Loan for agricultural producers

Loan for agricultural producers against pledge on receivables under schemes and measures of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Our offer



For agricultural producers – natural persons, legal entities, sole traders, cooperatives

  • up to 100% of the subsidy amount;
  • the subsidy repays your loan;
  • no engagement commission;
  • longer term - up to 5 years;
  • you can receive the loan before submitting an application for the current business year;
  • you can use the repaid amount again for the next grant period*;
  • lower management commission - 0.75% per year or part thereof.

 

Loan parameters:

 

Amount:

No limit in the loan amount:

·         before receiving a certificate from the State Agricultural Fund (UIN) for the relevant business year: the amount of the loan is up to 100% of the expected amount of support according to the general application for support for the previous business year; the loan is absorbed in tranches up to the amount of payments received for the previous campaign;

·         after receiving a certificate from the State Agricultural Fund (UIN) for the relevant economic year, the amount of the loan is up to 100% of the expected subsidies according to the indicative rates for each scheme and each measure; the loan is absorbed up to the expected amount of support according to the certificate from the State Agricultural Fund.

Purpose of the loan:

for working capital and for investments

Loan currency:

BGN

Term:

revolving loan with a term of up to 5 years

Interest rate:

The annual interest rate of the loan is formed on the basis of an internal bank credit rating - compound interest BIRa/BIRb/BIRc* + surcharge.

Possibility of an additional interest rate preference for clients who also use other Fibank products.

* Base interest rate (BIR) is applicable to business clients, and it is a variable interest rate index that the Bank uses as a base interest rate when calculating the variable interest rate on the loan applicable to the contract. The BIR is approved by Fibank's Board of Directors and calculated according to a methodology announced by Fibank for each individual type of currency, based on the ratio between the planned costs of the Bank's liabilities and the market interest rates for the same currency, applicable to loans in national and foreign currencies. BIRa, BIRb and BIRc represent the base interest rate adjusted by a coefficient for the market environment for business clients with an internal bank credit rating, respectively in the interval 1-2 (for BIRa), 3-4 (for BIRb) and 5-6 (for BIRc) . The Bank makes public the base interest rates - BIRa, BIRb and BIRc that it applies, by announcing and publishing them on the Bank's website at www.fibank.bg;  

Credit transaction application fee:

0.15% of the requested amount, min. BGN 100.00;

Management commission:

0.75% per year or part thereof;

Early repayment commission:

·         no commission for repayment with subsidy funds;

·         2% in case of early termination of the contract.

Method of repayment:

Revolving loan - with each received subsidy amount, a corresponding part of the loan obligation is repaid. The borrower has the right to use again the repaid part of the loan for the next period of support, subject to a positive decision of the bank and up to the amount of subsidies already received and within the period of receipt of the payment under the relevant subsidy, but no later than June 30th of the year, following the expiration of the relevant support period.*

Collateral:

·         First in line special pledge in favor of the Bank on all current and future receivables from the State Agricultural Fund under all schemes and measures of the Common Agricultural Policy. After receiving the URN and UIN for each business year, but no later than July 31st, the registered pledge on receivables is individualized.

·         Special pledge on receivables under all accounts of the borrower at First Investment Bank AD or conclusion of financial collateral agreement with the provision of pledge on current accounts.

The owners and managers of loan applicants who are legal entities have to commit themselves as co-debtors or guarantors.

 

* Support period is the period between submission of the support application and June 30th of the calendar year following the submission of the support application.

Application and documents

Application procedure

 

To grant a loan, the Bank's credit specialists develop an individual offer tailored to the specific needs, credit history and principle of work in your company.

 

It will be our pleasure to help you find the optimal solution for your business needs.

 

To make an inquiry for loan, you can contact the Bank's credit specialists in one of the following ways:

  • phone: 02/817 1366; 02/817 1365; 02/800 22 73;
  • ask for our credit specialists at the Bank's branches and offices;
  • send an inquiry to micro@fibank.bg

 

Documents required for natural persons:

  • copies of the identity cards of the loan applicant;
  • a general application for support for the previous business year together with a bank statement for the subsidies received for the previous business year or a certificate from the State Agricultural Fund (UIN) for the current business year;
  • annual tax return for the last accounting year;
  • certificate of presence/absence of obligations issued by the revenue authority under Art. 87, paragraph 6 of the Tax and Social Security Procedure Code;
  • related party declaration issued according to Fibank (First Investment Bank) sample form;

 

Documents required for legal entities:

  • decision of the competent body to withdraw and secure the loan;
  • balance sheet, statement of income and expenses and annual tax return for the last year;
  • a general application for support for the previous business year together with a bank statement for the subsidies received for the previous business year or a certificate from the State Agricultural Fund (UIN) for the current business year;
  • copies of the identity cards of the representative of the company - loan applicant/co-debtor/the persons providing collateral;
  • certificate of presence/absence of obligations issued by the revenue authority under Art. 87, paragraph 6 of the Tax and Social Security Procedure Code;
  • related party declaration issued according to Fibank (First Investment Bank) sample form;