Towa Bank announced on the 14th that it will sell a portion of its securities holdings by March 2027. The expected gain of 5.5 billion yen will be used to cover a 5.8 billion yen loss on its loan to Zentoshin, which is not secured by collateral or provisions. As a result, the bank expects no change to its earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027, which was released in May. Zentoshin, a credit card payment processing service provider, received a bankruptcy commencement order from the Osaka District Court on the 6th. Towa Bank's loan to Zentoshin represented a relatively high 8.83 percent of its consolidated net assets for the fiscal year ending March 2026.