Aichi Bank is a regional bank whose business base is Aichi Prefecture, the central prefecture of the Tokai region, one of the country’s three main industrial areas. Since its establishment in 1910, the Bank has worked to meet the diverse needs of customers in the region, based on its corporate mission of contributing to the prosperity of the community via a thorough commitment to sound management and business growth.
    Aichi Bank has a domestic service network comprising 107 branches as well as a Head Office marketing department, and also engages in international operations. The Bank’s head office is located in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan’s fourth-largest prefecture by population, and an area that combines a beautiful natural environment with a rich historical and cultural heritage.
    As of March 31, 2005, the Bank had total assets of ¥2,494,649 million (US$23,229 million) on a consolidated basis, and deposits (excluding negotiable certificates of depposit) amounting to ¥2,178,411 million (US$20,285 million). Its capital ratio, calculated according to standards for banks operating only in Japan, stood at 9.91%.