About 90 percent of the credit was used to buy
Apple products, such as
iPhones and
iPads, and other high-end electronic products, said Li.
Home Credit China provides credit loans in nine, 12 and 15-month terms for college and university students, providing they can present an ID card, bank card and student ID card. Loan amounts range from 540 to 10,000 yuan.
"Quite different from the loan approval process in a bank, HC China passes the credit loan application in as little as dozens of minutes," according to Zhang Zheng, a HC China salesman in Wuhan.
Then, students can take away goods after paying a down payment in HC China's partner stores. The down payments range from 10 to 30 percent of the marked price for each item.
In Wuhan, HC China's list of partner stores cover major electronic products centers and chain stores such as Gome and Sunning. And the easy loans stimulate their sales volume.
