- Business
- The Toho Bank, Ltd. (8346.T) operates as a regional commercial bank primarily serving Fukushima Prefecture and the Tohoku region of Japan, offering a comprehensive suite of banking products and services to individual and corporate customers; these include ordinary and fixed deposits, foreign currency-denominated deposits, IC cash cards, debit and credit cards, housing loans, auto loans, education loans, card loans, single and level premium whole life insurance, medical and cancer insurance, personal pension and educational insurance, mortgage loan fire insurance, income guarantee insurance, government bonds for individuals, medium- and long-term government bonds, individual defined contribution pensions, national pension funds, inheritance and trust services, overseas remittance, business support services, automatic savings via finbee, mobile banking, securities trading, asset management through WealthNavi, insurance consulting, leasing, credit guarantees, fund management, and management consulting encompassing business succession, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, and corporate pension systems. Founded in 1941 through the merger of predecessor banks including Koriyama Commercial Bank, Aizu Bank, and Shirakawa Seya Bank, with headquarters at 3-25 O-machi, Fukushima City, the bank maintains approximately 122 branches focused on deposit-taking, lending, foreign exchange, and related financial intermediation. Recent developments feature the completion of its transition to the TSUBASA Core Banking System alliance for enhanced digital operations in January 2024, adoption of the Foundation Internal Ratings Based Approach for credit risk measurement in March 2024, a comprehensive business alliance with Nomura Securities in August 2023 for financial products intermediation and asset management advancement, establishment of subsidiary Toho Consulting Partners in October 2022 for M&A and business succession consulting, and the launch of TX PLAN 2030 long-term management plan emphasizing value co-creation through 10 regional targets including personnel support, decarbonization financing, and financial literacy.