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Big California bank fails, has China branches

Washington: United Commercial Bank, a big San Francisco bank with branches in China, was closed by state regulators on Friday and its banking operations were acquired by East West Bancorp Inc, also active in both nations. Full Article at DNA India

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  1. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A California-based bank that focused on the Chinese-American market was the largest of five failures on Friday that cost U.S. taxpayers more than $1.5 billion. Full Article at MarketWatch

  2. New York, November 7 — In yet another case of bank failure, United Commercial Bank was closed Friday, bringing the total to 120 this year. Full Article at 24x7updates

  3. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Commercial Bank, a big San Francisco bank with branches in China, was closed by state regulators on Friday and its banking operations were acquired by East West Bancorp Inc, also active in both nations. Full Article at Reuters

  4. To contact the reporter on this story: Dakin Campbell in San Francisco at dcampbell27bloomberg.net Last Updated: November 6, 2009 22:30 EST United Commercial was bought by East West Bancorp of Pasadena,... Full Article at Bloomberg.com

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