Far East National Bank
Encyclopedia
Far East National Bank was founded in 1974 as the first federally chartered Asian American bank in the United States. FENB has over 350 employees and total assets exceeding US$1.7 billion. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiwan
's Bank Sinopac
in 1997. Services are provided through fifteen branches throughout the Los Angeles
and San Francisco areas. The bank opened its first overseas branch in Ho Chi Minh City
, Vietnam
, in October 2004. The corporate headquarters is at Two California Plaza
in downtown Los Angeles
.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
's Bank Sinopac
Bank Sinopac
Bank SinoPac, or SinoPac Financial Holdings Company Ltd, is a Taiwan-based banking holding company which operates through 18 divisions and 129 branches in Taiwan.-History:...
in 1997. Services are provided through fifteen branches throughout the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and San Francisco areas. The bank opened its first overseas branch in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, in October 2004. The corporate headquarters is at Two California Plaza
Two California Plaza
Two California Plaza is a skyscraper in the Bunker Hill District district of downtown Los Angeles California. The tower is part of the California Plaza project, consisting of two unique skyscrapers, One California Plaza and Two California Plaza...
in downtown Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.