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Issuer:     HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)
CIK:        0001128361
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-27T12:05:21+00:00
Accession:  0001128361-26-000033
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01, 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hope Bancorp Q2 net income $33.0M ($0.26 EPS), up 12% QoQ; declares $0.14 dividend
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- Net income $33.0M ($0.26 diluted EPS) vs $29.5M ($0.23) in Q1 2026 and net loss of $24.8M in Q2 2025.
- Adjusted net income $34.5M ($0.27 EPS), up 16% QoQ and 40% YoY.
- Board declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share, payable Aug 20, 2026 to holders of record Aug 6.
- Pending acquisition of SMBC MANUBANK's Commercial Banking Unit expected to improve 2027 earnings and returns.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128361/000112836126000033/0001128361-26-000033-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128361/000112836126000033/hope-20260727.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001128361-26-000033

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