Family Bank

Family Bank
Private
Industry Financial Services
Founded 1984
Headquarters Nairobi, Kenya
Key people
 Dr. Wilfred Kiboro
Chairman[1]
David Thuku
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer[2]
Products Loans, Checking, Savings, Investments, Debit Cards
Revenue IncreaseAftertax:US$19.8 million (KES:1.98 billion) (2015)[3]
Total assets US$812.7 million (KES:81.3 billion) (2015)[3]
Number of employees
 1,900 (2016)
Website Homepage

Family Bank Limited (FBL), commonly known as Family Bank, is a commercial bank in Kenya the largest economy in the East African Community. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator.[4]

Overview

Family Bank is a medium-sized commercial bank in Kenya. It is the fifth largest bank by branch network. As of June 2016, the bank had 93 branches spread out all over Kenya and a customer base of over 1.8 million. As of 31 December 2015, the bank's total assets were valued at KSh81.3 billion (approx.US$812.7 million), with shareholders' equity of KSh11.9 billion (approx.US$119 million).[3]

History

The bank was founded in 1984 as Family Finance Building Society Limited (FFBSL). Titus Muya, the former non-Executive Chairman of Family Bank served as the founding chairman and chief executive officer for the first twenty-three years of the Society's life. In 2007, FFBSL transformed into a fully fledged commercial bank, following the issuance of a banking license by the Central Bank of Kenya, the country's banking regulator. Titus Muya resigned as CEO of the re-branded Family Bank Limited, to comply with current Kenyan banking regulations.[5] Since converting to a commercial bank, FBL has been pursuing an expansion of its branch network.[6]

In 2010, the bank diversified into the insurance industry through a subsidiary Dhamana Insurance Agency.

In 2013, the bank acquired a building in central Nairobi that serves as its headquarters and is currently undergoing renovation to carry its corporate image. An interesting point to note is the fact that this is the same building on ground floor from where Family Founder Mr. TK Muya had rented out a small space that served as both a branch and his office.

Ownership

The shares of stock of FBL are privately owned by institutional and individual investors. In October 2010, a consortium consisting of private equity firm AfricInvest, based in Tunisia, FMO of the Netherlands and Norway's Norfund, acquired a 25% stake in Family Bank for a cash sum of US$14.3 million. Two years later, that stake was sold to two Kenyan corporations, for an estimated price of US$21.3 million (KES:1.84 billion). The company shares are traded over-the-counter, with plans to list on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE), in future.[7]

As of June 2015, the bank's shareholding was as follows:[8]

Family Bank Stock Ownership
Rank Name of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1 KTDA Holdings Ltd15.45
2The Estate of Rachel Njeri Muya13.42
3Daykio Plantations Limited 12.30
4 Titus Kiondo Muya 5.34
5Standard Chartered Kenya Nominees A/C 9660B 3.73
6PA Securities3.57
7Kenya Orient Insurance Ltd 2.86
8Julius Brian Kiondo Muyah 2.69
9Ann Njeri 2.68
10 Mark Keriri 2.68
11Others 35.27
Total100.00

Branch network

The bank maintains a network of nearly 93 branches as of April 2016, with plans to have over 100 networked branches by the end of 2016.[9][10][11]

Governance

The Chairman of the board of directors is Wilfred D Kiboro, one of the non-executive directors. David Thuku serves as the managing director and chief executive officer.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Njiru, John (2 November 2012). "Kiboro Joins Family Bank As Chairman". Daily Nation. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Juma, Victor (20 June 2011). "Kenya: Ex-KCB Executive To Head Family Bank". Business Daily Africa (Nairobi). Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Mutegi, Mugambi (29 March 2016). "Family Bank's earnings hit Sh2bn on increased lending and expansion". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. ↑ CBK (29 March 2016). "Directory of Commercial Banks And Mortgage Finance Companies" (PDF). Nairobi: Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. ↑ FBL, . "Profile of Family Bank Limited". Family Bank Limited (FBL). Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Langat, Anthony (6 August 2014). "Kenya: Family Bank Outlines Branch Expansion Plans". CAJ News Agency (Johannesburg) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Mutegi, Mugambi (18 December 2012). "Equity Firms Sell Family Bank Stake To KTDA, Laptrust". Business Daily Africa (Nairobi). Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  8. ↑ FB (30 September 2015). "Family Bank MTN - Information Memorandum" (PDF). Family Bank (FB). Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Otini, Rawlings (19 March 2012). "Family Bank To Spend KSh600 Million On New Branches This Year". Business Daily Africa (Nairobi). Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  10. ↑ FBL, . "The Branch Network of Family Bank Limited". Family Bank Limited (FBL). Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Mutegi, Mugambi (1 February 2016). "Family Bank to open 10 new branches before end of year". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  12. ↑ {{cite web http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Family-Bank-names-David-Thuku-as-new-CEO/-/539550/3180192/-/h77kwr/-/index.html | url =http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Former+KCB+manager+heads+to+Family+Bank+as+chief+executive++/-/1006/1185416/-/1rkc32/-/ | title =Former KCB Manager Heads To Family Bank As Chief Executive | date =19 June 2011|accessdate=11 August 2014|newspaper=Daily Nation (Nairobi)|first=Justus|last=Ondari}}

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