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BDO Unibank was established on January 2, 1968 as Acme Savings Bank, a thrift bank with just two branches in the area before Metro Manila was formed. In November 1976, Acme was acquired by the SM Group, the group of companies owned by retail magnate Henry Sy, and renamed Banco de Oro Savings and Mortgage Bank.
The merger was part of a long-term goal of Banco de Oro to become one of the largest names in the Philippine banking industry. It closed on December 27, 2006, with the formation of Banco de Oro Unibank, Inc. The plan was controversial with respect to the fact that a smaller bank could not possibly acquire a larger bank.
On January 6, 2006, Banco de Oro Universal Bank submitted a merger offer to the bank, with Banco de Oro as the surviving entity. Under the proposed offer, Banco de Oro would swap 1.6 of its shares for every 1 share of Equitable-PCI (The merger occurred, but BDO Shareholders were to swap 1.8 BDO shares for every EPCI share).
From late November to early December 2021, [1] numerous accountholders of BDO Unibank (Banco de Oro; BDO) lost their money through unauthorized bank transfers.The funds were noted to have been transferred to multiple Unionbank accounts under the name of a certain "Mark Nagoyo".
It was the headquarters of Equitable PCI Bank until its merger with Banco de Oro (later known as BDO Unibank) in 2007. [2] Demolition work on the building complex started as early as March 2022, by BDO Unibank. It obtained a demolition permit in December 2021 with JLC Construction as its constructor. [1]
Rank Bank name Assets (millions of PHP) Asset change Rank change 1 BDO Unibank, Inc. 4,508,065.88: 2 Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) 3,325,085.09
The building will be occupied by the banking firm Banco de Oro (BDO), the namesake of the building. The BDO Corporate Center was not meant to become the new headquarters of Banco de Oro. The bank's management & many major offices still remained in Makati (former Equitable-PCI Headquarters) until their demolition starting 2022. [7]
The Philippines has a comprehensive banking system encompassing various types of banks, from large universal banks to small rural banks and even non-banks.As of September 30, 2022, [1] there were 45 universal and commercial banks, [2] 44 savings banks, [3] 400 rural and cooperative banks, [4] 40 credit unions and 6,267 non-banks with quasi-banking functions, all licensed by the Bangko Sentral ...