Bank of Canton history

CCB (Asia) originated from The Bank of Canton which was established in Hong Kong in 1912 by Chinese businessmen, including Li Yuk-tong and Look Pong-shan.

Business and banking life in Canton were greatly affected by these closures, so stockholders of the First National Bank and the Canton National Bank met on June 28, 1933 to discuss the situation.

The Bank of Canton reopened in 1936.

The Bank of Canton of California, which opened in 1937, was initially established to meet the needs of San Francisco's Chinese community, which could not get credit through mainstream banks.

Celebration of the 35th Anniversary of The Bank of Canton (1947)

The Bank of Canton officially announced its cooperation with Security Pacific National Bank in 1971.

On January 12, 1987, the bank purchased the State Bank of Cuba, and shortly thereafter, on March 2, 1987, it purchased the Lewistown Bank.

In 1988, The Bank of Canton was officially renamed Security Pacific Asian Bank.

Then, on July 1, 1997, the bank purchased the Union National Bank in Macomb, bringing back local ownership to that area and expanding our reach from Fulton County into McDonough County.

On January 20, 1998, to better reflect our market expansion and greater product offerings, the name of The National Bank of Canton was changed to MidAmerica National Bank.

In 2001, Hongkong & Shanghai Insurance Company Limited merged with QBE Insurance (Hong Kong) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of QBE Group and was renamed QBE Hongkong & Shanghai Insurance Limited.

The holding company of United Commercial Bank acquired Bank of Canton of California in 2002.

The inauguration of CCB (Asia) (2007)

105th Anniversary Cocktail Reception on February 21, 2017

Our address remains the same and our new main bank facility opened for business on January 19, 2021.