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Deposit taking microfinance banks plays a major role in boosting the economy of a country, improving the standard of living of people and alleviating poverty more especially in developing countries. The study sought to determine the influence of credit risk on financial performance of deposit taking microfinance banks in Kenya. The independent variable in this study was credit risk proxied by Capital to risk weighted assets and non-Performing loan ratio while dependent variable was financial performance measured by return on equity. The study adopted Panel data regression using ordinary Least Squares (OLS) methods/ design. The target population of the study was 13 deposit taking microfinance banks regularized and licensed by Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) by 2017. However due to insufficient data (information) 4 Deposit taking microfinance banks were removed. The study analyzed 9 Banks s for the period of 7 years (2011 to 2017). Secondary data was used in order to capture the relationship between credit risk and performance of deposit taking microfinance banks in Kenya. The data was analyzed using Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and panel regression analysis. Statistical software’s Eview version 8 was used to estimate the relationship between the study variables. The autocorrelation among the regression model was tested using Durbin-Watson factors. The augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) unit root test was used with the null hypothesis for acceptance (non-stationarity) or rejection (stationality). Regression result indicated that credit risk had a positive and statistically significant effect on financial performance of deposit taking microfinance banks in Kenya. The study recommends that further studies should be conducted to determine the effect of credit on financial performance of deposit taking microfinance banks using more credit variables and longer time of period, in addition there is need to analyze the influence of credit risk on other financial institutions like SACCOs and commercial banks. Furthermore, researches on other risks which include, market risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, strategic, Compliance and legal needs to be investigated since they are not included in the study.
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To Cite this Article: Joshua, A., Olweny, T., & Oloko, M. (2021). Influence of Credit Risk on Financial Performance of Deposit Taking Microfinance Banks in Kenya. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting Finance and Management Sciences, 11(4), 82–98.
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