East West Bank

Key details

• Launch: 1973

Overview

East West Bank is NASDAQ: EWBC + US-based commercial bank + one of US's largest Asian American-anchored commercial banks + ~700K+ US East West Bank customers + founded 1973 as Chinese American Bank in Los Angeles for Chinese American + Asian American communities + East West Bank China subsidiary [1, us-cro].

History

1973 — Chinese American Bank founded in Los Angeles for Chinese American + Asian American communities distinctive US Asian American banking heritage.

1995 — East West Bancorp NASDAQ IPO.

2010 — East West Bank Mobile Banking app launch.

Ownership & operator

Operating entity: East West Bancorp Inc East West Bank (US-based commercial bank; NASDAQ: EWBC).

Major shareholders: Vanguard + BlackRock + State Street + US + international retail + institutional + foreign investors free float.

Regulators: OCC + Federal Reserve + FDIC + PBoC + national regulators across 7+ countries.

Technical integration

East West Bank Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android; ~700K+ US East West Bank customers) + eastwestbank.com online + East West Bank branch network across US + China + Hong Kong + Singapore + Taiwan + Indonesia + Vietnam + East West Bank Visa + Mastercard cards; ACH + FedNow + Zelle.

Implementations & partners

Major US banking + payments competitors: [[chase-mobile]] (Chase Mobile; JPMorgan Chase US; NYSE: JPM) + [[bank-of-america]] (Bank of America; NYSE: BAC) + [[wells-fargo]] (Wells Fargo; NYSE: WFC) + [[citi-mobile]] (Citi Mobile US; Citigroup NYSE: C) + [[us-bank]] (US Bank; NYSE: USB) + [[pnc-bank]] (PNC Bank; NYSE: PNC) + [[truist]] (Truist Financial; NYSE: TFC) + [[capital-one]] (Capital One; NYSE: COF) + [[citizens-financial]] (Citizens Financial Group; NYSE: CFG) + [[fifth-third]] (Fifth Third Bank; NASDAQ: FITB) + [[huntington-bank]] (Huntington Bank; NASDAQ: HBAN) + [[keybank]] (KeyBank; NYSE: KEY) + [[regions-financial]] (Regions Financial; NYSE: RF) + [[td-bank-us]] (TD Bank US; TD Bank Group Canadian parent US subsidiary) + [[santander-us-bank]] (Santander US; Banco Santander Spain Spanish parent fully owned) + [[cathay-bank]] (Cathay Bank Cathay General Bancorp; NASDAQ: CATY; US-based Chinese American commercial bank) + [[hsbc-us-bank]] (HSBC US Bank; HSBC Holdings UK parent US subsidiary).

Regulators: OCC + Federal Reserve + FDIC + PBoC + national regulators across 7+ countries.

Status

Active, NASDAQ:EWBC + US-based commercial bank + one of US's largest Asian American-anchored commercial banks + ~700K+ US East West Bank customers + founded 1973 as Chinese American Bank in Los Angeles for Chinese American + Asian American communities + East West Bank China subsidiary [1, 2].

Sources

• 1 East West — official
• 2 East West Bank — Wikipedia
• us-cro In-corpus: reports/countries/US-united-states.md

Source

Biography extracted from east-west-bank.md. See matrix.md for standards-support matrix if present.