Chikuho Bank
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This entry sits under regional-banks INDEX. Read it against The Bank of Fukuoka for peer / contrast context and banking index for the broader system / regulatory boundary.
##TL;DR
Chikuho Bank, Ltd. is a regional bank with its main branch in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, listed on the Financial Services Agency’s list of bank licenses. Fukuoka prefecture local / Chikugo-area regional-bank operating-company anchor, and is treated as a peer of a separate corporation from fukuoka-bank and nishi-nippon-city-bank.
1. License / group boundary
| Item | Notes |
|---|---|
| Legal name | Chikuho Bank, Ltd. |
| License route | Banking Act regional bank; FSA bank license list |
| Group boundary | Standalone regional-bank operating company |
| Home market | Fukuoka / March / Chikugo area |
| Wiki roles | Chikugo regional-bank operating-company page |
2. Operating model
Chikuho Bank is a regional bank that handles retail deposits, SME finance, local relationship banking, and Chikugo-area business support mainly in southern Fukuoka Prefecture. Within Fukuoka Prefecture, it has a separate local-bank boundary from its large-bank peers fukuoka-bank / nishi-nippon-city-bank. Kyushu regional-bank consolidation context see regional-bank-consolidation-pattern and banking index.
3. Why this page matters
- Closes the FSA exact-name operating-company gap for Chikuho Bank.
- Separates Chikugo-area bank coverage from Fukuoka city-centered groups.
- Provides a peer anchor for sbi-regional-bank-hd regional-bank investment context.
Related
Sources
- FSA: bank license list, regional banks, as of 2026-01-01.
- Chikuho Bank official company overview.