CA lenders / Regional Bank
Cathay Bank
Regional Bank · Los Angeles, CA · Cathay General Bcorp
- Total assets
- $24.0B
- CRE loan book
- $9.8B
- QoQ CRE growth
- 0.2%
- Q1 2026
Recorded CRE activity — harris County
8 commercial deeds of trust recorded recently, verified from county records.
- Sep 17, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
- Aug 20, 2026 · landundisclosed
- Aug 20, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
- Aug 20, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
- Aug 14, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
- Jul 21, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
- Jul 8, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
- Jul 1, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
Observed rates
Book yield — real-estate loans
Implied yield on the existing real-estate loan book: 5.79% as of Q1 2026 — TX bank median 4.87% (0.93pp above median).
| Quarter | RE loan yield | All loans & leases |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 5.79% | 5.94% |
| Q4 2025 | 5.92% | 6.10% |
| Q3 2025 | 5.94% | 6.20% |
| Q2 2025 | 5.83% | 6.07% |
| Q1 2025 | 5.84% | 6.07% |
| Q4 2024 | 5.91% | 6.22% |
| Q3 2024 | 5.93% | 6.41% |
| Q2 2024 | 5.76% | 6.25% |
What their existing real-estate book earns — an anchor for where new money gets priced. Source: FFIEC Call Reports.
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CRE book — quarterly trend (FFIEC Call Reports)
| Quarter | CRE loans | Construction | Multifamily | Concentration | Nonaccrual CRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $9.8B | $359.5M | $2.6B | 271% | $50.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $9.7B | $406.4M | $2.6B | 279% | $58.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $9.6B | $423.9M | $2.5B | 282% | $97.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $9.4B | $369.9M | $2.5B | 283% | $100.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $9.2B | $417.0M | $2.4B | 278% | $77.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $9.1B | $402.2M | $2.4B | 281% | $73.3M |
| Q3 2024 | $9.0B | $383.7M | $2.4B | 281% | $74.8M |
| Q2 2024 | $9.0B | $445.2M | $2.4B | 280% | $78.4M |
Signals
Recent news
- Cathay General Bancorp to release Q3 2026 results on October 21 - scanx.trade — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by scanx.trade.Oct 8, 2026
- Is Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) A Bargain After Its Recent Share Price Cool Down? - Simply Wall Street — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by simplywall.st.Oct 4, 2026
- Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Gains On Loan Growth Story As Fair Value Stays In View - simplywall.st — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to lending reported by simplywall.st.Sep 27, 2026
- How Investors May Respond To Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Dividend Hike - simplywall.st — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by simplywall.st.Sep 13, 2026
- Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Sees Loan Growth Optimism, Is It Still A Bargain? - simplywall.st — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to lending reported by simplywall.st.Sep 9, 2026
- Reflecting On Regional Banks Stocks’ Q2 Earnings: Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) - The Globe and Mail — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to earnings reported by theglobeandmail.com.Sep 9, 2026
- Reflecting On Regional Banks Stocks’ Q2 Earnings: Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) - StockStory — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to earnings reported by stockstory.org.Sep 8, 2026
- Cathay General Bancorp stock holds steady as analysts stick to a Hold view - AD HOC NEWS — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by ad-hoc-news.de.Sep 2, 2026
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Markets where Cathay Bank lends
Cathay Bank has commercial deeds of trust recorded in this metro. See who else is active there and current rate ranges by property type.
Houston
Houston (Harris County)
Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Sources: FFIEC CDR, county records, first-party conversations.