Commercial Loans

Documents Required from Applicants

General Documents for Directors

  • CV’s for all directors
  • Personal balance sheets for all directors 
  • Proof of current residential address for all directors : utility bill (i.e. electricity or water or automated alarm)
  • Proof of business premises : utility bill (i.e. electricity or water or automated alarm)
  • Original/certified copy of Marriage Certificate/ante-nuptial contract/decree absolute (if applicable) for all directors
  • Original/certified copy of your Omang for all directors (Batswana) /passport (expatriates)
  • Original/certified copy of work and residence Permit/s for all directors (expatriates)
  • Bank account details for all directors (to enable us to request Bank reports)
  • Past 6 months’ bank statements of the business entity
  • Any other additional information considered valuable towards the evaluation of the proposal

Documents for Companies, Partnerships and other institutions

  • Business Proposal/plan
  • Last three years’ financial statements(audited if possible)
  • Latest management accounts
  • Monthly cash flow projections for 12 months
  • Yearly cash flow projections for 36 months
  • Memorandum and Articles of Association (companies)
  • Partnership Agreement (partnerships)
  • Certificate of Incorporation (companies)
  • Constitution (other institutions)
  • Resolution to borrow (certified by company secretary)
  • Proof of shareholding (Forms 2 + 5)

General Loan Information

  • The minimum deposit is 10%
  • The lending rate is linked to the Prime Lending Rate
  • The Bank will appoint its bond attorneys
  • The Bank will appoint its valuers
  • The maximum loan term is 15 years. The Bank reserves the right to determine the loan period
  • The Bank conducts credit reference checks on the business entity and the directors
  • Payments are only effected after registration of the bond