East West Bank:East West Bancorp, Inc.

East West Bancorp, Inc.

　　Company Description: East West Bancorp banks in both hemispheres of the world. It's the holding company for East West Bank, which provides standard banking services and loans through more than 130 branches in major US metropolitan areas and about 10 offices across in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Boasting $29 billion in assets, East West Bank focuses on making commercial and industrial real estate loans, which account for the majority of the company's loan portfolio. Catering to the Asian-American community, it also provides international banking and trade financing to importers/exporters doing business in the Asia/Pacific region. East West Bank offers multilingual service in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Spanish.

　　East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: EWBC) is the holding company for East West Bank with total assets of over $60 billion. East West Bank commenced operations in 1973 as a federally chartered savings institution serving the immigrant Chinese-American community. Through the years, East West has grown into a full service commercial bank focused on the U.S. and China markets. As one of the few U.S. banks with a full banking license in China and decades of cross-border banking experience, East West is the leading bank serving the Asian community in the U.S.

　　East West Bank is headquartered in Pasadena, California and has over 120 locations in the U.S. and China. In the U.S., East West has branches in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Texas and Washington. In Greater China, East Wests presence includes full service branches in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shantou and Shenzhen, and representative offices in Beijing, Chongqing, Guangzhou, and Xiamen.