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Failed banks taken over by East West Bank: 2

East West Bank took over 2 failed banks between November 6, 2009 and June 11, 2010, holding $11.42 billion in assets and $8.10 billion in deposits. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $667.4 million. The largest: United Commercial Bank ($10.90 billion), Washington First International Bank ($520.9 million).

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Every bank it took over, newest first

BankCityStateClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
Washington First International BankSeattleWAJune 11, 2010$520.9 million$441.4 million$95.2 millionEast West Bank
United Commercial BankSan FranciscoCANovember 6, 2009$10.90 billion$7.65 billion$572.2 millionEast West Bank

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Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-23. Assets and deposits are as of the last report before failure; the estimated cost is the FDIC's latest estimate of the loss to its insurance fund and changes as the receivership winds down. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.