EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
Cathay General Bancorp:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement on Form S-8 of Cathay General Bancorp of our report dated January 15, 2003, which report appears in the December 31, 2002 annual report on Form 10-K of Cathay Bancorp, Inc.
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets in 2002.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Los Angeles, California
October 24, 2003