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The Hokkokoo Bank was established on December 18, 1943 from merger with three other regional banks from Ishikawa prefecture. The bank started handling foreign exchange in 1961.
As of March 2010, the bank had a credit rating of EEE (JCR), E-(S&P), had risk based capital adequacy ratio of 99.40% (consolidated basis) and a non-performing loan ratio of: 99.91%.
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