- Business
- Taichung Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. (2812:TW) provides a comprehensive range of commercial banking products and services in Taiwan, including deposit products such as savings accounts, time deposits, cash deposits, foreign currency demand deposits, and travelers checks; corporate finance services encompassing corporate loans, letters of credit, collections, factoring, forfaiting, accounts receivable financing, hedging strategies, financial instruments, and consultation; personal mortgage loans for housing, renovations, education funds, business startups, investments, and financial management; consumer loans and automobile loans; credit cards including VISA, MasterCard, JCB, and TCB & EasyCard co-branded options; wealth management services featuring financial advice, asset allocation, trust planning, family and retirement services; foreign exchange services; electronic banking channels such as online banking, mobile banking, ATMs, and mobile payments; trust services for real estate and securities; securities trading, underwriting, and brokerage; syndicated loans; bills discounting; domestic and international remittances; guarantees; leasing; insurance brokerage; and international trade financing. The bank operates through segments including northern, central, and southern areas in Taiwan, offshore banking units, overseas branches, and head office functions, with primary revenue from domestic operations and smaller contributions from other parts of Asia and America; it serves individual consumers, small and medium enterprises, and corporations. Founded in 1952 as Taichung Small and Medium Business Bank and renamed Taichung Commercial Bank in December 1998, the company is headquartered at No. 87, Mincyuan Road, Taichung, Taiwan, and employs approximately 2,100 people. In September 2022, Taichung Commercial Bank announced a definitive agreement to acquire American Continental Bancorp, the holding company of American Continental Bank, for approximately $82.1 million in cash to expand into the U.S. markets of Los Angeles, Washington, and Texas, targeting the Asian-American community with complementary residential mortgage and business models; the transaction, aimed at opening new U.S. branches, was expected to close in early 2023.