is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in

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. The bulk of the bank's business is in Akita prefecture, although it does operate branches in regional cities such as

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, as well as a branch in Tokyo. The bank's largest stakeholder is the

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-based FIDEA Holdings Co., Ltd, which currently controls 100 percent of the company stock.

Profile

:Deposit Balance: Approximately 1.114 trillion yen :Employees: 1,177 :Branches: 82 (79 domestic, 3 overseas) :SWIFT code: HOKBJPJT :President: Eikichi Saito (from June 2008) :Membership: Regional Banks Association of Japan

History

The forerunner to the Hokuto Bank was the Masuda Bank, established in

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Akita Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in ; "Tōhoku" in . Its population is approximately 966,000 (as of 1 October 2019) and its ge ...

in 1895. Although the Masuda Bank merged with several other banks throughout the first half of the 1900s, it changed its name to its present form in 1993 when it merged with the Akita Akebono Bank. At the time of the merger, the name Komachi Bank was floated as a possible name, but was ultimately turned down in favor of the current form. The bank has gradually diversified its range of financial services, and began to offer insurance in 2002. In the early 2000s, the Hokuto Bank was involved numerous scandals, including embezzlement charges. This prompted the Japanese

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to request a plan to improve its governance. As a result, the Hokuto Bank has launched a series of initiatives, entitled ''Believe'' and, more recently, ''Breakthrough'', to improve its governance.

Hokuto Bank SC

is a Japanese

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. They play in the

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. Their team colour is yellow.

League record

Honours

D2 North: **Champions (2): 2000, 2002 * Akita Prefecture League: **Champions (5): 1999, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016

References

External links

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Official site
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