BBCN Bank - The New Name of Center Bank and Nara Bank

History

2011	November	Nara Bancorp and Center Financial Complete Merger of Equals Creating the Largest Korean American Bank in the Country
2010	August	Opened Edison Branch, NJ
2010	June	Opened Great Neck Branch, NY
2010	April	Listed on Forbes "100 Most Trustworthy Companies"
2009	December	Added to the NASDAQ OMX ABA Community Bank Index
2009	October	Successfully raised $86 million in new stock offering
2009	June	20th Anniversary
2009	April	Fort Lee Branch Open
2008	August	Jackson Heights Branch relocated and changed the name to Woodside Office
	May	Opened Stanford Branch, CA
	March	Nara Bank enters the New Jersey market with branch in Brick, NJ
2007	July	Introduced Remote Deposit and Cash Management Services
	April	Opened Garden Grove Full Branch, CA
2006	December	$2 Billion in Total Assets
	November	Teamed up with Allpoint, an ATM network to offer 32,000 surcharge-free ATMs, nationwide.
	October	Moved to new Corporate Offices - 3731 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
	March	Opened Fullerton Full Branch, CA
2005	September	Opened Bayside Branch, NY
	August	Opened Gardena Branch, CA
2004	March	Opened Rowland Heights Branch, CA
	January	First Korean American bank included in the S&P index
2003	October	Acquired Deposits/Loans of Korea Exchange Bank in New York (Deposits of million and Loan of $43 million)
	August	Opened Wilshire Branch, CA
	August	Acquired Asiana Bank in California ($25 million in assets with one full service branch in Oakland, CA)
	June	Opened Diamond Bar Branch, CA
	May	Opened Virginia Loan Production Office
	March	$1 Billion in Total Assets
		First Korean American banks to offer Korean Collateral Loans
2002	December	Acquired Deposits of Industrial Bank of Korea ($45 million)
2001	December	Opened Atlanta Loan Production Office
	September	Opened Cerritos Branch, CA
	August	Established Nara Scholarship Foundation
2000	September	Opened New Jersey Loan Production Office
	August	Opened Oakland Branch, CA
	July	$500 Million in Total Assets
	February	Nara Bancorp, Inc. organized as parent company of Nara Bank, N.A.
		Acquired Korea First Bank in New York ($75 million in assets) and opened 3 branches in Manhattan, Jackson Heights, and Flushing (8^th/9^th/10^th overall)
1998	October	Acquired Korean Exchange Bank in Flushing, NY ($23 million in assets)
	September	Opened Fullerton Branch, CA
	July	Opened Glendale Branch, CA
	June	Opened Northern California Loan Production Office
	April	Opened Seattle Loan Production Office
	January	Listed on NASDAQ (closing price $4.39, split adjusted)
1997	December	Opened Silicon Valley Branch, CA
		Opened Valley Branch, CA
	June	Opened Torrance Branch, CA
	January	U.S. Small Business Administration granted PLP status
1996	June	Opened Downtown Branch, CA
1994	January	Miju Bank changed its name to Nara Bank
1989	June	Miju Bank (United Citizens Bank) founded, Olympic Branch