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Issuer:     EAST WEST BANCORP INC (EWBC)
CIK:        0001069157
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001069157-26-000016
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

East West Bancorp Q1 2026: Net income $358M, EPS $2.57 (+23% YoY), record loans $58.1B
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- Net income $358M, diluted EPS $2.57, both up 23% YoY; total revenue $774M (+12% YoY).
- Record loans of $58.1B, deposits of $68.9B; book value per share $65.70 (+14% YoY).
- Fee income up 12% YoY on strength in wealth management and deposit account fees.
- Credit quality stable; net charge-offs low and allowance for loan losses at 1.44%.
- ROATCE 16.92%, ROAA 1.79%; strong capital position with TCE ratio 10.35%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/000106915726000016/0001069157-26-000016-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/000106915726000016/ewbc-20260421.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001069157-26-000016

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