MORE than half of the 10.4 million Filipinos who have taken out loans as of December 2023 were women, the consumer finance company Home Credit Phils. said on Friday.

"Around 5.5 million are women, so it's a little bit over the 50 percent mark. And last year, 560,000 women signed loan contracts with us. That's still over 50 percent, too," said Home Credit's marketing officer, Sheila Paul.

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