TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Mechanics Bank vs East West Bank

Bank

Mechanics Bank

Walnut Creek, California · $10 billion – $100 billion

65of 100
Moderate

Bank

East West Bank

Pasadena, California · $10 billion – $100 billion

70of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureMechanics BankEast West Bank
TellerScore6570 (stronger)
Capital cushion4449 (stronger)
Loan quality8687 (stronger)
Earnings6091 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity55 (stronger)37
Problem-loan coverage96 (stronger)95
Peer percentile54th73rd
Total assets$21.2B$84.3B
Deposits / shares$18.1B$70.3B
Capital ratio9.38%9.89% (stronger)
Problem loans0.41%0.38% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.11% (stronger)0.14%
Return on assets0.99%1.77% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits74.2% (stronger)82.7%
Uninsured deposits42.9% (stronger)51.5%
Offices16694
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)—154
Complaints per $1B deposits—2.2
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)20.1%11.6%

East West Bank has the higher TellerScore (70 vs 65). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Mechanics Bank leads on 3 and East West Bank on 4. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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