People's Own Savings Bank

People's Own Savings Bank
Company typeParastatal
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1904 (1904)
Headquarters,
Key people
Mathilda Dzumbunu
Chairperson
Admore Kandlela
CEO
ProductsLoans, savings, investments, debit cards, credit cards, mortgages
RevenueIncreaseAftertax: US$7.9 million (2015)
Total assetsUS$133.7 million (2015)
Number of employees
453 (2016)
Websitewww.posb.co.zw

People's Own Savings Bank (POSB), is a savings bank in Zimbabwe. It is one of the financial institutions, licensed and supervised by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the national banking regulator.[1]

As of 31 December 2015, POSB had total assets valued at US$133.7 million, with $63.81 million in customer deposits and made an after-tax profit of US$7.9 million in the calendar year 2015.[2]

As at that time, the bank had over 500,000 savings accounts, maintained 34 brick and mortar branches,[3] operated 220 agency branches through Zimpost, and another 18 agency branches through Meikles Supermarkets. That same month POSB started offering mortgages at 12 percent annual interest, with maximum terms of 10 years.[4][5]

  1. ^ RBZ (1 April 2016). "Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe: List of Registered Banking Institutions". Harare: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ^ ZH (13 May 2016). "Zimbabwe: POSB Records Massive Profit". Zimbabwe Herald. Harare. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ Mangudhla, Taurai (10 July 2015). "POSB sticks to traditional banking". The Independent (Zimbabwe). Harare. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ^ RBZ (1 April 2016). "Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe: People's Own Savings Bank". Harare: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  5. ^ Business Reporter (28 September 2015). "POSB Gets Mortgage Licence". Harare: Zimbabwe Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2016. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)