KwaMachi FSC has grown its membership from 327 in September 2007 to 785 in December 2010 which reflects a growth of 140% in just over 3 years. The institution had a savings value of R401 256 in September 2007 and it was R521 907 in November 2010 and the slow growth could be attributed to the economic depression suffered in 2009 and the 2010 public service strike. The December 2010 savings dropped to R328 697 due to withdrawals for usual festive season spending. The cumulative disbursement since inception was 104 loans in September 2007 valued at R156 676 and has grown to 683 loans in December 2010 valued at R1 563 250. The loans were issued from R360 000 which was disbursed from the Samaf loan of R480 000.