Alarmed by rumors that challenged the credibility and stability of the trust, customers frantically withdrew their money.
亞洲信託是菲律賓華僑鄭周敏在台投資的第一個據點，據傳它為要在競爭激烈的信託業爭得一席之地，高利吸收存款，又以更高的利率貸出，應屬違規營業；也有人說它把錢投資房地產，或介入證券市場炒股票，使得大筆資金被套牢。