About JFM

Lending Operations for Local Governments

As a Reliable Lender of Public Funds

JFM provides long-term and low-interest rate funds to local government projects that are essential to daily lives of citizens, such as water supply and sewerage, transportation, hospitals, public housing and so on.

Types of Loans

JFM classifies general loans into the following two categories depending on the term.

Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities

Lending Scopes

JFM provides loans exclusively to local governments.

Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities

Notes:

  1. Adjustable lending rates are reviewed depending on the maturity of the loan every 5, 10, or 15 years, or at the 20th or 30th anniversary of the initial disbursement. Lending rates for temporary financial countermeasures fundings are reviewed every 5 or 10 years.

  2. Figures represent maximum maturities and grace period for principal payment.

Lending Activities

In fiscal 2024, the lending volume amounted to USD 9.6 billion. At year-end, outstanding loans were USD 151.9 billion.

Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities
Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities

Notes:

  1. USD 1 = JPY 149.48 as of 31 March 2025.

  2. The major JFM-funded local government businesses are as follows.

Water Supply Business:Kaneda Raw Water Reservoir (Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture)
Transportation Business:Kumamoto City 0800 Series Low Floor Tram (Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture)
Hospitals Business:Atsugi City Hospital (Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
Sewerage Business:Sewage Purification Center (Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture)