recognition in his remarks. Read More...

Natalie Portman Highlights Support for FINCA in Harper's Bazaar Cover Story
Co-Chair of the Village Banking Campaign and FINCA Ambassador of Hope Natalie Portman, featured in a recent cover story in Harper’s Bazaar, discusses her support for FINCA and her visits to Village Banks in Ecuador, Guatemala and Uganda. See the  article [PDF] (photograph by Peter Lindbergh, courtesy of Harper's Bazaar).

FINCA Congratulates Nobel Peace Prize Winners Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank
FINCA International extends congratulations to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank on winning the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. Please read our statement and press release on this exciting recognition of the power of microfinance.

Make a Gift That Keeps on Giving
Create a lasting impact on the world by joining FINCA’s Legacy Society and making a planned gift that will support village bankers for generations to come. Bequests to FINCA are about planning for the future:  your future and the future of the world's lowest-income entrepreneurs. By including FINCA in your will or estate plan, you can help us change lives by providing people the financial services they need to create jobs, build assets and improve their standard of living.  Read More...

Strategic Partnership with Johns Hopkins University for HIV/AIDS Reduction
Ninety-five percent of new HIV infections occur in developing countries. Africa, struggling with severe poverty and ill-equipped to respond to a major public health threat, has been the hardest hit. A new FINCA partnership holds great promise to ease the burdens HIV/AIDS imposes on our clients in Malawi, one of the poorest countries in Africa – and one where more than 14% of the population is HIV positive.  Read More...