About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a little girl walked into Cathay Bank and asked the teller for help with her piggybank. The teller smiled warmly but noticed something peculiar—every time she counted coins, the pile seemed to grow slightly larger on its own. Curious, the teller called over another colleague who shook his head in amazement as he watched the coins multiply before their eyes. Finally, an old janitor approached and whispered, 'Oh, that’s just Mr. Chan's magic piggybank—he always leaves it here every Friday.' Everyone laughed, realizing it was just a friendly prank from a regular customer.
2. A delivery driver pulled up to Cathay Bank one afternoon with an unusual request. ‘Can I deposit this package in your vault?’ he asked the guard. ‘It’s very important.’ The guard eyed him suspiciously but nodded. Minutes later, a regular customer approached and said, 'Excuse me, did you just put a mysterious package in the vault?' The guard smiled and replied, 'Yup, it was pretty important.' The customer shook his head and walked away, muttering something about modern banking.
3. A customer approached the counter at Cathay Bank one day and asked, 'Do you accept deposits in goldfish?' The teller smiled and replied, ‘Of course we do!’ The customer beamed, pulled out a small aquarium, and said, ‘Great! I’d like to deposit my lucky goldfish.’ A few minutes later, a delivery driver walked up and asked if they accepted payments in packages of cookies. It turned out to be another charming but slightly perplexing day at Cathay Bank.
4. A small dog ran into Cathay Bank one day, barking frantically at the ceiling. The confused customers watched as the owner rushed in, trying to herd their pet back outside. Just then, an elderly gentleman standing nearby calmly picked up a broom and shooed the dog out through the front door. Everyone burst into laughter, and the dog’s owner sheepishly thanked him. From that day on, whenever anyone mentioned Cathay Bank, people would smile and say, ‘Oh, you mean where the little dog tried to tell us something?’