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Q2 2026 · read from the 30 June 2026 Call Report · United States · Pacific · California, the state note

East West Bank

Pasadena, California · $84.32B in assets · beside the 9 other California banks over $10B

The filing

36.0%
Efficiency
1st of 10
1.75%
ROA
2nd of 10
9.9%
Equity / assets
9th of 10

East West Bank is the second largest of the 10 California banks over $10B, with $84.32B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 83.9% of deposits, 5th of 10 against a median of 84.3%, and equity is 9.9% of assets, 9th of 10. Loans grew +7.3% in the year, 4th of 10, and deposits grew 7.9%; the cohort's median loan growth is +5.2%.

Noncurrent loans are 0.38% of the book, 3rd of 10 against a median of 0.49%; 0.29% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 3.8 times. Net charge-offs are 0.13% of loans, 8th of 10. Commercial real estate is 31.1% of loans, 4th of 10 against a median of 38.5%, and 206% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 9% against the 100% screen.

Return on assets is 1.75%, 2nd of 10 against a median of 0.99%, on an efficiency ratio of 36.0%, the lowest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 1.50%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.

The efficiency ratioCA banks over $10B · 30 June 2026 · lower is stronger, listed first
median 56.8% EW East West Bank 36.0% CB Cathay Bank 40.3% Bo Bank of America Ca N.A. 43.0% AB Axos Bank 43.1% CB Citizens Business Bank N.A. 52.9% FM Farmers & Merchants Bank Long Be 60.6% MB Mechanics Bank 62.3% Bo Banc of California 63.7% Bo Bank of Hope 64.2% CN City National Bank 65.9%
Loans, year over yearCA banks over $10B · 30 June 2026 · no better direction, largest first
median +5.2% MB Mechanics Bank +46.9% CB Citizens Business Bank N.A. +43.8% AB Axos Bank +24.6% EW East West Bank +7.3% CN City National Bank +6.3% CB Cathay Bank +4.1% Bo Bank of Hope +4.1% FM Farmers & Merchants Bank Long Be +2.7% Bo Banc of California +1.7% Bo Bank of America Ca N.A. -12.3%

SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026

East West Bank is the 13th largest 7(a) lender into California of 512, with $1.23B across 1,988 loans, 1.9% of everything approved in the state (Wells Fargo Bank National Association leads with $5.56B). 68 of its 204 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.

Where it lends in California, and where it has gone quietshare movement, FY2023 to FY2025 against FY2020 to FY2022; outlined counties are on the book
Gaining shareLosing shareFlatGone quiet: nothing since FY2023Too thin to read a directionNo record
Every market on the book, largest firstrank and share among every lender in the county, FY2008 to FY2026
CountyApprovedRankShareTrend
Los Angeles, CA$601M10th of 3082.9%+0.8 pts
San Bernardino, CA$111M8th of 2133.1%+0.4 pts
Orange, CA$102M21st of 2561.4%+0.5 pts
Alameda, CA$80M5th of 1793.4%-0.4 pts
King, WA$62M20th of 1931.3%+0.6 pts
Harris, TX$54M33rd of 3140.7%-0.3 pts
Riverside, CA$51M18th of 2191.4%+0.0 pts
Santa Clara, CA$48M12th of 1871.8%-1.7 pts
San Francisco, CA$41M6th of 1402.8%+4.8 pts
San Mateo, CA$41M5th of 1293.8%-8.2 pts
Clark, NV$33M20th of 2291.2%+0.0 pts
Kings, NY$25M28th of 1691.0%-1.3 pts
Contra Costa, CA$23M16th of 1541.7%+0.3 pts
191 smaller markets not shown.
What it lends to: the five largest industries on the bookshare of book is concentration; share of sector and rank are position, among every 7(a) lender nationally
IndustryLoansApprovedShare of bookShare of sectorRank
Wholesale trade589$491M28.0%1.91%8th of 1,651
Accommodation & food services524$332M18.9%0.43%56th of 2,596
Retail trade406$287M16.4%0.47%46th of 2,589
Health care & social assistance249$165M9.4%0.35%49th of 2,172
Manufacturing165$110M6.3%0.28%63rd of 2,246
7(a) lenders into California, share of approvals since FY2008512 lenders on record; the ten largest and East West Bank
WF Wells Fargo Bank National Associa… 8.5% $5.56B · 15,065 loans UB U.S. Bank, National Association 7.3% $4.78B · 14,424 loans LO Live Oak Banking Company 4.5% $2.95B · 2,312 loans EB Enterprise Bank & Trust 4.3% $2.82B · 2,975 loans Bo Bank of Hope 3.9% $2.57B · 6,200 loans CB Columbia Bank 3.6% $2.33B · 3,734 loans JC JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Ass… 2.8% $1.86B · 9,370 loans OB Open Bank 2.5% $1.65B · 1,421 loans HS Harvest Small Business Finance, L… 2.4% $1.59B · 1,278 loans CB Celtic Bank Corporation 2.4% $1.57B · 2,551 loans EW East West Bank 1.9% $1.23B · 1,988 loans

Commercial real estate against capital

Commercial real estate concentrationthe 2006 interagency screens against total risk-based capital; owner-occupied excluded; bold marks a screen met
East West BankRankCohort median
Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen206%4th of 10263%
Construction against capital, the 100% screen9%2nd of 1014%
Construction and land development, share of loans1.4%2nd of 102.2%
Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans22.0%6th of 1017.0%
Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans31.1%4th of 1038.5%
CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong+10.0%6th of 9+6.4%

Among its peers

Where it sits among its peersnavy: the stronger half of each column; amber: the weaker; darker at the ends
InstitutionAssetsROAEfficiencyNPA / loansNet charge-offsAllowance / loansLoans / depositsEquity / assets
City National Bank$99.10B1.0%65.9%0.92%0.03%1.0%84.8%11.4%
East West Bank$84.32B1.7%36.0%0.38%0.13%1.4%83.9%9.9%
Banc of California$34.90B-0.9%63.7%2.34%1.39%1.0%89.0%10.8%
Axos Bank$28.87B2.1%43.1%0.44%0.09%1.1%100.5%9.7%
Cathay Bank$24.64B1.5%40.3%0.54%0.04%1.1%97.6%12.6%
Mechanics Bank$21.25B1.0%62.3%0.41%0.11%1.1%75.1%13.3%
Citizens Business Bank N.A.$21.18B1.0%52.9%0.14%0.00%1.1%73.2%14.7%
Bank of Hope$18.99B0.7%64.2%0.88%0.26%1.0%94.4%12.4%
Bank of America Ca N.A.$14.81B0.7%43.0%0.66%-0.02%0.1%76.7%13.1%
Farmers & Merchants Bank Long Be$11.77B1.0%60.6%0.01%-0.03%1.3%75.7%13.9%
Five years, 2021 to 2026same quarter, five years apart; dollars as growth, ratios in points
East West BankCohort median
20212026Change20212026Change
Loans$41.06B$58.96B+44%$12.51B$17.82B+42%
Deposits$52.98B$70.31B+33%$16.27B$19.61B+21%
NPA / loans0.48%0.38%-0.10 pts0.45%0.49%+0.05 pts
Efficiency43.2%36.0%-7.2 pts45.9%56.8%+10.9 pts
ROA1.50%1.75%+0.25 pts1.35%0.99%-0.36 pts

This read was prepared for East West Bank's board and management from the public record, and is one slice of what Lynx builds for any bank from its own filing: the peer cohort, the capital, liquidity and rate models with the assumptions the institution sets, and a summary report of twenty sections for the board.

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Prepared 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort CA banks over $10B
Institution www.eastwestbank.com

Public record only: FFIEC Call Report, 30 June 2026; FDIC data; cohort by state and asset band; SBA 7(a) FOIA release as of the 2026 file, loans credited to the institution holding them today. Computed from the institution's own Call Report and its peers' as published; no estimate, no adjustment; not a rating, not an audited statement and not a supervisory judgement.
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