1、2018East West BancorpAnnual ReportLargest independent bank headquartered in Southern CaliforniaTop 25*largest banks in the U.S.by market cap and asset size3,200 associates to serve our customers 81 California 11 Texas 6 New York 4 Washington 3 Georgia 2 Massachusetts 1 Nevada108 U.S.branchesEast Wes
2、t Bank at a Glance$41 billion asset size*Based on independent commercial banks.12018 East West Bancorp Annual Report 5234678910110 offices in Greater China Branches 1 Hong Kong 2 Shanghai 3 Shanghai FTZ 4 Shantou 5 Shenzhen Representative Offices 6 Beijing 7 Chongqing 8 Guangzhou 9 Taipei 10 XiamenT
3、op 10 on Forbes 2019 Best Banks in America15%10-year loan CAGR*16%10-year deposit CAGR*of operating history 45YEARS*CAGR=compound annual growth rate,December 31,2008 to December 31,2018.22018 East West Bancorp Annual ReportA Message from Our Chairman,President and CEO Dominic NgDear Shareholders,On
4、February 11,2019,I was joined by our board of directors and senior management to ring the Nasdaq opening bell in celebration of East Wests 20th anniversary as a publicly traded company.I am proud of the milestones and growth that East West achieved throughout its history.We have a long,well-establis
5、hed track record of strong financial performance.But more meaningfully,as our customers have grown in size and complexity,so has our banking expertise.This evolution of our capabilities enabled us to grow and succeed alongside our customers.32018 East West Bancorp Annual ReportEast West was founded
6、in 1973 as a savings and loan association with one branch in Chinatown,Los Angeles.Our mission was to provide access to banking to the Chinese-American community,whose needs were not being met by mainstream banks.Offering checking and savings accounts,auto loans and home mortgages,we served as a bri