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{
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"company_name": "Preferred Bank",
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"PFBC"
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"address": "601 South Figueroa Street",
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"https://labusinessjournal.com/la500-2026/banking-finance-2026/la500-2026-li-yu/",
"https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PFBC/profile/"
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"company_name": "Banc of California",
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"company_name": "Hanmi Bank",
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"Hanmi Financial Corporation"
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"address": "3660 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite A",
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"company_name": "Hope Bancorp / Bank of Hope",
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"Hope Bancorp Inc"
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"address": "3200 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400",
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"company_name": "City First Bank (formerly Broadway Federal Bank)",
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"Broadway Financial Corporation"
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"address": "4001 South Figueroa Street",
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"la_presence": "Headquarters in Los Angeles; merged with CFBanc 2021; largest Black-led financial institution in US",
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"address": "400 South Hope Street, Suite 300",
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"company_name": "JPMorgan Chase Bank",
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"Chase",
"JPMorgan Chase & Co."
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"address": "1200 South Figueroa Street",
"city": "Los Angeles",
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"la_presence": "California flagship branch in downtown Los Angeles; ~300 CA branches; major CRE lender",
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"company_name": "Bank of America",
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"BAC"
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"address": "550 South Hill Street",
"city": "Los Angeles",
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"company_name": "Citibank",
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"address": "787 West Fifth Street",
"city": "Los Angeles",
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"company_name": "Wells Fargo Bank",
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"address": "333 South Grand Avenue",
"city": "Los Angeles",
"state": "CA",
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"website": "https://www.wellsfargo.com",
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"company_name": "U.S. Bank",
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"company_name": "SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union",
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"company_name": "Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union",
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"address": "16150 Sherman Way",
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"company_name": "USC Credit Union",
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"address": "3720 South Flower Street, FL 4",
"city": "Los Angeles",
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"company_name": "Kinecta Federal Credit Union",
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"address": "2365 East Century Boulevard, Suite B",
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"company_name": "City National Bank",
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"city": "Los Angeles",
"state": "CA",
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