Regulatory Alerts2025-07-11
Change of Corporate Name of Highland Rural Bank, Inc. to HIGHLAND RURAL BANK, INC. DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF HIGHLANDBANK (A RURAL BANK)
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) authorized the change of corporate name for Highland Rural Bank, Inc. to HIGHLAND RURAL BANK, INC. DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF HIGHLANDBANK (A RURAL BANK) on March 21, 2025. This authorization was followed by the Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of the bank's Amended Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, reflecting the new name, on June 9, 2025. This circular letter, issued by Deputy Governor Chuchi G. Fonacier on July 11, 2025, serves to inform all BSP-Supervised Financial Institutions of this corporate name change for their guidance.
File/Ref. No. FSDV-2025-02-0150h-FSD 5-M-HGHL Page 1 of 1 FSS Licensing Form No. 02-018 * Version 1 * Updated 31 July 2024 OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR FINANCIAL SUPERVISION SECTOR CIRCULAR LETTER NO. CL-2025-____ To : All BSP-Supervised Financial Institutions Subject : Change of Corporate Name of Highland Rural Bank, Inc. to HIGHLAND RURAL BANK, INC. DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF HIGHLANDBANK (A RURAL BANK) The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas authorized on 21 March 2025 the change of corporate name of Highland Rural Bank, Inc. to HIGHLAND RURAL BANK, INC. DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF HIGHLANDBANK (A RURAL BANK). The Securities and Exchange Commission approved on 9 June 2025 the Amended Articles of Incorporation and Amended By-Laws of the Bank bearing its new corporate name. For information and guidance. CHUCHI G. FONACIER Deputy Governor 11 July 2025