HFC Bank opens Post Office Branch

Story: Jennifer Dornoo & Leticia Ohene-Asiedu

THE HFC Bank Ghana Ltd has opened its 19th branch at the Post Office Square in Accra with a promise to provide customers with the bank’s best and unique array of widely diversified universal banking services.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony at Post Office Square yesterday, the Executive Director of the bank, Mr Akwete Akita said it had always been the bank’s desire to get closer to its customers in order to increase its delivery channel and enhance the convenience of customers.
He said the banks financial services which made them distinguished in the banking industry ranged from traditional commercial banking through mortgage banking, investment banking, real estate services to microfinance banking.
He said the bank would provide a one-stop shop financial services solutions for its numerous customers around the post office square and its neighbouring communities.
A new microfinance service known as the Boafo microfinance services was also introduced to meet the needs of all clients within the community.
The Managing Director of the Boafo Microfinance Services, Dr Joseph K. Adjei said the HFC-Boafo was a subsidairy of the HFC Bank and explained that it was the microfinace arm of the bank which was established to implement and manage the bank's retail micro-finance loan portfolio.
He said the mission of the HFC-Boafo was to service the credit demands of low and moderate income Ghanaian households to maximise their options in their pursuit of shelter, business, education and other opportunities.
He enjoined all businesses and individulas in and around the Post Office Square to come and experience the banks unique services.