Welcome to MILMA
The Malaysian Money Lenders Association was established on 14th August 2003. The money lending business in Malaysia has been in existence since before independence. It was operated in small scales by moneylenders who are commonly known as ‘chettys’. Money lending is a legal business, which should be registered under Licensed Money Lenders Acts 1951. Therefore the business is legally accepted and the moneylenders were highly respected by the communities in those days.
Licensed money lending business, has evolved from a small scale industry in the early and mid of the 20th century, to a medium scale industry now, where as some of the licensed money lenders are operating in systematically using enhance financial technology like banks in operating their businesses.
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President's Message
Making licensed money lending more meaningful and professional is priority for my role as the president of the association especially at a time when the lending process is tainted with bad publicity by the acts of loan sharks.
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