DFCU Bank

DFCU Bank
Public: USE: DFCU
Industry Financial Services
Founded 1964
Headquarters 26 Kyaddondo Road
Nakasero, Kampala, Uganda
Key people
 Elly Karuhanga
Chairman
Juma Kisaame
Managing Director
Products Loans, checking, savings, investments, debit cards, credit cards, mortgages
Revenue IncreaseAftertax: US$15.2 million (UGX:42.1 billion) (2014)
Total assets US$512.95 million (UGX:1.425 trillion) (2014)
Number of employees
 600+ (2014)[1]
Slogan ...with pleasure
Website www.dfcugroup.com

DFCU Bank, registered as the Development Finance Company of Uganda Bank Limited and commonly known as DFCU, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is a regulated financial institution and licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator.[2]

Overview

As of December 2014, DFCU Bank was a major player in Uganda's financial sector, with an estimated asset base of US$512.95 million (UGX:1.425 trillion) and with shareholders' equity of about US$68.95 million (UGX:191.54 billion).[3] In December 2014, the bank was the fifth-largest commercial bank in Uganda, by assets, accounting for approximately 7.7 percent of all bank assets in the country.

History

DFCU Bank was established in 1964 as the Development Finance Company of Uganda. In 2000, DFCU acquired Global Trust Bank (GTB), transforming itself into a commercial bank at that time.[4]

On 25 July 2014, DFCU Bank acquired some of the assets and liabilities of the former GTB, a small retail financial institution that the Bank of Uganda had closed. The acquisition included all customer deposit accounts and all loan accounts. Those assets not taken over by DFCU "will be liquidated by Bank of Uganda".[5] The former assets of GTB that DFCU acquired were valued at about UGX:73 billion (approximately US$28 million).[6]

DFCU Group

DFCU Bank is a subsidiary of DFCU Group, which includes the following companies:

DFCU Limited is the holding company and listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange, where it trades under the symbol DFCU.[7]

DFCU Group ownership

As of December 2014, the shareholding in the stock of DFCU Limited, the holding company that owns the bank, was as follows:[3]

DFCU Group Stock Ownership
Rank Name of ownerPercentage ownership
1Norfund27.54
2Rabobank27.54
3CDC Group Plc.15.00
4National Social Security Fund (Uganda)5.93
5Investec Asset Management Africa Fund4.34
6 Investec Asset Management Pan Africa Fund 2.73
7 Investec Asset Management Fund]] 1.14
8Central Bank of Kenya Pension Fund1.02
9Bank of Uganda Staff Retirement Fund0.92
10PineBridge Sub-Saharan Africa Equity Master Fund0.55
11Kenya Airways Staff Provident Fund0.38
12UAP Insurance Company Limited0.34
13Staff of Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited0.33
14UAP Insurance Retirement Benefits0.29
15Crane Bank0.29
16National Social Security Fund - SIMS0.29
17Rakesh Gadani0.26
18MTN Uganda Staff Contributory Fund0.25
19Jubilee Investments Limited0.24
20Alexander Forbes Retirement Fund0.22
21 Others 10.40
Total100.00

Branch network

With headquarters in Kampala, DFCU Bank has branches in central, eastern, northern, and western Uganda. As of November 2014, the bank maintained 43 branches in Uganda. DFCU Bank has also announced plans to expand into the countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan. The branch network includes the following locations, arranged alphabetically:[8] The list includes some branches of the now defunct GTB.[9]

  1. Abim Branch - 8 Lira-Kotido Road, Abim
  2. Acacia Branch - 24 Acacia Avenue, Kololo, Kampala[10]
  3. Agago Branch - Agago
  4. Arua Branch - 6 Hospital Road, Arua
  5. Ben Kiwanuka Branch - Ben Kiwanuka Street, Kampala
  6. Bugoloobi Branch - Kagga House, 2 Bandali Rise, Bugoloobi, Kampala
  7. Bwaise Branch - 975-976 Sir Apollo Kaggwa Road, Bwaise, Kampala
  8. Crown House Branch - Crown House, 4A-6 Kampala Road, Kampala
  9. Dokolo Branch - Bata Road, Dokolo
  10. Elegu Branch - Elegu, Gulu–Nimule Road, Amuru District
  11. Entebbe Road Branch - Freedom City Mall, Namasuba, Kampala
  12. Gulu Branch - 3 Princess Road, Gulu
  13. Hoima Branch - Kasangaki Building, 58 Main Street, Hoima
  14. Impala House Branch - Impala House, 13 Kimathi Avenue, Kampala
  15. Ishaka Branch - 45 Ishaka-Rukungiri Road, Ishaka
  16. Isingiro Branch - 36, Kikagate Road, Isingiro[11]
  17. Jinja Branch - 10 Lady Alice Muloki Road, Jinja[12]
  18. Kampala Road Branch - Sun City Plaza, 17 Wilson Road, Kampala
  19. Kawempe Branch - Kampala-Gulu Highway, Kawempe, Kampala
  20. Kikuubo Branch - 4 Nakivubo Road, Kampala
  21. Kitgum Branch - 19 Janan Luwum Street, Kitgum
  22. Kyaggwe Road Branch - First Floor, Nabugabo Business Centre, Kyaggwe Road, Kampala
  23. Lira Branch - 4 Soroti Road, Lira
  24. Lugogo Branch - Lugogo Mall, Lugogo Bypass Road, Kampala
  25. Main Branch - DFCU House, 26 Kyaddondo Road, Nakasero, Kampala
  26. Makerere Branch - 45 Pool Road, Makerere University Campus
  27. Market Street Branch - Aponye City Mall, 8 Burton Street, Kampala
  28. Masaka Branch - 22 Kampala Road, Masaka
  29. Mbale Branch - 2 Court Road, Mbale
  30. Mbarara Branch - 73 High Street, Mbarara[13]
  31. Mukono Branch - 21 Colline Village, Mukono
  32. Mutukula Branch - 69 Customs Building, Mutukula
  33. Naalya Branch - Quality Shopping Mall, Naalya
  34. Nakivubo Branch - Unit 7, 1418 Nakivubo Place, Kampala
  35. Nateete Branch - 757 Wakaliga, Nateete, Kampala
  36. Ndeeba Branch - 224 Masaka Road, Ndeeba, Kampala
  37. Nsambya Branch - Ggaba Road, Nsambya, Kampala
  38. Ntinda Branch - Capital Shoppers City, Ntinda Road, Ntinda, Kampala
  39. Owino Market Branch - 769 Kafumbe Mukasa Road, Kampala
  40. Pader Branch - 8 Lagwai Zone B, Pader
  41. Paidha Branch - 21 Nebbi- Arua Road, Paidha
  42. Pallisa Branch - 8 Kasodo Road, Pallisa
  43. Tororo Branch - 9&11 Mbale Road, Tororo
  44. William Street Branch - 8 William Street, Kampala
  45. Wilson Lane Branch - Wilson Lane, Kampala

DFCU House

DFCU Group has built a new headquarters building, which also houses the main branch of DFCU Bank. The building is often referred to as DFCU House and rises ten stories high. Located at 26 Kyaddondo Road, on Nakasero Hill, in Kampala's central business district, the development has underground and surface parking, as well as rentable, retail, and office space on several levels.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mwesigwa, Alon (25 June 2014). "Uganda: DFCU Shareholders to Raise Red Flags At Annual AGM". The Observer (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ↑ BOU (June 2015). "List of Licensed Commercial Banks As At June 2015" (PDF). Kampala: Bank of Uganda (BOU). Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 DFCU, . (18 May 2015). "DFCU Group Annual Report 2014" (PDF). DFCU Group (DFCU). Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  4. ↑ DFCU, . (4 July 2015). "DFCU Group: Who We Are". Kampala: DFCU Group. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. ↑ National, News (25 July 2014). "Global Trust Bank Shut Down". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Edgar Angumya, and Alon Mwesigwa (27 July 2014). "Uganda: Gold Trust Bank Loses Battle As DFCU Takes Over". The Observer (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "DFCU Profile At Uganda Securities Exchange Website". Uganda Securities Exchange. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Branch Network: DFCU Bank In November 2014". DFCU Group. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Businge, Julius (26 July 2014). "DFCU Takes Over Global Trust Bank Operations". The Independent (Uganda). Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  10. ↑ Kaujju, Peter (10 February 2005). "Dfcu Bank Opens Branch On Acacia Avenue". New Vision. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Sanya, Wilfred (17 November 2009). "Isingiro District Gets First Bank". New Vision. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  12. ↑ Ssejjoba, Eddie. "DFCU In Jinja". New Vision. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  13. ↑ Sanya, Wilfred (26 January 2009). "DFCU Bank Opens Branch In Mbarara, Focuses On Regional Expansion". New Vision. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Kampala: Introducing the DFCU House". Symbion Group Plc. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

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