House Building Finance Company Limited (HBFCL), formerly known as House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC), is a Pakistani housing finance company which is a subsidiary of State Bank of Pakistan. Founded in 1952, it is based in Karachi, Pakistan.[1][2]

History

House Building Finance Company was founded in 1951. Before the independence of East Pakistan, it was headquartered in Dacca.[3] It was incorporated as a corporation on 25 July 2007 and is jointly owned by the State Bank of Pakistan (90.31 percent) and Government of Pakistan (9.69 percent).[2] On 18 February 2011, the name of House Building Finance Corporation was changed to House Building Finance Company Limited under section 39 of the Companies Ordinance 1984.[2]

The company is now an unlisted public limited company.[2] The company has 51 branches, 7 area offices, 3 regional offices, and head office based in Karachi.[2]

Privatization

The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) approved transaction structures for the privatization of House Building Finance Company Ltd.[4]

Products and services

  • Ghar Pakistan Scheme (GPS), a housing financing scheme for midlevel income persons
  • Ghar Pakistan Plus Scheme (GPS Plus), a special scheme for construction of house with higher income persons
  • Ghar Sahulat Scheme (GSS), a scheme is used for house purchasing or construction.
  • HBFC Khaas, a special scheme for widows, children of martyrs of special forces, special persons, transgenders
  • Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar Scheme, a government's markup subsidise scheme.
  • Ghar Ujala Scheme, a home solar system scheme from 3KW to 20KW up to 10 years.

References

  1. ^ "HBFC has become bankrupt on account of low recovery of loans: minister". www.thenews.com.pk.
  2. ^ a b c d e "House Building Finance Company". www.hbfc.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  3. ^ Akhtar, S. M. (1964). "The Problem of Regional Disparities in Economic Development: With Special Reference to Pakistan". The Punjab University Economist. 4 (7): 19–28.
  4. ^ Paracha, Shahzad (2020-08-21). "CCoP approves 7pc divestment in OGDC,10pc in PPL shares". Profit by Pakistan Today. Retrieved 2020-09-11.


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