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For SACCOs & savings cooperatives

SACCO loan management software built around the member

For SACCOs and savings cooperatives — members’ savings, shares, guarantors and loans in one member-owned system.

Your members don’t just borrow from the SACCO — they own it. They save into it, they buy shares in it, they guarantee each other’s loans, and at year-end they expect their dividend. So when a member’s savings sit in one book, their loan in another and their guarantees in a third, a small mistake isn’t just an error — it’s a member’s trust in the thing they own. That’s a heavier weight than any spreadsheet should carry.

Where it breaks

What a member-owned cooperative really demands

A SACCO isn’t a lender with savers attached. Ownership, shares, guarantees and dividends make it a different kind of institution to run.

A member’s savings, shares and loans sit in three separate books.

Every member has one record — share capital, savings, loans and guarantees together — so you can see exactly where a member stands the moment they walk in.

Loan limits depend on savings, and working that out by hand invites mistakes.

Lendbox calculates each member’s borrowing limit from their savings and shares automatically, so eligibility is right every time and applied to everyone the same way.

Members guarantee each other’s loans, and the exposure lives in someone’s memory.

Guarantors are recorded against every loan, with each member’s total guarantee exposure visible — so a default never surprises the people standing behind it.

Loans wait on the credit committee, and the queue lives on paper.

Applications reach the committee in an orderly queue with the member’s full picture attached, and every decision is recorded — approvals that are fast and that hold up at audit.

Year-end dividends mean a fortnight of fragile spreadsheets.

Dividends on shares and interest on deposits are calculated from live member data, so the year-end distribution is accurate, fair and far quicker to produce.

How it fits

How Lendbox runs a SACCO

SACCO software — sometimes called a SACCO management system — runs a savings and credit cooperative around its members: share capital and savings, savings-backed loan limits, guarantors, the credit committee, and year-end dividends, all on one member-owned record. Not a feature list — just the four things that keep a member-owned cooperative accurate and fair.

Member savings & shares

A SACCO is its members. Lendbox keeps share capital and savings at the centre, where everything else about the member connects.

  • Share capital and multiple savings products per member
  • Deposits and withdrawals posted in real time
  • A complete member register in one place
  • Savings and shares tied to each member’s loans

Savings-backed loans

The savings-multiple rule is the heart of SACCO lending. Lendbox enforces it so eligibility is consistent and defensible.

  • Borrowing limits set as a multiple of savings or shares
  • Eligibility checked automatically at application
  • Multiple loan products with their own rules
  • Repayments and interest tracked per member

Guarantors & exposure

Member guarantees hold the model together. Lendbox keeps them accurate so the cooperative — and its members — are protected.

  • Guarantors recorded against every loan
  • Each member’s total guarantee exposure visible
  • Savings locked as security where required
  • Clear view of who is backing what

Dividends & member self-service

Members own the SACCO, and they should be able to see their stake in it. Lendbox handles dividends and gives members their own window in.

  • Dividends on shares and interest on deposits calculated automatically
  • Members check savings, loan and share balances themselves
  • Statements available on demand
  • Fewer counter queries for your team

Proof

“We used to reconcile savings, shares and loans across separate books, and dividend season was two weeks of held breath. Now every member’s full standing is on one screen, loan limits work themselves out from savings, and year-end dividends come out of live data.”
Grace Waweru, SACCO Manager, Umoja SACCO·Savings & credit cooperative · 6,500+ members
members on one platform
6,500+
to run year-end dividends
2 weeks → 2 days
per member
1 record

Questions SACCO managers ask us

What is SACCO management software?
SACCO management software (also called a SACCO management system) runs a savings and credit cooperative around its members — holding share capital, savings and loans on one member record, setting borrowing limits as a multiple of a member’s savings or shares, tracking guarantors and their exposure, supporting the credit committee, and calculating year-end dividends. Lendbox keeps every member’s full standing — savings, shares, loans and guarantees — in one place, so the cooperative stays accurate and fair.
Can members’ savings, shares and loans live in one place?
Yes. Lendbox keeps each member’s savings, shares, loans and guarantees on a single record, so your team can see exactly where any member stands without pulling three separate books together.
Can we set loan limits as a multiple of a member’s savings or shares?
Yes. Lendbox calculates each member’s borrowing limit from their savings and shares automatically and checks eligibility at application, so the savings-multiple rule is applied consistently to every member.
Does it track guarantors for member loans?
Yes. Lendbox records guarantors against every loan and keeps each member’s total guarantee exposure visible, so the cooperative and its members always know who is backing which loans.
Can it calculate member dividends on shares at year-end?
Yes. Lendbox calculates dividends on shares and interest on deposits from live member data, making the year-end distribution accurate, fair and far quicker than working it out by hand.
Can members see their own savings, loans and statements?
Yes. Lendbox lets members check their savings, share and loan balances and download statements themselves, which also takes day-to-day query load off your counter.
Does it support our credit committee’s loan approval process?
Yes. Lendbox routes applications to the credit committee in an orderly queue with the member’s full picture attached, and every decision is recorded for a clean, auditable approval trail.

Give every member one trustworthy record

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