Hua Nan Commercial Bank, Referred To As Hua Nan Bank Or Hua Nan For Short, Is One Of The Large Commercial Banks In Taiwan. It Was Founded In 1919 By Shishen In The North During The Japanese Occupation And Is One Of The Three Commercial Banks. It Is Now A Major Subsidiary Of Hua Nan Financial Holdings, Headquartered In The Xinyi Planning District Of Taipei, And One Of The "eight Major Banks" In Taiwan. In 2015, It Had 203 Branches Worldwide, Including 12 Overseas Branches And 1 Office.
History
Hua Nan Bank Plain Text Trademark In The 1980s
- During The Japanese Occupation Of Taiwan, Lin Xiongzheng, The Eldest House Of The Lin Family In Banqiao, Founded "Hua Nan Bank, Ltd." On January 29, 1919 (Taisho 8), Headquartered In 2-chome-2, Omoto-cho, Taipei City (now No. 45, Chuan-mae Road, Taipei City).
- In 1927 (Showa 2), Lin Xian-tang, Chen Xin And Others Established Great Eastern Trust Co., Ltd. In Taichung City.
- In 1945, Taiwan Entered The Era Of The Republic Of China, And Various Japanese Assets In Taiwan Were Nationalized. Hua Nan Bank And Great Eastern Trust Were Nationalized And Merged. On October 25, Lin Xiongzheng, As The President Of The Taiwan Provincial Chamber Of Commerce, Was Elected As A Representative Of Taiwan Province To Participate In The Nanjing Ceremony Of The Government Of The Republic Of China, And Fought With The Government To Let Hua Nan Bank Continue To Exist. The Main Shares Of Hua Nan Bank Were Nationalized, And The Share Capital Of Banqiao Lin Family Was Only 20%. The Official Shares Were Handed Over To The Taiwan Provincial Government For Management. Hua Nan Bank Became One Of The Three Provincial Commercial Banks.
- Lin Xiongzheng Passed Away At The End Of 1946. Hua Nan Bank Held A Shareholders' Meeting On February 22, 1947, With Liu Qiguang As The Chairperson.
- The Former Head Office Of Hua Nan Bank, Now The Sales Department
- On March 1, 1947, "Hua Nan Commercial Bank, Ltd." Was Established; On The 3rd Of The Same Month, The Head Office Of Hua Nan Bank Was Moved To No. 164, Chongqing South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City (formerly No. 55, 2-chome, Honmachi, Taipei City).
- In 1948, Hua Nan Bank Established A Baseball Team And Played The Important "Bank Association Game" (also Known As The "Six Banks Baseball Game") In Taiwan's Early Baseball History With Five Other Bank Baseball Teams Until The Team Was Disbanded In 1960. Since June Of The Same Year, Hua Nan Bank Has Set Up Branches And Offices In Various Cities And Towns In Taiwan Province, With A Total Of More Than 60 Units.
- In 1998, The Official Shares Were Released, And Hua Nan Bank Completed Its Privatization.
- After 2000, The Government Opened Up The Establishment Of A Financial Holding Company. Hua Nan Bank Merged With Yongchang Investment Trust And Yongchang Securities During The Preparatory Period, And Later Became A Subsidiary Of Hua Nan Financial Holdings Through A Share Exchange.
- December 19, 2001 Was The Opening Day Of Hua Nan Financial Holdings And The Benchmark Date For Listing Of Stocks. The Head Office Was Established In Taipei City, With A Rated Capital Of NT $100 Billion. Nan Hua Bank Became A Subsidiary Of Hua Nan Financial Holdings.
- On December 27, 2014, Hua Nan Bank Head Office Moved From No. 38, Section 1, Chongqing South Road, Taipei City To No. 123, Songren Road, Xinyi District (Hua Nan Bank Head Office World Trade Center), And The Former Site Of Chongqing South Road Was Changed To The Sales Department.
- On January 29, 2019, Hua Nan Bank's 100th Anniversary Expired, And A Reception To Celebrate Its 100th Anniversary Was Held, With The Theme Of "Centennial Inheritance, Sustainable Huayin" As The Main Axis.
