Cathay General Bancorp filings document the reporting, governance, and capital actions of a bank holding company for Cathay Bank. Form 8-K reports record operating results and financial-condition updates, Regulation FD materials for earnings presentations, common-stock repurchase programs, and officer or director changes.
Proxy filings cover annual-meeting matters, board structure, executive compensation, equity-award disclosures, shareholder voting items, and related governance information. The filing record also connects Cathay Bank's commercial banking, deposit, lending, fee-income, and wealth management activities with public-company disclosures about financial condition and capital structure.
Cathay General Bancorp reported stronger results for the first quarter of 2026, with net income of $86.9 million compared with $69.5 million a year earlier. Basic earnings per share rose to $1.30 from $0.99, helped by higher net interest income and gains on equity securities.
Total assets were $24.0 billion and total deposits were $20.7 billion as of March 31, 2026. The allowance for loan losses increased to $208.8 million, while recorded investment in non-accrual loans declined to $89.0 million, indicating tighter credit protection alongside lower problem loans.
The bank recorded a $15.7 million impairment on available-for-sale securities tied to a decision to sell $210.5 million of bonds, but the realized loss was offset within a higher overall earnings base. Stockholders’ equity rose to $3.0 billion, reflecting retained earnings and improved other comprehensive income despite dividends of $0.38 per share.
Cathay General Bancorp vice chairman Peter Wu reported an indirect sale of 20,000 shares of Common Stock through PACJU, LLC. The shares were sold in open-market transactions at a weighted-average price of $57.3253 per share, with individual trades ranging from $57.25 to $57.38.
Following the sale, PACJU, LLC held 275,252 shares. The filing also shows Wu holding 1,593 shares directly and 398,814 shares indirectly through the Wu Family Trust as of the reported date, indicating he retains a substantial overall position associated with his role at the company.
Cathay General Bancorp reported an insider stock sale by SVP and General Counsel May K. Chan. On April 28, 2026, Chan executed an open-market sale of approximately 558.1721 shares of Common Stock at $56.00 per share.
After this transaction, Chan directly holds 2,693 shares of Cathay General Bancorp common stock. This total includes 26.332 shares acquired year-to-date through dividend reinvestment, indicating ongoing participation in the company’s dividend reinvestment program alongside the recent sale.
Vanguard Capital Management reported beneficial ownership of 3,400,575 shares of Cathay General Bancorp common stock, representing 5.07% of the class. The filing lists 503,039 shares as sole voting power and 3,400,575 as sole dispositive power. The filing is signed by Ashley Grim.
Cathay General Bancorp (Common Stock) ownership filing shows Vanguard Portfolio Management beneficially owns 4,111,955 shares, representing 6.14% of the class. The filer reports sole dispositive power over 4,111,955 shares and sole voting power for 40,696 shares. The filing attributes holdings to Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC and affiliated business divisions and notes holdings include shares held by Vanguard funds and managed accounts. The filing is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration.
Cathay General Bancorp submitted a Rule 144 notice reporting the proposed sale of 559 shares of Common stock. The shares relate to a restricted stock lapse / dividend reinvestment dated 03/09/2020, and the filing shows an effective/receipt date of 04/28/2026.
Cathay General Bancorp announced that its board has adopted a new share repurchase program authorizing the company to buy back up to $150,000,000 of its common stock. Repurchases may be made on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, and may also be executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.
The company can suspend, terminate or modify the program at any time based on market conditions, alternative uses of capital, liquidity and other factors. As of the press release date, Cathay General Bancorp had approximately 67,056,307 shares of common stock outstanding.
The company also noted that a prior $150,000,000 repurchase program announced in June 2025 was completed in February 2026, with 3,217,481 shares repurchased at an average cost of $46.62 per share.
Cathay General Bancorp reported solid first quarter 2026 results with mixed trends. Net income was $86.9 million, or $1.29 per diluted share, down from $90.5 million and $1.33 in the fourth quarter of 2025 but up from $69.5 million a year earlier.
Net interest income was $194.2 million as net interest margin improved to 3.43% from 3.36%, helped by lower deposit and funding costs. Provision for credit losses rose to $18.2 million, while non-interest income fell to $20.7 million due to a $15.7 million impairment on available-for-sale securities, partly offset by higher equity securities gains.
Non-interest expense declined 6.0% to $86.7 million, improving the efficiency ratio to 40.35%. Gross loans edged up to $20.17 billion and deposits were $20.68 billion. Asset quality strengthened as non-performing assets fell to $127.9 million, 0.53% of total assets, and capital ratios remained firmly in the well-capitalized range, with a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 13.46%. The quarterly cash dividend was $0.38 per share.
Chan Lana Lai-Yan reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cathay General Bancorp director Lana Lai-Yan Chan received a grant of 265 shares of Common Stock. The award was made as fully vested stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share, indicating compensation rather than a market purchase. Following this grant, Chan directly holds 265 shares.