Established in 1960, Rizal Development Bank started as a small development bank in the humble province of Rizal. It received the Central Bank's approval to operate as a commercial bank in December 1962, and commenced operations under its present name in January 1963. With the inauguration of its mother office at 219 Buendia Avenue (then part of Rizal), RCBC officially became the first commercial bank to ever establish its head office in that province.