In only a decade, BMI became the islands 'leading financial institution. In 1994 the RMI government decided to nationalize the bank, and chose Patrick Chen as its president.
才十年的時間，「馬紹爾群島銀行」躍居該地金融業龍頭，一九九四年，馬紹爾政府決定入主該行，以國家銀行的方式經營，陳子瀛成為董事長的當然人選。