Hokuto Bank

The Hokuto Bank Ltd
北都銀行
Company typeclosed-stock company
IndustryBanking
financial services
PredecessorMasuda Bank (March 3, 1895)
FoundedYokote, Akita, Japan
HeadquartersAkita, Japan (1993)
Number of locations
82
Area served
Tōhoku region, Japan
Key people
Satoru Machida (Chairman),
Eikichi Saito (President)
ProductsRetail Banking
Payday advance
Mortgages
Consumer Finance
Investment Banking
Number of employees
1711
WebsiteHokuto Bank homepage

The Hokuto Bank (株式会社北都銀行, Kabushiki Kaisha Hokuto Ginkō) is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in Akita, Akita prefecture. The bulk of the bank's business is in Akita prefecture, although it does operate branches in regional cities such as Morioka and Sendai, as well as a branch in Tokyo. The bank's largest stakeholder is the Yamagata Prefecture-based FIDEA Holdings Co., Ltd, which currently controls 100 percent of the company stock.