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Alvin Kang, the CEO of BBCN, has created the nation's biggest Korean-American bank. Here are five noteworthy examples of banks where minorities own more than 51% of outstanding shares…
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Cathay Bank, Los Angeles

The $10.6 billion-asset bank is the only Asian-American bank larger than BBCN. Some industry experts have pegged Cathay as a target for Chinese banks interested in U.S. expansion. (Image: Shutterstock)
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International Bank of Commerce, Laredo, Texas

The bank is the largest Hispanic-owned bank in the continental United States, at $10.1 billion in assets. Its parent company, led by Dennis Nixon, recently exited the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
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Carver Federal Savings Bank, New York

Carver remains the nation's biggest African-American owned bank, with $638 million in assets. Led by Deborah Wright, the bank is poised to return to profitability.
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Sunflower Bank, Salina, Kan.

Family owned, Sunflower is listed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as a women-owned bank. The $1.7 billion-asset bank was founded in 1892. (Image: Thinkstock)
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Lumbee Guaranty Bank, Pembroke, N.C.

Incorporated in 1971, Lumbee Guaranty was the nation's first Native American owned bank. The FDIC still lists the $325 million-asset bank as the nation's biggest bank owned by Native Americans. (Image: Shutterstock)
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