<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.homecredit.net </Td> </Tr> <P> Home Credit B.V. is an international non-bank financial institution founded in 1997 in the Czech Republic and headquartered in Netherlands . The company operates in 14 countries and focuses on lending primarily to people with little or no credit history . As of 2016 the company has over 15 million active customers, with two - thirds of them in Asia and 7.3 million in China . Major shareholder of company is PPF, a privately held international financial and investment group owned by Petr Kellner, which controls an 88.62% stake . </P> <P> In 1999, Home Credit a.s. was founded in the Czech Republic and in 1999 company expanded to Slovakia . In 2000s company started to expand to Commonwealth of Independent States countries - Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus . As of 2007 the company was the second largest consumer lender in Russia . In 2010s company expanded to Asia - China, India, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam . In 2010 the company was first foreign company to set up as a consumer finance lender in China . In 2015 company launched its operations in the United States of America through a partnership with Sprint Corporation . </P>

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