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Issuer:     CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)
CIK:        0000861842
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001157523-22-000155
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cathay General Bancorp completes HSBC West Coast acquisition, adding 10 California branches
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- Subsidiary Cathay Bank completed purchase of HSBC Bank USA's West Coast mass retail consumer and retail business banking business.
- Adds 10 retail branches in California and additional loans and deposits from HSBC's West Coast operations.
- CEO Chang M. Liu stated the acquisition complements Cathay's existing footprint and broadens product offerings.
- Cathay Bank now operates 47 branches in California; new total will reach 57 after integration.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000115752322000155/0001157523-22-000155-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000115752322000155/a52575144.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-000155

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