East West Bancorp (EWBC) 8-K East West Bancorp Reports Record Net Income for Full Year 2024

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

NEWS RELEASE

EAST WEST BANCORP REPORTS RECORD NET INCOME FOR FULL YEAR 2024

OF $1.2 BILLION AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE OF $8.33; INCREASES DIVIDEND AND REPURCHASE AUTHORIZATION

Pasadena, California – January 23, 2025 – East West Bancorp, Inc. (“East West” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EWBC), parent company of East West Bank, reported its financial results for the full year and fourth quarter of 2024. Full year 2024 net income was $1.2 billion, or $8.33 per diluted share. Fourth quarter 2024 net income was $293 million, or $2.10 per diluted share. Full-year returns on average assets were 1.60%, returns on average common equity were 15.9%, and book value per share grew 12% year-over-year.

“Looking back on 2024, East West marked another year of record revenue, net income and EPS, generating a 17% return on average tangible common equity1 for shareholders,” said Dominic Ng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We grew deposits by over $7 billion, reflecting the strength of our customer relationships. Fee income grew 12% year-over-year to a new record level, with notable strength in wealth management, lending, and deposit account fees,” said Ng.

“East West’s mission has always been to support the communities we serve. Our sympathy goes out to everyone affected by the devastating wildfires in Southern California, and our deep thanks goes out to the firefighters, public service workers, and volunteers on the front lines,” stated Ng. “During this unprecedented time, I am proud of the actions East West is taking to support our customers, our community, and our associates. I would like to extend special gratitude to East West’s associates for their continued dedication to our clients.”

“Given our strong capital base and industry-leading profitability, we are pleased to announce an incremental $300 million of share repurchase authorization. As we start a new year, we are also pleased to announce a 9% increase in our common stock dividend,” concluded Ng.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

	Year Ended		Year-over-Year Change
($ in millions, except per share data)	December 31, 2024	December 31, 2023		$	%
Total Revenue (FTE)	$2,619	$2,609		$10	0	%
Pre-tax, Pre-provision Income2	1,661	1,586		75	5
Net Income	1,166	1,161		5	0
Diluted Earnings per Share	$8.33	$8.18		$0.15	2
Book Value per Share	$55.79	$49.64		$6.15	12
Tangible Book Value per Share1	$52.39	$46.27		$6.12	13	%
Return on Average Common Equity	15.93%	17.91%		—	-198 bps
Return on Average Tangible Common Equity1	17.05%	19.35%		—	-230 bps
Total Stockholders’ Equity to Assets Ratio	10.17%	9.98%		—	19 bps
Tangible Common Equity Ratio1	9.60%	9.37%		—	23 bps
Total Assets	$75,976	$69,613		$6,363	9	%

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 13.

2 Pre-tax, pre-provision income is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in Table 12.

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BALANCE SHEET

•Assets – Total assets were $76.0 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $1.5 billion from $74.5 billion as of September 30, 2024. Total cash, resale agreements, and debt securities grew6% quarter-over-quarter. Year-over-year, total assets grew $6.4 billion, or 9%, from $69.6 billion as of December 31, 2023.

Fourth quarter 2024 average interest-earning assets of $72.2 billion were up $1.9 billion, or 3%, from $70.3 billion in the third quarter, primarily reflecting increases of $1.5 billion in average available-for-sale (“AFS”) debt securities and $0.8 billion in average total loans outstanding, partly offset by a $0.4 billion decreasein average interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks.

•Loans – Total loans were $53.7 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of nearly $0.5 billion from $53.3 billion as of September 30, 2024. Year-over-year, total loans were up $1.5 billion, or 3%, from $52.2 billion as of December 31, 2023.

Fourth quarter 2024 average loans of $53.2 billion grew $0.8 billion, or 1.5%, from the third quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily driven by growth in our C&I and residential mortgage lending portfolios.

•Deposits – Total deposits were $63.2 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $1.5 billion, or 2%, from $61.7 billion as of September 30, 2024, primarily reflecting growth in noninterest-bearing demand and money market deposits. Noninterest-bearing deposits made up 24% of total deposits as of December 31, 2024. Year-over-year, total deposits increased $7.1 billion from $56.1 billion as of December 31, 2023.

Fourth quarter 2024 average deposits of $61.9 billion increased $1.4 billion from the third quarter of 2024, with growth in average time, noninterest-bearing demand, interest-bearing checking, and money market deposits.

•Capital – As of December 31, 2024, stockholders’ equity was $7.7 billion, up 1% quarter-over-quarter. The total stockholders’ equity to assets ratio was 10.17% as of December 31, 2024, compared with 10.29% as of September 30, 2024.

Book value per share was $55.79 as of December 31, 2024, up $0.49, or 1% quarter-over-quarter. As of December 31, 2024, tangible book value per share3 was $52.39, up $0.49, or 1% 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 December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

EWBC Capital
($ in millions)	December 31, 2024 (a)	September 30, 2024 (a)	December 31, 2023 (a)
Risk-Weighted Assets (“RWA”) (b)	$54,949	$54,291	$53,663
Risk-based capital ratios:
Total capital ratio	15.59%	15.39%	14.76%
CET1 capital ratio	14.28%	14.08%	13.31%
Tier 1 capital ratio	14.28%	14.08%	13.31%
Leverage ratio	10.42%	10.40%	10.21%
Total stockholders’ equity to assets ratio	10.17%	10.29%	9.98%
Tangible common equity ratio (c)	9.60%	9.72%	9.37%

(a)The Company has elected to use the 2020 Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) transition provision in the calculation of its December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023 regulatory capital ratios. The Company’s December 31, 2024 regulatory capital ratios and RWA are preliminary.

(b)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.

(c)Tangible common equity ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.

3 Tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.

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OPERATING RESULTS

Full Year Earnings - Full year 2024 net income was a record $1.2 billion or $8.33 per diluted share, up 0.4% and 2% year-over-year, respectively. Full year revenue was a record $2.6 billion, an increase of $6 million year-over-year. Full year pre-tax, pre-provision income4 was a record $1.7 billion, an increase of $74 million, or 5% year-over-year.

Fourth Quarter Earnings – Fourth quarter 2024 net income was $293 million or $2.10 per diluted share. Fourth quarter 2024 revenue was $676 million, up $19 million, or 3% quarter-over-quarter. Pre-tax, pre-provision income4 totaled $427 million in the fourth quarter.

Fourth Quarter 2024 Compared to Third Quarter 2024

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income totaled $588 million in the fourth quarter, an increase of 3% from $573 million in the third quarter of 2024. Net interest margin (“NIM”) was 3.24%, unchanged from the third quarter.

•The average loan yield was 6.50%, down 23 basis points from the third quarter. The average interest-earning asset yield was 5.84%, down 25 basis points from the third quarter.

•The average cost of funds was 2.87%, down 25 basis points from the third quarter. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits was 3.63%, a 30-basis point decrease from the third quarter.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income totaled $88 million in the fourth quarter, an increase of $4 million, or 4% from $84 million in the third quarter.

•Fee income5 of $81 million was unchanged from the third quarter.

•Foreign exchange income increased $3 million in the fourth quarter, primarily reflecting a favorable change in mark-to-market adjustments on foreign exchange positions.

•Lending fees of $25 million were down $2 million in the fourth quarter, primarily reflecting lower syndication activity.

•Wealth management fees decreased $1 million quarter-over-quarter, reflecting lower customer activity.

•Derivative mark-to-market and credit valuation adjustments on customer and other derivatives was a gain of $4 million in the fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $4 million in the third quarter.

•Other investment income decreased $3 million quarter-over-quarter, reflecting lower income from investments in the fourth quarter.

Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expense totaled $250 million in the fourth quarter, which included $19 million in tax credit and Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) investment amortization and $5 million of net other real estate owned (OREO) write-downs.

•Total operating noninterest expense was $231 million, an increase of $10 million, or 5% quarter-over-quarter, including $5 million of net OREO write-downs.

•Compensation and employee benefits were $140 million, an increase of $4 million, or 3%.

•Deposit account expense was $11 million, a decrease of $1 million, or 11% quarter-over-quarter.

•Occupancy and equipment expense was $16 million, a decrease of $1 million, or 4% quarter-over-quarter.

•Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments were $6 million, a $3 million decrease reflecting a $3 million reversal of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) Special Assessment-related expense.

•The efficiency ratio was 36.9% in the fourth quarter, compared with 34.3% in the third quarter.

4 Pre-tax, pre-provision income is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in Table 12.

5 Fee income includes deposit account and 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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TAX RELATED ITEMS

Full year 2024 income tax expense was $316 million, and the effective tax rate was 21.3%, compared with income tax expense of $299 million and an effective tax rate of 20.5% for the full year of 2023. Fourth quarter 2024 income tax expense was $63 million, and the effective tax rate was 17.6%, compared with income tax expense of $90 million and 23.2% in the third quarter of 2024, primarily reflecting lower pre-tax income in the fourth quarter.

ASSET QUALITY

As of December 31, 2024, the credit quality of our loan portfolio remained solid.

•Nonperforming assets decreased $1 million to $194 million as of December 31, 2024, from $195 million as of September 30, 2024. The nonperforming assets ratio was 0.26% of total assets as of December 31, 2024, unchanged from the prior quarter.

•The criticized loans ratio increased 10 basis points quarter-over-quarter to 2.18% of loans held-for-investment (“HFI”) as of December 31, 2024, compared with 2.08% as of September 30, 2024. Criticized loans increased $63 million quarter-over-quarter to $1.2 billion as of December 31, 2024. The quarter-over-quarter change primarily reflects increases related to C&I and commercial real estate loans.

•The special mention loans ratio decreased five basis points quarter-over-quarter to 0.83% of loans HFI as of December 31, 2024, compared with 0.88% as of September 30, 2024, while the classified loans ratio increased 15 basis points to 1.35%.

•Net OREO balances decreased $6 million quarter-over-quarter to $35 million, compared with $41 million for the third quarter of 2024.

•Fourth quarter 2024 net charge-offs were $64 million, or annualized 0.48% of average loans HFI, compared with $29 million, or annualized 0.22% of average loans HFI, for the third quarter of 2024. Full year 2024 net charge-offs were $139 million, or 0.26% of average loans HFI.

•The allowance for loan losses increased to $702 million, or 1.31% of loans HFI, as of December 31, 2024, compared with $696 million, or 1.31% of loans HFI, as of September 30, 2024.

•Fourth quarter 2024 provision for credit losses was $70 million, compared with $42 million in the third quarter of 2024.

DIVIDEND PAYOUT AND CAPITAL ACTIONS

East West’s Board of Directors has declared the first quarter 2025 dividend for the Company’s common stock. The common stock cash dividend of $0.60 per share is payable on February 17, 2025 to shareholders of record as of February 3, 2025. This represents a 9% increase, or five cents per share, to the quarterly common stock dividend, up from $0.55 per share previously. The new annual dividend equivalent is $2.40 per share, compared with $2.20 per share previously.

East West repurchased approximately 200 thousand shares of common stock during the fourth quarter of 2024 for $20 million. On January 22, 2025, East West’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $300 million of additional East West stock, resulting in $329 million of total current authorization available.

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Conference Call

East West will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2024 earnings with the public on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET. The public and investment community are invited to listen as management discusses fourth quarter and full year 2024 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

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 $76.0 billion as of December 31, 2024.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.

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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 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, 2023 filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024 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
											December 31, 2024 % or Basis Point Change
		December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023			Qtr-o-Qtr			Yr-o-Yr
Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents, and deposits with banks	$	5,298,940		$	4,976,174		$	4,625,482		6.5	%		14.6	%
	Securities purchased under resale agreements (“resale agreements”)	425,000			425,000			785,000			—			(45.9)
	Available-for-sale (“AFS”) debt securities (amortized cost of $11,505,775, $10,667,293 and $6,916,491)	10,846,811			10,133,877			6,188,337			7.0			75.3
	Held-to-maturity (“HTM”) debt securities, at amortized cost (fair value of $2,387,754, $2,510,352 and $2,453,971)	2,917,413			2,928,399			2,956,040			(0.4)			(1.3)
	Total cash, resale agreements and debt securities	19,488,164			18,463,450			14,554,859			5.5			33.9
	Loans held-for-sale (“HFS”)	—			—			116			—			(100.0)
	Loans held-for-investment (“HFI”) (net of allowance for loan losses of $702,052, $696,485 and $668,743)	53,024,585			52,556,696			51,542,039			0.9			2.9
	Affordable housing partnership, tax credit and Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) investments, net	926,640			924,439			905,036			0.2			2.4
	Goodwill	465,697			465,697			465,697			—			—
	Operating lease right-of-use assets	81,967			82,775			94,024			(1.0)			(12.8)
	Other assets	1,989,422			1,990,663			2,051,113			(0.1)			(3.0)
	Total assets	$	75,976,475		$	74,483,720		$	69,612,884		2.0	%		9.1	%
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
	Deposits	$	63,175,023		$	61,700,115		$	56,092,438		2.4	%		12.6	%
	Bank Term Funding Program (“BTFP”) borrowings	—			—			4,500,000			—			(100.0)
	Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances	3,500,000			3,500,000			—			—			100.0
	Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	35,974			36,055			153,011			(0.2)			(76.5)
	Operating lease liabilities	89,263			90,369			102,353			(1.2)			(12.8)
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,453,161			1,492,642			1,814,248			(2.6)			(19.9)
	Total liabilities	68,253,421			66,819,181			62,662,050			2.1			8.9
	Stockholders’ equity	7,723,054			7,664,539			6,950,834			0.8			11.1
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	75,976,475		$	74,483,720		$	69,612,884		2.0	%		9.1	%
	Total cash, resale agreements and debt securities/total assets	25.65		%	24.79		%	20.91		%	86		bps	474		bps
	Total stockholders’ equity to assets ratio	10.17		%	10.29		%	9.98		%	(12)			19
	Tangible common equity (“TCE”) ratio (1)	9.60		%	9.72		%	9.37		%	(12)		bps	23		bps
	Book value per share	$	55.79		$	55.30		$	49.64		0.9	%		12.4	%
	Tangible book value (1) per share	$	52.39		$	51.90		$	46.27		0.9			13.2
	Number of common shares at period-end	138,437			138,609			140,027			(0.1)	%		(1.1)	%

(1)The TCE ratio and the tangible book value are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TOTAL LOANS AND DEPOSITS DETAIL
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 2
								December 31, 2024 % Change
		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023		Qtr-o-Qtr		Yr-o-Yr
Loans:
Commercial:
	Commercial and industrial (“C&I”)	$	17,397,158	$	17,068,002	$	16,581,079	1.9	%	4.9	%
	Commercial real estate (“CRE”):
	CRE	14,655,340		14,568,209		14,777,081		0.6		(0.8)
	Multifamily residential	4,953,442		5,141,481		5,023,163		(3.7)		(1.4)
	Construction and land	666,162		693,775		663,868		(4.0)		0.3
	Total CRE	20,274,944		20,403,465		20,464,112		(0.6)		(0.9)
Consumer:
	Residential mortgage:
	Single-family residential	14,175,446		13,963,097		13,383,060		1.5		5.9
	Home equity lines of credit (“HELOCs”)	1,811,628		1,760,716		1,722,204		2.9		5.2
	Total residential mortgage	15,987,074		15,723,813		15,105,264		1.7		5.8
	Other consumer	67,461		57,901		60,327		16.5		11.8
Total loans HFI (1)		53,726,637		53,253,181		52,210,782		0.9		2.9
Loans HFS		—		—		116		—		(100.0)
	Total loans (1)	53,726,637		53,253,181		52,210,898		0.9		2.9
Allowance for loan losses		(702,052)		(696,485)		(668,743)		0.8		5.0
	Net loans (1)	$	53,024,585	$	52,556,696	$	51,542,155	0.9	%	2.9	%
Deposits by product:
	Noninterest-bearing demand	$	15,450,428	$	14,690,864	$	15,539,872	5.2	%	(0.6)	%
	Interest-bearing checking	7,940,692		8,052,720		7,558,908		(1.4)		5.1
	Money market	14,816,511		14,021,042		13,108,727		5.7		13.0
	Savings	1,751,620		1,718,378		1,841,467		1.9		(4.9)
	Time deposits	23,215,772		23,217,111		18,043,464		0.0		28.7
	Total deposits	$	63,175,023	$	61,700,115	$	56,092,438	2.4	%	12.6	%
Deposits by segment/region:
	Consumer and Business Banking - U.S. (2)	$	32,832,926	$	32,104,904	$	28,571,255	2.3	%	14.9	%
	Commercial Banking - U.S. (2)	23,405,769		23,212,616		22,059,662		0.8		6.1
	International Branches (3)	3,412,262		3,307,793		3,172,221		3.2		7.6
	Treasury and Other - U.S. (4)	3,524,066		3,074,802		2,289,299		14.6		53.9
	Total deposits	$	63,175,023	$	61,700,115	$	56,092,437	2.4	%	12.6	%

(1)Includes $46 million, $52 million and $71 million of net deferred loan fees and net unamortized premiums as of December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 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						December 31, 2024 % Change
		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023		Qtr-o-Qtr	Yr-o-Yr
Interest and dividend income		$	1,059,266	$	1,075,899	$	990,378	(1.5)%	7.0%
Interest expense		471,640		503,177		415,544		(6.3)	13.5
Net interest income before provision for credit losses		587,626		572,722		574,834		2.6	2.2
Provision for credit losses		70,000		42,000		37,000		66.7	89.2
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		517,626		530,722		537,834		(2.5)%	(3.8)%
Noninterest income:
	Deposit account fees	26,468		26,815		23,828		(1.3)%	11.1%
	Lending fees	24,737		26,453		22,077		(6.5)	12.0
	Foreign exchange income	16,643		13,569		13,404		22.7	24.2
	Wealth management fees	9,829		10,683		7,780		(8.0)	26.3
	Customer derivative income	3,782		3,774		6,297		0.2	(39.9)
	Total fee income	81,459		81,294		73,386		0.2	11.0
	Derivative mark-to-market and credit valuation adjustments	3,811		(4,480)		(7,242)		NM	NM
	Net gains on sales of loans	8		21		3,675		(61.9)	(99.8)
	Net gains on AFS debt securities	90		145		3,138		(37.9)	(97.1)
	Other investment (loss) income	(590)		2,800		1,673		NM	NM
	Other income	3,388		4,615		5,273		(26.6)	(35.7)
Total noninterest income		88,166		84,395		79,903		4.5%	10.3%
Noninterest expense:
	Compensation and employee benefits	139,870		135,464		130,794		3.3%	6.9%
	Occupancy and equipment expense	16,384		17,001		15,735		(3.6)	4.1
	Deposit account expense	10,923		12,229		11,390		(10.7)	(4.1)
	Computer and software related expenses	13,099		11,436		11,315		14.5	15.8
	Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments (1)	6,201		9,178		78,553		(32.4)	(92.1)
	Other operating expense	44,108		34,892		38,130		26.4	15.7
	Total operating noninterest expense	230,585		220,200		285,917		4.7	(19.4)
	Amortization of tax credit and CRA investments (2)	19,383		5,600		4,581		246.1	323.1
Total noninterest expense		249,968		225,800		290,498		10.7	(14.0)
Income before income taxes		355,824		389,317		327,239		(8.6)	8.7
Income tax expense		62,709		90,151		88,286		(30.4)	(29.0)
Net income		$	293,115	$	299,166	$	238,953	(2.0)%	22.7%
Earnings per share (“EPS”)
- Basic		$	2.11	$	2.16	$	1.70	(2.0)%	24.4%
- Diluted		$	2.10	$	2.14	$	1.69	(2.2)	24.0
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
- Basic		138,604		138,606		140,595		0.0%	(1.4)%
- Diluted		139,883		139,648		141,409		0.2	(1.1)

NM - Not meaningful.

(1)Includes $3 million of FDIC special assessment reversal and $70 million of FDIC special assessment charges for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(2)Includes $343 thousand, $11 million and $4 million in DC Solar recoveries for the three months ended December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

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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 4
		Year Ended				December 31, 2024 % Change
		December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023		Yr-o-Yr
Interest and dividend income		$	4,193,196	$	3,693,805		13.5%
Interest expense		1,914,480		1,381,551			38.6
Net interest income before provision for credit losses		2,278,716		2,312,254			(1.5)
Provision for credit losses		174,000		125,000			39.2
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		2,104,716		2,187,254			(3.8)%
Noninterest income:
	Deposit account fees	103,880		93,811			10.7%
	Lending fees	98,455		83,876			17.4
	Foreign exchange income	54,605		48,276			13.1
	Wealth management fees	38,627		26,994			43.1
	Customer derivative income	14,923		23,216			(35.7)
	Total fee income	310,490		276,173			12.4
	Derivative mark-to-market and credit valuation adjustments	1,478		(3,016)			NM
	Net gains on sales of loans	44		3,634			(98.8)
	Net gains (losses) on AFS debt securities (1)	2,069		(6,862)			NM
	Other investment income	5,611		9,348			(40.0)
	Other income	15,526		15,987			(2.9)
Total noninterest income		335,218		295,264			13.5%
Noninterest expense
	Compensation and employee benefits	550,734		508,538			8.3%
	Occupancy and equipment expense	64,399		62,763			2.6
	Deposit account expense	47,390		43,143			9.8
	Computer and software related expenses	47,271		44,475			6.3
	Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments (2)	45,736		103,308			(55.7)
	Other operating expense (3)	148,301		140,222			5.8
	Total operating noninterest expense	903,831		902,449			0.2
	Amortization of tax credit and CRA investments (4)	54,242		120,299			(54.9)
Total noninterest expense		958,073		1,022,748			(6.3)
Income before income taxes		1,481,861		1,459,770			1.5
Income tax expense		316,275		298,609			5.9
Net income		$	1,165,586	$	1,161,161		0.4%
EPS
- Basic		$	8.39	$	8.23		2.0%
- Diluted		$	8.33	$	8.18		1.8
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
- Basic		138,898		141,164			(1.6)%
- Diluted		139,958		141,902			(1.4)

NM - Not meaningful.

(1)Includes $7 million of net losses on an AFS debt security for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023.

(2)Includes $9 million and $70 million of FDIC special assessment charges for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(3)Includes $4 million of repurchase agreements’ extinguishment cost for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023.

(4)Includes $15 million and $9 million of DC Solar recoveries for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 5
		Three Months Ended						December 31, 2024 % Change		Year Ended				December 31, 2024 % Change
		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023		Qtr-o-Qtr	Yr-o-Yr	December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023		Yr-o-Yr
Loans:
Commercial:
	C&I	$	17,010,327	$	16,492,589	$	15,948,678	3.1%	6.7%	$	16,492,472	$	15,499,899	6.4%
	CRE:
	CRE	14,580,509		14,483,163		14,723,027		0.7	(1.0)	14,587,444		14,312,459		1.9
	Multifamily residential	5,046,676		5,127,659		4,939,119		(1.6)	2.2	5,061,821		4,756,885		6.4
	Construction and land	680,374		661,840		752,783		2.8	(9.6)	666,748		754,928		(11.7)
	Total CRE	20,307,559		20,272,662		20,414,929		0.2	(0.5)	20,316,013		19,824,272		2.5
Consumer:
	Residential mortgage:
	Single-family residential	14,048,515		13,846,946		13,097,056		1.5	7.3	13,753,295		12,274,776		12.0
	HELOCs	1,775,587		1,754,361		1,732,348		1.2	2.5	1,751,500		1,881,008		(6.9)
	Total residential mortgage	15,824,102		15,601,307		14,829,404		1.4	6.7	15,504,795		14,155,784		9.5
	Other consumer	59,273		53,958		59,245		9.9	0.0	55,500		65,181		(14.9)
	Total loans (1)	$	53,201,261	$	52,420,516	$	51,252,256	1.5%	3.8%	$	52,368,780	$	49,545,136	5.7%
Interest-earning assets		$	72,150,099	$	70,263,495	$	65,505,724	2.7%	10.1%	$	69,718,884	$	64,039,402	8.9%
Total assets		$	75,121,440	$	73,268,158	$	69,421,959	2.5%	8.2%	$	72,821,842	$	67,757,505	7.5%
Deposits:
	Noninterest-bearing demand	$	14,973,805	$	14,606,511	$	15,884,525	2.5%	(5.7)%	$	14,799,961	$	17,192,978	(13.9)%
	Interest-bearing checking	7,998,098		7,762,719		7,608,234		3.0	5.1	7,731,828		7,658,414		1.0
	Money market	14,313,494		14,201,258		12,824,121		0.8	11.6	13,970,375		11,680,540		19.6
	Savings	1,731,414		1,744,644		1,873,276		(0.8)	(7.6)	1,770,041		2,128,943		(16.9)
	Time deposits	22,931,856		22,270,124		17,216,367		3.0	33.2	21,400,834		16,301,856		31.3
	Total deposits	$	61,948,667	$	60,585,256	$	55,406,523	2.3%	11.8%	$	59,673,039	$	54,962,731	8.6%

(1)Includes loans HFS.

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QUARTER-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 6
		Three Months Ended
		December 31, 2024						September 30, 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	$	4,585,135	$	47,946	4.16	%	$	4,987,191	$	60,060	4.79	%
	Resale agreements	425,000		1,591		1.49	%	443,261		1,663		1.49	%
	Debt securities:
	AFS	10,852,569		125,628		4.61	%	9,316,232		111,552		4.76	%
	HTM	2,921,096		12,330		1.68	%	2,931,033		12,431		1.69	%
	Total debt securities	13,773,665		137,958		3.98	%	12,247,265		123,983		4.03	%
	Loans:
	C&I	17,010,327		317,374		7.42	%	16,492,589		328,619		7.93	%
	CRE	20,307,559		317,526		6.22	%	20,272,662		328,254		6.44	%
	Residential mortgage	15,824,102		233,147		5.86	%	15,601,307		229,727		5.86	%
	Other consumer	59,273		749		5.03	%	53,958		753		5.55	%
	Total loans (2)	53,201,261		868,796		6.50	%	52,420,516		887,353		6.73	%
	FHLB and FRB stock	165,038		2,975		7.17	%	165,262		2,840		6.84	%
	Total interest-earning assets	$	72,150,099	$	1,059,266	5.84	%	$	70,263,495	$	1,075,899	6.09	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
	Cash and due from banks	381,012						341,856
	Allowance for loan losses	(707,689)						(691,399)
	Other assets	3,298,018						3,354,206
	Total assets	$	75,121,440					$	73,268,158
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
	Checking deposits	$	7,998,098	$	56,640	2.82	%	$	7,762,719	$	58,226	2.98	%
	Money market deposits	14,313,494		119,420		3.32	%	14,201,258		136,384		3.82	%
	Savings deposits	1,731,414		3,829		0.88	%	1,744,644		4,811		1.10	%
	Time deposits	22,931,856		248,533		4.31	%	22,270,124		254,650		4.55	%
	Total interest-bearing deposits	46,974,862		428,422		3.63	%	45,978,745		454,071		3.93	%
	Short-term borrowings and federal funds purchased	783		9		4.57	%	1,170		16		5.44	%
	FHLB advances	3,500,001		42,429		4.82	%	3,440,219		48,261		5.58	%
	Assets sold under repurchase agreements (“repurchase agreements”)	4,337		55		5.05	%	3,455		49		5.64	%
	Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	36,123		725		7.98	%	36,084		780		8.60	%
	Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	50,516,106	$	471,640	3.71	%	$	49,459,673	$	503,177	4.05	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
	Demand deposits	14,973,805						14,606,511
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,900,205						1,758,641
	Stockholders’ equity	7,731,324						7,443,333
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	75,121,440					$	73,268,158
	Total deposits	$	61,948,667	$	428,422	2.75	%	$	60,585,256	$	454,071	2.98	%
Interest rate spread						2.13	%					2.04	%
Net interest income and net interest margin				$	587,626	3.24	%			$	572,722	3.24	%

(1)Annualized.

(2)Includes loans HFS.

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QUARTER-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 7
		Three Months Ended
		December 31, 2024						December 31, 2023
		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	$	4,585,135	$	47,946	4.16	%	$	4,445,115	$	56,250	5.02	%
	Resale agreements	425,000		1,591		1.49	%	785,000		7,232		3.66	%
	Debt securities:
	AFS	10,852,569		125,628		4.61	%	5,985,361		58,926		3.91	%
	HTM	2,921,096		12,330		1.68	%	2,958,294		12,585		1.69	%
	Total debt securities	13,773,665		137,958		3.98	%	8,943,655		71,511		3.17	%
	Loans:
	C&I	17,010,327		317,374		7.42	%	15,948,678		321,026		7.99	%
	CRE	20,307,559		317,526		6.22	%	20,414,929		327,194		6.36	%
	Residential mortgage	15,824,102		233,147		5.86	%	14,829,404		205,371		5.49	%
	Other consumer	59,273		749		5.03	%	59,245		786		5.26	%
	Total loans (2)	53,201,261		868,796		6.50	%	51,252,256		854,377		6.61	%
	FHLB and FRB stock	165,038		2,975		7.17	%	79,698		1,008		5.02	%
	Total interest-earning assets	$	72,150,099	$	1,059,266	5.84	%	$	65,505,724	$	990,378	6.00	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
	Cash and due from banks	381,012						489,055
	Allowance for loan losses	(707,689)						(650,724)
	Other assets	3,298,018						4,077,904
	Total assets	$	75,121,440					$	69,421,959
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
	Checking deposits	$	7,998,098	$	56,640	2.82	%	$	7,608,234	$	52,170	2.72	%
	Money market deposits	14,313,494		119,420		3.32	%	12,824,121		123,744		3.83	%
	Savings deposits	1,731,414		3,829		0.88	%	1,873,276		3,894		0.82	%
	Time deposits	22,931,856		248,533		4.31	%	17,216,367		183,175		4.22	%
	Total interest-bearing deposits	46,974,862		428,422		3.63	%	39,521,998		362,983		3.64	%
	Short-term borrowings and federal funds purchased	783		9		4.57	%	4,500,475		49,570		4.37	%
	Repurchase agreements	4,337		55		5.05	%	2,876		41		5.66	%
	FHLB advances	3,500,001		42,429		4.82	%	1		—		—	%
	Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	36,123		725		7.98	%	153,010		2,950		7.65	%
	Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	50,516,106	$	471,640	3.71	%	$	44,178,360	$	415,544	3.73	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
	Demand deposits	14,973,805						15,884,525
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,900,205						2,663,222
	Stockholders’ equity	7,731,324						6,695,852
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	75,121,440					$	69,421,959
	Total deposits	$	61,948,667	$	428,422	2.75	%	$	55,406,523	$	362,983	2.60	%
Interest rate spread						2.13	%					2.27	%
Net interest income and net interest margin				$	587,626	3.24	%			$	574,834	3.48	%

(1)Annualized.

(2)Includes loans HFS.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
YEAR-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 8
		Year Ended
		December 31, 2024						December 31, 2023
		Average Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Rate		Average Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
	Interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks	$	4,936,550	$	231,794	4.70	%	$	4,638,630	$	220,643	4.76	%
	Assets purchased under resale agreements (1)	519,263		11,254		2.17	%	691,223		20,164		2.92	%
	Debt securities:
	AFS	8,811,274		399,280		4.53	%	6,105,999		225,592		3.69	%
	HTM	2,935,937		49,785		1.70	%	2,976,237		50,598		1.70	%
	Total debt securities	11,747,211		449,065		3.82	%	9,082,236		276,190		3.04	%
	Loans:
	C&I	16,492,472		1,294,451		7.85	%	15,499,899		1,190,940		7.68	%
	CRE	20,316,013		1,292,973		6.36	%	19,824,272		1,227,795		6.19	%
	Residential mortgage	15,504,795		900,514		5.81	%	14,155,784		750,813		5.30	%
	Other consumer	55,500		3,041		5.48	%	65,181		3,198		4.91	%
	Total loans (2)	52,368,780		3,490,979		6.67	%	49,545,136		3,172,746		6.40	%
	FHLB and FRB stock	147,080		10,104		6.87	%	82,177		4,062		4.94	%
	Total interest-earning assets	$	69,718,884	$	4,193,196	6.01	%	$	64,039,402	$	3,693,805	5.77	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
	Cash and due from banks	345,056						555,689
	Allowance for loan losses	(688,448)						(625,785)
	Other assets	3,446,350						3,788,199
	Total assets	$	72,821,842					$	67,757,505
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
	Checking deposits	$	7,731,828	$	221,367	2.86	%	$	7,658,414	$	179,200	2.34	%
	Money market deposits	13,970,375		525,870		3.76	%	11,680,540		399,482		3.42	%
	Savings deposits	1,770,041		17,764		1.00	%	2,128,943		15,573		0.73	%
	Time deposits	21,400,834		955,173		4.46	%	16,301,856		611,295		3.75	%
	Total interest-bearing deposits	44,873,078		1,720,174		3.83	%	37,769,753		1,205,550		3.19	%
	BTFP, short-term borrowings and federal funds purchased	962,061		42,163		4.38	%	3,591,114		157,002		4.37	%
	FHLB advances	2,752,733		147,269		5.35	%	123,288		6,430		5.22	%
	Repurchase agreements	3,613		197		5.45	%	34,443		1,497		4.35	%
	Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	58,467		4,677		8.00	%	152,790		11,072		7.25	%
	Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	48,649,952	$	1,914,480	3.94	%	$	41,671,388	$	1,381,551	3.32	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
	Demand deposits	14,799,961						17,192,978
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	2,056,755						2,410,154
	Stockholders’ equity	7,315,174						6,482,985
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	72,821,842					$	67,757,505
	Total deposits	$	59,673,039	$	1,720,174	2.88	%	$	54,962,731	$	1,205,550	2.19	%
Interest rate spread						2.07	%					2.45	%
Net interest income and net interest margin				$	2,278,716	3.27	%			$	2,312,254	3.61	%

(1)Includes the average balances and interest income for securities and loans purchased under resale agreements for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023. There were no loans purchased under resale agreements for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024.

(2)Includes loans HFS.

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SELECTED RATIOS
(unaudited)
Table 9
		Three Months Ended (1)							December 31, 2024 Basis Point Change
		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023			Qtr-o-Qtr		Yr-o-Yr
	Return on average assets	1.55	%	1.62	%	1.37	%		(7)	bps	18	bps
	Return on average common equity	15.08	%	15.99	%	14.16	%		(91)		92
	Return on average TCE (2)	16.07	%	17.08	%	15.26	%		(101)		81
	Interest rate spread	2.13	%	2.04	%	2.27	%		9		(14)
	Net interest margin	3.24	%	3.24	%	3.48	%		—		(24)
	Average loan yield	6.50	%	6.73	%	6.61	%		(23)		(11)
	Yield on average interest-earning assets	5.84	%	6.09	%	6.00	%		(25)		(16)
	Average cost of interest-bearing deposits	3.63	%	3.93	%	3.64	%		(30)		(1)
	Average cost of deposits	2.75	%	2.98	%	2.60	%		(23)		15
	Average cost of funds	2.87	%	3.12	%	2.74	%		(25)		13
	Operating noninterest expense/average assets	1.22	%	1.20	%	1.63	%		2		(41)
	Efficiency ratio	36.92	%	34.34	%	44.34	%		258		(742)
	Effective tax rate	17.62	%	23.16	%	26.98	%		(554)	bps	(936)	bps
		Year Ended				December 31, 2024 Basis Point Change
		December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023		Yr-o-Yr
	Return on average assets	1.60	%	1.71	%	(11)		bps
	Return on average common equity	15.93	%	17.91	%	(198)
	Return on average TCE (2)	17.05	%	19.35	%	(230)
	Interest rate spread	2.07	%	2.45	%	(38)
	Net interest margin	3.27	%	3.61	%	(34)
	Average loan yield	6.67	%	6.40	%	27
	Yield on average interest-earning assets	6.01	%	5.77	%	24
	Average cost of interest-bearing deposits	3.83	%	3.19	%	64
	Average cost of deposits	2.88	%	2.19	%	69
	Average cost of funds	3.02	%	2.35	%	67
	Operating noninterest expense/average assets	1.24	%	1.33	%	(9)
	Efficiency ratio	36.59	%	39.20	%	(261)
	Effective tax rate	21.34	%	20.46	%	88		bps
									December 31, 2024 Basis Point Change
		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023			Qtr-o-Qtr		Yr-o-Yr
	Loan-to-deposit ratio	85.04	%	86.31	%	93.08	%		(127)		(804)

(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 13.

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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES & OFF-BALANCE SHEET CREDIT EXPOSURES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 10
		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		3			1		8		—		2,410
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries		(59,881)		67		186		3			1		3		(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 September 30, 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, June 30, 2024		$	379,984	$	194,794	$	40,254	$	14,322		$	49,523	$	3,340	$	1,577	$	683,794
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans	(a)	26,416		27,123		(8,493)		(1,975)			(1,293)		(128)		67		41,717
Gross charge-offs		(29,260)		(734)		—		(145)			—		(10)		(149)		(30,298)
Gross recoveries		838		61		21		6			1		8		—		935
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries		(28,422)		(673)		21		(139)			1		(2)		(149)		(29,363)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		337		—		—		—			—		—		—		337
Allowance for loan losses, September 30, 2024		$	378,315	$	221,244	$	31,782	$	12,208		$	48,231	$	3,210	$	1,495	$	696,485

		Three Months Ended December 31, 2023
		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, 2023		$	383,677	$	178,040	$	24,162	$	9,216		$	54,930	$	3,795	$	1,703	$	655,523
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans	(a)	27,732		(6,306)		10,151		1,030			88		145		50		32,890
Gross charge-offs		(20,264)		(1,210)		(3)		—			—		—		(96)		(21,573)
Gross recoveries		1,248		68		65		223			—		7		—		1,611
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries		(19,016)		(1,142)		62		223			—		7		(96)		(19,962)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		292		—		—		—			—		—		—		292
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2023		$	392,685	$	170,592	$	34,375	$	10,469		$	55,018	$	3,947	$	1,657	$	668,743

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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES & OFF-BALANCE-SHEET CREDIT EXPOSURES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 10 (continued)
		Year 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, 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)	110,791		61,908		(2,684)		9,114			(10,176)		(873)		4,096		172,176
Gross charge-offs		(125,413)		(14,236)		(10)		(2,289)			(35)		(15)		(4,259)		(146,257)
Gross recoveries		6,505		413		436		203			9		73		—		7,639
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries		(118,908)		(13,823)		426		(2,086)			(26)		58		(4,259)		(138,618)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(249)		—		—		—			—		—		—		(249)
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2024		$	384,319	$	218,677	$	32,117	$	17,497		$	44,816	$	3,132	$	1,494	$	702,052

		Year Ended December 31, 2023
		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, 2022		$	371,700	$	149,864	$	23,373	$	9,109		$	35,564	$	4,475	$	1,560	$	595,645
Impact of ASU 2022-02 adoption		5,683		337		6		—			1		1		—		6,028
Allowance for loan losses, January 1, 2023		$	377,383	150,201		23,379		9,109			35,565		4,476		$	1,560	$	601,673
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans	(a)	45,319		27,007		10,454		11,537			19,384		(424)		294		113,571
Gross charge-offs		(36,573)		(7,048)		(3)		(10,413)			—		(138)		(197)		(54,372)
Gross recoveries		6,803		432		545		236			69		33		—		8,118
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries		(29,770)		(6,616)		542		(10,177)			69		(105)		(197)		(46,254)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(247)		—		—		—			—		—		—		(247)
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2023		$	392,685	$	170,592	$	34,375	$	10,469		$	55,018	$	3,947	$	1,657	$	668,743

		Three Months Ended						Year Ended
($ in thousands)		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023		December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Unfunded Credit Facilities
Allowance for unfunded credit commitments, beginning of period (1)		$	39,062	$	38,783	$	33,589	$	37,698	$	26,264
Provision for credit losses on unfunded credit commitments	(b)	457		283		4,110		1,824		11,429
Foreign currency translation adjustment		7		(4)		—		4		6
Allowance for unfunded credit commitments, end of period (1)		$	39,526	$	39,062	$	37,699	$	39,526	$	37,699
Provision for credit losses	(a)+(b)	$	70,000	$	42,000	$	37,000	$	174,000	$	125,000

(1)Included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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CRITICIZED LOANS, NONPERFORMING ASSETS, CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS AND
COMPOSITION OF ALLOWANCE BY PORTFOLIO
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 11
Criticized Loans	December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Special mention loans	$	447,290	$	468,593	$	404,241
Classified loans	725,863		641,642		573,969
Total criticized loans (1)	$	1,173,153	$	1,110,235	$	978,210

(1)Excludes loans HFS.

Nonperforming Assets		December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial:
	C&I	$	86,165		$	75,272		$	37,036
	Total CRE	18,318			19,175			27,918
Consumer:
	Total residential mortgage	54,469			52,311			37,788
	Other consumer	66			102			132
	Total nonaccrual loans	159,018			146,860			102,874
Other real estate owned, net		35,077			41,248			11,141
Other nonperforming assets		—			7,358			—
	Total nonperforming assets	$	194,095		$	195,466		$	114,015
Credit Quality Ratios		December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
Annualized quarterly net charge-offs to average loans HFI		0.48		%	0.22		%	0.15		%
Annual net charge-offs to average loans HFI		0.26		%	N/A			0.09		%
Special mention loans to loans HFI		0.83		%	0.88		%	0.77		%
Classified loans to loans HFI		1.35		%	1.20		%	1.10		%
Criticized loans to loans HFI		2.18		%	2.08		%	1.87		%
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.26		%	0.26		%	0.16		%
Nonaccrual loans to loans HFI		0.30		%	0.28		%	0.20		%
Allowance for loan losses to loans HFI		1.31		%	1.31		%	1.28		%

Composition of Allowance (“ALLL”) by Portfolio		December 31, 2024				September 30, 2024				December 31, 2023
Loan Category		ALLL		ALLL/ Loans HFI		ALLL		ALLL/ Loans HFI		ALLL		ALLL/ Loans HFI
	C&I	$	384,319	2.21	%	$	378,315	2.22	%	$	392,685	2.37	%
	Total CRE	268,291		1.32		265,234		1.30		215,436		1.05
	Multifamily	32,117		0.65		31,782		0.62		34,375		0.68
	Office	68,015		3.20		66,614		3.11		55,252		2.43
	All other CRE	168,159		1.27		166,838		1.27		125,809		0.96
	Residential mortgage & consumer	49,442		0.31		52,936		0.34		60,622		0.40
Total loans		$	702,052	1.31	%	$	696,485	1.31	%	$	668,743	1.28	%

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GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 12
		Three Months Ended									Year Ended
		December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023			December 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
Net interest income before provision for credit losses	(a)	$	587,626		$	572,722		$	574,834		$	2,278,716		$	2,312,254
Fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) adjustment	(b)	1,276			411			440			4,767			1,728
FTE net interest income before provision for credit losses	(c)=(a)+(b)	588,902			573,133			575,274			2,283,483			2,313,982
Total noninterest income	(d)	88,166			84,395			79,903			335,218			295,264
Total revenue	(e)=(a)+(d)	675,792			657,117			654,737			2,613,934			2,607,518
Total revenue (FTE)	(f)=(c)+(d)	$	677,068		$	657,528		$	655,177		$	2,618,701		$	2,609,246
Total noninterest expense	(g)	$	249,968		$	225,800		$	290,498		$	958,073		$	1,022,748
Efficiency ratio	(g)/(f)	36.92		%	34.34		%	44.34		%	36.59		%	39.20		%
Pre-tax, pre-provision income	(f)-(g)	$	427,100		$	431,728		$	364,679		$	1,660,628		$	1,586,498

The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance. ▪During the second, third and fourth quarters of 2024, the Company recorded $3 million, $11 million, and $343 thousand, respectively, 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. The Company recorded $3 million, $2 million, and $4 million in pre-tax DC solar recoveries in the first, second, and fourth quarters of 2023, respectively. ▪During the first and second quarters of 2024, the Company recorded $10 million and $2 million, respectively, in pre-tax FDIC special assessment charges, and a $3 million FDIC special assessment reversal during the fourth quarter of 2024 (included in Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income). During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company recorded $70 million in pre-tax FDIC special assessment charges. ▪During the first and fourth quarters of 2023, the Company recorded a $10 million pre-tax impairment write-off and a $3 million pre-tax gain on the sale of the same AFS debt security (included in Net gains on AFS debt securities on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income), respectively. ▪During the first quarter of 2023, the Company recorded $4 million in pre-tax repurchase agreements’ extinguishment cost (included in Other operating expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income). Adjusted net income represents net income adjusted for the tax-effected above-mentioned adjustments. Adjusted diluted EPS represents diluted EPS adjusted for the above tax-effected adjustments. 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.
	Three Months Ended						Year Ended
	December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023		December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Net income	$	293,115	$	299,166	$	238,953	$	1,165,586	$	1,161,161
Less/Add: FDIC special assessment (reversal) charge	(3,385)		—		69,986		8,800		69,986
Less/Add: Net gain/loss on AFS debt security	—		—		(3,138)		—		6,862
Less: DC Solar recovery	(343)		(11,201)		(3,648)		(14,690)		(9,218)
Add: Repurchase agreements’ extinguishment cost	—		—		—		—		3,872
Tax effect of adjustments (1)	1,109		3,311		(18,682)		1,751		(21,136)
Adjusted net income	$	290,496	$	291,276	$	283,471	$	1,161,447	$	1,211,527
Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding	139,883		139,648		141,409		139,958		141,902
Diluted EPS	$	2.10	$	2.14	$	1.69	$	8.33	$	8.18
Less/Add: FDIC special assessment (reversal) charge	(0.03)		—		0.49		0.06		0.49
Less/Add: Net gain/loss on AFS debt security	—		—		(0.02)		—		0.05
Less: DC Solar recovery	—		(0.08)		(0.03)		(0.10)		(0.06)
Add: Repurchase agreements’ extinguishment cost	—		—		—		—		0.03
Tax effect of adjustments (1)	0.01		0.03		(0.13)		0.01		(0.15)
Adjusted diluted EPS	$	2.08	$	2.09	$	2.00	$	8.30	$	8.54

(1)Applied statutory tax rate of 29.73% for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024. Applied statutory tax rate of 29.56% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 13
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.
		December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
Common Stock		170			170			169
Additional paid-in capital		2,030,712			2,018,105			1,980,818
Retained earnings		7,311,542			7,095,587			6,465,230
Treasury stock		(1,034,110)			(1,012,019)			(874,787)
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
AFS debt securities net unrealized losses		(542,152)			(456,493)			(601,881)
Cash flow hedges net unrealized (losses) gains		(20,787)			39,143			2,624
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(22,321)			(19,954)			(21,339)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss		(585,260)			(437,304)			(620,596)
Stockholders’ equity	(a)	$	7,723,054		$	7,664,539		$	6,950,834
Less: Goodwill		(465,697)			(465,697)			(465,697)
Other intangible assets (1)		(5,234)			(5,563)			(6,602)
Tangible book value	(b)	$	7,252,123		$	7,193,279		$	6,478,535
Number of common shares at period-end	(c)	138,437			138,609			140,027
Book value per share	(a)/(c)	$	55.79		$	55.30		$	49.64
Tangible book value per share	(b)/(c)	$	52.39		$	51.90		$	46.27
Total assets	(d)	$	75,976,475		$	74,483,720		$	69,612,884
Less: Goodwill		(465,697)			(465,697)			(465,697)
Other intangible assets (1)		(5,234)			(5,563)			(6,602)
Tangible assets	(e)	$	75,505,544		$	74,012,460		$	69,140,585
Total stockholders’ equity to assets ratio	(a)/(d)	10.17		%	10.29		%	9.98		%
TCE ratio	(b)/(e)	9.60		%	9.72		%	9.37		%

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												Year Ended
		December 31, 2024				September 30, 2024				December 31, 2023				December 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
Net income	(f)	$	293,115			$	299,166			$	238,953			$	1,165,586		$	1,161,161
Add: Amortization of core deposit intangibles		—				—				441				—			1,763
Amortization of mortgage servicing assets		334				348				302				1,322			1,328
Tax effect of amortization adjustments (2)		(99)				(103)				(220)				(393)			(914)
Tangible net income	(g)	$	293,350			$	299,411			$	239,476			$	1,166,515		$	1,163,338
Average stockholders’ equity	(h)	$	7,731,324			$	7,443,333			$	6,695,852			$	7,315,174		$	6,482,985
Less: Average goodwill		(465,697)				(465,697)				(465,697)				(465,697)			(465,697)
Average other intangible assets (1)		(5,445)				(5,790)				(5,434)				(5,953)			(6,542)
Average tangible book value	(i)	$	7,260,182			$	6,971,846			$	6,224,721			$	6,843,524		$	6,010,746
Return on average common equity	(f)/(h)	15.08		%	(3)	15.99		%	(3)	14.16		%	(3)	15.93		%	17.91		%
Return on average TCE	(g)/(i)	16.07		%	(3)	17.08		%	(3)	15.26		%	(3)	17.05		%	19.35		%

(1)Includes core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets. There were no core deposit intangibles in the 2024 periods presented.

(2)Applied statutory tax rate of 29.73% for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024. Applied statutory tax rate of 29.56% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023.

(3)Annualized.

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