The Bank of Iwate, Ltd. (株式会社岩手銀行)

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This entry sits under regional-banks INDEX. Read it against Fidea HD for peer / contrast context and banking index for the broader system / regulatory boundary.

TL;DR

The Bank of Iwate is a first-tier regional bank headquartered in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. In northern Tohoku, placed alongside Fidea HD, ProCrea Holdings (ProCrea HD), and 77 Bank (77 Bank), it serves as a reference point for observing regional finance in a population-declining area. Its core is deposits within Iwate Prefecture, corporate transactions, earthquake-recovery finance, and regional-industry support.

1. Company overview

The following table is scoped to public primary sources (iwatebank.co.jp). It restates licence / structure / product boundaries from those materials and does not invent market share, ranking, or unstated numerical claims. ^↗

Per the official company overview, as of 2025-03-31 employees numbered 1,333, branches numbered 110, total assets were 3兆7,970億円, total deposits etc. were 3兆4,222億円, and loans were 2兆2,066億円.

2. Business segment map

The following table is scoped to public primary sources (iwatebank.co.jp). It restates licence / structure / product boundaries from those materials and does not invent market share, ranking, or unstated numerical claims. ^↗

3. Strategy / competition

• Core regional bank of Iwate Prefecture: Centered on Morioka, it covers the entire prefecture and serves as the principal receptacle for intra-prefecture deposits and loans.
• Medium-term plan: The 21th medium-term management plan runs from 2023-04 to 2026-03 . Over the long term it targets consolidated net income of 100億円 and ROE of 5%, and sets as its 2025年 fiscal-year targets consolidated net income of 70億円 and ROE of 4% or more.
• Tohoku-wide comparison: By comparing with Miyagi’s 77-bank, Aomori’s proclair-hd, and Akita/Yamagata’s fidea-hd, one can see the difference between a standalone bank and an integrated holding company.
• Distinctiveness of recovery finance: Post-Great East Japan Earthquake recovery, disaster prevention, and coastal-area regeneration remain a distinctive theme in the Bank of Iwate’s regional-finance story.

4. Regulation / policy

• A bank under the Banking Act, supervised by the FSA / Local Finance Bureau.
• As a listed bank, subject to the Companies Act, the FIEA, and TSE disclosure.
• In regional financial administration, business succession, regional decarbonization, disaster recovery, and regional revitalization are key themes.

Related

• fidea-hd · akita-bank · 77-bank
• proclair-hd · banking INDEX · FinWiki index

Sources

• Bank of Iwate “Company Overview”: https://www.iwatebank.co.jp/company/information/aboutus.html
• Bank of Iwate “21th Medium-Term Management Plan”: https://www.iwatebank.co.jp/company/management/plan.html

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[!info] Verification status confidence: likely. Existence, head office, financial institution code, 2025-03-31 KPI, and medium-term-plan targets confirmed via the official company overview and medium-term plan.