Sanwa Bank
Japanese bank
Also known as: Sanwa Ginkō
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Updated:
- Japanese:
- Sanwa Ginkō
- Date:
- 1933 - 2001
- Ticker:
- MUFG
- Share price:
- $11.5 (mkt close, Dec. 23, 2024)
- Market cap:
- $133.89 bil.
- Annual revenue:
- $5.53 tr.
- Earnings per share (prev. year):
- $0.98
- Sector:
- Financials
- Industry:
- Banks
- CEO:
- Mr. Hironori Kamezawa
- Headquarters:
- Ōsaka
Sanwa Bank, former Japanese commercial bank that became part of UFJ Holdings in 2001 through its merger with Asahi Bank and Tōkai Bank. Sanwa was established in 1933 by the merger of Konoike Bank Ltd. (established 1877), Yamaguchi Bank Ltd. (1879), and the Sanjūshi Bank Ltd. (1878).