Aozora Bank
Native name | 株式会社あおぞら銀行 |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| Industry | Money Center Banks |
| Predecessor | Nippon Credit Bank |
| Founded | April 1957 |
| Headquarters | Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Brian F. Prince (chairman) Shinsuke Baba (president and CEO) |
| Products | Time deposits Investment trusts Individual annuity insurance Telephone banking services ATM alliances Personal loans Asset Management Consulting Services |
| Total assets | ¥5,082.5 B JPY (Sep. 2012) |
Number of employees | 1,359 (Bank only) |
| Website | www.aozorabank.co.jp |
Aozora Bank, Ltd. (株式会社あおぞら銀行, Kabushiki-gaisha Aozora Ginkō, lit. "Blue Sky Bank") is a Japanese commercial bank that offers service in 19 branches in Japan and in 2 overseas representative offices (as of July 2012). Originally based on the Japanese operations of the Bank of Chōsen, it was known from 1957 to 1977 as Nippon Fudosan Bank and from 1977 to 2001 as Nippon Credit Bank (NCB).