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Universal Merchant Bank

Household loan APR (1yr): 34.53 %
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Universal Merchant Bank BoG licensed

Universal Merchant Bank average lending rate = 26.47% APR

Universal Merchant Bank reports this in the Bank of Ghana Annual Percentage Rate release, Jun 2025. On a typical household loan the APR is about 34.53%.

What Universal Merchant Bank charges to borrow (APR)
Household
34.53%
Personal and consumer loans
SME
25.99%
Small and medium businesses
Corporate
23.49%
Large companies
Average lending rate 26.47%. That is 2.67 points above the Ghana Reference Rate, the benchmark all banks price loans from.

APR (Annual Percentage Rate) is the all-in yearly cost of a loan including fees, so it is the fair way to compare banks. Figures are the Bank of Ghana APR release, Jun 2025.

Universal Merchant Bank profile
Bank of Ghana status
Licensed universal bank, reporting in the Bank of Ghana APR release
Frequently asked
What interest rate does Universal Merchant Bank charge on a loan?
Universal Merchant Bank reports an average lending rate of 26.47% APR in the Bank of Ghana APR release (Jun 2025). On a household loan the APR is about 34.53%.
Is Universal Merchant Bank licensed in Ghana?
Universal Merchant Bank is a licensed universal bank, reporting in the Bank of Ghana APR release.
Sources
  • Bank of Ghana Jun 2025

Every figure on this page is dated and drawn from a named public source. Data changes over time; check the source for the latest.

Snapshot
34.53 %
Household loan APR (1yr)
25.99 %
SME loan APR (1yr)
23.49 %
Corporate loan APR (1yr)
Key facts
Household loan APR (1yr)34.53 %
SME loan APR (1yr)25.99 %
Corporate loan APR (1yr)23.49 %
Average lending rate26.47 %
Spread over GRR2.67 %
BoG licence statusLicensed universal bank, reporting in the Bank of Ghana APR release