MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. (MetroCorp, Nasdaq: MCBI) was an American banking corporation headquartered in Chinatown and in Greater Sharpstown in Houston, Texas. MetroCorp, first incorporated in 1998, was an overseas Chinese bank holding company for two overseas Chinese banks in the United States: MetroBank National Association (MetroBank, simplified Chinese: 首都银行; traditional Chinese: 首都銀行; pinyin: Shǒudū Yínháng) and Metro United Bank. The company is one of the few overseas Chinese banks / financial institutions that are publicly held. MetroBank operates banks in Greater Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth Area in Texas. MetroBank has its headquarters in its parent company's offices.