() is a Japanese regional bank headquartered in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture. Although the bank’s core business comes from Akita prefecture, various branches are situated outside of the area. These include Koriyama, Sapporo, Morioka, Sendai, and Tokyo. The bank was noted for its initial reluctance to establish a wide ATM network, finally implementing one in January 2003.
Profile Total Assets: Approximately ¥2.6 trillion SWIFT Code: AKITJPJT Employees: 1,554 Branches: 98 (83 Within Akita Prefecture) President: Takao Minatoya Member: Regional Banks Association of Japan
History The forerunner of the Aomori Bank was , established January 20, 1879. The bank was privatized in January, 1889, becoming . The former Akita branch of the First National Bank was dissolved in May 1896, becoming the Akita Bank. In March 1897, the was founded. These three banks merged on October 20, 1941, to form the present Akita Bank. The bank was listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange from April 1973, and of the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange from April 1974. While the former mascot for the bank had been Woody Woodpecker (along with Winnie Woodpecker), the current mascot is Astro Boy.
See also List of banks List of banks in Japan
References
External links Official site Bloomberg Report Akita Bank Hoovers Report Wiki collection of bibliographic works on Akita Bank