Chohung Bank Co., Ltd.
Native name
주식회사 조흥은행
IndustryBanking
FoundedFebruary 1, 1897 (1897-02-01)
DefunctApril 1, 2006 (2006-04-01)
FateMerged with Shinhan Bank
SuccessorShinhan Bank
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
ProductsFinancial services
Chohung Bank
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJoheung Eunhaeng
McCune–ReischauerChohung Unhang

Chohung Bank Co., Ltd. (CHB; Korean: 주식회사 조흥은행; Hanja: 株式會社 朝興銀行; RR: Jusik Hoesa Joheung Eunhaeng) was a bank company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the oldest banks in Korea, having been established on February 1, 1897. Its first loan was against living donkey in same year. The bank was nationalized after Korea gained independence in 1945. It was privatised under the government of Syngman Rhee in 1950s, but renationalized in 1961 by new military government. It became one of the 5 largest commercial banks in South Korea, but fell under financial trouble in 1997 Asian financial crisis. Chohung merged with Shinhan Bank in April 2006.[1] The merger was pushed by South Korean government to make economy of scale in banking industry

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  1. ↑ "MERGER AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN SHINHAN BANK CO., LTD. AND CHOHUNG BANK CO., LTD". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. December 30, 2005.
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