East West Bank

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East West Bancorp, Inc.

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Banking Financial Services
Founded	January 2, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-01-02) in Los Angeles, California
Headquarters	Pasadena, California
Number of locations	More than 100 locations [1] (2023)
Area served	California, New York, Texas, Washington, Nevada, Massachusetts, Georgia
Key people	Dominic Ng (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles, CFA (EVP and CFO) Irene H. Oh (EVP and CRO) Lisa Kim (General Counsel)
Revenue	US$2.607 billion [2] (2023)
Net income	US$1.161 billion [3] (2023)
Total assets	US$70 billion [4] (2023)
Total equity	US$6.951 billion [5] (2023)
Number of employees	More than 3,000[6] (2023)
Parent	East West Bancorp
Capital ratio	13% (CET1; 2023)[7]
Rating	Fitch: BBB (long-term); A2/F2 (short-term)[8]
Website	www.eastwestbank.com

East West Bank (traditional Chinese: 華美銀行; simplified Chinese: 华美银行; pinyin: Huáměi Yínháng) is the primary subsidiary of East West Bancorp, Inc. It is the largest publicly traded bank headquartered in Southern California, ranking 42nd on the list of largest banks in the United States.^[9] East West was founded in 1973 in Los Angeles to serve the Chinese American community. It is known for financing major films and television shows, including Everything Everywhere All at Once, Yellowstone, and Orange is the New Black.^[10]