United International Bank
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United International Bank is an overseas Chinese bank in the United States
, and headquartered in New York City, New York, United States.
The bank
established itself as a locally-based community bank
serving Chinese American
s and Asian American
s in the New York City
area, and most of its clients are newly-arrived immigrants and local small business
owners who often face difficulties in obtaining financial support from other mainstream
bank
s. Catching the rising tide of the booming Chinese
and Asia
n economies, the bank
also specializes in financing credit arrangement for import and export trades.
Unlike most overseas Chinese banks
in the United States
whose managements consist mainly of Chinese people
, the managerial team of United International Bank includes a significant number of non-Asia
ns. These include many experienced former executives of mainstream
bank
s invited to help lead the bank
to prosperity. The advisory committee and board of directors of the bank
includes a number of celebrities such as the famed Dr. Henry C. Lee
, and other community activists and leaders.
The bank
is one of the first in providing both traditional
and simplified
Chinese characters on its ATM
s and internet
bank
ing website
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and headquartered in New York City, New York, United States.
The bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
established itself as a locally-based community bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
serving Chinese American
Chinese American
Chinese Americans represent Americans of Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans...
s and Asian American
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
s in the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
area, and most of its clients are newly-arrived immigrants and local small business
Small business
A small business is a business that is privately owned and operated, with a small number of employees and relatively low volume of sales. Small businesses are normally privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships...
owners who often face difficulties in obtaining financial support from other mainstream
Mainstream
Mainstream is, generally, the common current thought of the majority. However, the mainstream is far from cohesive; rather the concept is often considered a cultural construct....
bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
s. Catching the rising tide of the booming Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n economies, the bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
also specializes in financing credit arrangement for import and export trades.
Unlike most overseas Chinese banks
Overseas Chinese Banks
Overseas Chinese banks excelled in commerce, finance, and many other industries. They created many banks originally to remit money back to China but now they cater to the people of their adopted countries. These overseas Chinese banks contributed to a large extent to the development of the...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
whose managements consist mainly of Chinese people
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
, the managerial team of United International Bank includes a significant number of non-Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
ns. These include many experienced former executives of mainstream
Mainstream
Mainstream is, generally, the common current thought of the majority. However, the mainstream is far from cohesive; rather the concept is often considered a cultural construct....
bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
s invited to help lead the bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
to prosperity. The advisory committee and board of directors of the bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
includes a number of celebrities such as the famed Dr. Henry C. Lee
Henry Lee (criminologist)
Dr. Henry Chang-Yu Lee , is one of the world's foremost forensic scientists.-Early life and career:...
, and other community activists and leaders.
The bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
is one of the first in providing both traditional
Traditional Chinese character
Traditional Chinese characters refers to Chinese characters in any character set which does not contain newly created characters or character substitutions performed after 1946. It most commonly refers to characters in the standardized character sets of Taiwan, of Hong Kong, or in the Kangxi...
and simplified
Simplified Chinese character
Simplified Chinese characters are standardized Chinese characters prescribed in the Xiandai Hanyu Tongyong Zibiao for use in Mainland China. Along with traditional Chinese characters, it is one of many standard character sets of the contemporary Chinese written language...
Chinese characters on its ATM
Automated teller machine
An automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public...
s and internet
Internet
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bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
ing website
Website
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.