JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced Monday that it will open 100 branches in California this year, bringing total locations in the state to more than 900.
The additional bank branches will create more than 1,500 jobs, the bank said.
Most of the new branches will be concentrated in Southern California.
California is one of the areas JPMorgan Chase has targeted for expansion.
The company opened 154 branches in 2010. The additional branches in California will bring the total number of banking locations to more than 5,300.