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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Finance and Insurance |
| Founded | April 9, 1981 |
| Founder | James S. C. Chao |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Products | Banking |
| AUM | USD $88,967,000 |
| Website | www.uobusa.com |
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United Orient Bank (Chinese:東方銀行;lit. 'Bank of the East / Eastern Bank') is an American bank established to serve the Chinese-American community of New York City. Headquartered inNew York City, withbranch offices inChinatown, Manhattan, the bank is privately-held and claims itself as the first indigenous communitybank in Chinatown, Manhattan when it was established on April 9, 1981.
The slogan of thebank is: “to put the area's resources to work locally”. It was one of the first US Banks established to serve the Chinese community in theUnited States as well as one of the first to provideIndividual Retirement Accounts for its clients.
In August 1987, the United Orient Bank was indicted by a federal grand jury in Manhattan for failing to report cash transactions exceeding $10,000. The indictment was pronounced byRudolph Giuliani, then theUS Attorney for the Southern District of New York.[1]
In 1995, Yungman Lee was named President and CEO of the United Orient Bank, where he served by seven years.[2]
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