East West Bancorp, Inc.

Regional bank holding company bridging U.S. and Asian business banking

What East West Bancorp does

East West Bancorp owns East West Bank, which offers checking and savings accounts, loans, and other banking services to individuals and businesses in the United States. It lends for homes, commercial property, construction, and business needs, and it specializes in helping clients do business between the U.S. and Asia. It also offers foreign exchange, treasury management, wealth management, and online and mobile banking.

How East West Bancorp makes money

It earns mainly net interest income by taking deposits and lending them out at higher rates across real estate, commercial, and consumer loans. It also earns fees from foreign exchange, treasury management, wealth management, trade finance, and hedging services.

Products & services

• Personal and business checking, savings, and time deposits
• Commercial and residential real estate loans
• Commercial business lending and trade finance
• U.S.–Asia cross-border financing services
• Foreign exchange and treasury management
• Wealth management and interest rate/commodity hedging