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Type
  
Public

Founded
  
1990

Traded as
  
GSE: HFC

Headquarters
  
Accra, Ghana

Industry
  
Financial Services AND LOANS 0548753152

Key people
  
Asare Akuffo Managing Director

Home Finance Company, commonly referred to as HFC Bank, is a commercial bank in Ghana. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Bank of Ghana, the national banking regulator.

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Overview

HFC Bank provides mortgage financing, commercial banking, investment banking and wealth management services. Regulatory approval is still pending for the bank to split into for divisions:

  • Banking Division
  • Investment Management Division
  • Private Equity Division
  • Real Estate Division
  • As of December 2011, HFC Bank was a medium-sized financial services provider in Ghana, with total assets valued at about US$234.3 million (GHS:435.3 million), and shareholders' equity valued at about US$53.8 million (GHS:100 million).

    History

    The bank was created in 1990 as a shell company within Merchant Bank (Ghana). In 1994 HFC Bank became a publicly traded company. In 1995 it became listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. The stock of the bank is a component of the exchange's GSE All-Share Index. According to the bank's website, the bank issued the Ghana Stock Exchange's first-ever corporate bond, in 1996.

    Ownership

    As of December 2003, the bank's stock is owned by the following corporate entities and individuals:

    Branch Network

    HFC Bank has its headquarters in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. The branches of the bank and its subsidiary companies include the following locations:

    1. Head Office - Sixth Avenue, North Ridge, Accra
    2. Ebankese Branch - Sixth Avenue, North Ridge, Accra
    3. Accra Central Branch - Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, Accra
    4. Ridge Branch - 6 Sixth Avenue, West Ridge, Accra
    5. Tema Branch - Asafoatse Kotei Commercial Complex, Tema
    6. Legon Branch - Noguchi Road, University of Ghana, Legon
    7. Kumasi Branch - 571 Asomfo Road, Kumasi
    8. HFC Investment Services Limited - 6 Sixth Avenue, West Ridge, Accra
    9. Tudu Branch - St. Francis Building, Kinbu Road, Tudu
    10. Abossey Okai Branch
    11. Techiman Branch
    12. HFC Realty Limited
    13. Agbogbloshie Branch - Old Fadama Road
    14. Tamale Branch - 8 Daboya Street, Tamale
    15. KNUST Kumasi Branch - KNUST Commercial Area, Kumasi
    16. Koforidua Branch
    17. Baatsona Branch - Spintex Road
    18. Ashaiman Branch
    19. Takoradi Branch - Market Circle
    20. Kasoa Branch
    21. Post Office Square Branch
    22. Adabraka Branch
    23. Suame Branch - Suame Magazine
    24. Swedru Branch
    25. Cape Coast Branch - Tantri
    26. Winneba Branch
    27. Asamankese Branch
    28. Dansoman Branch

    References

    Home Finance Company Wikipedia