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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
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Related Party Transactions
29. Related party transactions
The banking subsidiaries of MHFG make loans to the MHFG Group’s directors, executive officers, and other related parties. At March 31, 2025 and 2026, the aggregate loans to the Group’s equity method investees amounted to ¥1,045 billion and ¥1,030 billion, respectively, and outstanding loans to the Group’s directors, executive officers, and other related parties were not considered significant. There were no loans to related parties that were considered nonaccrual. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and 2026, certain subsidiaries of MHFG partially withdrew assets from employee retirement benefit trusts, which were established for the payment of employees’ severance pay and retirement pensions. See Note 20 “Pension and other employee benefit plans” for further details. In addition, the other transactions with the related parties excluding loan transactions and partial withdrawal of assets from employee retirement benefit trusts, are considered immaterial.
Summarized Financial Information of the MHFG Group’s Equity Method Investees
Summarized financial information of the MHFG Group’s equity method investees as of March 31, 2025 and 2026, and for each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024, 2025 and 2026, is as follows:
 
    
2025
    
2026
 
    
(in billions of yen)
 
Loans
     6,978        7,049  
Total assets
     26,562        26,779  
Deposits
     700        569  
Total liabilities
     22,003        21,548  
Total equity
     4,559        5,231  
Noncontrolling interests
     26        34  
 
    
2024
    
2025
    
2026
 
    
(in billions of yen)
 
Total interest and dividend income
        958           962        1,019  
Total interest expense
     384        323        380  
Provision (credit) for credit losses
     83        83        70  
Net interest income after provision (credit) for credit losses
     490        556        569  
Income before income tax expense
     394        474        545  
Net income
     298        354        407