9-446: DKB may stand for: Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank , Japan Deutscher Kanarien- und Vogelzüchterbund , a German Bird Association Deutsche Kreditbank , a German bank Ostseestadion (previously DKB-Arena), a German football stadium Deutscher Künstlerbund (Association of German Artists) Danish Royal Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek) DKB (band) , South Korea Topics referred to by
18-541: A state financial institution that granted long-term loans to industry and agriculture. In 2000, it merged with Fuji Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan to form Mizuho Financial Group . In 2002, DKB's corporate & investment banking division was transferred to Mizuho Corporate Bank , while its retail banking division was transferred to Mizuho Bank . In 1971, Dai-ichi Bank and Nippon Kangyo Bank merged to form DKB, which instantly surpassed longtime leader
27-416: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank The Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited , abbreviated as DKB ( 第一勧銀 , Dai'ichi Kangin ) , was one of the largest banks in the world during the latter third of the 20th century. It was created in 1971 by merger of Dai-Ichi Bank , Japan's oldest bank, and Nippon Kangyo Bank ,
36-658: The Fuji Bank as the largest Japanese bank measured by assets and deposit market share . DKB formed the core of the DKB Group (or Dai-Ichi Kangyo Group), the largest Japanese keiretsu in terms of the number of associated companies, and became the central bank of DKB Group. Taking over Nippon Kangyo and Noko's operation, DKB was the sole trustee of Takarakuji lottery, and was the only bank to have branches in every prefecture in Japan. DKB executives worried about recurrence of
45-517: The Industrial Bank of Japan in 2000, forming Mizuho Financial Group . In 2002, DKB's corporate & investment banking division was transferred to Mizuho Corporate Bank and its retail banking division to Mizuho Bank respectively. The Dai-Ichi Kangyo name remains in use by a Shinjuku, Tokyo -based credit union , Dai-Ichi Kangyo Credit Cooperative ( 第一勧業信用組合 ) , which was founded as a credit union for Nippon Kangyo Bank employees during
54-439: The bubble's collapse, these bad loans were judged to be poor value for money. A raid by Tokyo prosecutors in 1997 impeaching of the loans to sōkaiya laid DKB open to public criticism. Kuniji Miyazaki ( 宮崎 邦次 , Miyazaki Kuniji , 1930–1997) , former president and then chairperson of DKB, who faced severe pressure over a series of alleged misdeeds, committed suicide by hanging himself in his home. DKB combined with Fuji Bank and
63-710: The employees similar to Teikoku Bank's case. Irrational personnel affairs prevented DKB from increasing revenue and profit. Although DKB had more assets than any other Japanese bank, its capabilities were inferior to high-performing banks such as Fuji, Sumitomo , Sanwa or Mitsubishi . During the Japanese asset price bubble of the late 1980s, Japanese banks, including DKB, granted increasingly risky loans. Even worse, DKB financed not only high-risk companies but also yakuza , in order to invest in capital resources more easily than its competitors. Furthermore, loans to sōkaiya (corporate racketeers) amounted to 30 billion JPY. After
72-478: The problem in their Teikoku Bank period, when the two former banks' employees were on bad terms each other. Therefore, they were particular about "a merger of equals." DKB's board of directors , for example, was always composed half-and-half of former Dai-ichi members and former NKB members. The board of directors installed the former two banks members alternately as the next chairperson and president . These practices backfired however, only causing difficulty among
81-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title DKB . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DKB&oldid=1086294228 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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