Wilshire State Bank, a subsidiary of Wilshire Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: WIBC), commenced operations in 1980 with a mission to serve an overlooked multi-ethnic small and mid-sized business community.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Wilshire State Bank operates 24 branch offices in California, Texas, New Jersey, and New York, as well as loan production offices across the country. Areas of expertise include the following:
•Business and personal banking
•Commercial lending
•SBA lending (SBA-preferred lender nationwide)
•Trade finance
•Construction lending
•Home mortgage