Samoa Housing Corporation

Chief Executive Mata’utia Rula Levi and staff to part in the Pinktober parade yesterday.

“Our support is to honour the memory of staff members who have passed on due to cancer,” said Mata’utia.

“It has brought staff together as a family through sharing our fears during our daily prayer meetings,” added Mata’utia who is also battling cancer.

Throughout October, the SHC is also using pink files and receipts.

And the Corporation will also be presenting financial assistance to the Samoa Cancer Association to help with the awareness against cancer.

The corporation came under scrutiny in parliament with accusations that it was charging high interest rates of 17% to its clients compared to commercial banks rates of 8% for home loans.
“The Public Accounts Committee has addressed this concern and rest assured when I say that the Housing Corporation is not imposing any unauthorized interest rates than those mandated by law,” reiterated Lautafi in Parliament.

“The rates mentioned are for unsecured loans and the Corporation is operating per her mandate to provide affordable loans for families wanting to build new homes.”