the driving force behind its establishment was takashi kimura a former official and adviser to the financial services agency during the administration of prime minister kosumi. he became the bank president in 2005, and went on to become its chairman. the bank provided loans mainly to small firms but the nature of its business gradually changed. it was soon buying loans from non-banks, and acquiring stakes in borrowers to boost the scope of its lending. but its aggressive stance backfired. in the year that ended in march 2010, the bank slipped into the red for the first time in four years, forcing kimura to step down as chairman. meanwhile, the financial services agency had been conducting an inspection of the bank for ten months. it was an unusually long time for such an inquiry. in the end, the agency concluded that the bank had committed serious violations of law including obstruction of audit. in july, kimura and four officials were arrested on charges of violating banking laws. the bank had been trying to rebuild it selfed up a new president, go egami. >> what about the bankruptcy's poss