abstract:() is a trust bank in Osaka, Japan, and a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings. It is one of the Sumitomo Group core companies, and is closely tied to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.
In June, word leaked that the Japanese government was so nervous about the LTCB's financial liabilities that it was planning to merge the bank with SumitomoTrustandBanking.