As banks begin to see residential and multifamily markets adjust from less buying to more renting, Merit Rental Property Management announced that East West Bancorp, Inc. entered into its first contract with MERIT to manage a multifamily apartment complex. MERIT Rental Property Management, a leading provider of professional single-family rental and apartment management services, continues to partner with financial institutions to provide rental management expertise that can maximize property values in today's economy. The contract calls for full rental property management services including assisting with daily operations, community maintenance, rent collection, delinquency oversight and tenant placement. In addition, MERIT Rental Property Management offers Park Terrace residents a Customer Care Center, which provides an in-house, fully-staffed team dedicated to personally answering residents' questions.

East West Bancorp Inc., Special/Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting, Mar 25, 2010, at 14:00 US Pacific Time. Location: 135 N. Los Robles Avenue, 6th Floor, Pasadena, CA 91101, United States. Agenda: To approve the issuance of shares of common stock upon the conversion of the company's recently issued 335,047 shares of Mandatorily Convertible Cumulative Non-Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, as contemplated by the investment agreements and for purposes of NASDAQ Stock Market Rule 5635; and to approve the adjournment or postponement of the meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient proxies given prior to the time of the meeting to constitute a quorum for purposes of the meeting or to solicit additional proxies in favor of the approval of the above proposal.

East West Bancorp, Inc. announced the promotion of Irene H. Oh to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Oh succeeds Thomas J. Tolda who held the position since April 2008 and resigned, effective January 26, 2010, for personal reasons. Oh will be responsible for the company's finance, treasury, accounting, secondary marketing, and investor relations functions. She will report to Julia Gouw, President and Chief Operating Officer. Oh joined the Company in 2005 and served as Senior Vice President and Director of Corporate Finance. A Certified Public Accountant, she began her financial career in 1999 with Deloitte & Touche in Los Angeles and spent two years with Goldman Sachs. Oh earned her Master of Accounting from the University of Southern California.

Western Banking Opportunities Amidst Real Estate Recovery - Tom Mitchell - Miller Tabak & Co., LLC

East West (EWBC) Acquired Out Of FDIC Receivership UCBH Holdings; Viewed As The Best Transaction In The Regional Banking Space

Western Banking Opportunities Amidst Real Estate Recovery - Tom Mitchell - Miller Tabak & Co., LLC

East West (EWBC) Acquired Out Of FDIC Receivership UCBH Holdings; Viewed As The Best Transaction In The Regional Banking Space

Market Adjustments Generate New Partnership Between MERIT Rental Property Management and East West Bancorp

EAST WEST BANCORP INC Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibit

MarketWatch First Take: B. of A. sale may be short-lived win for Treasury

Buying Belly-Up Banks With FDIC Backing

East West Bancorp, Inc. Appoints Irene H. Oh Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

East West Bancorp Reports Profitability for Full Year 2009

EAST WEST BANCORP INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Change in Directors or Princ

East West Bancorp, Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

East West Bancorp Reports Profitability for Full Year 2009

UPDATE - East West Bancorp posts Q4 profit, CFO resigns

East West Bancorp, Inc. Appoints Irene H. Oh Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

FDIC-Fueled Rally Ends for Nara

East West Bancorp Earnings Call scheduled for Wed, Jan 27

Barron's report bullish on East West Bancorp

[$$] Fear Not, Femsa Hasn't Gone Flat

California bank tested by commercial real estate