81. Take Dao Heng Bank Group Ltd., which is opening branches in the Philippines this year to expand beyond Hong Kong. 82. That law allowed banks to open branches in another state only after acquiring a bank there. 83. The bank is planning to open another branch soon in Porto Alegre, the largest city in southern Brazil, Lima said. 84. The bank opened a branch in Thousand Oaks about two weeks ago. 85. The bank was accused of refusing to open branches or seek mortgage applications in predominantly black neighborhoods in the Washington area. 86. The bank is opening a branch in Lima this week, and expanding offices in Colombia and Mexico. 87. The bank said it opened seven branches in the second quarter, all but one of which are on the main island of Luzon. 88. The case was settled quickly as Chevy Chase Federal agreed to open branches in the neighborhoods in question and be more responsive to prospective black borrowers. 89. The Chicago-based company became the second U.S. bank to open a branch in Beijing. 90. The company opened eight branches during the quarter and added a World Wide Web site for its independent financial advisers, who trade through Schwab. |