Southwestern National Bank () is a United StatesâÂÂbased community bank with headquarters in Houston, Texas, that focuses on Asian Americans. Southwestern National Bank currently has branch locations within the Texas and California regions.
The location of Southwestern National Bank in the south reflects one of the newest trends of Chinese American and Asian American population diffusion into areas other than the traditional regions settled by Asian Americans, such as the western United States and northeastern United States. The establishment of this bank was in accompaniment with the booming economy of the late 1990s of Chinatown, Houston and also the Telecom Corridor (Silicon Prairie) in suburban Dallas, Texas. These two trends attracted a significant number of Chinese / Asian scientists, engineers, immigrants, businessman, and real estate investors into the area.
Southwestern National Bank offers a range of commercial banking services, including deposits, loans, trade finance, online banking, and cash management, to businesses and residents in its service areas.