The 77 Bank

The 77 Bank Ltd
Native name
七十七銀行
Company typePublic (TYO: 8341)
IndustryBanking
Financial services
FoundedSendai, Miyagi, Japan
HeadquartersSendai, Japan (December 1878)
Number of locations
110
Area served
Tōhoku region, Japan
Key people
Hiroshi Kamata (Chairman),
Teruhiko Ujiie (President)
Yoshiaki Nagayama (Deputy President)
ProductsRetail Banking
Payday advance
Mortgages
Consumer Finance
Investment Banking
15.059 billion yen
Total assets8.234 trillion yen
Number of employees
2,724
Websitewww.77bank.co.jp

The 77 Bank, Ltd. (株式会社七十七銀行, Kabushiki-gaisha Shichijūshichi Ginkō) (TYO: 8341) is a Japanese regional bank headquartered in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. As the designated financial institution of the prefecture, the city, and many other cities and towns throughout the prefecture, it performs duties such as holding deposits for public money and handling payments. It is also the biggest regional bank in the Tōhoku region.

The 77 Bank is unique among other Tōhoku region banks in operating branches in Nagoya and Osaka. It also runs a representative office in Shanghai. Following criticism for lagging behind in the establishment of a cooperative ATM network, the bank is scheduled to enter into an agreement with two other convenience store operators within the prefecture in March, 2006.