11.   A credit association in Osaka raised interest rates on some saving accounts by one-thousandth of a percent for each of his strikeouts.

12.   At the credit association, no female employees have passed the exam, while almost all men pass it in line with seniority, Kyodo said.

13.   He said he hoped to strengthen collaboration with Deposit Insurance to speed up resolution and collection of failed credit associations.

14.   He said that funds to be provided to the bank will also be used to finance interest payments by the credit association.

15.   Introduced deposits are funds deposited with credit associations by bank clients under the suggestion of the banks.

16.   Thirteen female workers at a Tokyo credit association won a nine-year court battle Wednesday against discrimination over promotions for women employees.

17.   Meanwhile, local banks and credit associations have also increased commercial loans to support agriculture.

18.   Presiding judge Yutaka Hayashi said such promotions were up to the management of the credit association.