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[P21610859][https://www.eastwestbank.com/en/commercial-banking]\n\nThe bank describes its founding mission as serving people often overlooked by mainstream banks and frames its role as “building bridges of opportunity.” In fiscal 2025, East West Bancorp reported total revenue of approximately $2.93 billion; its 2025 corporate responsibility report counted more than 3,100 full-time-equivalent associates worldwide. [https://www.eastwestbank.com/en/company/our-story.html][T318785][https://www.eastwestbank.com/assets/docs/company/EWB-CR-Report.pdf]\n[P21610859][T318785][https://www.eastwestbank.com/en/commercial-banking][https://www.eastwestbank.com/en/company/our-story.html][https://www.eastwestbank.com/assets/docs/company/EWB-CR-Report.pdf]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T11:55:00.033427Z" }, { "type": "PRODUCTS", "text": "East West Bancorp’s banking products include personal and business checking, savings, money market and time-deposit accounts. Named personal products include Value Checking, Premier Checking, Premier Maximizer Money Market, Student Plus Checking, Senior Checking and Community Checking; savings options include Premier Savings, Senior Savings and Student Plus Savings, as well as CDs. [https://www.eastwestbank.com/en/personal-banking/checking-accounts][https://www.eastwestbank.com/en/personal-banking/savings-accounts] Lending offerings include commercial and residential real estate loans, construction finance, commercial business loans and working-capital lines, trade finance, letters of credit, affordable-housing finance, asset-based and asset-backed finance, project and equipment finance, and loan syndication. [P58813098]\n\nBusiness and commercial clients can use treasury management and business account analysis, foreign exchange, ACH and wire payments, Positive Pay, remote deposit, lockbox, zero-balance accounts and sweeps. [P58813098][P78500287][https://www.eastwestbank.com/en/small-mid-size-businesses/cash-management] Digital services include mobile balance and transaction review, transfers, mobile check deposit, bill payment and debit-card requests; business online banking includes BusinessExpress and businessBridge Premier, and Business Connect supports eligible bank and ERP integrations. [https://www.eastwestbank.com/en/personal-banking/mobile-banking][https://www.eastwestbank.com/en/small-mid-size-businesses/business-online-banking.html][https://www.eastwestbank.com/en/small-mid-size-businesses/businesspremier-online-banking.html][https://www.eastwestbank.com/en/small-mid-size-businesses/bank-integration] Additional offerings include wealth management, investment and financial planning, retirement, insurance, trust and estate planning, and hedging and derivatives advisory. The bank also provides cross-border U.S.–Asia business services, including trade finance and letters of credit; its China subsidiary is licensed for commercial banking activities including deposits and loans. 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At year-end 2025, it reported more than 110 locations, including 96 U.S. branches in California, Texas, New York, Washington, Georgia, Massachusetts and Nevada; its headquarters and main administrative offices are in California. Its Asia presence includes branches in China and Hong Kong and representative offices in China and Singapore. [P109056299][P21610859] The company’s overseas locator lists branches in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shantou and Shenzhen, and representative offices in Beijing, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Xiamen and Singapore. [https://www.eastwestbank.com/en/branch-locator/overseas-locations]\n\nGeographic lending exposure is concentrated in California. At June 30, 2026, California accounted for 68% of commercial real estate loans, with Texas at 8%, New York at 6%, Washington and Arizona at 3% each, Nevada at 2%, and other markets at 10%. [T17855950] Residential mortgage exposure was also concentrated in California (56%), followed by New York (25%), Washington (6%), Massachusetts (4%), and Georgia, Nevada and Texas (3% each); California exposure comprised Southern California (42%) and Northern California (14%). [T17855952]\n\nInternational branch and subsidiary disclosures do not provide a complete geographic breakdown of consolidated revenue. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, reported revenue was $43.572 million from Hong Kong (3% of consolidated revenue) and $13.518 million from China branches (1%). [T17855955] The 2025 annual report similarly reported Hong Kong at $73.938 million (3%) and China at $29.351 million (1%). 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Commercial Banking focuses on commercial lending and deposits, including commercial real estate, construction, working capital, trade finance, and specialty lending, alongside treasury and foreign-exchange services. Treasury and Other includes corporate treasury, tax-credit investments, intersegment eliminations, and centrally managed departments.\n\nFor 2025, measured as share of total segment revenue before provision for credit losses, Consumer and Business Banking contributed approximately 40.9% ($1,200.1 million), Commercial Banking 42.5% ($1,246.5 million), and Treasury and Other 16.6% ($485.3 million). By year-end segment assets, the respective shares were approximately 26.6%, 46.5%, and 26.9%.\n[P32912888][P65899784][P120776318][P22158550][T3880659][T3880659][T3880659][T3880659][T3880659][T3880659]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T11:55:00.033427Z" }, { "type": "HISTORY", "text": "East West Bank was federally chartered in June 1972 and opened in Los Angeles Chinatown in January 1973, initially serving the Chinese-American community as a savings institution. Dominic Ng became president and CEO in 1992. After converting to a state-chartered commercial bank in 1995, it emphasized commercial lending. 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In November 2009, East West Bank acquired the banking operations of United Commercial Bank in an FDIC-assisted transaction. 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