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East West Bank
Regional Bank · Pasadena, CA · East West Bcorp Inc
- Total assets
- $82.5B
- CRE loan book
- $21.5B
- QoQ CRE growth
- 1.1%
- Q1 2026
Observed rates
Real loans — SBA 7(a)
3 SBA 7(a) real-estate loans in Texas over the last 12 months · median rate 8.50% (3 variable / 0 fixed) · $2.7M total approved.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA dataset · most recent approval Nov 20, 2025. Loan-level government-guaranteed pricing; conventional CRE terms may differ.
Book yield — real-estate loans
Implied yield on the existing real-estate loan book: 5.87% as of Q1 2026 — TX bank median 4.87% (1.01pp above median).
| Quarter | RE loan yield | All loans & leases |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 5.87% | 5.97% |
| Q4 2025 | 6.04% | 6.17% |
| Q3 2025 | 6.15% | 6.64% |
| Q2 2025 | 6.10% | 6.34% |
| Q1 2025 | 6.00% | 6.23% |
| Q4 2024 | 6.11% | 6.50% |
| Q3 2024 | 6.23% | 6.69% |
| Q2 2024 | 6.14% | 6.63% |
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 | $21.5B | $768.3M | $4.5B | 233% | $62.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $21.3B | $701.7M | $4.5B | 233% | $74.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $21.0B | $740.3M | $4.4B | 229% | $45.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.6B | $688.6M | $4.4B | 233% | $24.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $20.5B | $611.8M | $4.4B | 236% | $34.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $20.2B | $602.6M | $4.3B | 230% | $43.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $20.3B | $620.0M | $4.5B | 234% | $45.1M |
| Q2 2024 | $20.3B | $564.0M | $4.5B | 237% | $64.2M |
Signals
Recent news
- Is East West Bancorp (EWBC) Still Undervalued After Its 2026 Guidance Upgrade? - simplywall.st — Coverage of East West Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by simplywall.st.Jul 31, 2026
- Is East West Bancorp (EWBC) Fully Valued As Record Q2 And Guidance Lift Raise Expectations? - simplywall.st — Coverage of East West Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by simplywall.st.Jul 22, 2026
- How Earnings Momentum and a Growing Dividend Profile Could Shape East West Bancorp (EWBC) Investors - simplywall.st — Coverage of East West Bank related to earnings reported by simplywall.st.Jul 18, 2026
- Q1 Rundown: East West Bank (NASDAQ:EWBC) Vs Other Regional Banks Stocks - The Globe and Mail — Coverage of East West Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by theglobeandmail.com.Jul 6, 2026
- Pasadena’s East West Bank Becomes First Business Banking Partner for AEG’s Ticketing Platform - Pasadena Now — Coverage of East West Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by pasadenanow.com.Jun 2, 2026
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Last updated Jul 3, 2026 · Sources: FFIEC CDR, county records, first-party conversations.