History
DBH commenced its operation in 1997 as an international joint venture to promote private sector real estate financing in Bangladesh. There were 5 promoters in the initiative out of which 3 were local & 2 were international promoters. Their local promoters were Delta Life Insurance Company Limited, BRAC & Green Delta Insurance Company Limited. International sponsors included HDFC & IFC. Initially the company was formed as a private limited company and shareholding of the company was as follows: In 2008, the company became a public limited company and went for initial public offering (IPO). In the IPO, the company raised Taka 50 million issuing 500,000 ordinary shares. As of December 2012, the company has paid up a capital of Taka 1.16 billion. Current structure of shareholding of DBH is as follows:About the company
DBH is considered a market leader in the private sector real estate financing in Bangladesh. As a non-bank financial institution, DBH can operate in all the areas that a non-bank financial institution is allowed to do business in. However, it has been focusing on real estate financing only from the start which earned it the name 'specialist in housing finance'. It has provided home loans to more than 23,000 clients so far. DBH has a very good credit rating. It has been receiving highest credit rating of 'AAA' for 18 consecutive years.References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.deltabrac.com Companies listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange Housing finance companies of Bangladesh