receivers of the loans then resell the goods to supplement their begging. the bank reports that it has lent $6.55 billion over the past 30 years and claims a high repayment rate --- 98 percent. nowadays Grameen Banks are also in developed countries. one hundred women in Queens , New York , were a mong the first borrowers of Grameen America. the total number of borrowers worldwide is 7.84 million , 97 percent of whom are women.