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United Finance Limited
Company typePublic
DSEUNITEDFIN
IndustryFinance
PredecessorUnited Leasing Company Limited
FoundedSeptember 12, 1989 (1989-09-12) in Dhaka, Bangladesh
HeadquartersCamellia House, 22 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue,
Dhaka
,
Bangladesh
Number of locations
19 branches (2015)
Area served
Bangladesh
Key people
  • Imran Ahmed (Chairman)
  • Syed Ehsan Quadir (MD)
  • Zafar Ullah Khan (CFO)
Services
Revenue
  • Increase BD৳ 944 million (2014)
  • BD৳ 836 million (2013)
 (2015)
  • Increase BD৳ 538 million (2014)
  • BD৳ 449 million (2013)
 (2015)
  • Increase BD৳ 324 million (2014)
  • BD৳ 266 million (2013)
 (2015)
Total assets
  • Increase BD৳ 15,847 million (2014)
  • BD৳ 13,929 million (2013)
 (2015)
Total equity
  • Increase BD৳ 2,425 million (2014)
  • BD৳ 2,165 million (2013)
 (2015)
Owners
  • United Insurance Co. Ltd. (20.64%)
  • Lawrie Group Plc, U.K. (20%)
Number of employees
315 (2015)
Divisions
  • Sales
  • Credit-sale financing
  • Information technologies
  • Collection
  • Human resources
Websiteunitedfinance.com.bd

United Finance is a Bangladeshi non-bank finance company formerly known as United Leasing Company[1] and changed into United Finance in 2014.[2][3] It is listed in DSE.[4] It provides financial services, such as investment, lease, loan, term finance, channel financing.[2] The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. United Finance collect around 80 percent of their funds directly from individual depositors.[5]

The company has branch office in Dhaka, Chittagong, Jessore, Bogra, Gazipur, Sylhet, Rangpur, Chuadanga, Barisal, Noakhali, Rajshahi, Khulna and Mymensingh districts.[6][7] It has booth office in Sirajgong and Rangamati districts.

Major sponsorship

United Finance along with United Insurance was regularly organize international chess tournament until 2009. The tournament was held biannually for 9th time.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ইউনাইটেড লিজিং কোমপানি লিমিটেড". ebanglapedia (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2015-11-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "Company Overview of United Finance Limited". Bloomberg Business. Archived from the original on 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2015-08-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "DSE news in brief". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). Dhaka. 2014-12-30. Archived from the original on 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2015-08-19. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Lafarge Surma, United Finance declare dividend". Bangladesh Business News. 2015-03-08. Archived from the original on 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2015-08-19. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Rahman, Sajjadur (2015-09-11). "NBFIs' cost of funds falls to record low". Daily Star. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2015-10-29. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2015-10-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "United Leasing opens branch in Sylhet". Financial Express. Dhaka. 2010-02-02. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2015-10-29. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Dibyendu lifts United GM chess title". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). Dhaka. 2009-08-30. Archived from the original on 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2015-11-03. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Bangladesh 8th United Insurance and United Leasing International". Fide.com. 2007-03-24. Archived from the original on 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2015-11-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

23°44′35″N 90°23′43″E / 23.74315°N 90.39527°E / 23.74315; 90.39527