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Bank of Makati, (A Savings Bank) Inc. or BMI is a
thrift bank A savings and loan association (S&L), or thrift institution, is a financial institution that specializes in accepting savings deposits and making mortgage and other loans. The terms "S&L" or "thrift" are mainly used in the United States; simi ...
established in 1956. It was founded as a rural bank prior to its approval by the
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (; commonly abbreviated as BSP in both Filipino and English) is the central bank of the Philippines. It was established on July 3, 1993, pursuant to the provision of Republic Act 7653 or the New Central Bank Ac ...
to operate as a thrift bank on April 28, 2015; it officially became a savings bank.


History

The Bank of Makati was established on September 22, 1956, as the "Rural Bank of Makati, Inc." along J.P. Rizal in the then-town of Makati, Rizal. In October 2001, the banking company underwent a change in ownership as well as some reforms. In November 2005, the name of the company was officially changed to "Bank of Makati (A Rural Bank), Inc.". In 2006, the banking company was included in the list of Top 1000 Corporations in the Philippines. According to the Business World Corporate Profile 2008, the Bank of Makati is the biggest rural bank in the country with total assets worth and a net worth of more than exceeding the worth of some savings banks. The Bank of Company underwent a re-branding in 2009 and adopted a new logo and slogan.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (; commonly abbreviated as BSP in both Filipino and English) is the central bank of the Philippines. It was established on July 3, 1993, pursuant to the provision of Republic Act 7653 or the New Central Bank Ac ...
granted the Bank of Makati a Certificate of Authority to operate as a thrift bank on April 28, 2015. With the granting of the certificate, the banking company officially changed its name to "Bank of Makati (A Savings Bank), Inc.".


Services

Bank of Makati also provides motorcycle loans for customers of its sister company, Motortrade and its affiliate businesses, Motorjoy Depot Inc., Honda Prestige, and Motortrade Topline.


See also

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BancNet BancNet (also spelled Bancnet) is a Philippine-based interbank network connecting the ATM networks of local and offshore banks, and the country's single interbank network in the Philippines in terms of the number of member banks and annual tr ...
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List of banks in the Philippines The Philippines has a comprehensive banking system encompassing various types of banks, from large universal banks to small rural banks and even non-banks. As of October 17, 2017, there were 36 universal and commercial banks, 57 savings banks, ...


References

{{Motortrade, state=collapsed Banks established in 1956 Banks of the Philippines Companies based in Makati