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REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS |
Schedule of actual and required capital amounts and ratios |
|  | Actual |  | For Capital Adequacy Purposes |  | To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions |
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|  | Amount |  | Ratio |  | Amount |  | Ratio |  | Amount |  | Ratio |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
As of December 31, 2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Company |  | $ | 2,296,274 |  |  | 16.4 | % | $ | 1,123,413 |  |  | 8.0 | % |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |
East West Bank |  | $ | 2,283,178 |  |  | 16.3 | % | $ | 1,123,228 |  |  | 8.0 | % | $ | 1,404,035 |  |  | 10.0 | %
Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Company |  | $ | 2,074,963 |  |  | 14.8 | % | $ | 561,706 |  |  | 4.0 | % |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |
East West Bank |  | $ | 2,061,896 |  |  | 14.7 | % | $ | 561,614 |  |  | 4.0 | % | $ | 842,421 |  |  | 6.0 | %
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Company |  | $ | 2,074,963 |  |  | 9.7 | % | $ | 859,098 |  |  | 4.0 | % |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |
East West Bank |  | $ | 2,061,896 |  |  | 9.6 | % | $ | 858,765 |  |  | 4.0 | % | $ | 1,073,457 |  |  | 5.0 | %
As of December 31, 2010: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Company |  | $ | 2,075,480 |  |  | 17.5 | % | $ | 950,680 |  |  | 8.0 | % |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |
East West Bank |  | $ | 2,068,922 |  |  | 17.4 | % | $ | 950,301 |  |  | 8.0 | % | $ | 1,187,877 |  |  | 10.0 | %
Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Company |  | $ | 1,865,602 |  |  | 15.7 | % | $ | 475,340 |  |  | 4.0 | % |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |
East West Bank |  | $ | 1,859,102 |  |  | 15.7 | % | $ | 475,151 |  |  | 4.0 | % | $ | 712,726 |  |  | 6.0 | %
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Company |  | $ | 1,865,602 |  |  | 9.3 | % | $ | 801,850 |  |  | 4.0 | % |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |
East West Bank |  | $ | 1,859,102 |  |  | 9.3 | % | $ | 800,863 |  |  | 4.0 | % | $ | 1,001,079 |  |  | 5.0 | %

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