PSBank

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Philippine Savings Bank
TypePublic (PSE: PSB)
IndustryFinance
FoundedManila, Philippines (1959)
HeadquartersMakati, Philippines
Key people
Jose T. Pardo (Chairman)
Arthur V. Ty (Vice Chairman)
Jose Vicente L. Alde (President and Director)
ServicesBanking
Revenue₱20.23 billion Decrease (2020)[1]
Number of employees
2,030
ParentMetrobank Group
Websitepsbank.com.ph

The Philippine Savings Bank (PSE: PSB) (shortened as PSBank or abbreviated as PSB) is a savings bank based in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Metrobank and is the 2nd-largest savings bank in the Philippines after BPI Family Savings Bank.

Subsidiaries and affiliates[]

PSBank is a subsidiary of Metrobank, and as such is affiliated with it. PSBank is also affiliated with Toyota Financial Services Philippines Corporation (TFSPC), where it currently has a 25% stake.

Ownership[]

  • Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company: 75.98%
  • : 5.86%
  • Danilo L. Dolor (son of Doña Soledad Dolor): 5.04%
  • Erlinda L. Dolor: 2.95%
  • Ma. Soledad S. de Leon: 1.67%
  • Public stock: 4.01%

Competition[]

PSBank competes with other savings banks, such as and . The bank is also competing against multinational savings bank such as and . However, since PSBank is considered a major bank, it also competes with bigger financial institutions. It does not, however, aggressively compete with parent company Metrobank.

Controversies[]

Impeachment of Renato Corona[]

PSBank officials were about to receive a subpoena request in connection with the Impeachment of Renato Corona due to the allegations of a secret US$ account under the name of Renato Corona.[2]

In addition, the PSBank executives were also asked to bring consumer identification and specimen signature card(s) of the bank account(s) under Corona's name which won P1 million in the PSBank Monthly Millions Raffle Promo.[3]

Pork Barrel Case[]

During the senate investigations involving the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam, also known as the pork barrel scam, PSBank was one of the domestic Philippine banks included in the senate inquiry about the bank accounts of the whistleblowers.[4]

Moreover, PSBank was also included as one of the banks from which Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. and his family, as well as those of Janet Lim-Napoles and her pseudo-NGOs, have utilized to launder the controversial “pork barrel” funds.[5]

See also[]

  • BancNet
  • Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.psbank.com.ph/financials02.htm
  2. ^ "PSBank cites bank secrecy law". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. ^ "Did Corona declare P1-M luck?". Rappler.
  4. ^ "Napoles presses bank to release whistleblowers' records". Rappler.
  5. ^ "How AMLC found possible laundering of Revilla's PDAF".

External links[]

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