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
7 commercial deeds of trust recorded recently, verified from county records.
- Aug 20, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
- Aug 20, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
- Aug 20, 2026 · landundisclosed
- 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 (CATY) Could Be Fully Valued After Fresh Growth And Capital Concerns - simplywall.st — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by simplywall.st.Aug 14, 2026
- Cathay General Bancorp (Nasdaq: CATY) lifts Q2 2026 earnings and grows loans - Stock Titan — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to earnings and lending reported by stocktitan.net.Aug 7, 2026
- Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Looks Fairly Valued Following Q2 2026 Results - simplywall.st — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by simplywall.st.Aug 3, 2026
- Will Stronger Net Interest Income and Earnings Shift Cathay General Bancorp's (CATY) Core Profit Narrative? - simplywall.st — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to earnings reported by simplywall.st.Jul 31, 2026
- CATY|Cathay General Bancorp|Price:63.240|Chg%:-0.310 - TradingKey — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by tradingkey.com.Jul 30, 2026
- CATY|Cathay General Bancorp|Price:63.400|Chg%:+0.160 - TradingKey — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by tradingkey.com.Jul 29, 2026
- Is Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Overvalued Following Strong Second Quarter Earnings? - simplywall.st — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to earnings reported by simplywall.st.Jul 26, 2026
- CATY|Cathay General Bancorp|Price:63.045|Chg%:+0.015 - TradingKey — Coverage of Cathay Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by tradingkey.com.Jul 26, 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 Aug 20, 2026 · Sources: FFIEC CDR, county records, first-party conversations.