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Table 1 Licensed consumer finance companies as of June 2019

From: Chinese consumer finance: a primer

Company name

Date of license issue

Registered capital (RMB billion)

Main shareholders

Location

Bank of Beijing Consumer Finance

February 2010

0.85

Beijing Bank

Beijing

Sichuan Jincheng Consumer Finance

March 2010

0.32

Chengdu Bank, Malaysian Hong Leong Bank

Chengdu

BOC Consumer Finance

June 2010

0.89

Bank of China

Shanghai

Home Credit Consumer Finance

October 2010

7.00

Home Credit B.V.

Tianjin

Haier Cash

December 2014

1.00

Haier Group

Qingdao

Industrial Consumer Finance

December 2014

1.20

Industrial Bank

Quanzhou

Mashang Consumer Finance

December 2014

4.00

Chongqing Bank

Chongqing

China Post Consumer Finance

January 2015

3.00

Postal Savings Bank of China

Guangzhou

Merchants Union Consumer Finance

March 2015

3.20

China Merchants Bank, China Unicom

Shenzhen

Hubei Consumer Finance

April 2015

0.30

Hubei Bank

Wuhan

Suning Consumer Finance

May 2015

0.30

Suning.com

Nanjing

Hangyin Consumer Finance

July 2015

0.50

Hangzhou Bank

Hangzhou

Huarong Consumer Finance

October 2015

1.00

China Huarong Asset Management

Hefei

Jinshang Consumer Finance

February 2016

0.50

Jinshang Bank

Taiyuan

Shengjing Bank Consumer Finance

February 2016

0.30

Shengjing Bank

Shenyang

Shaanxi Changyin Consumer Finance

June 2016

0.36

Chang’an Bank

Xi’an

Harbin Bank Consumer Finance

September 2016

0.50

Harbin Bank

Harbin

Shanghai Shang Cheng Consumer Finance

November 2016

1.00

Bank of Shanghai

Shanghai

Zhong Yuan Consumer Finance

December 2016

0.50

Zhong Yuan Bank

Zhengzhou

Baoyin Consumer Finance

December 2016

0.30

Baoshang Bank

Baotou

Changyin 58 Consumer Finance

December 2016

0.30

Bank of Changsha, 58.com

Changsha

Hebei Happy Consumer Finance

June 2017

0.30

Zhangjiakou Bank, UCAR Inc

Shijiazhuang

Jinmeixin Consumer Finance

September 2018

0.50

CTBC Bank, Xiamen Financial Investment Group, Gome Holdings Group

Xiamen

CITIC Consumer Finance

June 2019

0.30

CITIC Group, Kingdee

Beijing

Beijing Sunshine Consumer Finance

In progress

1.00

China Everbright Bank

Beijing

  1. Source: Centre for China in the World Economy (2018); various news reports and official websites