國泰銀行 | |
Subsidiary of Cathay General Bancorp (國泰萬通金控)) | |
Traded as | NASDAQ: CATY S&P 400 Component |
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ISIN | US1491501045 |
Industry | Finance and Insurance |
Founded | 1962; 58 years ago in Los Angeles, California, US |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, US |
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Products | Banking |
Revenue | US$ 532.44 million (2016)[1] |
US$ 323.40 million (2016)[1] | |
US$ 175.10 million (2016)[1] | |
Total assets | US$ 14.52 billion (2016)[1] |
Total equity | US$ 1.83 billion (2016)[1] |
1,129 (2016) | |
Website | cathaybank.com |
Cathay Bank (traditional Chinese: 國泰銀行; simplified Chinese: 国泰银行; pinyin: Guótài Yínháng) is a Sino-Americanbank based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1962, it has since expanded its network throughout California and into Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Washington, Illinois, New Jersey, Nevada, Maryland, and Hong Kong. Additionally, it has representative offices in Shanghai and Taipei.
The bank is headquartered in Chinatown, Los Angeles, and operates a corporate center in nearby El Monte, California.
History[edit]
Cathay Bank first opened in 1962 in Los Angeles' Chinatown as the first Chinese-American bank in Southern California. In 1979 it opened its first branch office in Monterey Park. Its first overseas representative office in Hong Kong was opened in 1985.[citation needed]
In 1999, Cathay expanded beyond California by opening a loan production office in Houston, Texas, which was converted to a full service branch in 2000. Expansion to New York occurred in 1999 with the acquisition of certain assets of Golden City Commercial Bank.[citation needed]
In 2003, branch offices were opened in Boston, Massachusetts, and Kent, Washington. Cathay merged with General Bank in 2003. In 2006, Cathay prevailed in a bidding war with United Commercial Bank to acquire Great Eastern Bank. Cathay also acquired New Asia Bank in 2006.[citation needed]
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On March 31, 2006, announced plans to acquire a 20% stake in First Sino Bank, but the deal fell through due to the companies failing to get approval from the Chinese government.[2] On March 30, 2007, Cathay expanded into New Jersey when it completed its acquisition of United Heritage Bank.
In 2007, Cathay Bank converts its Hong Kong Representative office into a full service branch.
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On January 21, 2015, Cathay General Bancorp, the holding company for Cathay Bank, and Asia Bancshares, the holding company for Asia Bank, N.A., announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for the merger of Asia Bancshares into Cathay.[3] The result of the merger increased Cathay Bank's presence in New York as well as added Maryland to its list of service areas.
- Jul 11, 2019 The Cathay Bank mobile app has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5 (with 53 customer reviews on iOS and Android) compared to the national average of 3.8. You can access Cathay Bank's app to control your finances by checking current statements, sending and receiving funds and accessing support representatives.
- Cathay Pacific aircraft & fleet Cathay Dragon aircraft & fleet Cabin classes Inflight dining Inflight entertainment Wi-Fi & connectivity Rewards and partnerships Membership overview Marco Polo Club Asia Miles Open a new window Registered account Partner frequent flyer programmes one world.
- Two Asia Miles are earned only on purchases made directly with Cathay Pacific. International purchases are determined by the country of origin or currency code associated with the transaction. Your Cathay Pacific Visa ® Card or Cathay Pacific Visa Signature ® Card is issued by Synchrony Bank pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc.
On July 8, 2016, Cathay announced plans to acquire Far East National Bank.[4]
Acquisitions[edit]
- First Public Savings Bank (1996)
- Lippo Bank's Westminster branch (1997)
- Certain assets of Golden City Commercial Bank in New York (1999)
- General Bank (2003)
- Great Eastern Bank (2006)
- New Asia Bank (2006)
- United Heritage Bank (2007)
- Asia Bank, N.A. (2015)
- Far East National Bank (2017)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abcdefgh'US SEC: Form 10-K Cathay General Bancorp'. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- ^Irtani, Evelyn (2007-03-28). 'California bank goes after China'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
- ^'Cathay General Bancorp And Asia Bancshares Enter Into Definitive Agreement For Merger' (Press release). PR Newswire. January 21, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ^Koren, James Rufus (July 8, 2016). 'Cathay Bank to buy fellow Chinatown lender Far East National'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
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