Nara Bank, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nara Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: NARA), and was founded in 1989 as a community bank serving Korean-American in Southern California. Since its inception, the Bank has grown nationwide to have offices in major cities throughout the United States.

Presently, Nara Bank services customers of diverse ethnic background with a complete line of banking products including commercial real estate loans, SBA loans, and international trade finance.

We continuously strive to provide competitive and business-oriented financial services and products through our growing nationwide network. Our corporate values center on integrity in business conduct.

History
2008	Aug.	Jackson Heights Branch relocated and changed the name to Woodside Office
	May.	Stanford Full Branch, CA (21th overall office)
	Mar.	Nara Bank enters the New Jersey market with branch in Brick, NJ (20^thoverall office)
2007	Jul.	Introduction of Remote Deposit and Cash Management Services
	Apr.	Garden Grove Full Branch, CA (19^th overall office)
2006	Dec.	$2 Billion in Total Assets
	Nov.	Teamed up with Allpoint, an ATM network to offer 32,000 surcharge-free ATMs, nationwide.
	Oct.	New Corporate Offices - 3731 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
	Mar.	Fullerton Full Branch, CA (18^th overall office)
2005	Sep.	Bayside Branch, NY (17^th overall office)
	Aug.	Gardena Branch, CA (16^th overall office)
2004	Mar.	Rowland Heights Branch, CA (15^th overall office)
	Jan.	First Korean American bank included in the S&P index
2003	Oct.	Acquired Deposits/Loans of Korea Exchange Bank in New York (Deposits of million and Loan of $43 million)
	Aug.	Wilshire Branch, CA (14^th overall office)
	Aug.	Acquired Asiana Bank in California ($25 million in assets with one full service branch in Oakland, CA – 11^th overall office)
	Jun.	Diamond Bar Branch, 6^th market branch (13^th overall office)
	May	Virginia Loan Production Office, 6^th LPO
	Mar.	$1 Billion in Total Assets
		First Korean American banks to offer Korean Collateral Loans
2002	Dec.	Acquired Deposits of Industrial Bank of Korea ($45 million)
2001	Dec.	Atlanta Loan Production Office, 5^th LPO
	Sep.	Cerritos Branch, 8^th full service branch (12^th overall office)
	Aug.	Nara Scholarship Foundation established
2000	Sep.	New Jersey Loan Production Office, 4^th LPO
	Aug.	Oakland Branch, 7^th full service branch (11^th overall office)
	Jul.	$500 Million in Total Assets
	Feb.	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	Oct.	Acquired Korean Exchange Bank in Flushing, NY ($23 million in assets)
	Sep.	Fullerton Branch, 4^th market branch (7^th overall office)
	Jul.	Glendale Branch, 3^rd market branch (6^th overall office)
	Jun.	Northern California Loan Production Office, 2^nd LPO
	Apr.	Seattle Loan Production Office, 1^st LPO
	Jan.	Listed on NASDAQ (closing price $4.39, split adjusted)
1997	Dec.	Silicon Valley Branch, 3^rd full service branch (5^th overall office)
		Valley Branch, 2^nd market branch (4^th overall office)
	Jun.	Torrance Branch, 1^st market branch (3^rd overall office)
	Jan.	U.S. Small Business Administration granted PLP status
1996	Jun.	Downtown Branch, 2^nd full service branch (2^nd overall office)
1994	Jan.	Miju Bank changed its name to Nara Bank
1989	Jun.	Miju Bank (United Citizens Bank) founded, Olympic Branch (1^st overall office)