Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data
Cathay Bank vs East West Bank
Metric by metric
| Measure | Cathay Bank | East West Bank |
|---|---|---|
| TellerScore | 69 | 70 (stronger) |
| Capital cushion | 65 (stronger) | 49 |
| Loan quality | 82 | 87 (stronger) |
| Earnings | 82 | 91 (stronger) |
| Funding & liquidity | 26 | 37 (stronger) |
| Problem-loan coverage | 91 | 95 (stronger) |
| Peer percentile | 69th | 73rd |
| Total assets | $24.6B | $84.3B |
| Deposits / shares | $21.1B | $70.3B |
| Capital ratio | 11.52% (stronger) | 9.89% |
| Problem loans | 0.54% | 0.38% (stronger) |
| Net charge-offs | 0.04% (stronger) | 0.14% |
| Return on assets | 1.55% | 1.77% (stronger) |
| Loans ÷ deposits | 96.6% | 82.7% (stronger) |
| Uninsured deposits | 49.2% (stronger) | 51.5% |
| Offices | 63 | 94 |
| CFPB complaints (3 yrs) | 60 | 154 |
| Complaints per $1B deposits | 2.8 | 2.2 (stronger) |
| Mortgage denial rate (HMDA) | 9.0% | 11.6% |
East West Bank has the higher TellerScore (70 vs 69). On the 8 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Cathay Bank leads on 3 and East West Bank on 5. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.
Where both have branches
- San Francisco, CA
- Irvine, CA
- New York, NY
- Flushing, NY
- Houston, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Seattle, WA
- San Jose, CA
- Brooklyn, NY
- Fremont, CA
- Rowland Heights, CA
- Arcadia, CA
- City Of Industry, CA
- Alhambra, CA
- San Mateo, CA
- San Marino, CA
- Bellevue, WA
- El Monte, CA
- Plano, TX
- Sacramento, CA
- Artesia, CA
- Cupertino, CA
- Daly City, CA
- Diamond Bar, CA
- Milpitas, CA
- Monterey Park, CA
- Oakland, CA
- Ontario, CA
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA
- Hong Kong,