REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

Schedule of actual and required capital amounts and ratios

							To Be Well Capitalized
				For Capital			Under Prompt Corrective
	Actual			Adequacy Purposes			Action Provisions
	Amount		Ratio	Amount		Ratio	Amount		Ratio
				(Dollars in thousands)
As of December 31, 2013:
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)
Consolidated Company	$	2,395,109	13.5%	$	1,416,203	8.0%	N/A		N/A
East West Bank	$	2,262,494	12.9%	$	1,407,944	8.0%	$	1,759,931	10.0%
Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)
Consolidated Company	$	2,102,476	11.9%	$	708,102	4.0%	N/A		N/A
East West Bank	$	2,041,894	11.6%	$	703,972	4.0%	$	1,055,958	6.0%
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)
Consolidated Company	$	2,102,476	8.6%	$	976,596	4.0%	N/A		N/A
East West Bank	$	2,041,894	8.4%	$	973,958	4.0%	$	1,217,448	5.0%
As of December 31, 2012:
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)
Consolidated Company	$	2,296,253	16.1%	$	1,142,743	8.0%	N/A		N/A
East West Bank	$	2,225,888	15.6%	$	1,142,215	8.0%	$	1,427,769	10.0%
Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)
Consolidated Company	$	2,116,757	14.8%	$	571,371	4.0%	N/A		N/A
East West Bank	$	2,046,477	14.3%	$	571,107	4.0%	$	856,661	6.0%
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)
Consolidated Company	$	2,116,757	9.6%	$	880,526	4.0%	N/A		N/A
East West Bank	$	2,046,477	9.3%	$	880,162	4.0%	$	1,100,202	5.0%