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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
April 22, 2025

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-24939
(Commission File Number)

95-4703316
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

135 North Los Robles Ave., 7th Floor, Pasadena, California 91101
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(626) 768-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share EWBC The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐




Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 22, 2025, East West Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. A copy of the Company’s press release (the “Press Release”) is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.02. The Press Release is “furnished” pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K and the information provided in Item 2.02 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section. The information provided in Item 2.02 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filings the Company has made or may make under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 22, 2025, the Company will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 and other matters relating to the Company. The Company has also made available on its website, www.eastwestbank.com, presentation materials containing certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the “Presentation Materials”). The Presentation Materials are furnished as Exhibit 99.2 and are incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01. All information in Exhibit 99.2 is presented as of the particular date or dates referenced therein, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to, and disclaims any duty to, update any of the information provided. The information provided in Item 7.01 of this report, including Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filings the Company has made or may make under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits
Press Release, dated April 22, 2025.
Presentation Materials, dated April 22, 2025.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data (formatted in Inline XBRL).



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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


  EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
   
Date: April 22, 2025 By: /s/ Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles  
Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



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EX-99.1 2 ewbc9918k3312025.htm EX-99.1 Document


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East West Bancorp, Inc.
135 N. Los Robles Ave., 7th Fl.
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel. 626.768.6000
NEWS RELEASE

EAST WEST BANCORP REPORTS NET INCOME FOR FIRST QUARTER OF 2025
OF $290 MILLION AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE OF $2.08; RECORD QUARTERLY REVENUE, FEE INCOME, AND LOANS


Pasadena, California – April 22, 2025 – East West Bancorp, Inc. (“East West” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EWBC), parent company of East West Bank, reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025. First quarter 2025 net income was $290 million, or $2.08 per diluted share. Returns on average assets were 1.56%, returns on average common equity were 15.0%, and returns on average tangible common equity1 were 15.9%. Book value per share grew 3% quarter-over-quarter and 14% year-over-year.

“East West reported record loans, revenue, and fee income in the first quarter, generating a nearly 16% return on average tangible common equity1,” said Dominic Ng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Net interest margin expanded 11 basis points quarter-over-quarter driven by our focus on deposit cost optimization, resulting in over $600 million of net interest income this quarter. This performance was complemented by 8% quarter-over-quarter growth in fee income, driven by strong customer activity across the board,” said Ng.

“Credit performance strengthened in the first quarter, with net charge-offs of $15 million or 12 basis points of total loans and both nonaccrual loans and nonperforming assets decreasing. Nonetheless, we bolstered our allowance for loan losses to a prudent level of 1.35% of loans,” continued Ng.

“East West continues to operate from a position of strength. Our diversified balance sheet, strong capital levels, and industry-leading profitability position us to support our customers in any economic environment. These core business strengths provide us with the flexibility to capitalize on opportunities,” concluded Ng.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Three Months Ended
Quarter-over-Quarter Change
($ in millions, except per share data) March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 $ %
Total Revenue (FTE)
$693 $677 $16 %
Pre-tax, Pre-provision Income2
441 427 14
Net Income 290 293 (3) (1)
Diluted Earnings per Share $2.08 $2.10 $(0.02) (1)
Book Value per Share $57.54 $55.79 $1.75
Tangible Book Value per Share1
$54.13 $52.39 $1.74 %
Return on Average Assets
1.56% 1.55%
1 bp
Return on Average Common Equity 14.96% 15.08% -12 bps
Return on Average Tangible Common Equity1
15.92% 16.07% -15 bps
Total Stockholders’ Equity to Assets Ratio
10.41% 10.17% 24 bps
Tangible Common Equity Ratio1
9.85% 9.60% 25 bps
Total Assets $76,165 $75,976 $189 %


1 Return on average tangible common equity, tangible book value per share, and tangible common equity ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 11.
2 Pre-tax, pre-provision income is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in Table 10.

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BALANCE SHEET

•Assets – Total assets were $76.2 billion as of March 31, 2025, an increase of $0.2 billion from $76.0 billion as of December 31, 2024. Year-over-year, total assets grew $5.3 billion, or 7%, from $70.9 billion as of March 31, 2024.

First quarter 2025 average interest-earning assets of $72.7 billion were up $0.5 billion, or 1%, from $72.2 billion in the fourth quarter, primarily reflecting a $0.9 billion increase in average available-for-sale (“AFS”) debt securities and a $0.1 billion increase in average total loans outstanding, partly offset by a $0.5 billion decrease in average interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks.

•Loans – Total loans were $54.3 billion as of March 31, 2025, an increase of over $0.5 billion from $53.7 billion as of December 31, 2024. Year-over-year, total loans were up $2.2 billion, or 4%, from $52.0 billion as of March 31, 2024.

•Deposits – Total deposits were $63.1 billion as of March 31, 2025, a decrease of $0.1 billion from $63.2 billion as of December 31, 2024, reflecting deposit optimization to further reduce cost. Noninterest-bearing deposits made up 24% of total deposits as of March 31, 2025. Year-over-year, total deposits increased $4.5 billion, or 8%, from $58.6 billion as of March 31, 2024.

First quarter 2025 average deposits of $62.6 billion increased $0.7 billion from the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily reflecting growth in average money market, time, savings, and noninterest-bearing demand deposits.

•Capital – As of March 31, 2025, stockholders’ equity was $7.9 billion, up 3% quarter-over-quarter. The total stockholders’ equity to assets ratio was 10.41% as of March 31, 2025, compared with 10.17% as of December 31, 2024.

Book value per share was $57.54 as of March 31, 2025, up $1.75, or 3% quarter-over-quarter. As of March 31, 2025, tangible book value per share3 was $54.13, up $1.74, or 3% quarter-over-quarter.

East West’s regulatory capital ratios are well in excess of regulatory requirements for well-capitalized institutions, and well above regional bank averages.


CAPITAL STRENGTH

The following table presents capital metrics as of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024.
EWBC Capital
($ in millions)
March 31, 2025 (a)(b)
December 31, 2024 (b)
March 31, 2024 (b)
Risk-Weighted Assets (“RWA”) (c)
$55,366 $54,942 $53,448
Risk-based capital ratios:
Total capital ratio 15.63% 15.58% 14.84%
CET1 capital ratio 14.32% 14.27% 13.53%
Tier 1 capital ratio 14.32% 14.27% 13.53%
Leverage ratio 10.46% 10.42% 10.05%
Total stockholders’ equity to assets ratio 10.41% 10.17% 9.91%
Tangible common equity ratio (d)
9.85% 9.60% 9.31%
(a)The Company’s March 31, 2025 regulatory capital ratios and RWA are preliminary.
(b)The Company has applied the 2020 Current Expected Credit Losses (“CECL”) transition provision in the December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024 regulatory capital ratio calculations. The CECL transition provision permits certain banking organizations to exclude from regulatory capital the initial adoption impact of CECL, plus 25% of the cumulative changes in the allowance for credit losses under CECL for each period until December 31, 2021, followed by a three-year phase-out period in which the aggregate benefit is reduced by 25% in 2022, 50% in 2023 and 75% in 2024. The CECL transition is no longer in effect as of March 31, 2025.
(c)Under regulatory guidelines, on-balance sheet assets and credit equivalent amounts of derivatives and off-balance sheet items are assigned to one of several broad risk categories based on the nature of the obligor, or, if relevant, the guarantor or the nature of any collateral. The aggregate dollar value in each risk category is then multiplied by the risk weight associated with that category. The resulting weighted values from each of the risk categories are aggregated for determining total RWA.
(d)Tangible common equity ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 11.


3 Tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 11.
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OPERATING RESULTS

First Quarter Earnings – First quarter 2025 revenue was a record $692 million, up $17 million, or 2% quarter-over-quarter, driven in part by record quarterly noninterest income. Pre-tax, pre-provision income4 totaled $441 million in the first quarter, up $14 million or 3% quarter-over-quarter. First quarter 2025 net income was $290 million or $2.08 per diluted share.

First Quarter 2025 Compared to Fourth Quarter 2024

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income totaled $600 million in the first quarter, an increase of $13 million, or 2%, from $588 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Net interest margin (“NIM”) was 3.35%, an increase of 11 basis points from the fourth quarter.
•The average loan yield was 6.39%, down 11 basis points from the prior quarter. The average interest-earning asset yield was 5.76%, down 8 basis points from the prior quarter.
•The average cost of funds was 2.64%, down 23 basis points from the prior quarter. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits was 3.34%, a 29 basis point decrease from the prior quarter.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income totaled a record $92 million in the first quarter, an increase of $4 million, or 4% from $88 million in the fourth quarter. Fee income5 of $88 million increased $7 million, or 8%, from $81 million in the prior quarter.
•Wealth management fees increased $4 million quarter-over-quarter, reflecting higher customer activity.
•Customer derivative income increased $2 million in the first quarter, reflecting higher customer activity.
•Lending fees were up $1 million in the first quarter, primarily reflecting higher syndication activity.
•Commercial and consumer deposit-related fees grew nearly $1 million quarter-over-quarter, primarily reflecting higher commercial payments and cash management fee income.
•Foreign exchange income decreased $1 million in the first quarter.


Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expense was $252 million in the first quarter, which included $16 million in tax credit and Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) investment amortization. Total operating noninterest expense was $236 million, an increase of $6 million, or 3% quarter-over-quarter, including $4 million of net other real estate owned (“OREO”) write-downs.
•Compensation and employee benefits were $146 million, an increase of approximately $7 million, or 5% quarter-over-quarter, primarily related to seasonal factors.
•Deposit account expense was $9 million, a decrease of $2 million, or 17% quarter-over-quarter, driven primarily by lower rates and balances in certain accounts.
•Occupancy and equipment expense was $16 million, a decrease of $1 million, or 4% quarter-over-quarter.
•Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments were $10 million, a $4 million increase reflecting a $3 million reversal of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) Special Assessment-related expense in the prior quarter.
•The efficiency ratio was 36.4% in the first quarter, compared with 36.9% in the prior quarter.

TAX RELATED ITEMS

First quarter 2025 income tax expense was $101 million, and the effective tax rate was 25.8%, compared with income tax expense of $63 million and 17.6% in the fourth quarter of 2024, reflecting lower pre-tax income and the timing of certain renewable energy tax credit investments that were closed and placed into service in the prior quarter.


4 Pre-tax, pre-provision income is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in Table 10.
5 Fee income includes commercial and consumer deposit-related fees, lending fees, foreign exchange income, wealth management fees, and customer derivative income. Refer to Table 3 for additional fee and noninterest income information.
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ASSET QUALITY

As of March 31, 2025, the credit quality of our loan portfolio remained solid.
•Nonperforming assets decreased $12 million to $182 million as of March 31, 2025, from $194 million as of December 31, 2024. The nonperforming assets ratio was 0.24% of total assets as of March 31, 2025, down 2 basis points from the prior quarter.
•Net OREO balances decreased $6 million quarter-over-quarter to $29 million, compared with $35 million for the fourth quarter of 2024.
•First quarter 2025 net charge-offs were $15 million, or annualized 0.12% of average loans held-for-investment (“HFI”), compared with $64 million, or annualized 0.48% of average loans HFI, for the fourth quarter of 2024.
•The criticized loans ratio increased 11 basis points quarter-over-quarter to 2.29% of loans HFI as of March 31, 2025, compared with 2.18% as of December 31, 2024. Criticized loans increased $72 million quarter-over-quarter to $1.2 billion as of March 31, 2025. The quarter-over-quarter change primarily reflects increases related to commercial real estate and residential mortgage loans.
•The special mention loans ratio increased 8 basis points quarter-over-quarter to 0.91% of loans HFI as of March 31, 2025, compared with 0.83% as of December 31, 2024, while the classified loans ratio increased 3 basis points to 1.38%.
•The allowance for loan losses increased to $735 million, or 1.35% of loans HFI, as of March 31, 2025, compared with $702 million, or 1.31% of loans HFI, as of December 31, 2024, driven primarily by changes in the impact of the economic forecast.
•First quarter 2025 provision for credit losses was $49 million, compared with $70 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

DIVIDEND PAYOUT AND CAPITAL ACTIONS

East West’s Board of Directors has declared the second quarter 2025 dividend for the Company’s common stock. The common stock cash dividend of $0.60 per share is payable on May 16, 2025 to shareholders of record as of May 2, 2025.

East West repurchased approximately 920 thousand shares of common stock during the first quarter of 2025 for $85 million. $244 million of East West’s share repurchase authorization remains available.

Conference Call

East West will host a conference call to discuss first quarter 2025 earnings with the public on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET. The public and investment community are invited to listen as management discusses first quarter 2025 results and operating developments.
•The following dial-in information is provided for participation in the conference call: calls within the U.S. or Canada – (877) 506-6399; international calls – (412) 902-6699.
•A presentation to accompany the earnings call, a listen-only live broadcast of the call, and information to access a replay one hour after the call will all be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at www.eastwestbank.com/investors.

For Investor Inquiries, Contact:
 Adrienne Atkinson
 Director of Investor Relations
 T: (626) 788-7536
 E: adrienne.atkinson@eastwestbank.com








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About East West

East West provides financial services that help customers reach further and connect to new opportunities. East West Bancorp, Inc. is a public company (Nasdaq: “EWBC”) with total assets of $76.2 billion as of March 31, 2025. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, East West Bank, is the largest independent bank headquartered in Southern California, and operates over 110 locations in the United States and Asia. The Bank’s markets in the United States include California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Texas, and Washington. For more information on East West, visit www.eastwestbank.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters set forth herein (including any exhibits hereto) contain “forward-looking statements” that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for such statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. East West Bancorp, Inc. (referred to herein on an unconsolidated basis as “East West” and on a consolidated basis as the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “EWBC”) may make forward-looking statements in other documents that it files with, or furnishes to, the United States (“U.S.”) Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and management may make forward-looking statements to analysts, investors, media members and others. Forward-looking statements are those that do not relate to historical facts and that are based on current assumptions, beliefs, estimates, expectations and projections, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond the Company’s control. Forward-looking statements may relate to various matters, including the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance, business or industry, and usually can be identified by the use of forward-looking words, such as “anticipates,” “assumes,” “believes,” “can,” “continues,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “goal,” “intends,” “likely,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “plans,” “potential,” “projects,” “remains,” “should,” “target,” “trend,” “will,” “would,” or similar expressions or variations thereof, and the negative thereof, but these terms are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as they are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties.

Factors that might cause future results to differ materially from historical performance and any forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in local, regional and global business, economic and political conditions and natural or geopolitical events; the soundness of other financial institutions and the impacts related to or resulting from bank failures and other industry volatility, including potential increased regulatory requirements, FDIC insurance premiums and assessments, and deposit withdrawals; changes in laws or the regulatory environment, including trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws and current or potential disputes between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China; changes in the commercial and consumer real estate markets; changes in consumer or commercial spending, savings and borrowing habits, and patterns and behaviors; the Company’s ability to compete effectively against financial institutions and other entities, including as a result of emerging technologies; the success and timing of the Company’s business strategies; the Company’s ability to retain key officers and employees; changes in key variable market interest rates, competition, regulatory requirements and product mix; changes in the Company’s costs of operation, compliance and expansion; disruption, failure in, or breach of, the Company’s operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of third party vendors with which the Company does business, including as a result of cyber-attacks, and the disclosure or misuse of confidential information; the adequacy of the Company’s risk management framework; future credit quality and performance, including expectations regarding future credit losses and allowance levels; adverse changes to the Company’s credit ratings; legal proceedings, regulatory investigations and their resolution; the Company’s capital requirements and its ability to generate capital internally or raise capital on favorable terms; the impact on the Company’s liquidity due to changes in the Company’s ability to receive dividends from its subsidiaries; any strategic acquisitions or divestitures and the introduction of new or expanded products and services or other events that may directly or indirectly result in a negative impact on the financial performance of the Company and its customers.

For a more detailed discussion of some of the factors that might cause such differences, see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on February 28, 2025 under the heading Item 1A. Risk Factors. You should treat forward-looking statements as speaking only as of the date they are made and based only on information then actually known to the Company. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of events or circumstances after the date of such statements except as required by law.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 1      
March 31, 2025
% or Basis Point Change
  March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024 Qtr-o-Qtr Yr-o-Yr
Assets      
Cash and cash equivalents, and deposits with banks
$ 3,481,072 $ 5,298,940 $ 4,235,394 (34.3) % (17.8) %
  Securities purchased under resale agreements (“resale agreements”) 425,000 425,000 485,000 —  (12.4)
 
Available-for-sale (“AFS”) debt securities (amortized cost of $12,962,469, $11,505,775 and $9,131,953)
12,384,912 10,846,811 8,400,468 14.2  47.4 
Held-to-maturity (“HTM”) debt securities, at amortized cost (fair value of $2,435,292, $2,387,754 and $2,414,478)
2,905,341 2,917,413 2,948,642 (0.4) (1.5)
Total cash, resale agreements and debt securities 19,196,325 19,488,164 16,069,504 (1.5) 19.5 
  Loans held-for-sale (“HFS”) 13,280 —  (100.0)
 
Loans held-for-investment (“HFI”) (net of allowance for loan losses of $734,856, $702,052 and $670,280)
53,517,878 53,024,585 51,322,224 0.9  4.3 
Affordable housing partnership, tax credit and Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) investments, net 930,058 926,640 933,187 0.4  (0.3)
  Goodwill 465,697 465,697 465,697 —  — 
Operating lease right-of-use assets 80,239 81,967 87,535 (2.1) (8.3)
  Other assets 1,974,816 1,989,422 1,984,243 (0.7) (0.5)
  Total assets $ 76,165,013 $ 75,976,475 $ 70,875,670 0.2  % 7.5  %
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity      
  Deposits $ 63,052,105 $ 63,175,023 $ 58,560,624 (0.2) % 7.7  %
Short-term borrowings 19,173  —  (100.0)
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000  —  — 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements (“repurchase agreements”)
270,111 100.0  100.0 
  Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities 35,880 35,974 36,428 (0.3) (1.5)
Operating lease liabilities 87,157 89,263 95,643 (2.4) (8.9)
  Accrued expenses and other liabilities 1,290,295 1,453,161 1,640,570 (11.2) (21.4)
  Total liabilities 68,235,548 68,253,421 63,852,438 0.0  6.9 
  Stockholders’ equity 7,929,465 7,723,054 7,023,232 2.7  12.9 
  Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 76,165,013 $ 75,976,475 $ 70,875,670 0.2  % 7.5  %
Total cash, resale agreements and debt securities/total assets
25.20  % 25.65  % 22.67  % (45) bps 253  bps
Total stockholders’ equity to assets ratio 10.41  % 10.17  % 9.91  % 24  50 
Tangible common equity (“TCE”) ratio (1)
9.85  % 9.60  % 9.31  % 25  bps 54  bps
Book value per share $ 57.54 $ 55.79 $ 50.48 3.1  % 14.0  %
Tangible book value (1) per share
$ 54.13 $ 52.39 $ 47.09 3.3  14.9 
Number of common shares at period-end 137,802 138,437 139,121 (0.5) % (0.9) %
(1)The TCE ratio and the tangible book value are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 11.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TOTAL LOANS AND DEPOSITS DETAIL
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 2
March 31, 2025
% Change
    March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024 Qtr-o-Qtr Yr-o-Yr
Loans:      
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) $ 17,460,744  $ 17,397,158  $ 16,350,191  0.4  % 6.8  %
Commercial real estate (“CRE”):
  CRE 14,868,361  14,655,340  14,609,655  1.5  1.8 
  Multifamily residential 5,007,969  4,953,442  5,010,245  1.1  0.0 
  Construction and land 653,630  666,162  673,939  (1.9) (3.0)
Total CRE 20,529,960  20,274,944  20,293,839  1.3  1.2 
Consumer:
Residential mortgage:
  Single-family residential 14,383,562  14,175,446  13,563,738  1.5  6.0 
  Home equity lines of credit (“HELOCs”) 1,827,837  1,811,628  1,731,233  0.9  5.6 
Total residential mortgage 16,211,399  15,987,074  15,294,971  1.4  6.0 
Other consumer 50,631  67,461  53,503  (24.9) (5.4)
Total loans HFI (1)
54,252,734 

53,726,637 

51,992,504  1.0  4.3 
Loans HFS —  —  13,280  —  (100.0)
 
Total loans (1)
54,252,734  53,726,637  52,005,784  1.0  4.3 
Allowance for loan losses (734,856) (702,052) (670,280) 4.7  9.6 
 
Net loans (1)
$ 53,517,878  $ 53,024,585  $ 51,335,504  0.9  % 4.3  %
Deposits by product:
     
  Noninterest-bearing demand $ 15,169,775  $ 15,450,428  $ 14,798,927  (1.8) % 2.5  %
  Interest-bearing checking 7,591,847  7,940,692  7,570,427  (4.4) 0.3 
  Money market 14,885,732  14,816,511  13,585,597  0.5  9.6 
  Savings 1,740,044  1,751,620  1,834,393  (0.7) (5.1)
  Time deposits 23,664,707  23,215,772  20,771,280  1.9  13.9 
  Total deposits $ 63,052,105  $ 63,175,023  $ 58,560,624  (0.2) % 7.7  %
Deposits by segment/region:
Consumer and Business Banking - U.S. (2)
$ 33,023,739  $ 32,832,926  $ 30,251,355  0.6  % 9.2  %
Commercial Banking - U.S. (2)
22,571,582  23,405,769  22,464,774  (3.6) 0.5 
International Branches (3)
3,524,223  3,412,262  3,282,218  3.3  7.4 
Treasury and Other - U.S. (4)
3,932,561  3,524,066  2,562,277  11.6  53.5 
Total deposits $ 63,052,105  $ 63,175,023  $ 58,560,624  (0.2) % 7.7  %
(1)Includes $36 million, $46 million and $63 million of net deferred loan fees and net unamortized premiums as of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
(2)Excludes deposits presented under International Branches.
(3)Deposits of our Hong Kong branch and China subsidiary, primarily a subset of Commercial Banking segment deposits.
(4)Treasury and Other segment deposits reflect wholesale, public funds, and brokered deposits, primarily managed by the Company’s Treasury department.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 3
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2025
% Change
March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024 Qtr-o-Qtr Yr-o-Yr
Interest and dividend income $ 1,031,802  $ 1,059,266  $ 1,023,617  (2.6)% 0.8%
Interest expense 431,601  471,640  458,478  (8.5) (5.9)
Net interest income before provision for credit losses 600,201  587,626  565,139  2.1 6.2
Provision for credit losses 49,000  70,000  25,000  (30.0) 96.0
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 551,201  517,626  540,139  6.5% 2.0%
Noninterest income:
Commercial and consumer deposit-related fees
27,075  26,468  24,948  2.3 8.5
  Lending fees 26,230  24,737  22,925  6.0 14.4
  Foreign exchange income 15,837  16,643  11,469  (4.8) 38.1
  Wealth management fees 13,679  9,829  8,637  39.2 58.4
Customer derivative income
5,539  3,782  3,137  46.5 76.6
Total fee income 88,360  81,459  71,116  8.5 24.2
Derivative mark-to-market and credit valuation adjustments
(1,470) 3,811  613  NM NM
  Net gains on AFS debt securities 131  90  49  45.6 167.3
Other investment income (loss)
2,262  (590) 2,815  NM (19.6)
Other income 2,819  3,396  3,894  (17.0) (27.6)
Total noninterest income 92,102  88,166  78,487  4.5% 17.3%
Noninterest expense:    
  Compensation and employee benefits 146,435  139,870  141,812  4.7% 3.3%
  Occupancy and equipment expense 15,689  16,384  15,716  (4.2) (0.2)
Deposit account expense 9,042  10,923  12,188  (17.2) (25.8)
Computer and software related expenses 13,314  13,099  11,344  1.6 17.4
Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments (1)
10,385  6,201  19,649  67.5 (47.1)
  Other operating expense 41,541  44,108  32,458  (5.8) 28.0
Total operating noninterest expense
236,406  230,585  233,167  2.5 1.4
Amortization of tax credit and CRA investments (2)
15,742  19,383  13,207  (18.8) 19.2
Total noninterest expense 252,148  249,968  246,374  0.9 2.3
Income before income taxes 391,155  355,824  372,252  9.9 5.1
Income tax expense 100,885  62,709  87,177  60.9 15.7
Net income $ 290,270  $ 293,115  $ 285,075  (1.0)% 1.8%
Earnings per share (“EPS”)      
- Basic $ 2.10  $ 2.11  $ 2.04  (0.7)% 2.7%
- Diluted $ 2.08  $ 2.10  $ 2.03  (0.5) 2.5
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
- Basic 138,201  138,604  139,409  (0.3)% (0.9)%
- Diluted 139,291  139,883  140,261  (0.4) (0.7)
NM - Not meaningful.
(1)Includes $833 thousand and $10 million of FDIC special assessment charges for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Includes $3 million of FDIC special assessment reversal for the three months ended December 31, 2024.
(2)Includes $343 thousand of DC Solar recoveries for the three months ended December 31, 2024.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 4
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
% Change
    March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024 Qtr-o-Qtr Yr-o-Yr
Loans:      
Commercial:
  C&I $ 16,865,399  $ 17,010,327  $ 16,251,622  (0.9)% 3.8%
CRE:
  CRE 14,731,881  14,580,509  14,725,440  1.0 0.0
  Multifamily residential 4,965,448  5,046,676  5,033,143  (1.6) (1.3)
  Construction and land 675,686  680,374  655,001  (0.7) 3.2
Total CRE 20,373,015  20,307,559  20,413,584  0.3 (0.2)
Consumer:
Residential mortgage:
  Single-family residential 14,238,697  14,048,515  13,477,057  1.4 5.7
  HELOCs 1,811,022  1,775,587  1,725,288  2.0 5.0
Total residential mortgage 16,049,719  15,824,102  15,202,345  1.4 5.6
Other consumer 49,578  59,273  57,289  (16.4) (13.5)
 
Total loans (1)
$ 53,337,711  $ 53,201,261  $ 51,924,840  0.3% 2.7%
Interest-earning assets $ 72,690,586  $ 72,150,099  $ 68,122,045  0.7% 6.7%
Total assets $ 75,624,952  $ 75,121,440  $ 71,678,396  0.7% 5.5%
Deposits:      
Noninterest-bearing demand $ 15,104,028  $ 14,973,805  $ 14,954,953  0.9% 1.0%
Interest-bearing checking 7,749,665  7,998,098  7,695,429  (3.1) 0.7
Money market 14,833,615  14,313,494  13,636,210  3.6 8.8
Savings 1,752,946  1,731,414  1,809,568  1.2 (3.1)
Time deposits 23,197,328  22,931,856  19,346,243  1.2 19.9
Total deposits $ 62,637,582  $ 61,948,667  $ 57,442,403  1.1% 9.0%
(1)Includes loans HFS.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
QUARTER-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 5
    Three Months Ended
    March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
   
Average Balance
Interest
Average Yield/Rate (1)
Average Balance
Interest
Average Yield/Rate (1)
Assets            
Interest-earning assets:            
  Interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks $ 4,087,664  $ 39,137  3.88  % $ 4,585,135  $ 47,946  4.16  %
  Resale agreements 425,000  1,610  1.54  % 425,000  1,591  1.49  %
Debt securities:
  AFS 11,766,446  135,519  4.67  % 10,852,569  125,628  4.61  %
HTM 2,908,402  12,265  1.71  % 2,921,096  12,330  1.68  %
Total debt securities 14,674,848  147,784  4.08  % 13,773,665  137,958  3.98  %
Loans:
C&I 16,865,399  293,414  7.06  % 17,010,327  317,374  7.42  %
CRE 20,373,015  311,386  6.20  % 20,307,559  317,526  6.22  %
Residential mortgage 16,049,719  234,891  5.94  % 15,824,102  233,147  5.86  %
Other consumer 49,578  721  5.90  % 59,273  749  5.03  %
 
Total loans (2)
53,337,711  840,412  6.39  % 53,201,261  868,796  6.50  %
  FHLB and FRB stock 165,363  2,859  7.01  % 165,038  2,975  7.17  %
  Total interest-earning assets $ 72,690,586  $ 1,031,802  5.76  % $ 72,150,099  $ 1,059,266  5.84  %
Noninterest-earning assets:            
  Cash and due from banks 373,827  381,012     
  Allowance for loan losses (716,255) (707,689)    
  Other assets 3,276,794  3,298,018     
  Total assets $ 75,624,952      $ 75,121,440     
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity          
Interest-bearing liabilities:            
  Checking deposits $ 7,749,665  $ 47,911  2.51  % $ 7,998,098  $ 56,640  2.82  %
  Money market deposits 14,833,615  116,018  3.17  % 14,313,494  119,420  3.32  %
  Savings deposits 1,752,946  3,447  0.80  % 1,731,414  3,829  0.88  %
  Time deposits 23,197,328  224,605  3.93  % 22,931,856  248,533  4.31  %
Total interest-bearing deposits
47,533,554  391,981  3.34  % 46,974,862  428,422  3.63  %
 
Short-term borrowings and federal funds purchased
428  5.69  % 783  4.57  %
  FHLB advances 3,500,001  38,866  4.50  % 3,500,001  42,429  4.82  %
Repurchase agreements
6,684  77  4.67  % 4,337  55  5.05  %
  Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities 35,919  671  7.58  % 36,123  725  7.98  %
  Total interest-bearing liabilities $ 51,076,586  $ 431,601  3.43  % $ 50,516,106  $ 471,640  3.71  %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders’ equity:        
  Demand deposits 15,104,028  14,973,805 
  Accrued expenses and other liabilities 1,575,264  1,900,205 
  Stockholders’ equity 7,869,074  7,731,324 
  Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 75,624,952  $ 75,121,440 
Total deposits
$ 62,637,582  $ 391,981  2.54  % $ 61,948,667  $ 428,422  2.75  %
Interest rate spread   2.33  % 2.13  %
Net interest income and net interest margin   $ 600,201  3.35  % $ 587,626  3.24  %
(1)Annualized.
(2)Includes loans HFS.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
QUARTER-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 6
  Three Months Ended
March 31, 2025 March 31, 2024
Average Balance
Interest
Average Yield/Rate (1)
Average Balance
Interest
Average Yield/Rate (1)
Assets            
Interest-earning assets:            
  Interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks $ 4,087,664  $ 39,137  3.88  % $ 5,861,517  $ 74,382  5.10  %
 
Resale agreements
425,000  1,610  1.54  % 725,659  6,115  3.39  %
Debt securities:
  AFS 11,766,446  135,519  4.67  % 6,566,368  62,858  3.85  %
HTM 2,908,402  12,265  1.71  % 2,950,686  12,534  1.71  %
Total debt securities 14,674,848  147,784  4.08  % 9,517,054  75,392  3.19  %
Loans:
C&I 16,865,399  293,414  7.06  % 16,251,622  325,810  8.06  %
CRE 20,373,015  311,386  6.20  % 20,413,584  324,087  6.39  %
Residential mortgage 16,049,719  234,891  5.94  % 15,202,345  215,674  5.71  %
Other consumer 49,578  721  5.90  % 57,289  818  5.74  %
 
Total loans (2)
53,337,711  840,412  6.39  % 51,924,840  866,389  6.71  %
  FHLB and FRB stock 165,363  2,859  7.01  % 92,975  1,339  5.79  %
  Total interest-earning assets $ 72,690,586  $ 1,031,802  5.76  % $ 68,122,045  $ 1,023,617  6.04  %
Noninterest-earning assets:            
  Cash and due from banks 373,827  445,767     
  Allowance for loan losses (716,255) (679,116)    
  Other assets 3,276,794  3,789,700     
  Total assets $ 75,624,952      $ 71,678,396     
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity          
Interest-bearing liabilities:            
  Checking deposits $ 7,749,665  $ 47,911  2.51  % $ 7,695,429  $ 53,821  2.81  %
  Money market deposits 14,833,615  116,018  3.17  % 13,636,210  134,661  3.97  %
  Savings deposits 1,752,946  3,447  0.80  % 1,809,568  4,120  0.92  %
  Time deposits 23,197,328  224,605  3.93  % 19,346,243  213,597  4.44  %
Total interest-bearing deposits
47,533,554  391,981  3.34  % 42,487,450  406,199  3.85  %
  BTFP, short-term borrowings and federal funds purchased 428  5.69  % 3,864,525  42,106  4.38  %
  FHLB advances 3,500,001  38,866  4.50  % 554,946  7,739  5.61  %
Repurchase agreements 6,684  77  4.67  % 2,549  35  5.52  %
  Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities 35,919  671  7.58  % 125,818  2,399  7.67  %
  Total interest-bearing liabilities $ 51,076,586  $ 431,601  3.43  % $ 47,035,288  $ 458,478  3.92  %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders’ equity:          
  Demand deposits 15,104,028  14,954,953 
  Accrued expenses and other liabilities 1,575,264  2,695,597 
  Stockholders’ equity 7,869,074  6,992,558 
  Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 75,624,952  $ 71,678,396 
Total deposits
$ 62,637,582  $ 391,981  2.54  % $ 57,442,403  $ 406,199  2.84  %
Interest rate spread   2.33  % 2.12  %
Net interest income and net interest margin   $ 600,201  3.35  % $ 565,139  3.34  %
(1)Annualized.
(2)Includes loans HFS.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED RATIOS
(unaudited)
Table 7
Three Months Ended (1)
March 31, 2025
Basis Point Change
    March 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
March 31,
2024
Qtr-o-Qtr Yr-o-Yr
  Return on average assets 1.56  % 1.55  % 1.60  % bps (4) bps
  Return on average common equity 14.96  % 15.08  % 16.40  % (12) (144)
Return on average TCE (2)
15.92  % 16.07  % 17.60  % (15) (168)
  Interest rate spread 2.33  % 2.13  % 2.12  % 20  21 
  Net interest margin 3.35  % 3.24  % 3.34  % 11 
Average loan yield 6.39  % 6.50  % 6.71  % (11) (32)
  Yield on average interest-earning assets 5.76  % 5.84  % 6.04  % (8) (28)
Average cost of interest-bearing deposits 3.34  % 3.63  % 3.85  % (29) (51)
  Average cost of deposits 2.54  % 2.75  % 2.84  % (21) (30)
  Average cost of funds 2.64  % 2.87  % 2.97  % (23) (33)
Operating noninterest expense/average assets
1.27  % 1.22  % 1.31  % (4)
Efficiency ratio
36.42  % 36.99  % 38.28  % (57) (186)
Efficiency ratio (fully taxable equivalent) (“FTE”) (3)
36.36  % 36.92  % 38.19  % (56) (183)
Effective tax rate
25.79  % 17.62  % 23.42  % 817  bps 237 
bps
March 31, 2025
Basis Point Change
March 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
March 31,
2024
Qtr-o-Qtr Yr-o-Yr
Loan-to-deposit ratio
86.04  % 85.04  % 88.81  % 100  (277)
(1)Annualized except for efficiency ratio and effective tax rate.
(2)Return on average TCE is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in Table 11.
(3)Efficiency ratio (FTE) is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in Table 10.


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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES & OFF-BALANCE SHEET CREDIT EXPOSURES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 8
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Commercial Consumer
CRE Residential Mortgage
($ in thousands) C&I CRE Multifamily Residential Construction and Land Single-Family Residential HELOCs Other Consumer Total
Allowance for loan losses,
December 31, 2024
$ 384,319  $ 218,677  $ 32,117  $ 17,497  $ 44,816  $ 3,132  $ 1,494  $ 702,052 
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans (a) 36,370  8,105  201  (305) 2,072  1,739  (120) 48,062 
Gross charge-offs (988) (13,937) (4) (1,996) (9) —  (49) (16,983)
Gross recoveries 1,564  54  10  50  13  1,702 
Total net recoveries (charge-offs)
576  (13,883) (1,993) 41  (36) (15,281)
Foreign currency translation adjustment 23  —  —  —  —  —  —  23 
Allowance for loan losses, March 31, 2025 $ 421,288  $ 212,899  $ 32,324  $ 15,199  $ 46,929  $ 4,879  $ 1,338  $ 734,856 


Three Months Ended December 31, 2024
Commercial Consumer
CRE Residential Mortgage
($ in thousands) C&I CRE Multifamily Residential Construction and Land Single-Family Residential HELOCs Other Consumer Total
Allowance for loan losses, September 30, 2024 $ 378,315  $ 221,244  $ 31,782  $ 12,208  $ 48,231  $ 3,210  $ 1,495  $ 696,485 
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans (a) 66,318  (2,634) 149  5,286  (3,416) (81) 3,921  69,543 
Gross charge-offs (62,021) (1) (4) —  —  (5) (3,922) (65,953)
Gross recoveries 2,140  68  190  —  2,410 
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries (59,881) 67  186  (3,922) (63,543)
Foreign currency translation adjustment (433) —  —  —  —  —  —  (433)
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2024 $ 384,319  $ 218,677  $ 32,117  $ 17,497  $ 44,816  $ 3,132  $ 1,494  $ 702,052 


Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Commercial Consumer
CRE Residential Mortgage
($ in thousands) C&I CRE Multifamily Residential Construction and Land Single-Family Residential HELOCs Other Consumer Total
Allowance for loan losses,
December 31, 2023
$ 392,685  $ 170,592  $ 34,375  $ 10,469  $ 55,018  $ 3,947  $ 1,657  $ 668,743 
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans (a) 275  19,132  3,032  1,381  899  (432) (132) 24,155 
Gross charge-offs (20,998) (2,398) (6) (1,224) —  —  (58) (24,684)
Gross recoveries 1,710  134  17  193  48  —  2,107 
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries (19,288) (2,264) 11  (1,031) 48  (58) (22,577)
Foreign currency translation adjustment (41) —  —  —  —  —  —  (41)
Allowance for loan losses, March 31, 2024 $ 373,631  $ 187,460  $ 37,418  $ 10,819  $ 55,922  $ 3,563  $ 1,467  $ 670,280 
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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES & OFF-BALANCE-SHEET CREDIT EXPOSURES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 8 (continued)
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024
Unfunded Credit Facilities
Allowance for unfunded credit commitments, beginning of period (1)
$ 39,526  $ 39,062  $ 37,699 
Provision for credit losses on unfunded credit commitments (b) 938  457  845 
Foreign currency translation adjustment —  — 
Allowance for unfunded credit commitments, end of period (1)
$ 40,464  $ 39,526  $ 38,544 
Provision for credit losses (a)+(b) $ 49,000  $ 70,000  $ 25,000 
(1)Included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CRITICIZED LOANS, NONPERFORMING ASSETS, CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS AND
COMPOSITION OF ALLOWANCE BY PORTFOLIO
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 9
Criticized Loans March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024
Special mention loans $ 494,444  $ 447,290  $ 543,573 
Classified loans 750,570  725,863  651,485 
Total criticized loans (1)
$ 1,245,014  $ 1,173,153  $ 1,195,058 
(1)Excludes loans HFS.

Nonperforming Assets
March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024
Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial:
C&I $ 75,579  $ 86,165  $ 48,962 
Total CRE 10,108  18,318  51,888 
Consumer:
Total residential mortgage 67,416  54,469  47,167 
Other consumer 97  66  162 
Total nonaccrual loans 153,200  159,018  148,179 
Other real estate owned, net 29,003  35,077  16,692 
Total nonperforming assets $ 182,203  $ 194,095  $ 164,871 
Credit Quality Ratios March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024
Annualized quarterly net charge-offs to average loans HFI 0.12  % 0.48  % 0.17  %
Special mention loans to loans HFI 0.91  % 0.83  % 1.05  %
Classified loans to loans HFI 1.38  % 1.35  % 1.25  %
Criticized loans to loans HFI 2.29  % 2.18  % 2.30  %
Nonperforming assets to total assets 0.24  % 0.26  % 0.23  %
Nonaccrual loans to loans HFI 0.28  % 0.30  % 0.29  %
Allowance for loan losses to loans HFI 1.35  % 1.31  % 1.29  %

Composition of Allowance (“ALLL”) by Portfolio March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024
Loan Category ALLL ALLL/
Loans HFI
ALLL ALLL/
Loans HFI
ALLL ALLL/
Loans HFI
C&I $ 421,288  2.41  % $ 384,319  2.21  % $ 373,631  2.29  %
Total CRE 260,422  1.27  268,291  1.32  235,697  1.16 
Multifamily 32,324  0.65  32,117  0.65  37,418  0.75 
Office 62,265  2.90  68,015  3.20  61,271  2.73 
All other CRE 165,833  1.24  168,159  1.27  137,008  1.05 
Residential mortgage & consumer 53,146  0.33  49,442  0.31  60,952  0.40 
Total loans $ 734,856  1.35  % $ 702,052  1.31  % $ 670,280  1.29  %

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 10
The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance. Non-GAAP measures used consist of FTE net interest income and total revenue. The FTE adjustment relates to tax exempt interest on certain investment securities and loans. Efficiency ratio represents noninterest expenses divided by total revenue (FTE). Pre-tax, pre-provision income represents total revenue (FTE) less noninterest expense.
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024
Net interest income before provision for credit losses (a) $ 600,201  $ 587,626  $ 565,139 
FTE adjustment
(b) 1,146  1,276  1,576 
FTE net interest income before provision for credit losses
(c)=(a)+(b) 601,347  588,902  566,715 
Total noninterest income (d) 92,102  88,166  78,487 
Total revenue (e)=(a)+(d) 692,303  675,792  643,626 
Total revenue (FTE)
(f)=(c)+(d) $ 693,449  $ 677,068  $ 645,202 
Total noninterest expense (g) $ 252,148  $ 249,968  $ 246,374 
Efficiency ratio
(g)/(e)
36.42  % 36.99  % 38.28  %
Efficiency ratio (FTE)
(g)/(f) 36.36  % 36.92  % 38.19  %
Pre-tax, pre-provision income (f)-(g) $ 441,301  $ 427,100  $ 398,828 
Adjusted net income represents net income adjusted for the tax-effected adjustments below. Adjusted diluted EPS represents diluted EPS adjusted for the tax-effected adjustments below. Management believes that the measures and ratios presented below provide clarity to financial statement users regarding the ongoing performance of the Company and allow comparability to prior periods.
▪During the first quarters of 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded $833 thousand and $10 million, respectively, of pre-tax FDIC special assessment charges. The Company recorded a $3 million FDIC special assessment reversal during the fourth quarter of 2024. Pre-tax FDIC special assessment charges/reversals are included in Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.
▪During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company recorded $343 thousand in pre-tax DC Solar recoveries (included in Amortization of Tax Credit and CRA Investments on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income) related to the Company’s investment in DC Solar.
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024
Net income $ 290,270  $ 293,115  $ 285,075 
Less/Add: FDIC special assessment charge (reversal)
833  (3,385) 10,305 
Less: DC Solar recovery
—  (343) — 
Tax effect of adjustments (1)
(248) 1,109  (3,046)
Adjusted net income $ 290,855  $ 290,496  $ 292,334 
Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding 139,291  139,883  140,261 
Diluted EPS $ 2.08  $ 2.10  $ 2.03 
Less/Add: FDIC special assessment charge (reversal)
0.01  (0.03) 0.07 
Less: DC Solar recovery
—  —  — 
Tax effect of adjustments (1)
—  0.01  (0.02)
Adjusted diluted EPS $ 2.09  $ 2.08  $ 2.08 
(1)Applied statutory tax rate of 29.73% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Applied statutory tax rate of 29.56% for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 11      
The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance. Tangible book value, tangible book value per share and TCE ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. Tangible book value and tangible assets represent stockholders’ equity and total assets, respectively, which have been reduced by goodwill and other intangible assets. Given that the use of such measures and ratios is more prevalent in the banking industry, and are used by banking regulators and analysts, the Company has included them below for discussion.
  March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024
Common Stock
170  170  170 
Additional paid-in capital
2,043,898  2,030,712  1,993,806 
Retained earnings
7,517,711  7,311,542  6,662,919 
Treasury stock
(1,137,299) (1,034,110) (970,930)
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
AFS debt securities net unrealized losses
(482,175) (542,152) (601,511)
Cash flow hedges net unrealized (losses) gains
10,493  (20,787) (43,705)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(23,333) (22,321) (17,517)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss
(495,015) (585,260) (662,733)
Stockholders’ equity (a) $ 7,929,465  $ 7,723,054  $ 7,023,232 
Less: Goodwill (465,697) (465,697) (465,697)
Mortgage servicing assets (4,940) (5,234) (6,234)
Tangible book value (b) $ 7,458,828  $ 7,252,123  $ 6,551,301 
Number of common shares at period-end (c) 137,802  138,437  139,121 
Book value per share (a)/(c) $ 57.54  $ 55.79  $ 50.48 
Tangible book value per share (b)/(c) $ 54.13  $ 52.39  $ 47.09 
Total assets (d) $ 76,165,013  $ 75,976,475  $ 70,875,670 
Less: Goodwill (465,697) (465,697) (465,697)
Mortgage servicing assets (4,940) (5,234) (6,234)
Tangible assets (e) $ 75,694,376  $ 75,505,544  $ 70,403,739 
Total stockholders’ equity to assets ratio (a)/(d) 10.41  % 10.17  % 9.91  %
TCE ratio (b)/(e) 9.85  % 9.60  % 9.31  %

Return on average TCE represents tangible net income divided by average tangible book value. Tangible net income excludes the after-tax impacts of the amortization of core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets. Given that the use of such measures and ratios is more prevalent in the banking industry, and are used by banking regulators and analysts, the Company has included them below for discussion.
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024
Net income
(f)
$ 290,270  $ 293,115  $ 285,075 
Add: Amortization of mortgage servicing assets 293  334  308 
Tax effect of amortization adjustments (1)
(87) (99) (91)
Tangible net income
(g)
$ 290,476  $ 293,350  $ 285,292 
Average stockholders’ equity
(h)
$ 7,869,074  $ 7,731,324  $ 6,992,558 
Less: Average goodwill (465,697) (465,697) (465,697)
Average mortgage servicing assets (5,120) (5,445) (6,473)
Average tangible book value
(i)
$ 7,398,257  $ 7,260,182  $ 6,520,388 
Return on average common equity (2)
(f)/(h) 14.96  % 15.08  % 16.40  %
Return on average TCE (2)
(g)/(i) 15.92  % 16.07  % 17.60  %
(1)Applied statutory tax rate of 29.73% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Applied statutory tax rate of 29.56% for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
(2)Annualized.
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1Q 25 East West Bancorp, Inc. 1Q Earnings Presentation April 22, 2025


 
Forward-Looking Statements and Additional Information In this presentation, “we”, “our”, “us”, “East West” and the Company refer to East West Bancorp, Inc., and our consolidated subsidiaries unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for such statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current assumptions, beliefs, estimates, and projections, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. There are various important factors that could cause the Company’s future results to differ materially from historical performance and any forward-looking statements, including the factors described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. When considering these forward- looking statements, you should keep in mind these risks and uncertainties, as well as any cautionary statements the Company may make. These statements speak only as of the date they are made and are based only on information then actually known to the Company. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, except as required by law. Basis of Presentation The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements, income and expenses during the reporting periods, and the related disclosures. Although our estimates consider current conditions and how we expect them to change in the future, it is reasonably possible that actual results could be materially different from those estimates. Hence, the current period’s results of operations are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any future interim period or for the year as a whole. Certain prior period information have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. Industry Information This presentation includes statistical and other industry and market data that we obtained from government reports and other third-party sources. Although we believe that this information is accurate and reliable, we have not independently verified such information. Forward-looking information that we have obtained from these sources is subject to the same uncertainties and qualifications as other forward-looking statements contained herein. Non-GAAP Financial Measures Certain financial information in this presentation has not been prepared in accordance with GAAP and is presented on a non-GAAP basis. Investors should refer to the reconciliations included in the appendix to this presentation and should consider the Company’s non-GAAP measures in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. These measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. 2


 
Financial Highlights 3 1Q25 $290 million net income available to common equity, $2.08 diluted quarterly earnings per share ▪ Total EOP loans up 1% Q-o-Q (4% ann.) − Steady, balanced growth across residential mortgage, CRE, and C&I ▪ Optimized deposits to further reduce cost − Reduced average deposit cost of interest-bearing deposits 29bps Q-o-Q ▪ Record total quarterly revenue ▪ NII up 2% Q-o-Q ▪ NIM expanded 11bps Q-o-Q ▪ Record quarterly fee income of $88mm − Strong customer activity across the board ▪ Nonaccrual loans down 2bps Q-o-Q to 28bps ▪ Net charge-offs of $15mm (12bps) ▪ Nonperforming assets down 2bps Q-o-Q to 24bps ▪ Bolstered ALLL to 1.35%, reflecting changes in the economic forecast Growing Loans, Optimizing Deposits Increasing Revenue Improving Asset Quality Operating from a Position of Strength (1) See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s earnings press releases ▪ 15.0% ROACE (~16% ROTCE1) ▪ 1.56% Return on Average Assets (ROAA) ▪ 9.9% Tangible Common Equity (TCE)1 ratio ▪ 14.3% Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio ▪ Ample on and off balance-sheet liquidity


 
+$526mm Loans 4 Steady, balanced growth is supporting diversification and margin expansion ($ in billions) Average Loans End of Period Total Loan Growth by Category (4Q24 to 1Q25) ($ in millions) 15.4 15.3 15.1 15.3 15.4 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.0 15.2 15.4 15.7 15.9 16.1 16.3 16.2 16.5 17.0 16.8 $51.9 $51.9 $52.4 $53.2 $53.3 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 +6% - +4% Y-o-Y +3% -1% C&I CRE (ex. Multifamily)Residential mortgage & other consumer Multifamily Q-o-Q +1% (4% ann.) $55 $64 $200 $207 Multifamily C&I CRE (ex. Multifamily) Residential mortgage & other consumer


 
$(360) $(281) $69 $449 IB Checking & Savings Noninterest-bearing Demand Money Market Time 15.0 14.7 14.6 15.0 15.1 9.5 9.3 9.5 9.7 9.5 13.6 13.7 14.2 14.3 14.8 19.3 21.0 22.3 22.9 23.2 $57.4 $58.7 $60.6 $61.9 $62.6 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 Deposits 5 Optimized mix to further lower cost; with growing average balances across most categories ($ in billions) Average Deposits End of Period Total Deposit Growth by Category (4Q24 to 1Q25) ($ in millions) $(123)mm Time MMDA IB Checking & Savings Noninterest-bearing Demand (DDA) +9% - +1% Y-o-Y +9% +20%


 
3.92% 3.73% 3.43% 3.30% End of Period Interest-bearing Deposit Cost 6.30.24 9.30.24 12.31.24 03.31.25 Net Interest Income & Net Interest Margin 6 Grew NII 2% and NIM 11bps Q-o-Q, with continued disciplined reduction in deposit cost ($ in millions) Net Interest Income (NII) & Net Interest Margin (NIM) End of Period Interest-bearing Deposit Cost (2Q24 to 1Q25) $565 $553 $573 $588 $600 3.34% 3.27% 3.24% 3.24% 3.35% 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 NII NIM 62bp decrease in interest-bearing deposit cost for 100bp of interest rate cuts 13bp decrease Q-o-Q


 
3 4 4 4 5 9 10 11 10 14 11 13 13 16 16 23 24 26 25 26 25 26 27 26 27$71 $77 $81 $81 $88 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 Fee Income1 Fee Income 7 Higher customer activity supported a record quarter ($ in millions) (1) Fee income excludes mark-to-market adjustments related to customer and other derivatives; net gains (losses) on sales of loans; net gains on AFS debt securities; other investment income and other income ▪ Fee income1 of $88mm, up nearly $7mm, or +8% from $81mm − Wealth management, customer derivatives, and lending fee growth all reflect higher customer activity Highlights Wealth Management Fees Customer Derivative Income +6% +39% +46% Q-o-Q +8% +2% -5% Commercial and Consumer Deposit-Related Fees Lending Fees Foreign Exchange Income vs. Prior Quarter


 
34.3% 36.9% 36.4% 1.20% 1.22% 1.27% 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 Efficiency Ratio Noninterest Expense / Avg. Assets Total Operating Noninterest Expense1 Operating Expense & Efficiency 8 Maintaining best-in-class efficiency while investing for future growth ($ in millions) (1) Total noninterest expense excluding amortization of tax credit and CRA investments (2) Deposit-related expenses include deposit account expenses and deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments, including FDIC special deposit insurance assessment charges and reversals of $10 million, $2 million, $(3) million, and $833 thousand for 1Q24, 2Q24, 4Q24, and 1Q25 respectively (3) See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s earnings press releases Highlights Efficiency Ratio3 and Operating Noninterest Expense/Average Assets Ratio Compensation and Employee Benefits Computer and Software Related Expenses, All Other Occupancy and Equipment Deposit-Related Expenses2 -4% -4% +5% +13% ▪ Total operating noninterest expense of $236mm − Excludes $16mm of tax credit and CRA investment amortization expense vs. Prior QuarterQ-o-Q +3% 16 15 17 16 16 32 23 21 17 19 44 48 46 58 55 142 133 136 140 146 $234 $219 $220 $231 $236 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25


 
1.25% 1.22% 1.20% 1.35% 1.38% 1.05% 0.83% 0.88% 0.83% 0.91% 2.30% 2.05% 2.08% 2.18% 2.29% 03.31.24 06.30.24 09.30.24 12.31.24 03.31.25 Classified loans / Loans HFI Special mention loans / Loans HFI $25 $37 $42 $70 $49 $23 $23 $29 $64 $15 $- $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 $80 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 Provision for credit losses Net charge- offs Asset Quality Metrics 9 Operating from a position of strength with solid trends and declining net charge-offs and nonperforming assets Provision for Credit Losses & Net Charge-offs ($ in millions) Nonperforming Assets Criticized Loans / Loans HFI Criticized Ratio by Loans HFI Portfolio ($ in millions) NPA / Total assets 0.23% 0.27% 0.26% 0.26% 0.24%NCO ratio (ann.) 0.17% 0.18% 0.22% 0.48% 0.12% 49 67 75 86 76 47 52 52 54 6747 42 14 14 517 30 49 35 295 5 5 5 5$165 $196 $195 $194 $182 03.31.24 06.30.24 09.30.24 12.31.24 03.31.25 Multifamily OREO and Other CRE (ex. MFR) Resi. mortgage & consumer C&I 2.92% 2.99% 1.45% 0.51% 3.07% 3.08% 1.69% 0.52% 2.67% 3.76% 1.81% 0.65% C&I CRE (ex. Multifamily) Multifamily Resi mortgage & consumer


 
$670 $684 $696 $702 $735 1.29% 1.30% 1.31% 1.31% 1.35% 1.27% 1.29% 1.31% 1.33% 1.35% 1.37% 1.39% 1.41% 1.43% 1.45% $650 $670 $690 $710 $730 $750 $770 03.31.24 06.30.24 09.30.24 12.31.24 03.31.25 ALLL ALLL/Loans HFI Allowance for Loan Losses 10 Bolstered reserves by $33 million quarter-over-quarter Highlights ▪ Bolstered ALLL in light of changes to the economic outlook ‒ Increased reserves by $33mm, driven primarily by changes in the impact of the economic forecast ‒ Increased reserves for C&I by $37mm to capture potential effects of business cycle and trade dynamics Allowance for Loan Losses (ALLL) ($ in millions) Composition of ALLL by Portfolio ($ in millions) 03.31.24 12.31.24 03.31.25 Loan category ALLL ALLL ratio ALLL ALLL ratio ALLL ALLL ratio C&I $ 373 2.29% $ 384 2.21% $ 421 2.41% Total CRE (incl. MFR) 236 1.16 268 1.32 261 1.27 MFR 38 0.75 32 0.65 33 0.65 Office 61 2.73 68 3.20 62 2.90 All Other CRE 137 1.05 168 1.27 166 1.24 Resi mortgage & consumer 61 0.40 50 0.31 53 0.33 Total $ 670 1.29% $ 702 1.31% $ 735 1.35%


 
06.30.24 9.3% 9.4% 9.7% 9.6% 9.9% Tangible Common Equity Ratio 14.8% 15.1% 15.4% 15.6% 15.6% Total Capital Ratio 13.5% 13.7% 14.1% 14.3% 14.3% CET1 Ratio 10.1% 10.4% 10.4% 10.4% 10.5% Leverage Ratio Capital 11 Healthy capital position: $85 million of share repurchases in 1Q25 Highlights 03.31.24 12.31.2409.30.24 ▪ Opportunistic stock repurchase activity in Q1 ‒ Repurchased $85mm (~920K shares) in 1Q25 ‒ Grew both book and tangible book value1 3% Q-o-Q ▪ Capacity for ongoing repurchases ‒ $244 million of East West’s share repurchase authorization remains available; we remain opportunistic ▪ Declared 2Q25 dividend of $0.60 ‒ Payable on May 16, 2025 to shareholders of record on May 2, 2025 Regulatory well capitalized requirement Tangible Common Equity Ratio1 Regulatory Capital Ratios2 6.5% 5.0% 10.0% 03.31.253 (1) See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s earnings press release (2) The Company has applied the 2020 Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) transition provision in the December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, and March 31, 2024 regulatory capital ratio calculations. The CECL transition provision permits certain banking organizations to exclude from regulatory capital the initial adoption impact of CECL, plus 25% of the cumulative changes in the allowance for credit losses under CECL for each period until December 31, 2021, followed by a three-year phase-out period in which the aggregate benefit is reduced by 25% in 2022, 50% in 2023, and 75% in 2024. The CECL transition effect is no longer in effect as of March 31, 2025 (3) The Company’s March 31, 2025 regulatory capital ratios and Risk-Weighted Assets (RWA) are preliminary


 
Management Outlook: Full Year 2025 12(1) Total noninterest expense excluding amortization of tax credit and CRA investments Earnings Drivers FY 2025 Expectations vs. FY 2024 Results Interest Rate Outlook ▪ Assumes March 31st forward curve, with 50bps of expected cuts in the Federal Funds rate End of Period Loans ▪ Growing in the range of 4% to 6% Y-o-Y Net Interest Income Total Revenue ▪ Growing in the range of 4% to 6% Y-o-Y ▪ Growing in the range of 5% to 7% Y-o-Y Total Operating Noninterest Expense(1) ▪ Growing in the range of 7% to 9% Y-o-Y Net Charge-offs ▪ In the range of 25bps to 35bps Tax Items ▪ Effective tax rate in the range of 21% to 23% ▪ Amortization of tax credit and CRA investment expense in the range of $70 to $80 million Best-in-Class Efficiency Top Quartile Returns FY 2025 Expectation


 
Appendix


 
East West at a Glance 14(1) See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s earnings press releases (2) EWBC peers include BKU, BOKF, BPOP, CFG, CFR, CMA, COLB, FCNC.A, FITB, HBAN, KEY, MTB, NTRS, PNFP, RF, SSB, SNV, VLY, WAL, WTFC, and ZION. Source: S&P Capital IQ $12B Market Cap $76B Assets $63B Deposits 16% ROTCE1 03.31.25 03.31.25 03.31.25 03.31.25 ▪ Headquartered in Pasadena, California ▪ Over 25 years on Nasdaq ▪ Founded in 1973 - over 50 years in operation Roots in the U.S. Asian-American immigrant community, expanded to bridge businesses across the Pacific Award-winning Company #1 Top Performing Bank in 2024, $50+ Billion (Bank Director) #1 Top Performing Bank in 2022, $10+ Billion (S&P Global) Outstanding CRA Rating A Leading Regional Bank with Cross-Border Capabilities... …Producing Consistent Top-Tier Shareholder Returns… Peer Median2 EWBC 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10.0% 16.7% 17.1% 15.2% 14.2%12.4% 17.2% 21.3% 19.4% 17.0% ROTCE1 0.8% 1.3% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0%1.2% 1.5% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% ROAA 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024


 
1% 2% 2% 4% 4% 8% 8% 9% Resi. Mortgage and other consumer $16.3 30% CRE $20.5 38% C&I $17.5 32% (as % of Total Loans, 03.31.25) Commercial Loans by Type Diversified Loan Portfolio 15 70% of loans support commercial customers, with broad diversification across industry and asset types (1) Industries with 1% of total loans outstanding: Art Finance, Consumer Finance, Food Production & Distribution, Equipment Finance, Healthcare Services, Hospitality & Leisure, Oil & Gas, Tech & Telecom 2% 2% 2% 4% 4% 4% 6% Industries with 1% of total loans outstanding1 CRE $20.5bn C&I $17.5bn Total Loan Portfolio $54.3bn Media & Entertainment Capital Call Lending Real Estate Investment & Mgmt. Infrastructure & Clean Energy General Industrial Multifamily Retail Hotel Office All other CRE Healthcare Construction and Land Manufacturing and Wholesale Financial Services


 
<=50% 49% >50% to 55% 15% >55% to 60% 15% >60% to 65% 13% >65% to 70% 5% >70% 3% Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Detail 16 Our CRE portfolio is granular - many loans have full recourse and personal guarantees 49% Average LTV1 Distribution by Loan-to-Value (LTV)1 Size and LTV by Property Type (as of 03.31.25) (as of 03.31.25) ▪ Fewer than 25% of CRE loans have an LTV over 60% Total Portfolio Size ($bn) Weighted Avg. LTV1 (%) Average Loan Size ($mm) Multifamily $5.0 51% $2 Retail 4.4 47 3 Industrial 4.1 46 3 Hotel 2.4 52 9 Office 2.1 53 4 Healthcare 0.8 52 4 Other 1.1 49 4 Construction & Land2 0.6 50 13 Total CRE $20.5 49% $3 (1) Weighted average LTV is based on most recent LTV, using most recent available appraisal and current loan commitment (2) Construction & Land average size based on total commitment


 
CRE Office – Additional Information 17 Our office portfolio has low LTVs across segments and low average loan sizes CRE Office: Geographic Mix by Metro Area CRE Office by Size Segment (as of 03.31.25) (as of 03.31.25) Loan Size Balance ($ in mm) No. of Loans Avg. Loan Size ($ in mm) Weighted Avg. LTV (%) >$30mm $277 7 $40 55% $20mm - $30mm 419 17 25 59 $10mm - $20mm 498 35 14 56 $5mm - $10mm 419 57 7 51 <$5mm 532 401 1 44 Total $2,145 517 $4 53% 37% 6% 12% 9% 7% 3% 4% 4% 3% 6% 6% Other Los Angeles County Other SoCal Other Bay Area San Francisco Other CA, 1% Houston Dallas Manhattan, 1% Other TX Washington Other Regions New Jersey Other NY, 1% Downtown Los Angeles and Adjacent Neighborhoods


 
28% 4% 18% 10% 2% 4% 6% 3% 5% 3% 12% CRE Retail – Additional Information 18 Our retail portfolio has a weighted average LTV profile of 47% CRE Retail: Geographic Mix by Metro Area CRE Retail by Size Segment (as of 03.31.25) (as of 03.31.25) Loan Size Balance ($ in mm) No. of Loans Avg. Loan Size ($ in mm) Weighted Avg. LTV (%) >$30mm $339 9 $38 48% $20mm - $30mm 480 19 25 55 $10mm - $20mm 751 56 13 47 $5mm - $10mm 790 115 7 48 <$5mm 2,036 1,503 1 45 Total $4,396 1,702 $3 47% Other Los Angeles County Downtown Los Angeles and Adjacent Neighborhoods Other SoCalOther Bay Area San Francisco Other CA Houston Dallas, 2% Manhattan Other TX, 2% Washington Other Regions Other NY New Jersey, 1%


 
31% 3% 12% 8% 6% 6% 7% 2% 1% 3% 2% 3% 3% 4% 3% 6% Oklahoma CRE Multifamily – Additional Information 19 Our multifamily portfolio is amongst our most granular CRE Multifamily: Geographic Mix by Metro Area CRE Multifamily by Size Segment (as of 03.31.25) (as of 03.31.25) Loan Size Balance ($ in mm) No. of Loans Avg. Loan Size ($ in mm) Weighted Avg. LTV (%) >$30mm $607 16 $38 57% $20mm - $30mm 650 27 24 55 $10mm - $20mm 650 47 14 54 $5mm - $10mm 688 99 7 54 <$5mm 2,413 2,599 1 46 Total $5,008 2,788 $2 51% Other Los Angeles County Downtown Los Angeles and Adjacent Neighborhoods Other SoCal Other Bay Area San Francisco Other CA Houston Dallas Arizona Nevada Other Regions Washington Manhattan, Other NY Other Texas,


 
<=50% 50% >50% to 55% 12% >55% to 60% 27% >60% 11% Residential Mortgage Portfolio 20 Our residential mortgage portfolio benefits from both low LTVs and smaller average loan size Resi. Mortgage Distribution by LTV1 Portfolio Highlights as of 03.31.25 (as of 03.31.25) Outstandings ▪ $16.2bn loans outstanding ▪ +1% Q-o-Q and +6% Y-o-Y Originations ▪ $0.8bn in 1Q25, unchanged from the prior quarter ▪ Primarily originated through East West Bank branches Single-family Residential ▪ $14.4bn loans outstanding ▪ +1% Q-o-Q and +6% Y-o-Y HELOC ▪ $1.8bn loans outstanding ▪ $3.5bn in undisbursed commitments ▪ 34% utilization, unchanged from 12.31.24 ▪ 77% of commitments in first lien position Resi. Mortgage Distribution by Geography3 51% Average LTV1 $438,000 Average loan size2 (as of 03.31.25) Southern California 42% Northern California 16% New York 25% Washington 6% Texas 2% Other 9% (1) Combined LTV for 1st and 2nd liens; based on commitment (2) Average loan size based on loan outstanding for single-family residential and commitment for HELOC (3) Geographic distribution based on commitment size


 
Average Total Securities Portfolio and Cash Cash and Securities 21 Enhanced liquidity while supporting earnings with high-quality liquid assets ($ in billions) ▪ Securities portfolio well-positioned as a source of liquidity, interest rate risk management, and earnings support − Total securities average yield up 10bps Q-o-Q − 95% of investment portfolio 0% - 20% risk-weighted (HQLA) − 56% fixed-rate securities, 44% floating − Portfolio includes ~$7bn of Ginnie Mae floating-rate securities Highlights Securities Portfolio Composition by Risk-Weighted Asset (RWA) Distribution ($ in billions, as of 03.31.25) $10.2 $11.9 $12.7 $14.2 $15.1 $5.9 $4.1 $5.0 $4.6 $4.1 $16.1 $16.0 $17.7 $18.8 $19.2 3.19% 3.93% 4.03% 3.98% 4.08% 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 Total Securities & Resale Agreements Cash & Equivalent Total Securities Average Yield $15.3bn Securities Portfolio $0.7 $0.1 $4.4 $10.1 51%‒100% RWA 21%‒50% RWA 1%‒20% RWA 0% RWA


 
21% 21% 30% 28% Fixed rate Hybrid in fixed rate period Variable - SOFR Variable - Prime, all other rates Loan Yields 22 Hedge Impact and Outlook Loan Portfolio by Index Rate Average Loan Rate by Portfolio (as of 03.31.25) Total fixed rate and hybrid in fixed period: 42% 56%* variable rate SFR: 45% hybrid in fixed-rate period & 40% fixed rate 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 04.15.25 rate sheet price for 30-year fixed: 6.750%*47% had customer-level interest rate derivative contracts 90% variable rate ▪ $7mm negative impact to 1Q25 NII from cash flow hedges (4bps to NIM) ▪ $1bn of forward starting hedges expected to come on in 2H25, with a blended receive-fixed rate of ~4% ▪ $1bn of negative carry swaps rolled off in 1Q, which provided significant lift to hedge impact in February and March 8.06% 8.01% 7.93% 7.42% 7.06% C&I 6.39% 6.41% 6.44% 6.22% 6.20% CRE 5.71% 5.80% 5.86% 5.86% 5.94% Residential Mortgage


 
3.97% 3.97% 3.82% 3.32% 3.17% Money Market 4.44% 4.56% 4.55% 4.31% 3.93% Time Average Deposit and Liability Cost Deposit and Funding Cost 23 Average Deposit Rate by Portfolio 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 2.84% 2.96% 2.98% 2.75% 2.54% 3.85% 3.94% 3.93% 3.63% 3.34% 3.92% 4.07% 4.05% 3.71% 3.43% 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 Average cost of deposits Average cost of interest-bearing deposits Average cost of interest-bearing liabilities 2.81% 2.84% 2.98% 2.82% 2.51% Interest-bearing Checking


 
Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation 24 Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024 Net interest income before provision for credit losses (a) $ 600,201 $ 587,626 $ 565,139 FTE adjustment (b) 1,146 1,276 1,576 FTE net interest income before provision for credit losses (c)=(a)+(b) 601,347 588,902 566,715 Total noninterest income (d) 92,102 88,166 78,487 Total revenue (e)=(a)+(d) 692,303 675,792 643,626 Total revenue (FTE) (f)=(c)+(d) $ 693,449 $ 677,068 $ 645,202 Total noninterest expense (g) $ 252,148 $ 249,968 $ 246,374 Efficiency ratio (g)/(e) 36.42 % 36.99 % 38.28 % Efficiency ratio (FTE) (g)/(f) 36.36 % 36.92 % 38.19 % Pre-tax, pre-provision income (f)-(g) $ 441,301 $ 427,100 $ 398,828 EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION ($ in thousands) (unaudited) The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance. Non-GAAP measures used consist of fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) net interest income and total revenue. The FTE adjustment relates to tax exempt interest on certain investment securities and loans. Efficiency ratio represents noninterest expenses divided by total revenue (FTE). Pre-tax, pre- provision income represents total revenue (FTE) less noninterest expense.


 
Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation 25 EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION ($ in thousands) (unaudited) Adjusted net income represents net income adjusted for the tax-effected adjustments below. Adjusted diluted EPS represents diluted EPS adjusted for the tax-effected adjustments below. Management believes that the measures and ratios presented below provide clarity to financial statement users regarding the ongoing performance of the Company and allow comparability to prior periods. During the first quarters of 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded $833 thousand and $10 million, respectively, of pre-tax FDIC special assessment charges. The Company recorded a $3 million FDIC special assessment reversal during the fourth quarter of 2024. Pre-tax FDIC special assessment charges/reversals are included in Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company recorded $343 thousand in pre-tax DC Solar recoveries (included in Amortization of Tax Credit and CRA Investments on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income) related to the Company’s investment in DC Solar. Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024 Net income $ 290,270 $ 293,115 $ 285,075 Less/Add: FDIC special assessment charge (reversal) 833 (3,385) 10,305 Less: DC Solar recovery — (343) — Tax effect of adjustments (1) (248) 1,109 (3,046) Adjusted net income $ 290,855 $ 290,496 $ 292,334 Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding 139,291 139,883 140,261 Diluted EPS $ 2.08 $ 2.10 $ 2.03 Less/Add: FDIC special assessment charge (reversal) 0.01 (0.03) 0.07 Less: DC Solar recovery — — — Tax effect of adjustments (1) — 0.01 (0.02) Adjusted diluted EPS $ 2.09 $ 2.08 $ 2.08 (1) Applied statutory tax rate of 29.73% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Applied statutory tax rate of 29.56% for the three months ended March 31, 2024


 
Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation 26 EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION ($ in thousands) (unaudited) The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance. Tangible book value, tangible book value per share and TCE ratio are non- GAAP financial measures. Tangible book value and tangible assets represent stockholders’ equity and total assets, respectively, which have been reduced by goodwill and other intangible assets. Given that the use of such measures and ratios is more prevalent in the banking industry, and are used by banking regulators and analysts, the Company has included them below for discussion. March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024 Common Stock $ 170 $ 170 $ 170 Additional paid-in capital 2,043,898 2,030,712 1,993,806 Retained earnings 7,517,711 7,311,542 6,662,919 Treasury stock (1,137,299) (1,034,110) (970,930) Accumulated other comprehensive income: AFS debt securities net unrealized losses (482,175) (542,152) (601,511) Cash flow hedges net unrealized (losses) gains 10,493 (20,787) (43,705) Foreign currency translation adjustments (23,333) (22,321) (17,517) Total accumulated other comprehensive loss (495,015) (585,260) (662,733) Stockholders’ equity (a) $ 7,929,465 $ 7,723,054 $ 7,023,232 Less: Goodwill (465,697) (465,697) (465,697) Mortgage servicing assets (4,940) (5,234) (6,234) Tangible book value (b) $ 7,458,828 $ 7,252,123 $ 6,551,301 Number of common shares at period-end (c) 137,802 138,437 139,121 Book value per share (a)/(c) $ 57.54 $ 55.79 $ 50.48 Tangible book value per share (b)/(c) $ 54.13 $ 52.39 $ 47.09 Total assets (d) $ 76,165,013 $ 75,976,475 $ 70,875,670 Less: Goodwill (465,697) (465,697) (465,697) Mortgage servicing assets (4,940) (5,234) (6,234) Tangible assets (e) $ 75,694,376 $ 75,505,544 $ 70,403,739 Total stockholders’ equity to assets ratio (a)/(d) 10.41% 10.17% 9.91% TCE ratio (b)/(e) 9.85% 9.60% 9.31%


 
Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation 27 EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION ($ in thousands) (unaudited) Return on average TCE represents tangible net income divided by average tangible book value. Tangible net income excludes the after-tax impacts of the amortization of core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets. Given that the use of such measures and ratios is more prevalent in the banking industry, and are used by banking regulators and analysts, the Company has included them below for discussion. Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024 Net income (f) $ 290,270 $ 293,115 $ 285,075 Add: Amortization of mortgage servicing assets 293 334 308 Tax effect of amortization adjustments (1) (87) (99) (91) Tangible net income (g) $ 290,476 $ 293,350 $ 285,292 Average stockholders’ equity (h) $ 7,869,074 $ 7,731,324 $ 6,992,558 Less: Average goodwill (465,697) (465,697) (465,697) Average mortgage servicing assets (5,120) (5,445) (6,473) Average tangible book value (i) $ 7,398,257 $ 7,260,182 $ 6,520,388 Return on average common equity (2) (f)/(h) 14.96% 15.08% 16.40% Return on average TCE (2) (g)/(i) 15.92% 16.07% 17.60% (1) Applied statutory tax rate of 29.73% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Applied statutory tax rate of 29.56% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 (2) Annualized