type private industry financial services founded 1995 headquarters 7a john babiiha avenue kololo kampala uganda key people andr lalumi re ceo products loans savings atm mobile banking total assets us 20.53 million 2015 1 number of employees 365 2015 1 website homepage opportunity bank uganda limited obul is a credit institution tier ii financial institution in uganda . in november 2011 the institution rebranded as opportunity bank uganda . contents 1 location 2 overview 3 history 4 ownership 5 branch network 6 see also 7 references 8 external links location edit obul s headquarters are located at 7a babiiha avenue on kololo hill a business and residential neighborhood within the city of kampala uganda s capital . the coordinates of the headquarters are 0 20 09.0 n 32 35 15.0 e latitude 0.335845 ; longitude 32.587500 . 2 overview edit opportunity bank uganda limited is a tier ii financial institution mfi licensed by the bank of uganda the central bank and national banking regulator . 3 as a credit institution it is not authorized to offer checking accounts or deal in foreign exchange . the company is authorized to take in customer deposits and to establish savings accounts . it is also authorized make collateralized and non collateralized loans to savings and non savings customers . the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of opportunity international and is a member of their network . they specialize in lending to the poorest of the working poor . as of december 2015 update the institution s total assets were valued at us 20.53 million with shareholder s equity of us 7.86 million . 1 history edit this microfinance institution was licensed in 1995 and began operations in 1996 as faulu uganda a programme of food for the hungry international a non governmental organization . in july 1999 faulu uganda incorporated as a limited liability company in uganda becoming faulu uganda limited . under that name the company became part of the faulu network in uganda and kenya . 4 in 2006 opportunity transformation investments and opportunity international australia each purchased a 31.5 percent stake in faulu uganda limited giving opportunity international a combined majority stake of 63 percent in the fourth largest microfinance institution in uganda . in december 2009 opportunity bought the remaining shares of faulu uganda thereby taking outright ownership of the company . the financial institution was renamed opportunity uganda limited . 5 6 in november 2011 the institution rebranded to obul . 7 ownership edit the company is owned by five different entities as of october 2016 . 8 opportunity bank uganda stock ownership rank name of owner percentage ownership 1 mybucks 49.00 9 2 opportunity transformational inc 36.79 3 faulu trust 7.14 4 opportunity international canada 6.06 5 food for the hungry organization 1.01 total 100.00 branch network edit the branch network of obul has included the following locations 10 kira road branch 80 kira road kamwookya city center branch 14 kampala road kampala kawempe branch 494 block 204 goshen house kawempe nateete branch 715 masaka road nateete owino branch ovino shopping complex 22 kisenyi road kampala gayaza branch gayaza kampala road gayaza nansana branch hoima road nansana jinja branch 9 skindia road jinja iganga branch 88 main street iganga mbarara branch 90 highway street mbarara masaka branch edward avenue masaka kalagi branch mukono kayunga road kalagi mubende branch 103 lubanga road mubende head office 7a acacia avenue kololo kampala mayuge branch mayuge mbale branch mbale kyenjojo branch kyenjojo hoima branch hoima mukono branch mukono soroti branch soroti see also edit banking in uganda list of banks in africa list of banks in uganda references edit a b c tmo 31 december 2015 . mfi report opportunity uganda data as at 31 december 2015 . themix.org tmo . retrieved 14 october 2016 . google 14 october 2016 . location of the headquarters of opportunity bank uganda map . google maps . google . retrieved 14 october 2016 . bou 30 june 2015 . list of licensed credit institutions as at june 2015 pdf . bank of uganda bou . retrieved 14 october 2016 ... history of faulu uganda limited . list company.com . retrieved 14 june 2014 . kamau scola 16 december 2009 . faulu uganda rebrands to opportunity uganda . daily monitor . retrieved 15 june 2014 . vision reporter 14 december 2009 . us based group to take over faulu . new vision . retrieved 15 june 2014 . kalungi nicholas 24 november 2011 . opportunity uganda takes on new name . daily monitor . retrieved 15 june 2014 . obul 9 august 2016 . opportunity bank uganda limited shareholding . kampala opportunity bank uganda obul . retrieved 9 august 2016 . busuulwa bernard 11 october 2016 . uganda mybucks enters uganda with 49 percent stake in opportunity bank . the eastafrican . nairobi . retrieved 14 october 2016 . obul 14 october 2016 . the branches of opportunity bank uganda . kampala opportunity bank uganda obul . retrieved 14 october 2016 . external links edit total loan portfolio us 13.8 million in march 2014 v t e kampala district capital kampala divisions kampala central division kawempe division lubaga division makindye division nakawa division neighborhoods banda bugoloobi bukoto busega butabika bwaise ggaba kabalagala kamwookya kansanga kaleerwe kanyanya kasubi katwe kawaala kawempe kibuli kibuye kigoowa kikaaya kisaasi kiwaatule kulambiro kololo kyambogo kyebando lubaga lungujja luzira makerere makindye mbuya mengo mpererwe mulago munyonyo muyenga naakulabye naguru najjanankumbi nakasero nakawa nakawa naguru estates namirembe namungoona namuwongo nateete ndeeba nsambya ntinda old kampala port bell wandegeya banking bank of uganda uganda deposit protection fund abc bank uganda barclays bank of uganda bank of africa uganda limited bank of baroda uganda limited bank of india uganda dfcu group cairo international bank centenary bank citibank commercial bank of africa crane bank dfcu bank diamond trust bank ecobank efc uganda limited equity bank exim bank uganda finance trust bank guaranty trust bank housing finance bank kcb bank uganda limited nc bank uganda orient bank postbank uganda stanbic bank uganda limited standard chartered uganda tropical bank united bank for africa east african development bank uganda development bank opportunity uganda limited pride microfinance limited efc uganda limited finca uganda limited ugafode microfinance limited exodus savings and credit cooperative society limited mercantile credit bank letshego microfinance uganda top finance bank uganda yako microfinance limited industry aya group cipla quality chemical industries limited fi holdings house of dawda group mukwano group kiira motors corporation media daily monitor new vision new vision group the independent uganda the observer uganda information technology africell uganda airtel uganda mtn uganda uganda communications commission uganda telecom vodafone uganda economy national housing and construction company tirupati development uganda limited insurance regulatory authority of uganda national food and drug authority national identification and registration authority national social security fund national water and sewerage corporation uganda securities exchange uganda investment authority ruparelia group kyagalanyi coffee limited brookside dairy limited jesa farm dairy limited uganda retirement benefits regulatory authority capital markets authority of uganda uganda coffee development authority roko construction transport air uganda uganda air cargo kampala airport uganda national roads authority entebbe kampala expressway kampala jinja expressway kampala jinja highway kampala entebbe road kampala gayaza road kampala bombo expressway kampala busunju expressway kampala mpigi expressway kampala masaka road kampala mityana road kampala hoima road kampala northern bypass highway kampala southern bypass highway energy umeme electricity regulatory authority uganda national oil company petroleum authority of uganda uganda electricity generation company limited uganda electricity transmission company limited uganda energy credit capitalisation company notable landmarks bulange uganda parliament buildings kampala capital city authority complex hotel africana kampala protea hotel kampala serena hotel kampala sheraton hotel imperial hotels group imperial royale hotel grand imperial hotel hotel equatoria kampala hilton hotel kampala intercontinental hotel kampala speke hotel mapeera house movement house munyonyo commonwealth resort speke resort and conference center church house east african development bank building bank of uganda building complex mengo palace banda kabaka s place namirembe cathedral rubaga cathedral makerere university main campus kampala tower kibuli mosque old kampala mosque uganda museum twed towers uganda national cultural centre kasubi tombs dfcu house pension towers jlos house project roman catholic archdiocese of kampala education aga khan university kampala cavendish university uganda habib medical school institute of petroleum studies kampala international health sciences university international university of east africa kampala international school kampala international university kampala university kibuli secondary school kitante hill secondary school kololo senior secondary school kyambogo university law development centre makerere college school makerere university makerere university business school mengo senior school nabisunsa girls secondary school rubaga community school st. augustine international university st. lawrence university uganda management institute uganda martyrs university school of medicine uganda national entrepreneurship development institute uganda technology and management university victoria university uganda uganda national council for higher education health aga khan university hospital kampala butabika hospital case medical centre international hospital kampala kadic hospital kampala hospital kampala medical chambers hospital kawempe general hospital kibuli hospital kiruddu general hospital lubaga hospital makerere university hospital mbuya military hospital mengo hospital mulago hospital mulago women s referral hospital murchison bay hospital upper mulago regional referral hospital nakasero hospital naguru general hospital nsambya hospital paragon hospital uganda cancer institute uganda heart institute uganda medical and dental practitioners council women s hospital international and fertility centre galilee community general jewish hospital of uganda international medical group notable people apolo nsibambi nasser sebaggala david serwadda fred ruhindi john ssebaana kizito bulaimu muwanga kibirige erias lukwago ian clarke jennifer musisi josephine nambooze maria kiwanuka laurence sematimba joseph kizito justinian tamusuza robert ssejjemba eugene sseppuya phillip ssozi sudhir ruparelia wasswa serwanga yusef sozi margaret zziwa beti kamya turwomwe moses matovu 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