Southwestern National Bank

Southwestern National Bank
	Southwestern National Bank headquarters
Type	Private
Industry	Finance
Founded	1997
Headquarters	Houston, Texas
Key people	Joanne Kim (CEO)
Products	Banking
Number of employees	110
Parent	SWNB Bancorp Inc.
Subsidiaries	Nevada National Bank
Website	www.swnbk.com

Southwestern National Bank (simplified Chinese: 美南银行; traditional Chinese: 美南銀行; pinyin: Měi Nán Yínháng) is a United States based community bank with headquarters in Chinatown and in Greater Sharpstown in Houston, Texas that focuses on Asian American clients.[1][2][3][4] Other Texas branches include Plano, Richardson, Austin and Sugar Land. This privately held community bank was founded on November 3, 1997.

Austin, Texas branch

The location of Southwestern National Bank in the south reflects one of the newest trends of Chinese American and Asian American population diffusion into areas other than the traditional regions settled by Asian Americans, such as the western United States and northeastern United States. The establishment of this bank was in accompaniment with the booming economy of the late 1990s of Chinatown, Houston and also the Telecom Corridor (Silicon Prairie) in suburban Dallas, Texas. These two trends attracted a significant number of Chinese / Asian scientists, engineers, immigrants, businessman, and real estate investors into the area.

In addition to the traditional Chinese clients, a significant number of the ethnic minority clients of Southwestern National Bank are Hoa (Chinese Vietnamese), Indian, and Vietnamese.

References

"National Bank List (P-S)." Comptroller of the Currency Administrator of National Banks of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved on December 27, 2010. "Southwestern National Bank Houston TX"
"Locations." Southwestern National Bank. Retrieved on December 27, 2010. "Main Branch 6901 Corporate Drive Houston, Texas 77036."
"Map Major Roads Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine." Greater Sharpstown Management District. Retrieved on August 15, 2009.
Rodriguez, Lori. "Opinions vary over naming the growing Asian community on Houston's southwest side." (). Alternate version without Chinatown map: "DIVERSITY DEBATE / Chinatown outgrowing name / Opinions vary over naming the growing Asian community on Houston's southwest side Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Chronicle. Wednesday, May 9, 2007. A1.

Other sources

Bank bets on growth in Asian communities
Moreno, Jenalia. "Houston Banks cater to Asian Businesses." (Archive) Houston Chronicle.
Houston-based banks feel less subprime pain

External links

Southwestern National Bank homepage

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[1] "National Bank List (P-S)." Comptroller of the Currency Administrator of National Banks of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved on December 27, 2010. "Southwestern National Bank Houston TX"

[2] "Locations." Southwestern National Bank. Retrieved on December 27, 2010. "Main Branch 6901 Corporate Drive Houston, Texas 77036."

[GreaterSharpMap-3] "Map Major Roads Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine." Greater Sharpstown Management District. Retrieved on August 15, 2009.

[Chinatownmap-4] Rodriguez, Lori. "Opinions vary over naming the growing Asian community on Houston's southwest side." (). Alternate version without Chinatown map: "DIVERSITY DEBATE / Chinatown outgrowing name / Opinions vary over naming the growing Asian community on Houston's southwest side Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Chronicle. Wednesday, May 9, 2007. A1.