metrobank branch dynasty plaza chinatown and greater sharpstown houston texas type public traded as nasdaq mcbi industry finance and insurance founded houston texas united states headquarters texas california key people mr. george m. lee ceo mr. david choi cfo products banking revenue 58.43 million usd number of employees 315 website www.metrobank na.com www.metrounitedbank.com metrocorp bancshares inc. metrocorp nasdaq mcbi was an american banking corporation headquartered in chinatown and in greater sharpstown in houston texas . 1 2 3 4 metrocorp first incorporated in 1998 was an overseas chinese bank holding company for two overseas chinese banks in the united states metrobank national association metrobank chinese t s p sh ud y nh ng and metro united bank . the company is one of the few overseas chinese banks financial institutions that are publicly held . metrobank operates banks in greater houston and the dallas fort worth area in texas . 5 6 metrobank has its headquarters in its parent company s offices . 2 as of 2007 metrobank is one of four overseas chinese banks with its headquarters in houston and it is the only houston based overseas chinese bank that is publicly traded . 7 the other metrocorp subsidiary metro united bank operates in california . 8 metro united had its headquarters in the city of industry . 9 in 2014 east west bank acquired metrobank for 268 million in cash and stock 10 and metrobank branches were to be rebranded in 2014 . 11 contents 1 history 2 metrobank 3 metro united bank 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit in september 2009 metrobank had 10 greater houston branches and 3 dallas fort worth branches with assets of 1.2 billion . metro united had assets of 426.8 million . during that year the office of the comptroller of the currency asked metrobank to revise its balance sheet . metrobank signed a formal agreement with the office to do this within 90 days . 8 in 2010 metrobank signed an agreement with bank of china shanghai so that metrobank could offer services involving the renminbi the currency of the people s republic of china . 12 metrobank edit the first of the two metrobank also known as metro bank headquartered in houston texas with branch offices in bellaire texas sugar land texas dallas texas plano texas richardson texas and other communities throughout the greater houston this bank was the original one for the company . . like its competitor southwestern national bank the location of in the bank in the south reflects one of the newest trends of chinese american and asian american population diffusion into the area other than the traditional regions settled by asian americans such as the western united states and northeastern united states . the rapid expansion of this bank in comparison to other overseas chinese banks in the traditional regions where most chinese american immigrant and asian american immigrant was due to the booming economy of the late 1990s in the regions of telecom corridor silicon prairie and silicon hills which attracted a significant amount of chinese asian scientists and engineers . as of 2006 the asset of the bank is 976.384 million usd according to federal deposit insurance corporation . metro united bank edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message although the establishment of its original bank marked the new residential trend of chinese americans and asian americans a significant majority of them still reside in the traditional regions of the western coast of the united states . the huge market was simply too big to ignore for the company and it thus begun its expansion into california the state with most chinese american and asian american population . on october 5 2005 the company purchased first united bank and its locations in san diego california and los angeles renamed it as the metro united bank t s p d y y nh ng thus completed its expansion by venturing into the traditional region where most chinese americans reside . as of 2006 the asset of the bank is 249.577 million usd according to federal deposit insurance corporation . see also edit history of the chinese americans in houston references edit contact the board . metrobank . retrieved on december 27 2010 . corporate secretary metrocorp bancshares inc. 9600 bellaire blvd. suite 252 houston tx 77036 united states . a b contact us . metrobank . retrieved on december 27 2010 . metrobank n.a. 9600 bellaire blvd. suite 252 houston texas 77036 map major roads . greater sharpstown management district . retrieved on august 15 2009 . rodriguez lori . opinions vary over naming the growing asian community on houston s southwest side . archive . alternate version without chinatown map diversity debate chinatown outgrowing name opinions vary over naming the growing asian community on houston s southwest side . houston chronicle . wednesday may 9 2007 . a1 . metrocorp bancshares inc. nasdaq mcbi a texas corporation which through its subsidiary metrobank na provides community banking services in houston ... branch locations . metrobank . retrieved on december 27 2010 . moreno jenalia . houston s chinatown near beltway 8 sparks banking boom . houston chronicle . sunday february 18 2007 . retrieved on october 16 2011 . a b barr greg . metrobank comes under watch of industry regulators . houston business journal . sunday september 27 2009 . last modified on thursday september 24 2009 . retrieved on december 27 2010 . about us . archive metro united bank . retrieved on december 27 2010 . metro united bank is headquartered in rowland heights and was established to meet the diverse financial needs of customers throughout southern and northern california . california bank boosts texas footprint with metrocorp deal . houston business journal . january 23 2014 . retrieved on april 29 2016 . sign of the times metrobank to make the switch to east west bank . houston business journal . may 6 2014 . retrieved on april 29 2016 . wooten casey . metrobank inks settlements deal with shanghai bank . houston business journal . monday june 21 2010 . retrieved on december 27 2010 . external links edit houston portal companies portal asian americans portal china portal metrobank homepage metro united bank homepage v t e chinese american banks abacus federal savings bank american continental bank american premier bank asia bank bank of the orient cathay bank chinese american bank east west bank evertrust bank finance factors first american international bank first general bank global commerce bank golden security bank los angeles national bank metrocorp bancshares omni bank california pacific global bank preferred bank southwestern national bank tomato bank united international bank united orient bank universal bank retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w 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