GBC International Bank
Henry Chen has over 19 years of work experience in the banking industry, with a focus on commercial banking and underwriting. Henry currently holds the position of Vice President / Senior Underwriter at GBC International Bank since March 2015. Prior to this, Henry served as a Vice-President/Commercial Loan Officer at Royal Business Bank from August 2009 to December 2014. Henry also worked as a Commercial Banking Officer at United Commercial Bank from June 2004 to July 2009, and as a Teller Coordinator at US Bank from January 2001 to April 2003.
Henry Chen earned a Bachelor of Science degree in English & Political Science from Boston University from 1995 to 1997. Prior to that, they completed their undergraduate courses at the University of California, Riverside from 1992 to 1995. Henry attended Walnut High School from 1989 to 1992.
GBC International Bank
GBC International Bank, (GBCIB) is fully committed to providing convenient and comprehensive financial solutions that will increase efficiency as well as save time for their domestic and international clients. GBC accomplishes this by providing them with customized services, specifically tailored to achieve their specific financial objectives. GBC International Bank was organized in 1974 as First Women's Bank of Los Angeles. It was later renamed Guaranty Bank of California. The Bank was purchased by its current investors in 1992 and the current management team has been in place for more than 15 years. As of August 1, 2007, we adopted a new name, GBC International Bank. Our new name reflects our long standing capability to handle international trade financing in addition to our commercial real estate financing and personal banking services. We have been a delegated lender of the Export Import Bank of the U.S since 1999, and we become PLP lender of SBA Export Working Capital Program (EWCP) in 2010. We have total of 8 branches: four branches in the Los Angeles area, one in San Francisco, one in San Jose, and two in Greater Seattle Area. We also have one loan production office located in Bellevue, WA. Our multi-lingual staff can assist you in English, Spanish, Indonesian, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Burmese, Korean, and Russian.