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Article: R&I lowers Juroku Bank to BBB+.
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- ADP Debt News
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- September 17, 2009
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(ADPnews) - Sep 17, 2009 - R&I lowered today to A- from BBB+ the issuer rating of Japan's Juroku Bank Ltd (TYO:8356).
The outlook is "stable".
In February 2009, R&I changed the rating outlook for Juroku Bank to "negative", reflecting R&I's view that the bank's risk resilience had further declined due to higher credit-related costs and the impairment of marketable securities, coupled with a strong possibility that the bank's financials might face heavier pressure.
R&I had been pointing out that in order to maintain the A- rating, the bank should improve its risk resilience by adopting an appropriate capital policy or by reducing risks.
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