Acom

Acom (アコム, Akomu; TYO: 8572) is one of Japan's largest consumer loan companies, (or sarakin). The name "Acom" stands for Affection, Confidence and Moderation. The company was founded by Masao Kinoshita, who was later replaced by his eldest son Kyosuke Kinoshita, the current chairman of the company. In addition to providing loans, Acom issues credit cards.

ACOM Co., Ltd.

Headquarters in the Tokyo Shiodome Building located in Minato, Tokyo
Native name	アコム株式会社
Romanized name	Akomu Kabushiki gaisha
Company type	Public
Traded as	TYO: 8572
Industry	Financial services
Founded	23 October 1978; 46 years ago (1978-10-23)
Founder	Masao Kinoshita
Headquarters	1-9-1 Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato, Tokyo , Japan
Key people	Shigeyoshi Kinoshita (Chairman) Naruse Hiroshi (Vice-Chairman Kinoshita Masataka (President and Chief Executive Officer)
Products	Consumer finance
Owner	Mitsubishi Financial Group
Website	acom.co.jp

At the end of 2008, Mitsubishi UFJ obtained control of more than 40% of Acom stock and Acom became a consolidated subsidiary of MUFG.^[1]

Ownership

As of April 2009, the founders (Maruito/Kinoshita) control about 40% of the shares, another 40% are controlled by MUFG.^[2]