Smart Note: Facing Over-indebtedness at Partner Microcredit Foundation 
Responsibility for avoiding over-indebtedness rests with both clients and institutions. For clients, this means making prudent decisions and judging their repayment capacity. For institutions, this means carefully assessing a client’s ability to repay.
Lending in a highly competitive microcredit market, Partner Microcredit Foundation avoids client over-indebtedness by recognizing that a risk for the client is a risk for the institution. To mitigate these risks, Partner performs rigorous credit analysis of its clients before issuing a loan and follows up with audits to verify proper staff behavior and discover why clients are not able to meet their obligations. Proactive measures like financial-literacy programs and client-loyalty efforts complement analysis and audits to create a robust system to avoid client over-indebtedness.
