SPBD Microfinance Ltd review
Updated October 12, 2026 · SumCue Editorial Team
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Our verdict
SPBD Microfinance Ltd is a direct lender focused on group borrowing for women in rural and town fringe communities. It suits jobseekers, lone parents, minority communities, disabled applicants and people outside banking who value shared structure and phone plus email guidance.
Key facts
- Best for
- Women seeking group borrowing for household and enterprise goals
- Loan amount
- $400↗
- Lender type
- Direct lender↗
- Eligibility
- Women living in rural and peri-urban areas, including the unemployed, single mothers, minorities, the unbanked and the disabled; group lending with weekly repayments↗
- Loan types
- Personal, Business, Student, Guarantor↗
- Use cases
- Home-improvement↗
- Headquarters
- Samoa↗
- Founded
- 2000↗
- Support channels
- Phone, Email↗
- Official website
- spbdmicrofinance.com
Facts checked September 26, 2026, 4 sources
Apps and profiles
Pros
Pros
- Lends directly across personal, enterprise, study and supporter backed borrowing
- Organises customers in circles that manage balances together as a group
- Provides help by telephone and email around home improvement borrowing
Who it suits
- Single mothers seeking shared borrowing structure
- Unbanked women planning study, enterprise or household projects
How SPBD Microfinance Ltd compares
Where SPBD Microfinance Ltd is available
- Available
- Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu
Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
Frequently asked questions
Who can apply for a SPBD Microfinance Ltd loan?+
Applications welcome women living in rural districts and town fringes, including jobseekers, lone parents, minority communities, people outside banking and disabled applicants. Borrowing runs in member groups that manage balances together. Telephone and email contacts support members during the arrangement.
What types of loans does SPBD Microfinance Ltd offer?+
The range spans personal, enterprise, study and supporter backed borrowing arranged directly with the lender. One stated purpose covers work around the home. Guidance remains reachable by telephone and email throughout the arrangement.
How does the group lending model work?+
Members join small circles and settle balances together rather than borrowing alone. Telephone and email contacts support the circle for the length of the arrangement. Personal, enterprise, study and supporter backed needs fall under the same structure.
Where is SPBD Microfinance Ltd based?+
SPBD Microfinance Ltd is based in Samoa. (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
When was SPBD Microfinance Ltd founded?+
SPBD Microfinance Ltd was founded in 2000. (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
How can I contact SPBD Microfinance Ltd support?+
SPBD Microfinance Ltd offers support through Phone, Email. (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
Sources
- spbdmicrofinance.com/about-us/our-story checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Founded
“Greg Casagrande founded SPBD in 2000 to make a positive impact on lives through entrepreneurship.”
- spbdmicrofinance.com/contact-us checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Support channels
“Samoa Floor One SNPF Plaza Savalalo, Beach Road, Apia Samoa Tel: (685) 20-189 ... please fill out the contact form”
- spbdmicrofinance.com/impact/samoa checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Headquarters
“In January 2000, Samoa became our initial and flagship microfinance institution of the SPBD Network.”
- spbdmicrofinance.com/what-we-do/how-we-help checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Loan amount, Eligibility, Lender type, Loan types, Use cases
“SPBD provides small, unsecured loans (microloans) of around US$400 to groups of rural women”
Compiled from 4 source pages, checked October 13, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: APR, Term, Arrangement fee, Credit check, Funding time, Representative example.
SPBD Microfinance Ltd
Women seeking group borrowing for household and enterprise goals