Then it was announced that Taiwan Cooperative Bank would buy Chin Fong Bank, enabling TCB to leapfrog to the number two spot in Taiwan in terms of total deposits, behind only the Bank of Taiwan.
緊接著又宣布合作金庫將購併慶豐銀行，合併後的合作金庫躍升為國內第二大銀行，存放款量僅次於台灣銀行。