UOB (Malaysia), a subsidiary of United Overseas Bank Limited ("UOB"), was incorporated in 1993. UOB (Malaysia) took over the Malaysian operations of Lee Wah Bank Limited ("LWB") in 1994. LWB was incorporated in Singapore in 1920 and opened its first Malaysian branch in 1956. In 1973, LWB became a wholly-owned subsidiary of UOB. UOB (Malaysia) offers an extensive range of commercial and personal financial services through its branches, subsidiaries and associate companies: commercial lending, investment banking, treasury services, trade services, cash management, home loans, credit cards, wealth management, general insurance and life assurance.