BASIS OF PRESENTATION	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION The consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q include the accounts of East West Bancorp, Inc. (referred to herein on an unconsolidated basis as “East West” and on a consolidated basis as the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, East West Bank and subsidiaries (the “Bank”) and East West Insurance Services, Inc. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the consolidations. As of March 31, 2015, East West has six wholly-owned subsidiaries that are statutory business trusts (the “Trusts”), one of which was the result of the acquisition of MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. (“MetroCorp”) during the first quarter of 2014, as discussed in Note 3 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, the Trusts are not consolidated into the Company. The interim consolidated financial statements, presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and general practices within the banking industry, are unaudited and reflect all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of financial statements for the interim periods. Certain prior year balances and notes have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. The Company restated prior period financial statements to reflect the impact of the retrospective application of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-01, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects. See Note 10 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for details. The current period’s results of operations are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year as a whole. Events subsequent to the consolidated balance sheet date have been evaluated through the date the financial statements are issued for inclusion in the accompanying financial statements. The unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report.

NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q include the accounts of East West Bancorp, Inc. (referred to herein on an unconsolidated basis as “East West” and on a consolidated basis as the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, East West Bank and subsidiaries (the “Bank”) and East West Insurance Services, Inc. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the consolidations. As of March 31, 2015, East West has six wholly-owned subsidiaries that are statutory business trusts (the “Trusts”), one of which was the result of the acquisition of MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. (“MetroCorp”) during the first quarter of 2014, as discussed in Note 3 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, the Trusts are not consolidated into the Company.

The interim consolidated financial statements, presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and general practices within the banking industry, are unaudited and reflect all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of financial statements for the interim periods. Certain prior year balances and notes have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. The Company restated prior period financial statements to reflect the impact of the retrospective application of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-01, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects. See Note 10 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for details. The current period’s results of operations are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year as a whole. Events subsequent to the consolidated balance sheet date have been evaluated through the date the financial statements are issued for inclusion in the accompanying financial statements. The unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report.