みずほ銀、歴代４役員が組員融資放置　会見で認める

みずほ銀行が暴力団組員らへの融資を放置していた問題で、みずほ銀は４日、問題の融資を初めて把握した２０１０年当時の副頭取が抜本策をとらず放置していた事実を認めた。こうした問題に対応する役員は、後任の副頭取や常務らを含む計４人が務めたが、歴代の担当役員すべてが問題を放置し、頭取ら経営トップに報告していなかったという。

専門家による第三者委員会を近く立ち上げ、実態解明を急ぐ。みずほ銀の岡部俊胤（としつぐ）副頭取が４日、記者会見を開いて説明した。会見の冒頭、岡部副頭取は「認識が甘かった。心から深くおわびする」と陳謝した。

みずほ銀が会見を開くのは、この問題で先月２７日に金融庁から業務改善命令を受けて以降初めて。問題発覚から１週間たったが、融資の実態などについては「調査が進んでいない」などとして、ほとんど明らかにしなかった。

みずほ銀によると、１０年１２月に問題の融資を初めて把握した。法令順守（コンプライアンス）を担当していた当時の上野徹郎副頭取が報告を受けたが、抜本策を取らず放置し、頭取ら経営トップに伝えなかった。その後の担当役員も放置し続けた。このため金融庁検査で指摘を受けた１２年１２月まで融資が残り、抜本策が必要だとして金融庁に業務改善命令を受けた。【笹井継夫】

（朝日新聞デジタル 2013/10/4 23:48）

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