TY - JOUR T1 - The Influence of Socio-economic Characteristics of Loan Beneficiaries on the Performance of Community Banks in Ogbomoso Area, Nigeria AU - , F.A. Ajagbe AU - , J.O. Adewoye AU - , J.O. Ajetomobi JO - International Business Management VL - 1 IS - 4 SP - 60 EP - 64 PY - 2007 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1993-5250 DO - ibm.2007.60.64 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2007.60.64 KW - Community bank KW -loan performance KW -Ogbomoso area KW -Nigeria AB - This study investigates the influences of socio-economic characteristics of loan beneficiaries on the performance of the Community Banks in Ogbomoso Area, Nigeria . Eight Community Banks were purposively selected for the study. Data were collected from 200 loan beneficiaries using stratified sampling techniques. Descriptive statistics such as percentages, frequency distribution and chi square measure of association in analyzing the data. The results showed sex, age, marital status, family size and level of education of loan beneficiaries influence loan repayment ability of the respondents. ER -