GBC International Bank
| Private | |
| Industry | Finance and Insurance |
| Founded | West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (1976) |
| Headquarters | California |
Key people | N/A |
| Products | Banking |
| Revenue |
N/A (Asset = $ 223.595 million) Return on assets = 0.95 Return on equity = 11.01 |
| Website | Official website |
GBC International Bank (Chinese: 中亞銀行) is a commercial bank in the United States. Headquartered in West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, with branch offices in Westminster, California, Monterey Park, California, City of Industry, California, San Francisco, California, San Jose, California, Shoreline, Washington, and a Loan Production Office in Bellevue, Washington. This privately held community bank was first established on November 15, 1976.
The bank specializes in domestic and international trade finance services with an emphasis on export financing. Other services provided include financing of owner-occupied and investor owned commercial properties, SBA loans, business lines of credit, letters of credit, and retail banking services. On April 29, 2004, GBC International Bank was honored as the Lender of the Year by Export-Import Bank of the United States for the Western Region at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. On January 28, 2014, GBC International Bank was honored as 2013 Los Angeles District Office Export Lender of the Year by Small Business Administration.
History
The bank was founded in 1976 as First Women's Bank of California. Sold in 1984, the bank was subsequently rebranded as Guaranty Bank of California. In 2007 it was renamed to GBC International Bank.