February 20, 2026 Aozora Bank, Ltd.
ＮＥＷＳ ＲＥＬＥＡＳＥ Aozora Loan Services and Shimada Kakegawa Shinkin Bank to Cooperate on the Further Growth and Development of Business Recovery FundTOKYO February 20, 2026 - Aozora Bank, Ltd. (President and CEO: Hideto Oomi; Head Office:
Tokyo) ('Aozora' or 'the Bank') today announced the execution of a memorandum of
understanding between the Bank's subsidiary, Aozora Loan Services Co., Ltd. (President: Kimiaki Satou; Head Office: Tokyo) ('Aozora Loan Services'), and Shimada Kakegawa Shinkin Bank (Chairman: Yasushi Chiba; Head Office: Shizuoka), regarding the latter's use of the Shinkin Regional Recovery Fund.
The Shinkin Regional Recovery Fund is a business recovery fund established by the Aozora Group for the purpose of supporting the business recovery and business succession needs of credit union customers nationwide. The fund may be utilized by all credit unions throughout Japan, and leverages the extensive expertise and network of the Aozora Group.
Aozora strives to contribute to regional revitalization and the development of local economies and industries by providing tailor-made solutions to the management issues of regional financial institutions and their customers while working closely with these regional financial institutions.
[Overview of Fund]
Fund name | Shinkin Regional Recovery Fund |
Type of claims | Loans to SMEs held by credit unions throughout Japan |
Established | October 2013 |
Operator | Aozora Chiiki Saisei Co., Ltd. (Aozora Group subsidiary) |
Outsourcee | Aozora Loan Services Co., Ltd. (Aozora Bank subsidiary) |
[Overview of Fund Structure]
Transfer of
claims
Investment
Operator: Aozora Chiiki Saisei Co., Ltd.
Outsourcing
Recovery support
Aozora Loan Services
Customers
Aozora Bank
Credit Unions
Shinkin Regional Recovery Fund
(Contact: Tsutomu Jimbo and Yudai Kubo, Corporate Communication Division 03-6752-1217)