A group of second-tier regional banks on Thursday joined the chorus urging the government to consider extending its blanket guarantee on demand deposits.
The presidents of member banks of the Second Association of Regional Banks made the appeal during a meeting at the Financial Services Agency headquarters in Tokyo, industry officials said.
Hiroshima-Sogo Bank President Hiromichi Morimoto, who serves as chairman of the association, delivered the appeal to FSA Commissioner Shokichi Takagi.