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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilities_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilities" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilities_2">Noninterest-bearing Deposit Liabilities</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DepositsMoneyMarketDeposits" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_DepositsMoneyMarketDeposits" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DepositsMoneyMarketDeposits">Money market accounts</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TimeDeposits100000OrMoreForeign" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_TimeDeposits100000OrMoreForeign" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TimeDeposits100000OrMoreForeign">Time deposits $100 thousand or greater held by the Company's foreign branch located in Hong Kong</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TimeDeposits100000OrMoreForeign" xlink:to="label_TimeDeposits100000OrMoreForeign" xlink:title="label: TimeDeposits100000OrMoreForeign to label_TimeDeposits100000OrMoreForeign" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet">Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion, Net</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet_2">Depreciation and amortization</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ServicingFeesNet_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ServicingFeesNet" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ServicingFeesNet_2">Servicing Fees, Net</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome_2">Noninterest Income, Other Operating Income</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NoninterestIncome" xlink:label="NoninterestIncome" xlink:title="NoninterestIncome" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NoninterestIncome" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:title="label_NoninterestIncome" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NoninterestIncome">Total noninterest income</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NoninterestIncome_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NoninterestIncome" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NoninterestIncome_2">Noninterest Income</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ForeclosedRealEstateExpense" xlink:label="ForeclosedRealEstateExpense" xlink:title="ForeclosedRealEstateExpense" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ForeclosedRealEstateExpense" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ForeclosedRealEstateExpense" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ForeclosedRealEstateExpense">Other real estate owned expense</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ForeclosedRealEstateExpense_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ForeclosedRealEstateExpense" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ForeclosedRealEstateExpense_2">Foreclosed Real Estate Expense</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ForeclosedRealEstateExpense" xlink:to="label_ForeclosedRealEstateExpense_2" xlink:title="label: ForeclosedRealEstateExpense to label_ForeclosedRealEstateExpense" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NoninterestExpenseMember" xlink:label="NoninterestExpenseMember" xlink:title="NoninterestExpenseMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NoninterestExpenseMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NoninterestExpenseMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NoninterestExpenseMember">Noninterest Expense</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NoninterestExpenseMember" xlink:to="label_NoninterestExpenseMember" xlink:title="label: NoninterestExpenseMember to label_NoninterestExpenseMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NoninterestExpenseMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NoninterestExpenseMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NoninterestExpenseMember_2">Noninterest Expense [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NoninterestExpenseMember" xlink:to="label_NoninterestExpenseMember_2" xlink:title="label: NoninterestExpenseMember to label_NoninterestExpenseMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ProfessionalFees" xlink:label="ProfessionalFees" xlink:title="ProfessionalFees" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ProfessionalFees" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ProfessionalFees" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ProfessionalFees">Consulting expense</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ProfessionalFees" xlink:to="label_ProfessionalFees" xlink:title="label: ProfessionalFees to label_ProfessionalFees" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ProfessionalFees_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ProfessionalFees" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ProfessionalFees_2">Professional Fees</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ProfessionalFees" xlink:to="label_ProfessionalFees_2" xlink:title="label: ProfessionalFees to label_ProfessionalFees" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NotionalAmountOfDerivatives" xlink:label="NotionalAmountOfDerivatives" xlink:title="NotionalAmountOfDerivatives" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NotionalAmountOfDerivatives_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NotionalAmountOfDerivatives" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NotionalAmountOfDerivatives_2">Notional Amount of Derivatives</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NotionalAmountOfDerivatives" xlink:to="label_NotionalAmountOfDerivatives_2" xlink:title="label: NotionalAmountOfDerivatives to label_NotionalAmountOfDerivatives" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NotionalAmountOfDerivatives" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NotionalAmountOfDerivatives" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NotionalAmountOfDerivatives">Notional amount</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NotionalAmountOfDerivatives" xlink:to="label_NotionalAmountOfDerivatives" xlink:title="label: NotionalAmountOfDerivatives to label_NotionalAmountOfDerivatives" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember" xlink:label="OfficeEquipmentMember" xlink:title="OfficeEquipmentMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OfficeEquipmentMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_OfficeEquipmentMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OfficeEquipmentMember">Office Equipment</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OfficeEquipmentMember" xlink:to="label_OfficeEquipmentMember" xlink:title="label: OfficeEquipmentMember to label_OfficeEquipmentMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OfficeEquipmentMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_OfficeEquipmentMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OfficeEquipmentMember_2">Office Equipment [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OfficeEquipmentMember" xlink:to="label_OfficeEquipmentMember_2" xlink:title="label: OfficeEquipmentMember to label_OfficeEquipmentMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperatingAbstract" xlink:label="InterestAndDividendIncomeOperatingAbstract" xlink:title="InterestAndDividendIncomeOperatingAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperatingAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperatingAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperatingAbstract">INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperatingAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperatingAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperatingAbstract_2">Interest and Dividend Income, Operating [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InterestAndDividendIncomeOperatingAbstract" xlink:to="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperatingAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: InterestAndDividendIncomeOperatingAbstract to label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperatingAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" xlink:label="InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" xlink:title="InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:title="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating">Total interest and dividend income</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" xlink:to="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" xlink:title="label: InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating to label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating_2">Interest and Dividend Income, Operating</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" xlink:to="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating_2" xlink:title="label: InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating to label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating_3">Interest income</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" xlink:to="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating_3" xlink:title="label: InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating to label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating_4" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:title="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating_4">Interest and dividend income</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" xlink:to="label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating_4" xlink:title="label: InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating to label_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract" xlink:label="OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract" xlink:title="OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract" xlink:to="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract" xlink:title="label: OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract to label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract_2">Estimated future minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract" xlink:to="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract to label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xlink:label="OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xlink:title="OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Current</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xlink:to="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xlink:title="label: OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent to label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_2">2012</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xlink:to="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_2" xlink:title="label: OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent to label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" xlink:label="OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" xlink:title="OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears">2016</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_2">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Five Years</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" xlink:to="label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_2" xlink:title="label: OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears to label_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears" xlink:label="OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears" xlink:title="OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber" xlink:label="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber" xlink:title="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TierOneRiskBasedCapital_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_TierOneRiskBasedCapital" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TierOneRiskBasedCapital_2">Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets), Amount</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesAfterYearFive_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesAfterYearFive" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesAfterYearFive_2">Time Deposit Maturities, after Year Five</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesAfterYearFive" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesAfterYearFive" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesAfterYearFive">Thereafter</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearFive_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearFive" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearFive_2">Time Deposit Maturities, Year Five</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearFive" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearFive" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearFive">2016</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearFour" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearFour" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearFour">2015</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearOne" xlink:label="TimeDepositMaturitiesYearOne" xlink:title="TimeDepositMaturitiesYearOne" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearOne" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearOne" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearOne">2012</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearThree" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearThree" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearThree">2014</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CostMethodInvestments" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CostMethodInvestments" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CostMethodInvestments">Cost method</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NonredeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NonredeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NonredeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember">Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared_2">Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:title="label_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared_3">Dividend per share (in dollars per share)</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingDisclosureItemAmountsAxis" xlink:label="FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingDisclosureItemAmountsAxis" xlink:title="FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingDisclosureItemAmountsAxis" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingDisclosureItemAmountsAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingDisclosureItemAmountsAxis" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingDisclosureItemAmountsAxis">Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping, Disclosure Item Amounts [Axis]</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember" xlink:label="CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember" xlink:title="CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember_2">Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure_2">Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OtherIncome_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_OtherIncome" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OtherIncome_2">Other income</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_GuaranteeObligationsMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_GuaranteeObligationsMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_GuaranteeObligationsMember_2">Loans Sold or Securitized with Recourse</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodSalesValue_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodSalesValue" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodSalesValue_2">Retail Land Sales, Installment Method, Sales Value</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodTotalCostOfSale" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodTotalCostOfSale" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodTotalCostOfSale">Selling costs of building sold</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodTotalCostOfSale_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodTotalCostOfSale" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodTotalCostOfSale_2">Retail Land Sales, Installment Method, Total Cost of Sale</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodGrossProfitDeferred" xlink:label="RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodGrossProfitDeferred" xlink:title="RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodGrossProfitDeferred" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodGrossProfitDeferred" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodGrossProfitDeferred" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodGrossProfitDeferred">Gain on sale of building, net of selling costs</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember" xlink:label="DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember" xlink:title="DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember">Derivative Payable</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember_2">Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember" xlink:to="label_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember_2" xlink:title="label: DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember to label_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis" xlink:label="StatementEquityComponentsAxis" xlink:title="StatementEquityComponentsAxis" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember" xlink:label="AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember" xlink:title="AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember_2">Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember" xlink:to="label_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember_2" xlink:title="label: AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember to label_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember" xlink:label="RetainedEarningsMember" xlink:title="RetainedEarningsMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RetainedEarningsMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_RetainedEarningsMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RetainedEarningsMember">Retained Earnings</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="RetainedEarningsMember" xlink:to="label_RetainedEarningsMember" xlink:title="label: RetainedEarningsMember to label_RetainedEarningsMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RetainedEarningsMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_RetainedEarningsMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RetainedEarningsMember_2">Retained Earnings [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember" xlink:label="AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember" xlink:title="AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember">Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember" xlink:to="label_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember" xlink:title="label: AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember to label_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_2">Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember" xlink:to="label_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_2" xlink:title="label: AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember to label_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure" xlink:label="ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure" xlink:title="ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure_2">Foreign Currency Contract, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure" xlink:to="label_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure_2" xlink:title="label: ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure to label_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure">Foreign exchange options</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure" xlink:to="label_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure" xlink:title="label: ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure to label_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember" xlink:label="EmployeeStockOptionMember" xlink:title="EmployeeStockOptionMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EmployeeStockOptionMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_EmployeeStockOptionMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EmployeeStockOptionMember_2">Employee Stock Option [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EmployeeStockOptionMember" xlink:to="label_EmployeeStockOptionMember_2" xlink:title="label: EmployeeStockOptionMember to label_EmployeeStockOptionMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EmployeeStockOptionMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_EmployeeStockOptionMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EmployeeStockOptionMember">Stock Options</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EmployeeStockOptionMember" xlink:to="label_EmployeeStockOptionMember" xlink:title="label: EmployeeStockOptionMember to label_EmployeeStockOptionMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure" xlink:label="LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure" xlink:title="LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure">Loans Held for sale</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure" xlink:to="label_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure" xlink:title="label: LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure to label_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure_2">Loans Held-for-sale, Fair Value Disclosure</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure" xlink:to="label_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure_2" xlink:title="label: LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure to label_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust" xlink:label="JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust" xlink:title="JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust">Balance at the end of the period</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust" xlink:to="label_JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust" xlink:title="label: JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust to label_JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherBorrowingsInterestExpense" xlink:to="label_OtherBorrowingsInterestExpense_3" xlink:title="label: OtherBorrowingsInterestExpense to label_OtherBorrowingsInterestExpense" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable" xlink:label="DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable" xlink:title="DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable">Decrease in FDIC Indemnification Asset Receivable</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable" xlink:to="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable" xlink:title="label: DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable to label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable_2">Decrease in FDIC indemnification asset and receivable</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable_3">Change in FDIC Indemnification asset and receivable.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable" xlink:to="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable_3" xlink:title="label: DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable to label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetReceivable" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_BranchFees" xlink:label="BranchFees" xlink:title="BranchFees" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_BranchFees" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_BranchFees" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_BranchFees">Branch Fees</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="BranchFees" xlink:to="label_BranchFees" xlink:title="label: BranchFees to label_BranchFees" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_BranchFees_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:title="label_BranchFees" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_BranchFees_2">Branch fees</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="BranchFees" xlink:to="label_BranchFees_2" xlink:title="label: BranchFees to label_BranchFees" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_BranchFees_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_BranchFees" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_BranchFees_3">Fee and commission revenue earned from transactions originating at the branch level, which include : NSF fees, debit cards fees and other fees.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_BranchFees_4" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_BranchFees" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_BranchFees_4">Branch fees</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AmortizationOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_AmortizationOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AmortizationOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_2">Amortization of investments in affordable housing partnerships and other investments</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AmortizationOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_AmortizationOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AmortizationOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_3">The amortization related to limited partnership interests in projects of affordable housing for lower income tenants and other investments. The investments in which the Company recorded using the cost method are being amortized using the level-yield method over the life of the related tax credits.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_DepositRelatedExpenses" xlink:label="DepositRelatedExpenses" xlink:title="DepositRelatedExpenses" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DepositRelatedExpenses" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_DepositRelatedExpenses" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DepositRelatedExpenses">Deposit Related Expenses</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DepositRelatedExpenses" xlink:to="label_DepositRelatedExpenses" xlink:title="label: DepositRelatedExpenses to label_DepositRelatedExpenses" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DepositRelatedExpenses_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_DepositRelatedExpenses" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DepositRelatedExpenses_2">Deposit-related expenses</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DepositRelatedExpenses" xlink:to="label_DepositRelatedExpenses_2" xlink:title="label: DepositRelatedExpenses to label_DepositRelatedExpenses" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DepositRelatedExpenses_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_DepositRelatedExpenses" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DepositRelatedExpenses_3">Deposit-related expenses, which are not interest related. These are various deposit business related expenses paid by the Bank.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DepositRelatedExpenses" xlink:to="label_DepositRelatedExpenses_3" xlink:title="label: DepositRelatedExpenses to label_DepositRelatedExpenses" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans" xlink:label="LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans" xlink:title="LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans">Loans Receivable, Excluding Covered Loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans" xlink:to="label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans" xlink:title="label: LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans to label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans_2">Reflects the aggregate carrying amount of loans and leases held in portfolio, net of unearned income and the allowance for losses on loans and leases, excluding covered loans.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:title="label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans_3">Loans receivable, excluding covered loans (net of allowance for loan losses of $214,253 at March 31, 2012 and $209,876 at December 31, 2011)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans" xlink:to="label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans_3" xlink:title="label: LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans to label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans_4" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:title="label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans_4">Non-covered loans receivable, excluding covered loans, net</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans" xlink:to="label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans_4" xlink:title="label: LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans to label_LoansReceivableExcludingCoveredLoans" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CoveredLoans" xlink:label="CoveredLoans" xlink:title="CoveredLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredLoans" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CoveredLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredLoans">Covered Loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredLoans" xlink:to="label_CoveredLoans" xlink:title="label: CoveredLoans to label_CoveredLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredLoans_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CoveredLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredLoans_2">Net loans covered by FDIC's loss share agreements.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredLoans" xlink:to="label_CoveredLoans_2" xlink:title="label: CoveredLoans to label_CoveredLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredLoans_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:title="label_CoveredLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredLoans_3">Covered loans (net of allowance for loan losses of $8,268 at March 31, 2012 and $6,647 at December 31, 2011)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredLoans" xlink:to="label_CoveredLoans_3" xlink:title="label: CoveredLoans to label_CoveredLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredLoans_4" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:title="label_CoveredLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredLoans_4">Total covered loans, net</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredLoans" xlink:to="label_CoveredLoans_4" xlink:title="label: CoveredLoans to label_CoveredLoans" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_FdicIndemnificationAsset" xlink:label="FdicIndemnificationAsset" xlink:title="FdicIndemnificationAsset" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset">FDIC Indemnification Asset</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FdicIndemnificationAsset" xlink:to="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset" xlink:title="label: FdicIndemnificationAsset to label_FdicIndemnificationAsset" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset_2">FDIC indemnification asset</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FdicIndemnificationAsset" xlink:to="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset_2" xlink:title="label: FdicIndemnificationAsset to label_FdicIndemnificationAsset" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset_3">Net present value of the amount expected to be received from the FDIC in relation to the related loss share agreement.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FdicIndemnificationAsset" xlink:to="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset_3" xlink:title="label: FdicIndemnificationAsset to label_FdicIndemnificationAsset" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset_4" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:title="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset_4">Balance at beginning of period</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FdicIndemnificationAsset" xlink:to="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset_4" xlink:title="label: FdicIndemnificationAsset to label_FdicIndemnificationAsset" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset_5" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:title="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset_5">Balance at end of period</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FdicIndemnificationAsset" xlink:to="label_FdicIndemnificationAsset_5" xlink:title="label: FdicIndemnificationAsset to label_FdicIndemnificationAsset" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet" xlink:label="OtherRealEstateOwnedNet" xlink:title="OtherRealEstateOwnedNet" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet">Other Real Estate Owned, Net</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherRealEstateOwnedNet" xlink:to="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet" xlink:title="label: OtherRealEstateOwnedNet to label_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet_2">Other real estate owned, net</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherRealEstateOwnedNet" xlink:to="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet_2" xlink:title="label: OtherRealEstateOwnedNet to label_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet_3">Net real estate and foreclosed assets excluding covered assets.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherRealEstateOwnedNet" xlink:to="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet_3" xlink:title="label: OtherRealEstateOwnedNet to label_OtherRealEstateOwnedNet" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" xlink:label="DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" xlink:title="DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract">Document and Entity Information</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" xlink:to="label_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" xlink:title="label: DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract to label_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet">Other Real Estate Owned Covered, Net</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet" xlink:to="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet" xlink:title="label: OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet to label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet_2">Other real estate owned covered, net</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet" xlink:to="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet_2" xlink:title="label: OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet to label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet_3">Net real estate and foreclosed assets "covered" and guaranteed for 80% reimbursement by the FDIC's loss share agreements.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet" xlink:to="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet_3" xlink:title="label: OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet to label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredNet" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships">Investments in Affordable Housing Partnerships.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xlink:to="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xlink:title="label: InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships to label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:title="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_2">Investments in affordable housing partnerships</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xlink:to="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_2" xlink:title="label: InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships to label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_3">The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of limited partnership interest for affordable housing for low income tenants, which have related tax credits.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xlink:to="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_3" xlink:title="label: InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships to label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract" xlink:label="ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract" xlink:title="ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract">Proceeds from Sale of [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract" xlink:to="label_ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract" xlink:title="label: ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract to label_ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract_2">Proceeds from sale of:</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract" xlink:to="label_ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract to label_ProceedsFromSaleOfAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment" xlink:label="LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment" xlink:title="LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment">Loans Held-for-sale Originated for Investment</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment" xlink:to="label_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment" xlink:title="label: LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment to label_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment_2">Loans held for sale originated for investment</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment" xlink:to="label_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment_2" xlink:title="label: LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment to label_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment_3">The cash inflow resulting from the sale of loans held for sale originated for investment.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment" xlink:to="label_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment_3" xlink:title="label: LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment to label_LoansHeldForSaleOriginatedForInvestment" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract" xlink:label="NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract" xlink:title="NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract">Net Payment for Proceeds from [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract" xlink:to="label_NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract" xlink:title="label: NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract to label_NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract_2">Net increase (decrease) in:</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract" xlink:to="label_NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract to label_NetPaymentForProceedsFromAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ProceedsFromAbstract" xlink:label="ProceedsFromAbstract" xlink:title="ProceedsFromAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ProceedsFromAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ProceedsFromAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ProceedsFromAbstract">Proceeds from [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ProceedsFromAbstract" xlink:to="label_ProceedsFromAbstract" xlink:title="label: ProceedsFromAbstract to label_ProceedsFromAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ProceedsFromAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ProceedsFromAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ProceedsFromAbstract_2">Proceeds from:</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ProceedsFromAbstract" xlink:to="label_ProceedsFromAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: ProceedsFromAbstract to label_ProceedsFromAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_PaymentForAbstract" xlink:label="PaymentForAbstract" xlink:title="PaymentForAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PaymentForAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_PaymentForAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PaymentForAbstract">Payment for [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PaymentForAbstract" xlink:to="label_PaymentForAbstract" xlink:title="label: PaymentForAbstract to label_PaymentForAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PaymentForAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_PaymentForAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PaymentForAbstract_2">Payment for:</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PaymentForAbstract" xlink:to="label_PaymentForAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: PaymentForAbstract to label_PaymentForAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract" xlink:label="CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract" xlink:title="CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract">Cash Paid During Period for [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract" xlink:to="label_CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract" xlink:title="label: CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract to label_CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract_2">Cash paid during the period for:</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract" xlink:to="label_CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract to label_CashPaidDuringPeriodForAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment" xlink:label="LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment" xlink:title="LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment">Loans to facilitate sale of premises and equipment</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment" xlink:to="label_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment" xlink:title="label: LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment to label_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment_2">Loans to Facilitate Sales of Premises and Equipment</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment" xlink:to="label_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment_2" xlink:title="label: LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment to label_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment_3">Loan related to property sales in noncash investing and financing activities.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment" xlink:to="label_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment_3" xlink:title="label: LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment to label_LoansToFacilitateSalesOfPremisesAndEquipment" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_AccruedPreferredStockDividend" xlink:label="AccruedPreferredStockDividend" xlink:title="AccruedPreferredStockDividend" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AccruedPreferredStockDividend" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AccruedPreferredStockDividend" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AccruedPreferredStockDividend">Accrued Preferred Stock Dividend</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AccruedPreferredStockDividend" xlink:to="label_AccruedPreferredStockDividend" xlink:title="label: AccruedPreferredStockDividend to label_AccruedPreferredStockDividend" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AccruedPreferredStockDividend_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_AccruedPreferredStockDividend" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AccruedPreferredStockDividend_2">Accrued preferred stock dividend</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AccruedPreferredStockDividend" xlink:to="label_AccruedPreferredStockDividend_2" xlink:title="label: AccruedPreferredStockDividend to label_AccruedPreferredStockDividend" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AccruedPreferredStockDividend_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_AccruedPreferredStockDividend" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AccruedPreferredStockDividend_3">Represents the value for accrued preferred stock dividend.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AccruedPreferredStockDividend" xlink:to="label_AccruedPreferredStockDividend_3" xlink:title="label: AccruedPreferredStockDividend to label_AccruedPreferredStockDividend" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable" xlink:label="DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable" xlink:title="DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable">Desecuritization of Loans Receivable</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable" xlink:to="label_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable" xlink:title="label: DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable to label_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable_2">Desecuritization of loans receivable</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable" xlink:to="label_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable_2" xlink:title="label: DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable to label_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable_3">Represents the value of desecuritization of loans receivable in noncash transaction.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable" xlink:to="label_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable_3" xlink:title="label: DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable to label_DesecuritizationOfLoansReceivable" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership" xlink:label="TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership" xlink:title="TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership">Transfers from Other Real Estate Owned Affordable Housing Partnership</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership" xlink:to="label_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership" xlink:title="label: TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership to label_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership_2">Transfers from other real estate owned/affordable housing partnership</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership" xlink:to="label_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership_2" xlink:title="label: TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership to label_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership_3">Represents transfers from other real estate owned/affordable housing partnership.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership" xlink:to="label_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership_3" xlink:title="label: TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership to label_TransfersFromOtherRealEstateOwnedAffordableHousingPartnership" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable" xlink:label="DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable" xlink:title="DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable">Decrease in FDIC Indemnification Asset and Receivable</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable" xlink:to="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable" xlink:title="label: DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable to label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:title="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable_2">Decrease in FDIC indemnification asset and receivable</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable" xlink:to="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable_2" xlink:title="label: DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable to label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable_3">The aggregate net amount of change impacting cash flow for the FDIC Indemnification asset and receivable</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable" xlink:to="label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable_3" xlink:title="label: DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable to label_DecreaseInFdicIndemnificationAssetAndReceivable" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FairValueOfReportingUnitsUnderIncomeApproachNetIncomeProjectionPeriod_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_FairValueOfReportingUnitsUnderIncomeApproachNetIncomeProjectionPeriod" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FairValueOfReportingUnitsUnderIncomeApproachNetIncomeProjectionPeriod_2">Period for which the company provided a net income projection under the income approach to determine the fair value of the reporting units (in years)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FairValueOfReportingUnitsUnderIncomeApproachNetIncomeProjectionPeriod" xlink:to="label_FairValueOfReportingUnitsUnderIncomeApproachNetIncomeProjectionPeriod_2" xlink:title="label: FairValueOfReportingUnitsUnderIncomeApproachNetIncomeProjectionPeriod to label_FairValueOfReportingUnitsUnderIncomeApproachNetIncomeProjectionPeriod" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FairValueOfReportingUnitsUnderIncomeApproachNetIncomeProjectionPeriod_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_FairValueOfReportingUnitsUnderIncomeApproachNetIncomeProjectionPeriod" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FairValueOfReportingUnitsUnderIncomeApproachNetIncomeProjectionPeriod_3">Represents the period for which the company provided a net income projection under the income approach to determine the fair value of the reporting units.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FairValueOfReportingUnitsUnderIncomeApproachNetIncomeProjectionPeriod" xlink:to="label_FairValueOfReportingUnitsUnderIncomeApproachNetIncomeProjectionPeriod_3" xlink:title="label: FairValueOfReportingUnitsUnderIncomeApproachNetIncomeProjectionPeriod to label_FairValueOfReportingUnitsUnderIncomeApproachNetIncomeProjectionPeriod" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfOperatingSegments" xlink:label="NumberOfOperatingSegments" xlink:title="NumberOfOperatingSegments" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfOperatingSegments" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfOperatingSegments" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfOperatingSegments">Number of Operating Segments</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfOperatingSegments" xlink:to="label_NumberOfOperatingSegments" xlink:title="label: NumberOfOperatingSegments to label_NumberOfOperatingSegments" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfOperatingSegments_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfOperatingSegments" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfOperatingSegments_2">Number of operating segments</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfOperatingSegments" xlink:to="label_NumberOfOperatingSegments_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfOperatingSegments to label_NumberOfOperatingSegments" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfOperatingSegments_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfOperatingSegments" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfOperatingSegments_3">The total number of operating segments for the company.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfOperatingSegments" xlink:to="label_NumberOfOperatingSegments_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfOperatingSegments to label_NumberOfOperatingSegments" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined" xlink:label="NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined" xlink:title="NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined">Number of Operating Segments Combined</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined" xlink:to="label_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined" xlink:title="label: NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined to label_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined_2">Number of segments combined</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined" xlink:to="label_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined to label_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined_3">Represents the number of segments combined due to the consumer-centric nature of the product and service offered by the segments.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined" xlink:to="label_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined to label_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsCombined" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined" xlink:label="NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined" xlink:title="NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined">Number of Core Segments in which Specified Segment Combined</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined to label_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined_2">Represents the number of core business segment in which the specified segment is combined by the company.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined to label_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined_3">Number of core business segment in which the UCB segment is combined</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined to label_NumberOfCoreSegmentsInWhichSpecifiedSegmentCombined" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided" xlink:label="NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided" xlink:title="NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided">Number of Segment Whom Broad Administrative Support Provided</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided" xlink:to="label_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided" xlink:title="label: NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided to label_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided_2">Represents the number of segments that are provided broad administrative support.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided" xlink:to="label_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided to label_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided_3">Number of segment whom broad administrative support are provided</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided" xlink:to="label_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided to label_NumberOfSegmentWhomBroadAdministrativeSupportProvided" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_RetailBankingMember" xlink:label="RetailBankingMember" xlink:title="RetailBankingMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RetailBankingMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_RetailBankingMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RetailBankingMember">A component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="RetailBankingMember" xlink:to="label_RetailBankingMember" xlink:title="label: RetailBankingMember to label_RetailBankingMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RetailBankingMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_RetailBankingMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RetailBankingMember_2">Retail Banking [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="RetailBankingMember" xlink:to="label_RetailBankingMember_2" xlink:title="label: RetailBankingMember to label_RetailBankingMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RetailBankingMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_RetailBankingMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RetailBankingMember_3">Retail Banking</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="RetailBankingMember" xlink:to="label_RetailBankingMember_3" xlink:title="label: RetailBankingMember to label_RetailBankingMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CommercialLendingMember" xlink:label="CommercialLendingMember" xlink:title="CommercialLendingMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialLendingMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CommercialLendingMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialLendingMember">A component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialLendingMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialLendingMember" xlink:title="label: CommercialLendingMember to label_CommercialLendingMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialLendingMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CommercialLendingMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialLendingMember_2">Commercial Lending [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialLendingMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialLendingMember_2" xlink:title="label: CommercialLendingMember to label_CommercialLendingMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialLendingMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CommercialLendingMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialLendingMember_3">Commercial Lending</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialLendingMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialLendingMember_3" xlink:title="label: CommercialLendingMember to label_CommercialLendingMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ChargeForFundsUsed" xlink:label="ChargeForFundsUsed" xlink:title="ChargeForFundsUsed" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ChargeForFundsUsed" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ChargeForFundsUsed" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ChargeForFundsUsed">Charge for Funds Used</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ChargeForFundsUsed" xlink:to="label_ChargeForFundsUsed" xlink:title="label: ChargeForFundsUsed to label_ChargeForFundsUsed" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ChargeForFundsUsed_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ChargeForFundsUsed" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ChargeForFundsUsed_2">Charge for funds used.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ChargeForFundsUsed" xlink:to="label_ChargeForFundsUsed_2" xlink:title="label: ChargeForFundsUsed to label_ChargeForFundsUsed" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ChargeForFundsUsed_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:title="label_ChargeForFundsUsed" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ChargeForFundsUsed_3">Charge for funds used</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ChargeForFundsUsed" xlink:to="label_ChargeForFundsUsed_3" xlink:title="label: ChargeForFundsUsed to label_ChargeForFundsUsed" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed" xlink:label="InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed" xlink:title="InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed">Interest Spread on Funds Used</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed" xlink:to="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed" xlink:title="label: InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed to label_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed_2">Interest spread on funds used.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed" xlink:to="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed_2" xlink:title="label: InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed to label_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:title="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed_3">Interest spread on funds used</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed" xlink:to="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed_3" xlink:title="label: InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed to label_InterestSpreadOnFundsUsed" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CreditOnFundsProvided" xlink:label="CreditOnFundsProvided" xlink:title="CreditOnFundsProvided" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CreditOnFundsProvided" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CreditOnFundsProvided" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CreditOnFundsProvided">Credit on Funds Provided</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CreditOnFundsProvided" xlink:to="label_CreditOnFundsProvided" xlink:title="label: CreditOnFundsProvided to label_CreditOnFundsProvided" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CreditOnFundsProvided_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CreditOnFundsProvided" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CreditOnFundsProvided_2">Credit on funds provided.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CreditOnFundsProvided" xlink:to="label_CreditOnFundsProvided_2" xlink:title="label: CreditOnFundsProvided to label_CreditOnFundsProvided" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CreditOnFundsProvided_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CreditOnFundsProvided" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CreditOnFundsProvided_3">Credit on funds provided</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CreditOnFundsProvided" xlink:to="label_CreditOnFundsProvided_3" xlink:title="label: CreditOnFundsProvided to label_CreditOnFundsProvided" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided" xlink:label="InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided" xlink:title="InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided">Interest Spread on Funds Provided</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided" xlink:to="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided" xlink:title="label: InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided to label_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided_2">Interest spread on funds provided.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided" xlink:to="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided_2" xlink:title="label: InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided to label_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:title="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided_3">Interest spread on funds provided</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided" xlink:to="label_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided_3" xlink:title="label: InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided to label_InterestSpreadOnFundsProvided" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_SaleOfBuildingMember" xlink:label="SaleOfBuildingMember" xlink:title="SaleOfBuildingMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SaleOfBuildingMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_SaleOfBuildingMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SaleOfBuildingMember">Sale of a building.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SaleOfBuildingMember" xlink:to="label_SaleOfBuildingMember" xlink:title="label: SaleOfBuildingMember to label_SaleOfBuildingMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SaleOfBuildingMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_SaleOfBuildingMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SaleOfBuildingMember_2">Sale of Building [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SaleOfBuildingMember" xlink:to="label_SaleOfBuildingMember_2" xlink:title="label: SaleOfBuildingMember to label_SaleOfBuildingMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SaleOfBuildingMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_SaleOfBuildingMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SaleOfBuildingMember_3">Sale of Building</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SaleOfBuildingMember" xlink:to="label_SaleOfBuildingMember_3" xlink:title="label: SaleOfBuildingMember to label_SaleOfBuildingMember" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SaleOfBranchMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_SaleOfBranchMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SaleOfBranchMember">Sale of Branch</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SaleOfBranchMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_SaleOfBranchMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SaleOfBranchMember_2">Sale of a branch.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SaleOfBranchMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_SaleOfBranchMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SaleOfBranchMember_3">Sale of Branch [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember" xlink:label="WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember" xlink:title="WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember_2">Represents the Washington First International Bank (WFIB), acquiree of the entity.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember" xlink:to="label_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember_2" xlink:title="label: WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember to label_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember_3">Washington First International Bank [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember" xlink:to="label_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember_3" xlink:title="label: WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember to label_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember_4" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:title="label_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember_4">Washington First International Bank</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember" xlink:to="label_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember_4" xlink:title="label: WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember to label_WashingtonFirstInternationalBankMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_UnitedCommercialBankMember" xlink:label="UnitedCommercialBankMember" xlink:title="UnitedCommercialBankMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember">United Commercial Bank (UCB)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="UnitedCommercialBankMember" xlink:to="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember" xlink:title="label: UnitedCommercialBankMember to label_UnitedCommercialBankMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember_2">Represents the United Commercial Bank (UCB), acquiree of the entity.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="UnitedCommercialBankMember" xlink:to="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember_2" xlink:title="label: UnitedCommercialBankMember to label_UnitedCommercialBankMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember_3">United Commercial Bank [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="UnitedCommercialBankMember" xlink:to="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember_3" xlink:title="label: UnitedCommercialBankMember to label_UnitedCommercialBankMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember_4" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:title="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember_4">United Commercial Bank</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="UnitedCommercialBankMember" xlink:to="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember_4" xlink:title="label: UnitedCommercialBankMember to label_UnitedCommercialBankMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember_5" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel" xlink:title="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember_5">Washington First International Bank</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="UnitedCommercialBankMember" xlink:to="label_UnitedCommercialBankMember_5" xlink:title="label: UnitedCommercialBankMember to label_UnitedCommercialBankMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired" xlink:label="AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired" xlink:title="AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired">Amortization and Impairment Write-downs of Premiums on Deposits Acquired</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired" xlink:to="label_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired" xlink:title="label: AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired to label_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired_2">Amortization and impairment writedowns of premiums on deposits acquired.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired" xlink:to="label_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired_2" xlink:title="label: AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired to label_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired_3">Amortization of premiums on deposits acquired</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired" xlink:to="label_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired_3" xlink:title="label: AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired to label_AmortizationAndImpairmentWriteDownsOfPremiumsOnDepositsAcquired" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue" xlink:label="NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue" xlink:title="NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue">Number of Shares of Common Stock Issue</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue" xlink:to="label_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue" xlink:title="label: NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue to label_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue_2">Issuance of common stock from various private placements, shares</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue" xlink:to="label_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue to label_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue_3">The number of shares of common stock issued to certain qualified institutional buyers and accredited investors in a private placement.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue" xlink:to="label_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue to label_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssue" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:label="SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:title="SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock_2">Securities Purchased under Agreements to Resell Disclosure [Text Block]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:to="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock_2" xlink:title="label: SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock to label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock_3">SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER RESALE AGREEMENTS</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:to="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock to label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock">The entire disclosure for repurchase agreements (also known as repos), securities borrowed transactions. Securities purchased under agreements resale are funds outstanding loaned in the form of security resale agreements if the agreement requires the purchaser to resell the identical security purchased or a security that meets the definition of "substantially the same." Also includes purchases of participations in pools of securities that are subject to a resale agreement.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:to="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:title="label: SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock to label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellDisclosureTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderResaleAgreementsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:label="SecuritiesPurchasedUnderResaleAgreementsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:title="SecuritiesPurchasedUnderResaleAgreementsDisclosureAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderResaleAgreementsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderResaleAgreementsDisclosureAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderResaleAgreementsDisclosureAbstract">SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER RESALE AGREEMENTS</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SecuritiesPurchasedUnderResaleAgreementsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:to="label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderResaleAgreementsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:title="label: SecuritiesPurchasedUnderResaleAgreementsDisclosureAbstract to label_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderResaleAgreementsDisclosureAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnershipsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:label="InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnershipsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:title="InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnershipsDisclosureAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnershipsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnershipsDisclosureAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnershipsDisclosureAbstract">INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PARTNERSHIPS</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnershipsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:to="label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnershipsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:title="label: InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnershipsDisclosureAbstract to label_InvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnershipsDisclosureAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CustomerDepositAccountsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:label="CustomerDepositAccountsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:title="CustomerDepositAccountsDisclosureAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CustomerDepositAccountsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CustomerDepositAccountsDisclosureAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CustomerDepositAccountsDisclosureAbstract">CUSTOMER DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CustomerDepositAccountsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:to="label_CustomerDepositAccountsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:title="label: CustomerDepositAccountsDisclosureAbstract to label_CustomerDepositAccountsDisclosureAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:label="FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:title="FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock">Federal Funds Purchased Disclosure [Text Block]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:to="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:title="label: FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock to label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock_2">FEDERAL FUNDS PURCHASED</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:to="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock_2" xlink:title="label: FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock to label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock_3">The entire disclosure for borrowed amount by a bank, at the federal funds rate, from another bank to meet its reserve requirements.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:to="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock to label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureAbstract" xlink:label="FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureAbstract" xlink:title="FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureAbstract">FEDERAL FUNDS PURCHASED.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureAbstract" xlink:to="label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureAbstract" xlink:title="label: FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureAbstract to label_FederalFundsPurchasedDisclosureAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesDisclosureAbstract" xlink:label="FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesDisclosureAbstract" xlink:title="FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesDisclosureAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesDisclosureAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesDisclosureAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesDisclosureAbstract">FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesDisclosureAbstract" xlink:to="label_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesDisclosureAbstract" xlink:title="label: FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesDisclosureAbstract to label_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesDisclosureAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_RegulatoryCapitalRequirementsUnderBankingRegulationsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:label="RegulatoryCapitalRequirementsUnderBankingRegulationsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:title="RegulatoryCapitalRequirementsUnderBankingRegulationsDisclosureAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RegulatoryCapitalRequirementsUnderBankingRegulationsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_RegulatoryCapitalRequirementsUnderBankingRegulationsDisclosureAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RegulatoryCapitalRequirementsUnderBankingRegulationsDisclosureAbstract">REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="RegulatoryCapitalRequirementsUnderBankingRegulationsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:to="label_RegulatoryCapitalRequirementsUnderBankingRegulationsDisclosureAbstract" xlink:title="label: RegulatoryCapitalRequirementsUnderBankingRegulationsDisclosureAbstract to label_RegulatoryCapitalRequirementsUnderBankingRegulationsDisclosureAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfForeclosedAssets" xlink:label="NumberOfForeclosedAssets" xlink:title="NumberOfForeclosedAssets" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfForeclosedAssets" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfForeclosedAssets" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfForeclosedAssets">Number of Foreclosed Assets</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfForeclosedAssets_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfForeclosedAssets" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfForeclosedAssets_2">Number of foreclosed properties</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfForeclosedAssets_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfForeclosedAssets" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfForeclosedAssets_3">The number of real estate properties foreclosed by the entity during the period.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesSold" xlink:label="NumberOfOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesSold" xlink:title="NumberOfOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesSold" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesSold" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesSold">Number of Other Real Estate Owned Properties Sold</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesSold_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesSold_2">Number of OREO properties sold</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesSold_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesSold_3">The number of other real estate owned properties sold by the entity during the period.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfAffordableHousingPartnershipsObtained" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfAffordableHousingPartnershipsObtained" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfAffordableHousingPartnershipsObtained">Number of Affordable Housing Partnerships Obtained</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfAffordableHousingPartnershipsObtained_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfAffordableHousingPartnershipsObtained" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfAffordableHousingPartnershipsObtained_2">Number of affordable housing partnerships obtained through the Washington First International Bank acquisition</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfAffordableHousingPartnershipsObtained_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfAffordableHousingPartnershipsObtained" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfAffordableHousingPartnershipsObtained_3">Represents the number of affordable housing partnerships obtained through the Washington First International Bank acquisition.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits" xlink:label="MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits" xlink:title="MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits">Minimum Compliance Period to Fully Utilize Tax Credits</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits" xlink:to="label_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits" xlink:title="label: MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits to label_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits_2">Minimum compliance period to fully utilize the tax credits (in years)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits" xlink:to="label_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits_2" xlink:title="label: MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits to label_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits_3">Represents the minimum compliance period, to meet regulatory requirements for affordable housing, to fully utilize the tax credits.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits" xlink:to="label_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits_3" xlink:title="label: MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits to label_MinimumCompliancePeriodToFullyUtilizeTaxCredits" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_TaxCreditPartnershipsAbstract" xlink:label="TaxCreditPartnershipsAbstract" xlink:title="TaxCreditPartnershipsAbstract" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TaxCreditPartnershipsAbstract" xlink:to="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAbstract" xlink:title="label: TaxCreditPartnershipsAbstract to label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAbstract_2">Tax credit partnerships:</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TaxCreditPartnershipsAbstract" xlink:to="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: TaxCreditPartnershipsAbstract to label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments" xlink:label="NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments" xlink:title="NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments">Number of Equity Method Investments</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments" xlink:to="label_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments" xlink:title="label: NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments to label_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments_2">Equity method (number of investments)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments" xlink:to="label_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments to label_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments_3">Represents the number of equity method investments of the entity.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments" xlink:to="label_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments to label_NumberOfEquityMethodInvestments" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfCostMethodInvestments" xlink:label="NumberOfCostMethodInvestments" xlink:title="NumberOfCostMethodInvestments" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCostMethodInvestments" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCostMethodInvestments" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCostMethodInvestments to label_NumberOfCostMethodInvestments" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCostMethodInvestments_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCostMethodInvestments" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCostMethodInvestments_2">Cost method (number of investments)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCostMethodInvestments" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCostMethodInvestments_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCostMethodInvestments to label_NumberOfCostMethodInvestments" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCostMethodInvestments_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCostMethodInvestments" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCostMethodInvestments_3">Represents the number of cost method investments of the entity.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCostMethodInvestments" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCostMethodInvestments_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCostMethodInvestments to label_NumberOfCostMethodInvestments" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xlink:label="NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xlink:title="NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships">Number of Investments in Affordable Housing Partnerships</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xlink:to="label_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xlink:title="label: NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships to label_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_2">Grand Total (number of investments)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xlink:to="label_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships to label_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_3">Represents the number of investments in affordable housing partnerships by the entity.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xlink:to="label_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships to label_NumberOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsRemainingTaxCredits" xlink:label="InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsRemainingTaxCredits" xlink:title="InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsRemainingTaxCredits" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsRemainingTaxCredits" xlink:to="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsRemainingTaxCredits_2" xlink:title="label: InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsRemainingTaxCredits to label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsRemainingTaxCredits" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsRemainingTaxCredits_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsRemainingTaxCredits" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsRemainingTaxCredits_3">Remaining tax credits related to the investments in limited partnership interests in projects of affordable housing for lower income tenants.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ReductionInUCBAffordableHousingInvestments" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ReductionInUCBAffordableHousingInvestments" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ReductionInUCBAffordableHousingInvestments">Reduction in UCB Affordable Housing Investments</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ReductionInUCBAffordableHousingInvestments_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ReductionInUCBAffordableHousingInvestments" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ReductionInUCBAffordableHousingInvestments_2">Reduction in the UCB affordable housing investments</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ReductionInUCBAffordableHousingInvestments_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ReductionInUCBAffordableHousingInvestments" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ReductionInUCBAffordableHousingInvestments_3">Represents the reduction in the UCB affordable housing investments due to purchase accounting adjustment.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfInvestmentsThatIncurredImpairmentCharge" xlink:label="NumberOfInvestmentsThatIncurredImpairmentCharge" xlink:title="NumberOfInvestmentsThatIncurredImpairmentCharge" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LongTermDebtMaturitiesInterestRateOfAmountsDueAbstract" xlink:to="label_LongTermDebtMaturitiesInterestRateOfAmountsDueAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: LongTermDebtMaturitiesInterestRateOfAmountsDueAbstract to label_LongTermDebtMaturitiesInterestRateOfAmountsDueAbstract" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ScheduleOfJuniorSubordinatedDebtTableTextBlock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ScheduleOfJuniorSubordinatedDebtTableTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ScheduleOfJuniorSubordinatedDebtTableTextBlock_2">Summary of pertinent information related to outstanding junior subordinated debt issued by each Trust</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ScheduleOfJuniorSubordinatedDebtTableTextBlock" xlink:to="label_ScheduleOfJuniorSubordinatedDebtTableTextBlock_2" xlink:title="label: ScheduleOfJuniorSubordinatedDebtTableTextBlock to label_ScheduleOfJuniorSubordinatedDebtTableTextBlock" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ScheduleOfJuniorSubordinatedDebtTableTextBlock" xlink:to="label_ScheduleOfJuniorSubordinatedDebtTableTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: ScheduleOfJuniorSubordinatedDebtTableTextBlock to label_ScheduleOfJuniorSubordinatedDebtTableTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfStatutoryBusinessTrustsFormedForIssuingDebtToThirdPartyInvestors" xlink:label="NumberOfStatutoryBusinessTrustsFormedForIssuingDebtToThirdPartyInvestors" xlink:title="NumberOfStatutoryBusinessTrustsFormedForIssuingDebtToThirdPartyInvestors" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfStatutoryBusinessTrustsFormedForIssuingDebtToThirdPartyInvestors" xlink:to="label_NumberOfStatutoryBusinessTrustsFormedForIssuingDebtToThirdPartyInvestors_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfStatutoryBusinessTrustsFormedForIssuingDebtToThirdPartyInvestors to label_NumberOfStatutoryBusinessTrustsFormedForIssuingDebtToThirdPartyInvestors" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfStatutoryBusinessTrustsFormedForIssuingDebtToThirdPartyInvestors_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfStatutoryBusinessTrustsFormedForIssuingDebtToThirdPartyInvestors" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfStatutoryBusinessTrustsFormedForIssuingDebtToThirdPartyInvestors_3">Represents the number of statutory business trusts formed for the purpose of issuing junior subordinated debt to third party investors.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfStatutoryBusinessTrustsFormedForIssuingDebtToThirdPartyInvestors" xlink:to="label_NumberOfStatutoryBusinessTrustsFormedForIssuingDebtToThirdPartyInvestors_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfStatutoryBusinessTrustsFormedForIssuingDebtToThirdPartyInvestors to label_NumberOfStatutoryBusinessTrustsFormedForIssuingDebtToThirdPartyInvestors" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital" xlink:label="MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital" xlink:title="MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital">Minimum Total Consolidated Assets for Exclusion of Trust Preferred Securities as Tier I Regulatory Capital</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital" xlink:to="label_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital" xlink:title="label: MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital to label_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital_2">Minimum total consolidated assets for exclusion of trust preferred securities as Tier I regulatory capital</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital" xlink:to="label_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital_2" xlink:title="label: MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital to label_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital_3">Represents the minimum total consolidated assets as a result of which the entity will no longer be able to include trust preferred securities as Tier I regulatory capital.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital" xlink:to="label_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital_3" xlink:title="label: MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital to label_MinimumTotalConsolidatedAssetsForExclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesAsTierIRegulatoryCapital" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember" xlink:label="EastWestCapitalTrustIMember" xlink:title="EastWestCapitalTrustIMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember">East West Capital Trust I</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustIMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustIMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember_2">Represents East West Capital Trust I, a statutory business trust formed by the entity for the purpose of issuing junior subordinated debt to third party investors.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustIMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember_2" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustIMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember_3">East West Capital Trust I [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustIMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember_3" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustIMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustIMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember" xlink:label="EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember" xlink:title="EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember">East West Capital Trust II</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember_2">Represents East West Capital Trust II, a statutory business trust formed by the entity for the purpose of issuing junior subordinated debt to third party investors.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember_2" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember_3">East West Capital Trust II [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember_3" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustIIMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember" xlink:label="EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember" xlink:title="EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember">East West Capital Statutory Trust III</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember to label_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember_2">Represents East West Capital Statutory Trust III, a statutory business trust formed by the entity for the purpose of issuing junior subordinated debt to third party investors.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember_2" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember to label_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember_3">East West Capital Statutory Trust III [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember_3" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember to label_EastWestCapitalStatutoryTrustIIIMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember" xlink:label="EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember" xlink:title="EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember">East West Capital Trust IV</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember_2">Represents East West Capital Trust IV, a statutory business trust formed by the entity for the purpose of issuing junior subordinated debt to third party investors.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember_2" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember_3">East West Capital Trust IV [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember_3" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustIVMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember" xlink:label="EastWestCapitalTrustVMember" xlink:title="EastWestCapitalTrustVMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember">East West Capital Trust V</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustVMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustVMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember_2">Represents East West Capital Trust V, a statutory business trust formed by the entity for the purpose of issuing junior subordinated debt to third party investors.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustVMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember_2" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustVMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember_3">East West Capital Trust V [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustVMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember_3" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustVMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustVMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember" xlink:label="EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember" xlink:title="EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember">East West Capital Trust VI</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember_2">Represents East West Capital Trust VI, a statutory business trust formed by the entity for the purpose of issuing junior subordinated debt to third party investors.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember_2" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember_3">East West Capital Trust VI [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember_3" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_EastWestCapitalTrustVIIMember" xlink:label="EastWestCapitalTrustVIIMember" xlink:title="EastWestCapitalTrustVIIMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIIMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIIMember">East West Capital Trust VII</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestCapitalTrustVIIMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIIMember" xlink:title="label: EastWestCapitalTrustVIIMember to label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIIMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIIMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIIMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestCapitalTrustVIIMember_2">Represents East West Capital Trust VII, a statutory business trust formed by the entity for the purpose of issuing junior subordinated debt to third party investors.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_DeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesLineItems" xlink:label="DeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesLineItems" xlink:title="DeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesLineItems" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesLineItems_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_DeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesLineItems" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesLineItems_2">Tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets (liabilities)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesLineItems" xlink:to="label_DeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesLineItems_2" xlink:title="label: DeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesLineItems to label_DeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesLineItems" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure" xlink:label="WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure" xlink:title="WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure_2">Write-downs recorded related to foreclosed assets</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure" xlink:to="label_WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure_2" xlink:title="label: WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure to label_WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure_3">The amount of write-downs provided during the period on foreclosed assets.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure" xlink:to="label_WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure_3" xlink:title="label: WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure to label_WriteDownsRecordedRelatedToRealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract" xlink:label="TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract" xlink:title="TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract">Tax Credit Partnerships Amount [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract" xlink:to="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract" xlink:title="label: TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract to label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract_2">Tax credit partnerships, Amount</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract" xlink:to="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract to label_TaxCreditPartnershipsAmountAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract" xlink:label="TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract" xlink:title="TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract">Tax Credit Partnerships Count [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract" xlink:to="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract" xlink:title="label: TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract to label_TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract_2">Tax credit partnerships, Count</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract" xlink:to="label_TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract to label_TaxCreditPartnershipsCountAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock" xlink:label="ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock" xlink:title="ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock">Schedule of Mortgage Servicing Assets [Table Text Block]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock" xlink:to="label_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock" xlink:title="label: ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock to label_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock_2">Information regarding the Company's mortgage servicing assets (MSAs)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock" xlink:to="label_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock_2" xlink:title="label: ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock to label_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock_3">Tabular disclosure of information related to servicing assets that may include the activity in the balance of servicing assets subsequently measured at amortized value, fair value of servicing assets, the activity in any valuation allowance for impairment of recognized servicing assets and information related to the key inputs and assumptions.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock" xlink:to="label_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock to label_ScheduleOfMortgageServicingAssetsTableTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod" xlink:label="ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod" xlink:title="ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod">Short-term Debt Maturity Period</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod" xlink:to="label_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod" xlink:title="label: ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod to label_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod_2">Maturity period</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod" xlink:to="label_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod_2" xlink:title="label: ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod to label_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod_3">Represents the maturity period of short-term debt.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod" xlink:to="label_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod_3" xlink:title="label: ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod to label_ShortTermDebtMaturityPeriod" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ProceedsFromSaleOfNonCoveredOtherRealEstateOwned" xlink:label="ProceedsFromSaleOfNonCoveredOtherRealEstateOwned" xlink:title="ProceedsFromSaleOfNonCoveredOtherRealEstateOwned" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_UsageOfFederalTaxCredit" xlink:label="UsageOfFederalTaxCredit" xlink:title="UsageOfFederalTaxCredit" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="UsageOfFederalTaxCredit" xlink:to="label_UsageOfFederalTaxCredit" xlink:title="label: UsageOfFederalTaxCredit to label_UsageOfFederalTaxCredit" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="UsageOfFederalTaxCredit" xlink:to="label_UsageOfFederalTaxCredit_2" xlink:title="label: UsageOfFederalTaxCredit to label_UsageOfFederalTaxCredit" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_UsageOfFederalTaxCredit_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_UsageOfFederalTaxCredit" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_UsageOfFederalTaxCredit_3">Represents the federal tax credits used by the entity.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="UsageOfFederalTaxCredit" xlink:to="label_UsageOfFederalTaxCredit_3" xlink:title="label: UsageOfFederalTaxCredit to label_UsageOfFederalTaxCredit" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:label="SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:title="SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseDisclosureTextBlock" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:to="label_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseDisclosureTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseDisclosureTextBlock to label_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseDisclosureTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_StockholdersEquityNoteAndEarningsPerShareDisclosureAbstract" xlink:label="StockholdersEquityNoteAndEarningsPerShareDisclosureAbstract" xlink:title="StockholdersEquityNoteAndEarningsPerShareDisclosureAbstract" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OperatingLossCarryforwardPeriod_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_OperatingLossCarryforwardPeriod" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OperatingLossCarryforwardPeriod_3">The length of time for which taxpayers are allowed to carryforward net operating losses.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OperatingLossCarryforwardPeriod" xlink:to="label_OperatingLossCarryforwardPeriod_3" xlink:title="label: OperatingLossCarryforwardPeriod to label_OperatingLossCarryforwardPeriod" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CommercialMortgageLoansMember" xlink:label="CommercialMortgageLoansMember" xlink:title="CommercialMortgageLoansMember" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialMortgageLoansMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CommercialMortgageLoansMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialMortgageLoansMember_2">Represents loans to a company to purchase or refinance real estate, in which the real estate itself serves as collateral for the loan.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialMortgageLoansMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CommercialMortgageLoansMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialMortgageLoansMember_3">Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SingleFamilyResidentialMortgageLoansMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_SingleFamilyResidentialMortgageLoansMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SingleFamilyResidentialMortgageLoansMember_2">Represents loans to an individual to purchase or refinance single-family residential real estate, in which the real estate itself serves as collateral for the loan.</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SingleFamilyResidentialMortgageLoansMember" xlink:to="label_SingleFamilyResidentialMortgageLoansMember_3" xlink:title="label: SingleFamilyResidentialMortgageLoansMember to label_SingleFamilyResidentialMortgageLoansMember" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PeriodOfAccruedInterestOnLoansCoveredByFDICUnderSharedLossAgreements_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_PeriodOfAccruedInterestOnLoansCoveredByFDICUnderSharedLossAgreements" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PeriodOfAccruedInterestOnLoansCoveredByFDICUnderSharedLossAgreements_3">The period of accrued interest on loans that will be covered by FDIC under the shared-loss agreements.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_PercentageOfLossRecoveriesSharedByFDICUnderSharedLossAgreements" xlink:label="PercentageOfLossRecoveriesSharedByFDICUnderSharedLossAgreements" xlink:title="PercentageOfLossRecoveriesSharedByFDICUnderSharedLossAgreements" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SharedLossAgreementsPeriod" xlink:to="label_SharedLossAgreementsPeriod_2" xlink:title="label: SharedLossAgreementsPeriod to label_SharedLossAgreementsPeriod" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SharedLossAgreementsPeriod_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_SharedLossAgreementsPeriod" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SharedLossAgreementsPeriod_3">Represents the period for which the shared-loss agreements are in effect.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SharedLossAgreementsPeriod" xlink:to="label_SharedLossAgreementsPeriod_3" xlink:title="label: SharedLossAgreementsPeriod to label_SharedLossAgreementsPeriod" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod" xlink:label="LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod" xlink:title="LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod" xlink:to="label_LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod" xlink:title="label: LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod to label_LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod_2">Period for which loss recovery provisions are in effect (in years)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod" xlink:to="label_LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod_2" xlink:title="label: LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod to label_LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod_3">Represents the period for which the loss recovery provisions are in effect.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod" xlink:to="label_LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod_3" xlink:title="label: LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod to label_LossRecoveryProvisionsPeriod" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CashReceivedFromFDIC" xlink:label="CashReceivedFromFDIC" xlink:title="CashReceivedFromFDIC" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CashReceivedFromFDIC" xlink:to="label_CashReceivedFromFDIC_3" xlink:title="label: CashReceivedFromFDIC to label_CashReceivedFromFDIC" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CashReceivedFromFDIC" xlink:to="label_CashReceivedFromFDIC" xlink:title="label: CashReceivedFromFDIC to label_CashReceivedFromFDIC" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_BusinessAcquisitionBookValueOfAssetsTransferred" xlink:label="BusinessAcquisitionBookValueOfAssetsTransferred" xlink:title="BusinessAcquisitionBookValueOfAssetsTransferred" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmountAfterTax" xlink:label="BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmountAfterTax" xlink:title="BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmountAfterTax" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital" xlink:to="label_TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital" xlink:title="label: TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital to label_TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital_2">Trust preferred securities as a percentage of the Company's Tier I capital</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital" xlink:to="label_TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital_2" xlink:title="label: TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital to label_TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital_3">Represents trust preferred securities as a percentage of the entity's Tier I capital.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital" xlink:to="label_TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital_3" xlink:title="label: TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital to label_TrustPreferredSecuritiesAsPercentageOfTierICapital" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ReserveRequirementAbstract" xlink:label="ReserveRequirementAbstract" xlink:title="ReserveRequirementAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ReserveRequirementAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ReserveRequirementAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ReserveRequirementAbstract">Reserve Requirement [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ReserveRequirementAbstract" xlink:to="label_ReserveRequirementAbstract" xlink:title="label: ReserveRequirementAbstract to label_ReserveRequirementAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ReserveRequirementAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ReserveRequirementAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ReserveRequirementAbstract_2">Reserve Requirement</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ReserveRequirementAbstract" xlink:to="label_ReserveRequirementAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: ReserveRequirementAbstract to label_ReserveRequirementAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_DailyAverageReserveRequirement" xlink:label="DailyAverageReserveRequirement" xlink:title="DailyAverageReserveRequirement" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DailyAverageReserveRequirement" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_DailyAverageReserveRequirement" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DailyAverageReserveRequirement">Daily Average Reserve Requirement</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DailyAverageReserveRequirement" xlink:to="label_DailyAverageReserveRequirement" xlink:title="label: DailyAverageReserveRequirement to label_DailyAverageReserveRequirement" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DailyAverageReserveRequirement_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_DailyAverageReserveRequirement" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DailyAverageReserveRequirement_2">Daily average reserve requirement</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DailyAverageReserveRequirement" xlink:to="label_DailyAverageReserveRequirement_2" xlink:title="label: DailyAverageReserveRequirement to label_DailyAverageReserveRequirement" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DailyAverageReserveRequirement_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_DailyAverageReserveRequirement" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DailyAverageReserveRequirement_3">Represents the daily average reserve requirement as a percentage of the deposits that the entity has to maintain as reserves at the Federal Reserve Bank.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DailyAverageReserveRequirement" xlink:to="label_DailyAverageReserveRequirement_3" xlink:title="label: DailyAverageReserveRequirement to label_DailyAverageReserveRequirement" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_EastWestBankMember" xlink:label="EastWestBankMember" xlink:title="EastWestBankMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestBankMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_EastWestBankMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestBankMember">East West Bank [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestBankMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestBankMember" xlink:title="label: EastWestBankMember to label_EastWestBankMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestBankMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_EastWestBankMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestBankMember_2">East West Bank</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestBankMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestBankMember_2" xlink:title="label: EastWestBankMember to label_EastWestBankMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EastWestBankMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_EastWestBankMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EastWestBankMember_3">Represents East West Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of the entity.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EastWestBankMember" xlink:to="label_EastWestBankMember_3" xlink:title="label: EastWestBankMember to label_EastWestBankMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember" xlink:label="LoanApplicationsInProcessMember" xlink:title="LoanApplicationsInProcessMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember">Loan Applications in Process [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoanApplicationsInProcessMember" xlink:to="label_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember" xlink:title="label: LoanApplicationsInProcessMember to label_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember_2">Mortgage and commercial loan applications in process</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoanApplicationsInProcessMember" xlink:to="label_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember_2" xlink:title="label: LoanApplicationsInProcessMember to label_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember_3">Represents the loan applications of the entity in process.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoanApplicationsInProcessMember" xlink:to="label_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember_3" xlink:title="label: LoanApplicationsInProcessMember to label_LoanApplicationsInProcessMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember" xlink:label="CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember" xlink:title="CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember">Commercial and Standby Letters of Credit [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember" xlink:title="label: CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember to label_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember_2">Commercial and Standby Letters of Credit</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember_2" xlink:title="label: CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember to label_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember_3">An irrevocable undertaking (typically by a financial institution) to guarantee payment of a specified financial obligation.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember_3" xlink:title="label: CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember to label_CommercialAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision" xlink:label="AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision" xlink:title="AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision">Allowance for Unfunded Loan Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Credit Exposures and Recourse Provision</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision" xlink:to="label_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision" xlink:title="label: AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision to label_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision_2">Allowance for unfunded loan commitments, off-balance sheet credit exposures and recourse provision</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision" xlink:to="label_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision_2" xlink:title="label: AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision to label_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision_3">Represents the allowance for unfunded loan commitments, off-balance sheet credit exposures and recourse provision of the entity.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision" xlink:to="label_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision_3" xlink:title="label: AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision to label_AllowanceForUnfundedLoanCommitmentsAndOffBalanceSheetCreditExposuresAndRecourseProvision" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember" xlink:label="LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember" xlink:title="LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember">Loans Sold without Recourse [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember" xlink:to="label_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember" xlink:title="label: LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember to label_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember_2">Loans Sold without Recourse</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember" xlink:to="label_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember_2" xlink:title="label: LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember to label_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember_3">Loans sold without recourse or guarantee.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember" xlink:to="label_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember_3" xlink:title="label: LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember to label_LoansSoldWithoutRecourseMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember" xlink:label="LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember" xlink:title="LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember">Loans Securitized without Recourse [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember" xlink:to="label_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember" xlink:title="label: LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember to label_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember_2">Loans Securitized without Recourse</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember" xlink:to="label_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember_2" xlink:title="label: LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember to label_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember_3">Loans securitized without recourse which may have to be subsequently repurchased if a defect that occurred during the loan origination process results in a violation of a representation or warranty made in connection with the securitization of the loan.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember" xlink:to="label_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember_3" xlink:title="label: LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember to label_LoansSecuritizedWithoutRecourseMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis" xlink:label="LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis" xlink:title="LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis">Loss Contingencies by Nature of Contingency, Subordinate [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis" xlink:to="label_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis" xlink:title="label: LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis to label_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis_2">Quantifies and describes each subordinate component of each loss contingency that exists as of the balance sheet date, by nature of the probable or possible loss incurred.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis" xlink:to="label_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis_2" xlink:title="label: LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis to label_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencySubordinateAxis" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain" xlink:label="LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain" xlink:title="LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain">Loss Contingency, Nature, Subordinate [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain" xlink:to="label_LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain" xlink:title="label: LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain to label_LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain_2">An existing condition, situation, or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as to possible loss to an enterprise that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. Resolution of the uncertainty may confirm the incurrence of a loss.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain" xlink:to="label_LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain_2" xlink:title="label: LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain to label_LossContingencyNatureSubordinateDomain" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember" xlink:label="SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember" xlink:title="SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember">Single Family Loans with Full Recourse [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember" xlink:to="label_SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember" xlink:title="label: SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember to label_SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember_2">Single-family Loans with Full Recourse</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SingleFamilyLoansWithFullRecourseMember_3">Describes the nature of any recourse provisions that would enable the guarantor to recover from third parties any of the amounts paid under the guarantee (or each group of similar guarantees).</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ScheduleOfCondensedConsolidatingBalanceSheetsTableTextBlock" xlink:to="label_ScheduleOfCondensedConsolidatingBalanceSheetsTableTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: ScheduleOfCondensedConsolidatingBalanceSheetsTableTextBlock to label_ScheduleOfCondensedConsolidatingBalanceSheetsTableTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ScheduleOfCondensedConsolidatingStatementsOfIncomeTableTextBlock" xlink:label="ScheduleOfCondensedConsolidatingStatementsOfIncomeTableTextBlock" xlink:title="ScheduleOfCondensedConsolidatingStatementsOfIncomeTableTextBlock" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShare_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShare" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShare_3">Represents the conversion price for the convertible preferred stock on a per share basis.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConversionPremiumPercentage_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ConversionPremiumPercentage" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConversionPremiumPercentage_3">Conversion premium of the convertible preferred stock based on the closing price of the common stock (as a percent)</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ClosingPriceOfCommonStockAtIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock" xlink:to="label_ClosingPriceOfCommonStockAtIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock" xlink:title="label: ClosingPriceOfCommonStockAtIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock to label_ClosingPriceOfCommonStockAtIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ClosingPriceOfCommonStockAtIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ClosingPriceOfCommonStockAtIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ClosingPriceOfCommonStockAtIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock_2">Closing price of common stock at issuance of the convertible preferred stock.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ClosingPriceOfCommonStockAtIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ClosingPriceOfCommonStockAtIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ClosingPriceOfCommonStockAtIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock_3">Closing price of common stock at issuance of convertible preferred stock (in dollars per share)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ClosingPriceOfCommonStockAtIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock" xlink:to="label_ClosingPriceOfCommonStockAtIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock_3" xlink:title="label: ClosingPriceOfCommonStockAtIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock to label_ClosingPriceOfCommonStockAtIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock" xlink:label="ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock" xlink:title="ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock">Convertible Preferred Stock Conversion Price Per Share of Common Stock</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock" xlink:to="label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock" xlink:title="label: ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock to label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock_2">Common stock conversion share price.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock" xlink:to="label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock_2" xlink:title="label: ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock to label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock_3">Common stock conversion price per share upon conversion of Series C convertible preferred stock in the private placement (in dollars per share)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock" xlink:to="label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock_3" xlink:title="label: ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock to label_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShareOfCommonStock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_DividendsPayableDateDeclared" xlink:label="DividendsPayableDateDeclared" xlink:title="DividendsPayableDateDeclared" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DividendsPayableDateDeclared" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_DividendsPayableDateDeclared" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DividendsPayableDateDeclared">Dividends Payable Date Declared</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DividendsPayableDateDeclared" xlink:to="label_DividendsPayableDateDeclared" xlink:title="label: DividendsPayableDateDeclared to label_DividendsPayableDateDeclared" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DividendsPayableDateDeclared_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_DividendsPayableDateDeclared" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DividendsPayableDateDeclared_2">Dividend declaration date</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DividendsPayableDateDeclared_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_DividendsPayableDateDeclared" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DividendsPayableDateDeclared_3">The day, month and year (YYYY-MM-DD) that the dividend to be paid was declared.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DividendsPayableDateDeclared" xlink:to="label_DividendsPayableDateDeclared_3" xlink:title="label: DividendsPayableDateDeclared to label_DividendsPayableDateDeclared" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid" xlink:label="DividendsPayableDateToBePaid" xlink:title="DividendsPayableDateToBePaid" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid">Dividends Payable Date to be Paid</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DividendsPayableDateToBePaid" xlink:to="label_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid" xlink:title="label: DividendsPayableDateToBePaid to label_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid_2">Dividend payment date</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DividendsPayableDateToBePaid" xlink:to="label_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid_2" xlink:title="label: DividendsPayableDateToBePaid to label_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid_3">The day, month, and year (YYYY-MM-DD) that the dividend declared as of or prior to the financial reporting date will be paid in the subsequent period.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DividendsPayableDateToBePaid" xlink:to="label_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid_3" xlink:title="label: DividendsPayableDateToBePaid to label_DividendsPayableDateToBePaid" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord" xlink:label="DividendsPayableDateOfRecord" xlink:title="DividendsPayableDateOfRecord" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord">Dividends Payable Date of Record</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DividendsPayableDateOfRecord" xlink:to="label_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord" xlink:title="label: DividendsPayableDateOfRecord to label_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord_2">Dividend record date</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DividendsPayableDateOfRecord" xlink:to="label_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord_2" xlink:title="label: DividendsPayableDateOfRecord to label_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord_3">The date as of when a holder must own the stock to be entitled to the dividend.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DividendsPayableDateOfRecord" xlink:to="label_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord_3" xlink:title="label: DividendsPayableDateOfRecord to label_DividendsPayableDateOfRecord" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants" xlink:label="AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants" xlink:title="AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants">Allocated Fair Value of Warrants</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants" xlink:to="label_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants" xlink:title="label: AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants to label_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants_2">Allocated fair value of warrants</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants" xlink:to="label_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants_2" xlink:title="label: AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants to label_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants_3">Allocated fair value of warrants.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants" xlink:to="label_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants_3" xlink:title="label: AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants to label_AllocatedFairValueOfWarrants" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_WarrantsRepurchased" xlink:label="WarrantsRepurchased" xlink:title="WarrantsRepurchased" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="WarrantsRepurchased" xlink:to="label_WarrantsRepurchased" xlink:title="label: WarrantsRepurchased to label_WarrantsRepurchased" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="WarrantsRepurchased" xlink:to="label_WarrantsRepurchased_2" xlink:title="label: WarrantsRepurchased to label_WarrantsRepurchased" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_WarrantsRepurchased_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_WarrantsRepurchased" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_WarrantsRepurchased_3">Aggregate amount of warrants repurchased during the reporting period.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="WarrantsRepurchased" xlink:to="label_WarrantsRepurchased_3" xlink:title="label: WarrantsRepurchased to label_WarrantsRepurchased" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AmountOfDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptions" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AmountOfDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptions" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AmountOfDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptions">Amount of Dilutive Securities Stock Options</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AmountOfDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptions_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_AmountOfDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptions" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AmountOfDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptions_2">The amount resulting from the "as if" assumption that stock options were exercised for purposes of computing the dilutive effect of convertible securities.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AmountOfDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptions_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_AmountOfDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptions" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AmountOfDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptions_3">Stock options</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AmountOfDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptions" xlink:to="label_AmountOfDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptions_3" xlink:title="label: AmountOfDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptions to label_AmountOfDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptions" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember">Private Sales of Common Stock</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember" xlink:to="label_PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember" xlink:title="label: PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember to label_PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember_2">Details pertaining to private sales of common stock.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember" xlink:to="label_PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember_2" xlink:title="label: PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember to label_PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember_3">Private Sales of Common Stock [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember" xlink:to="label_PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember_3" xlink:title="label: PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember to label_PrivateSalesOfCommonStockMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember" xlink:label="PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember" xlink:title="PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember">Public Offering of Common Stock</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember" xlink:to="label_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember" xlink:title="label: PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember to label_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember_2">Public Offering of Common Stock [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember" xlink:to="label_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember_2" xlink:title="label: PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember to label_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember_3">Details pertaining to public offering of common stock.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember" xlink:to="label_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember_3" xlink:title="label: PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember to label_PublicOfferingOfCommonStockMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion" xlink:label="PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion" xlink:title="PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion">Preferred Stock, Dividend and Accretion</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion" xlink:to="label_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion" xlink:title="label: PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion to label_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion_2">Dividends and accretion</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion" xlink:to="label_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion_2" xlink:title="label: PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion to label_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion_3">Represents the dividends and accretion on shares.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion" xlink:to="label_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion_3" xlink:title="label: PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion to label_PreferredStockDividendAndAccretion" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount" xlink:label="PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount" xlink:title="PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount">Preferred Stock, Dividends Stock, Issuance Discount</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount" xlink:to="label_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount" xlink:title="label: PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount to label_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount_2">Accretion of stock issuance discount</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount" xlink:to="label_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount_2" xlink:title="label: PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount to label_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount_3">Represents the accretion of stock issuance discount.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount" xlink:to="label_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount_3" xlink:title="label: PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount to label_PreferredStockDividendsStockIssuanceDiscount" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend" xlink:label="PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend" xlink:title="PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend">Preferred Stock Savings in Annual Dividend</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend" xlink:to="label_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend" xlink:title="label: PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend to label_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend_2">Savings in annual dividend</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend" xlink:to="label_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend_2" xlink:title="label: PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend to label_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend_3">Represents the savings in annual dividend.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend" xlink:to="label_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend_3" xlink:title="label: PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend to label_PreferredStockSavingsInAnnualDividend" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfCustomers" xlink:label="NumberOfCustomers" xlink:title="NumberOfCustomers" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCustomers" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCustomers" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCustomers">Number of Customers</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCustomers" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCustomers" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCustomers to label_NumberOfCustomers" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCustomers_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCustomers" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCustomers_2">Number of customers who purchased newly issued shares of the Company's common stock during the private sale of common stock during the period.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCustomers" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCustomers_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCustomers to label_NumberOfCustomers" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCustomers_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCustomers" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCustomers_3">Number of customers who purchased newly issued shares of the Company's common stock during the private sale of common stock during the period</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCustomers" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCustomers_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCustomers to label_NumberOfCustomers" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare" xlink:label="CommonStockIssuePricePerShare" xlink:title="CommonStockIssuePricePerShare" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare">Common Stock Issue Price, Per Share</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommonStockIssuePricePerShare" xlink:to="label_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare" xlink:title="label: CommonStockIssuePricePerShare to label_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare_2">Issue price per share (in dollars per share)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommonStockIssuePricePerShare" xlink:to="label_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare_2" xlink:title="label: CommonStockIssuePricePerShare to label_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare_3">Represents the issue price per share.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommonStockIssuePricePerShare" xlink:to="label_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare_3" xlink:title="label: CommonStockIssuePricePerShare to label_CommonStockIssuePricePerShare" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter" xlink:label="CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter" xlink:title="CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter">Common Stock, Exercise of Option to Purchase Shares by Underwriter</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter" xlink:to="label_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter" xlink:title="label: CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter to label_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter_2">Purchase of shares by underwriters (in shares)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter" xlink:to="label_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter_2" xlink:title="label: CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter to label_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter_3">Represents the number of shares purchased by underwriters.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter" xlink:to="label_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter_3" xlink:title="label: CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter to label_CommonStockExerciseOfOptionToPurchaseSharesByUnderwriter" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock">Basis of Presentation [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="label: BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock to label_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock_2">Basis of Presentation</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:title="label: BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock to label_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock_3">The entire disclosure for the basis of presentation.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock to label_BasisOfPresentationPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock">Resale Agreements [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="label: ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock to label_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock_2">Securities Purchased Under Resale Agreements ("Resale Agreements")</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:title="label: ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock to label_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock_3">Disclosure of accounting policy for resale agreements. This disclosure may address (a) the reasons for entering into resale agreements, (b) how securities transferred under such agreements are classified in the entity's financial statements, (c) whether multiple agreements with the same counterparty are offset (d) the entity's accounting policy for requiring collateral or other security for such transactions, and (e) how the entity ensures that the market value of the underlying assets remains sufficient to protect the entity in the event of default by the counterparty.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock to label_ResaleAgreementsPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock">Covered Loans [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="label: CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock to label_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock_2">Covered loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:title="label: CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock to label_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock_3">Disclosure of accounting policy for covered loans acquired in an FDIC-assisted acquisition that are subject to FDIC shared-loss agreement.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock to label_CoveredLoansPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock">Indemnification Asset [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="label: IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock to label_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock_2">FDIC Indemnification Asset</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:title="label: IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock to label_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock_3">Disclosure of accounting policy for FDIC indemnification assets.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock to label_IndemnificationAssetPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock">Covered Other Real Estate Owned [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="label: CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock to label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock_2">Covered other real estate owned</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:title="label: CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock to label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock_3">Disclosure of accounting policy for properties acquired through foreclosure of through full or partial satisfaction of loans that are subject to an FDIC shared-loss agreement.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock to label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock">Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank Stock [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="label: InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock to label_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock_2">Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank stock</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:title="label: InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock to label_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock_3">Disclosure of accounting policy for Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock to label_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock">Investment in Federal Reserve Bank Stock [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="label: InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock to label_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock_2">Investment in Federal Reserve Bank stock</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:title="label: InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock to label_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock_3">Disclosure of accounting policy for Federal Reserve Bank stock.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock to label_InvestmentInFederalReserveBankStockPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock">Federal Funds Purchased [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="label: FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock to label_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock_2">Federal funds purchased</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:title="label: FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock to label_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock_3">Disclosure of accounting policy for amounts borrowed by a bank, at the federal funds rate, from another bank to meet its reserve requirements.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock to label_FederalFundsPurchasedPolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock">Comprehensive Income [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock" xlink:title="label: ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock to label_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock_2">Comprehensive income</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock_2" xlink:title="label: ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock to label_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock_3">Disclosure of accounting policy for comprehensive income.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="label_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock to label_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/stpr/2011/stpr-2011-01-31.xsd#stpr_NY" xlink:label="NY" xlink:title="NY" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NY_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NY" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NY_2">NEW YORK [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NY" xlink:to="label_NY_2" xlink:title="label: NY to label_NY" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NY" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NY" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NY">New York</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NY" xlink:to="label_NY" xlink:title="label: NY to label_NY" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/stpr/2011/stpr-2011-01-31.xsd#stpr_TX" xlink:label="TX" xlink:title="TX" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TX_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_TX" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TX_2">TEXAS [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TX" xlink:to="label_TX_2" xlink:title="label: TX to label_TX" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TX" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_TX" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TX">Texas</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TX" xlink:to="label_TX" xlink:title="label: TX to label_TX" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/stpr/2011/stpr-2011-01-31.xsd#stpr_WA" xlink:label="WA" xlink:title="WA" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_WA_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_WA" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_WA_2">WASHINGTON [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="WA" xlink:to="label_WA_2" xlink:title="label: WA to label_WA" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_WA" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_WA" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_WA">Washington</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="WA" xlink:to="label_WA" xlink:title="label: WA to label_WA" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2011/country-2011-01-31.xsd#country_HK" xlink:label="HK" xlink:title="HK" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_HK_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_HK" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_HK_2">HONG KONG [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="HK" xlink:to="label_HK_2" xlink:title="label: HK to label_HK" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_HK" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_HK" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_HK">Hong Kong</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="HK" xlink:to="label_HK" xlink:title="label: HK to label_HK" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ShanghaiMember" xlink:label="ShanghaiMember" xlink:title="ShanghaiMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ShanghaiMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ShanghaiMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ShanghaiMember">Shanghai [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ShanghaiMember" xlink:to="label_ShanghaiMember" xlink:title="label: ShanghaiMember to label_ShanghaiMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ShanghaiMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ShanghaiMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ShanghaiMember_2">Shanghai</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ShanghaiMember" xlink:to="label_ShanghaiMember_2" xlink:title="label: ShanghaiMember to label_ShanghaiMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ShanghaiMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ShanghaiMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ShanghaiMember_3">Shanghai.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ShanghaiMember" xlink:to="label_ShanghaiMember_3" xlink:title="label: ShanghaiMember to label_ShanghaiMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ShantouMember" xlink:label="ShantouMember" xlink:title="ShantouMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ShantouMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ShantouMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ShantouMember">Shantou [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ShantouMember" xlink:to="label_ShantouMember" xlink:title="label: ShantouMember to label_ShantouMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ShantouMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ShantouMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ShantouMember_2">Shantou</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ShantouMember" xlink:to="label_ShantouMember_2" xlink:title="label: ShantouMember to label_ShantouMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ShantouMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ShantouMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ShantouMember_3">Shantou.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ShantouMember" xlink:to="label_ShantouMember_3" xlink:title="label: ShantouMember to label_ShantouMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfBankingLocations" xlink:label="NumberOfBankingLocations" xlink:title="NumberOfBankingLocations" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfBankingLocations" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfBankingLocations" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfBankingLocations">Number of Banking Locations</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfBankingLocations" xlink:to="label_NumberOfBankingLocations" xlink:title="label: NumberOfBankingLocations to label_NumberOfBankingLocations" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfBankingLocations_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfBankingLocations" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfBankingLocations_2">Number of banking locations (in branch)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfBankingLocations" xlink:to="label_NumberOfBankingLocations_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfBankingLocations to label_NumberOfBankingLocations" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfBankingLocations_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfBankingLocations" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfBankingLocations_3">Represents the number of banking locations in which the entity operates.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfBankingLocations" xlink:to="label_NumberOfBankingLocations_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfBankingLocations to label_NumberOfBankingLocations" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract" xlink:label="PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract" xlink:title="PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract">Principles of Consolidation [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract" xlink:to="label_PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract" xlink:title="label: PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract to label_PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract_2">Principles of Consolidation</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract" xlink:to="label_PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract to label_PrinciplesOfConsolidationAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfWhollyOwnedStatutoryBusinessTrusts" xlink:label="NumberOfWhollyOwnedStatutoryBusinessTrusts" xlink:title="NumberOfWhollyOwnedStatutoryBusinessTrusts" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfWhollyOwnedStatutoryBusinessTrusts" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfWhollyOwnedStatutoryBusinessTrusts" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfWhollyOwnedStatutoryBusinessTrusts">Number of Wholly Owned Statutory Business Trusts</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ResaleAgreementMaximumTermToBeClassifiedAsCashAndCashEquivalents_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ResaleAgreementMaximumTermToBeClassifiedAsCashAndCashEquivalents" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ResaleAgreementMaximumTermToBeClassifiedAsCashAndCashEquivalents_3">Represents the maximum term of resale agreement to be classified as cash and cash equivalents.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_InvestmentSecuritiesTermToBeClassifiedAsTradingSecurities" xlink:label="InvestmentSecuritiesTermToBeClassifiedAsTradingSecurities" xlink:title="InvestmentSecuritiesTermToBeClassifiedAsTradingSecurities" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InvestmentSecuritiesTermToBeClassifiedAsTradingSecurities" xlink:to="label_InvestmentSecuritiesTermToBeClassifiedAsTradingSecurities_3" xlink:title="label: InvestmentSecuritiesTermToBeClassifiedAsTradingSecurities to label_InvestmentSecuritiesTermToBeClassifiedAsTradingSecurities" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_LoansReceivableNonAccrualStatusNumberOfPastDueDays" xlink:label="LoansReceivableNonAccrualStatusNumberOfPastDueDays" xlink:title="LoansReceivableNonAccrualStatusNumberOfPastDueDays" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansReceivableNonAccrualStatusNumberOfPastDueDays" xlink:to="label_LoansReceivableNonAccrualStatusNumberOfPastDueDays_2" xlink:title="label: LoansReceivableNonAccrualStatusNumberOfPastDueDays to label_LoansReceivableNonAccrualStatusNumberOfPastDueDays" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansReceivableNonAccrualStatusNumberOfPastDueDays" xlink:to="label_LoansReceivableNonAccrualStatusNumberOfPastDueDays_3" xlink:title="label: LoansReceivableNonAccrualStatusNumberOfPastDueDays to label_LoansReceivableNonAccrualStatusNumberOfPastDueDays" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_OtherRealEstateOwnedAbstract" xlink:label="OtherRealEstateOwnedAbstract" xlink:title="OtherRealEstateOwnedAbstract" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherRealEstateOwnedAbstract" xlink:to="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedAbstract" xlink:title="label: OtherRealEstateOwnedAbstract to label_OtherRealEstateOwnedAbstract" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherRealEstateOwnedAbstract" xlink:to="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: OtherRealEstateOwnedAbstract to label_OtherRealEstateOwnedAbstract" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsAbstract" xlink:label="InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsAbstract" xlink:title="InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsAbstract" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="GoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssetsAbstract" xlink:to="label_GoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssetsAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: GoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssetsAbstract to label_GoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssetsAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ResaleAgreementMinimumTermToBeSeparatelyCategorized" xlink:label="ResaleAgreementMinimumTermToBeSeparatelyCategorized" xlink:title="ResaleAgreementMinimumTermToBeSeparatelyCategorized" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommitments_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommitments" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommitments_2">Reflects the amount of cash required to fully fund agreements to provide advances to borrowers and lessees at fixed and variable interest rates.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommitments_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommitments" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommitments_3">Loan</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MaturitiesInYearTwoMember" xlink:to="label_MaturitiesInYearTwoMember" xlink:title="label: MaturitiesInYearTwoMember to label_MaturitiesInYearTwoMember" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MaturitiesInYearFiveMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_MaturitiesInYearFiveMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MaturitiesInYearFiveMember">Maturities in Year Five [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MaturitiesInYearFiveMember" xlink:to="label_MaturitiesInYearFiveMember" xlink:title="label: MaturitiesInYearFiveMember to label_MaturitiesInYearFiveMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MaturitiesInYearFiveMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_MaturitiesInYearFiveMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MaturitiesInYearFiveMember_2">Maturities in Year Five</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MaturitiesInYearFiveMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_MaturitiesInYearFiveMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MaturitiesInYearFiveMember_3">Period of maturity for a group of securities or other assets sold under repurchase agreements which mature in year five following the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the financial statements.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_MaturitiesInYearSixMember" xlink:label="MaturitiesInYearSixMember" xlink:title="MaturitiesInYearSixMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MaturitiesInYearSixMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_MaturitiesInYearSixMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MaturitiesInYearSixMember_3">Maturities in Year Six [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MaturitiesInYearSixMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_MaturitiesInYearSixMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MaturitiesInYearSixMember">Maturities in Year Six</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MaturitiesInYearSevenMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_MaturitiesInYearSevenMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MaturitiesInYearSevenMember_3">Maturities in Year Seven</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_TermOfCommercialLoanSharedLossAgreement" xlink:label="TermOfCommercialLoanSharedLossAgreement" xlink:title="TermOfCommercialLoanSharedLossAgreement" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_TermOfSingleFamilyResidentialMortgageLoanSharedLossAgreement" xlink:label="TermOfSingleFamilyResidentialMortgageLoanSharedLossAgreement" xlink:title="TermOfSingleFamilyResidentialMortgageLoanSharedLossAgreement" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfDaysFollowingAnniversary" xlink:label="NumberOfDaysFollowingAnniversary" xlink:title="NumberOfDaysFollowingAnniversary" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EstimatedLiabilityThatWillBeDueToFdicForSpecificThresholdsOfLossesNotBeingReached_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_EstimatedLiabilityThatWillBeDueToFdicForSpecificThresholdsOfLossesNotBeingReached" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EstimatedLiabilityThatWillBeDueToFdicForSpecificThresholdsOfLossesNotBeingReached_2">The estimated liability that will be due to the FDIC forty-five days after the tenth anniversary of the acquisition of Washington First International Band (WFIB) and United Commercial Bank (UCB). This liability is based on specific thresholds of losses no.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EstimatedLiabilityThatWillBeDueToFdicForSpecificThresholdsOfLossesNotBeingReached_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_EstimatedLiabilityThatWillBeDueToFdicForSpecificThresholdsOfLossesNotBeingReached" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_EstimatedLiabilityThatWillBeDueToFdicForSpecificThresholdsOfLossesNotBeingReached_3">Estimated liability that will be due to the FDIC based on specific thresholds of losses not being reached</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EstimatedLiabilityThatWillBeDueToFdicForSpecificThresholdsOfLossesNotBeingReached" xlink:to="label_EstimatedLiabilityThatWillBeDueToFdicForSpecificThresholdsOfLossesNotBeingReached_3" xlink:title="label: EstimatedLiabilityThatWillBeDueToFdicForSpecificThresholdsOfLossesNotBeingReached to label_EstimatedLiabilityThatWillBeDueToFdicForSpecificThresholdsOfLossesNotBeingReached" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis" xlink:label="FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis" xlink:title="FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis">Financing Receivable Information by Portfolio Segment [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis" xlink:to="label_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis" xlink:title="label: FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis to label_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_FinancingReceivablePortfolioSegmentDomain" xlink:label="FinancingReceivablePortfolioSegmentDomain" xlink:title="FinancingReceivablePortfolioSegmentDomain" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivablePortfolioSegmentDomain" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivablePortfolioSegmentDomain" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivablePortfolioSegmentDomain">Financing Receivable, Portfolio Segment [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FinancingReceivablePortfolioSegmentDomain" xlink:to="label_FinancingReceivablePortfolioSegmentDomain" xlink:title="label: FinancingReceivablePortfolioSegmentDomain to label_FinancingReceivablePortfolioSegmentDomain" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:label="ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:title="ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember_2">Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:to="label_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember_2" xlink:title="label: ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember to label_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember">Residential</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:to="label_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:title="label: ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember to label_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:label="CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:title="CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember_2">Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember_2" xlink:title="label: CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember to label_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember">Commercial Real Estate ("CRE")</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:title="label: CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember to label_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:label="CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:title="CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember_2">Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember_2" xlink:title="label: CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember to label_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember">Commercial and Industrial ("C&amp;I")</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:title="label: CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember to label_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:label="ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:title="ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember_2">Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:to="label_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember_2" xlink:title="label: ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember to label_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember">Consumer</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:to="label_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember" xlink:title="label: ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember to label_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CoveredLoansByLoanProductCategoryAxis" xlink:label="CoveredLoansByLoanProductCategoryAxis" xlink:title="CoveredLoansByLoanProductCategoryAxis" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredLoansByLoanProductCategoryAxis_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CoveredLoansByLoanProductCategoryAxis" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredLoansByLoanProductCategoryAxis_2">Covered Loans, By Loan Product Category [Axis]</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_RealEstateLoansMember" xlink:label="RealEstateLoansMember" xlink:title="RealEstateLoansMember" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RealEstateLoansMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_RealEstateLoansMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RealEstateLoansMember_3">Real Estate Loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="RealEstateLoansMember" xlink:to="label_RealEstateLoansMember_3" xlink:title="label: RealEstateLoansMember to label_RealEstateLoansMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember" xlink:label="OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember" xlink:title="OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember">Other than Real Estate Loans [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember" xlink:to="label_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember" xlink:title="label: OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember to label_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember_2">Category of loan products related to loans other than real estate loans.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember" xlink:to="label_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember_2" xlink:title="label: OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember to label_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember_3">Other Loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember" xlink:to="label_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember_3" xlink:title="label: OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember to label_OtherThanRealEstateLoansMember" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain" xlink:label="FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain" xlink:title="FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" xlink:label="ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" xlink:title="ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember">Residential Single Family [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" xlink:to="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" xlink:title="label: ResidentialSingleFamilyMember to label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember_2">Class of financing receivables related to residential single-family receivables.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" xlink:to="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember_2" xlink:title="label: ResidentialSingleFamilyMember to label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember_3">Residential Single-family</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" xlink:to="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember_3" xlink:title="label: ResidentialSingleFamilyMember to label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember_4" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:title="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember_4">Single-family</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" xlink:to="label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember_4" xlink:title="label: ResidentialSingleFamilyMember to label_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ResidentialMultifamilyMember" xlink:label="ResidentialMultifamilyMember" xlink:title="ResidentialMultifamilyMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember">Residential Multifamily [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ResidentialMultifamilyMember" xlink:to="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember" xlink:title="label: ResidentialMultifamilyMember to label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember_2">Class of financing receivables related to residential multifamily receivables.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ResidentialMultifamilyMember" xlink:to="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember_2" xlink:title="label: ResidentialMultifamilyMember to label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember_3">Residential Multifamily</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ResidentialMultifamilyMember" xlink:to="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember_3" xlink:title="label: ResidentialMultifamilyMember to label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember_4" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:title="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember_4">Multifamily</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ResidentialMultifamilyMember" xlink:to="label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember_4" xlink:title="label: ResidentialMultifamilyMember to label_ResidentialMultifamilyMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" xlink:label="CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" xlink:title="CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember">Commercial and Industrial Real Estate [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" xlink:title="label: CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember to label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember_2">Class of financing receivables related to commercial and industrial real estate receivables that are income producing.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember_2" xlink:title="label: CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember to label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember_3">Commercial and Industrial Real Estate</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember_3" xlink:title="label: CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember to label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember_4" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:title="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember_4">Income producing</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember_4" xlink:title="label: CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember to label_CommercialAndIndustrialRealEstateMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ConstructionAndLandMember" xlink:label="ConstructionAndLandMember" xlink:title="ConstructionAndLandMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConstructionAndLandMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ConstructionAndLandMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConstructionAndLandMember">Construction and Land [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConstructionAndLandMember" xlink:to="label_ConstructionAndLandMember" xlink:title="label: ConstructionAndLandMember to label_ConstructionAndLandMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConstructionAndLandMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ConstructionAndLandMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConstructionAndLandMember_2">Class of financing receivables related to construction and land receivables.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConstructionAndLandMember" xlink:to="label_ConstructionAndLandMember_2" xlink:title="label: ConstructionAndLandMember to label_ConstructionAndLandMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConstructionAndLandMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ConstructionAndLandMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConstructionAndLandMember_3">Construction and Land</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConstructionAndLandMember" xlink:to="label_ConstructionAndLandMember_3" xlink:title="label: ConstructionAndLandMember to label_ConstructionAndLandMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CommercialBusinessMember" xlink:label="CommercialBusinessMember" xlink:title="CommercialBusinessMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialBusinessMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CommercialBusinessMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialBusinessMember">Commercial Business [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialBusinessMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialBusinessMember" xlink:title="label: CommercialBusinessMember to label_CommercialBusinessMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialBusinessMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CommercialBusinessMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialBusinessMember_2">Class of financing receivables related to commercial business receivables.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialBusinessMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialBusinessMember_2" xlink:title="label: CommercialBusinessMember to label_CommercialBusinessMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialBusinessMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CommercialBusinessMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialBusinessMember_3">Commercial Business</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialBusinessMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialBusinessMember_3" xlink:title="label: CommercialBusinessMember to label_CommercialBusinessMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember" xlink:label="ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember" xlink:title="ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember_2">Consumer Other Financing Receivable [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember" xlink:to="label_ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember_2" xlink:title="label: ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember to label_ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember">Other Consumer</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember" xlink:to="label_ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember" xlink:title="label: ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember to label_ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinancingReceivableInformationByCreditQualityIndicatorAxis" xlink:label="FinancingReceivableInformationByCreditQualityIndicatorAxis" xlink:title="FinancingReceivableInformationByCreditQualityIndicatorAxis" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableInformationByCreditQualityIndicatorAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableInformationByCreditQualityIndicatorAxis" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableInformationByCreditQualityIndicatorAxis">Financing Receivable Information by Credit Quality Indicator [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FinancingReceivableInformationByCreditQualityIndicatorAxis" xlink:to="label_FinancingReceivableInformationByCreditQualityIndicatorAxis" xlink:title="label: FinancingReceivableInformationByCreditQualityIndicatorAxis to label_FinancingReceivableInformationByCreditQualityIndicatorAxis" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinancingReceivableByCreditQualityIndicatorDomain" xlink:label="FinancingReceivableByCreditQualityIndicatorDomain" xlink:title="FinancingReceivableByCreditQualityIndicatorDomain" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableByCreditQualityIndicatorDomain" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableByCreditQualityIndicatorDomain" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableByCreditQualityIndicatorDomain">Financing Receivable, by Credit Quality Indicator [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FinancingReceivableByCreditQualityIndicatorDomain" xlink:to="label_FinancingReceivableByCreditQualityIndicatorDomain" xlink:title="label: FinancingReceivableByCreditQualityIndicatorDomain to label_FinancingReceivableByCreditQualityIndicatorDomain" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PassMember" xlink:label="PassMember" xlink:title="PassMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PassMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_PassMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PassMember_2">Pass [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PassMember" xlink:to="label_PassMember_2" xlink:title="label: PassMember to label_PassMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PassMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_PassMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PassMember">Pass/Watch</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PassMember" xlink:to="label_PassMember" xlink:title="label: PassMember to label_PassMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember" xlink:label="SpecialMentionMember" xlink:title="SpecialMentionMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SpecialMentionMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_SpecialMentionMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SpecialMentionMember_2">Special Mention [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SpecialMentionMember" xlink:to="label_SpecialMentionMember_2" xlink:title="label: SpecialMentionMember to label_SpecialMentionMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SpecialMentionMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_SpecialMentionMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SpecialMentionMember">Special Mention</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SpecialMentionMember" xlink:to="label_SpecialMentionMember" xlink:title="label: SpecialMentionMember to label_SpecialMentionMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SubstandardMember" xlink:label="SubstandardMember" xlink:title="SubstandardMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SubstandardMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_SubstandardMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SubstandardMember_2">Substandard [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SubstandardMember" xlink:to="label_SubstandardMember_2" xlink:title="label: SubstandardMember to label_SubstandardMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SubstandardMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_SubstandardMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_SubstandardMember">Substandard</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SubstandardMember" xlink:to="label_SubstandardMember" xlink:title="label: SubstandardMember to label_SubstandardMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DoubtfulMember" xlink:label="DoubtfulMember" xlink:title="DoubtfulMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DoubtfulMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_DoubtfulMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DoubtfulMember_2">Doubtful [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DoubtfulMember" xlink:to="label_DoubtfulMember_2" xlink:title="label: DoubtfulMember to label_DoubtfulMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DoubtfulMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_DoubtfulMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_DoubtfulMember">Doubtful</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DoubtfulMember" xlink:to="label_DoubtfulMember" xlink:title="label: DoubtfulMember to label_DoubtfulMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract" xlink:label="CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract" xlink:title="CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract">Carrying Amounts and Composition of Covered Loans [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract" xlink:to="label_CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract" xlink:title="label: CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract to label_CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract_2">Carrying Amounts And Composition Of Covered Loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract" xlink:to="label_CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract to label_CarryingAmountsAndCompositionOfCoveredLoansAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross" xlink:label="LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross" xlink:title="LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross">Loan Receivable Covered Loans Gross</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross" xlink:to="label_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross" xlink:title="label: LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross to label_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross_2">For an unclassified balance sheet, an amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the Entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date, before any write-downs taken for collection uncertainty on the part of the holder, for loans covered under shared loss agreements.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross" xlink:to="label_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross_2" xlink:title="label: LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross to label_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross_3">Total principal balance</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross" xlink:to="label_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross_3" xlink:title="label: LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross to label_LoanReceivableCoveredLoansGross" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CoveredDiscount" xlink:label="CoveredDiscount" xlink:title="CoveredDiscount" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredDiscount" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CoveredDiscount" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredDiscount">Covered Discount</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredDiscount" xlink:to="label_CoveredDiscount" xlink:title="label: CoveredDiscount to label_CoveredDiscount" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredDiscount_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CoveredDiscount" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredDiscount_2">The discount amount related to covered loans receivable as of the balance sheet date.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredDiscount_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:title="label_CoveredDiscount" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredDiscount_3">Covered discount</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredDiscount" xlink:to="label_CoveredDiscount_3" xlink:title="label: CoveredDiscount to label_CoveredDiscount" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NetValuationOfLoans" xlink:label="NetValuationOfLoans" xlink:title="NetValuationOfLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NetValuationOfLoans" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NetValuationOfLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NetValuationOfLoans">Net Valuation of Loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NetValuationOfLoans" xlink:to="label_NetValuationOfLoans" xlink:title="label: NetValuationOfLoans to label_NetValuationOfLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NetValuationOfLoans_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NetValuationOfLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NetValuationOfLoans_2">The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of covered loans receivable, net of discounts.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NetValuationOfLoans" xlink:to="label_NetValuationOfLoans_2" xlink:title="label: NetValuationOfLoans to label_NetValuationOfLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NetValuationOfLoans_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:title="label_NetValuationOfLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NetValuationOfLoans_3">Net valuation of loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NetValuationOfLoans" xlink:to="label_NetValuationOfLoans_3" xlink:title="label: NetValuationOfLoans to label_NetValuationOfLoans" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans" xlink:label="AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans" xlink:title="AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans">Allowance for Loan Losses Covered Loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans" xlink:to="label_AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans" xlink:title="label: AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans to label_AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans_2">The allowance for loan losses represents the reserve to cover probable credit losses related to specifically identified loans (loans covered by shared loss agreements), as of the balance sheet date.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:title="label_AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans_3">Allowance on covered loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans" xlink:to="label_AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans_3" xlink:title="label: AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans to label_AllowanceForLoanLossesCoveredLoans" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract" xlink:label="CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract" xlink:title="CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract">Credit Quality Indicators [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract" xlink:to="label_CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract" xlink:title="label: CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract to label_CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract_2">Credit Quality Indicators</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract" xlink:to="label_CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract to label_CreditQualityIndicatorsAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements" xlink:label="AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements" xlink:title="AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements">Additional Advances under Shared Loss Agreements</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements" xlink:to="label_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements" xlink:title="label: AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements to label_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements_2">Additional advances on covered loans included in covered loans under the shared-loss agreements but not accounted for under ASU 310-30.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements" xlink:to="label_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements_2" xlink:title="label: AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements to label_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements_3">Additional advances under shared-loss agreements</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements" xlink:to="label_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements_3" xlink:title="label: AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements to label_AdditionalAdvancesUnderSharedLossAgreements" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xlink:label="AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xlink:title="AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances">Allowance Allocated to Additional Advances</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xlink:to="label_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xlink:title="label: AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances to label_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances_2">Amount of allowance allocated to additional advances included in covered loans shared-loss agreements. Allowance on covered loans represents the reserve to cover probable credit losses related to specifically identified loans (loans covered by shared loss agreements), as of the balance sheet date.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xlink:to="label_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances_2" xlink:title="label: AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances to label_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances_3">Total allowance allocated to additional advances</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xlink:to="label_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances_3" xlink:title="label: AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances to label_AllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xlink:label="PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xlink:title="PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances">Percentage of Allowance Allocated to Additional Advances</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xlink:to="label_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xlink:title="label: PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances to label_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances_2">Percentage of allowance allocated to additional advances included in covered loans shared-loss agreements over the total amount of allowance on covered loans. Allowance on covered loans represents the reserve to cover probable credit losses related to specifically identified loans (loans covered by shared loss agreements), as of the balance sheet date.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xlink:to="label_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances_2" xlink:title="label: PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances to label_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances_3">Percentage of allowance allocated to additional advances</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" xlink:to="label_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances_3" xlink:title="label: PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances to label_PercentageOfAllowanceAllocatedToAdditionalAdvances" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis" xlink:label="ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis" xlink:title="ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis">Concentration Risk by Benchmark [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis" xlink:to="label_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis" xlink:title="label: ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis to label_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain" xlink:label="ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain" xlink:title="ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain">Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain" xlink:to="label_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain" xlink:title="label: ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain to label_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember" xlink:label="CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember" xlink:title="CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember">Covered Other Real Estate Owned Properties [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember" xlink:to="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember" xlink:title="label: CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember to label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember_2">OREO properties covered by shared-loss agreements.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember" xlink:to="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember_2" xlink:title="label: CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember to label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember_3">Covered OREO Properties</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember" xlink:to="label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember_3" xlink:title="label: CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember to label_CoveredOtherRealEstateOwnedPropertiesMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis" xlink:label="ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis" xlink:title="ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis">Concentration Risk by Type [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis" xlink:to="label_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis" xlink:title="label: ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis to label_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain" xlink:label="ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain" xlink:title="ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain">Concentration Risk Type [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain" xlink:to="label_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain" xlink:title="label: ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain to label_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_StatesAndProvincesAxis" xlink:label="StatesAndProvincesAxis" xlink:title="StatesAndProvincesAxis" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_StatesAndProvincesAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_StatesAndProvincesAxis" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_StatesAndProvincesAxis">States And Provinces [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="StatesAndProvincesAxis" xlink:to="label_StatesAndProvincesAxis" xlink:title="label: StatesAndProvincesAxis to label_StatesAndProvincesAxis" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/stpr/2011/stpr-2011-01-31.xsd#stpr_AllStatesAndProvincesDomain" xlink:label="AllStatesAndProvincesDomain" xlink:title="AllStatesAndProvincesDomain" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllStatesAndProvincesDomain" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AllStatesAndProvincesDomain" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AllStatesAndProvincesDomain">All States and Provinces [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AllStatesAndProvincesDomain" xlink:to="label_AllStatesAndProvincesDomain" xlink:title="label: AllStatesAndProvincesDomain to label_AllStatesAndProvincesDomain" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2011/country-2011-01-31.xsd#country_CA" xlink:label="CA_2" xlink:title="CA" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CA_4" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CA" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CA_4">CANADA [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CA_2" xlink:to="label_CA_4" xlink:title="label: CA to label_CA" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CA_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CA" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CA_2">California</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CA_2" xlink:to="label_CA_2" xlink:title="label: CA to label_CA" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract" xlink:label="CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract" xlink:title="CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract">Covered Nonperforming Assets [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract" xlink:to="label_CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract" xlink:title="label: CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract to label_CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract_2">Covered Nonperforming Assets</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract" xlink:to="label_CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract to label_CoveredNonperformingAssetsAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CoveredNonaccrualLoans" xlink:label="CoveredNonaccrualLoans" xlink:title="CoveredNonaccrualLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredNonaccrualLoans" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CoveredNonaccrualLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredNonaccrualLoans">Covered Nonaccrual Loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredNonaccrualLoans" xlink:to="label_CoveredNonaccrualLoans" xlink:title="label: CoveredNonaccrualLoans to label_CoveredNonaccrualLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredNonaccrualLoans_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CoveredNonaccrualLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredNonaccrualLoans_2">The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of covered loans receivable that are considered to be nonperforming assets and on nonaccrual status.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredNonaccrualLoans" xlink:to="label_CoveredNonaccrualLoans_2" xlink:title="label: CoveredNonaccrualLoans to label_CoveredNonaccrualLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredNonaccrualLoans_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CoveredNonaccrualLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredNonaccrualLoans_3">Covered nonaccrual loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredNonaccrualLoans" xlink:to="label_CoveredNonaccrualLoans_3" xlink:title="label: CoveredNonaccrualLoans to label_CoveredNonaccrualLoans" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual" xlink:label="CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual" xlink:title="CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual">Covered Loans Past Due 90 Days or More but Not on Nonaccrual</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual" xlink:to="label_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual" xlink:title="label: CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual to label_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual_2">The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of covered loans receivable that are considered to be nonperforming assets and are past due 90 days or more, but are not on nonaccrual status.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual" xlink:to="label_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual_2" xlink:title="label: CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual to label_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual_3">Covered loans past due 90 days or more but not on nonaccrual</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual" xlink:to="label_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual_3" xlink:title="label: CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual to label_CoveredLoansPastDue90DaysOrMoreButNotOnNonaccrual" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_TotalNonperformingLoans" xlink:label="TotalNonperformingLoans" xlink:title="TotalNonperformingLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TotalNonperformingLoans" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_TotalNonperformingLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TotalNonperformingLoans">Total Nonperforming Loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TotalNonperformingLoans" xlink:to="label_TotalNonperformingLoans" xlink:title="label: TotalNonperformingLoans to label_TotalNonperformingLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TotalNonperformingLoans_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_TotalNonperformingLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TotalNonperformingLoans_2">The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of all covered loans receivable that are considered to be nonperforming assets.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TotalNonperformingLoans" xlink:to="label_TotalNonperformingLoans_2" xlink:title="label: TotalNonperformingLoans to label_TotalNonperformingLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TotalNonperformingLoans_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:title="label_TotalNonperformingLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TotalNonperformingLoans_3">Total nonperforming loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TotalNonperformingLoans" xlink:to="label_TotalNonperformingLoans_3" xlink:title="label: TotalNonperformingLoans to label_TotalNonperformingLoans" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets" xlink:label="TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets" xlink:title="TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets">Total Covered Nonperforming Assets</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets" xlink:to="label_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets" xlink:title="label: TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets to label_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets_2">The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of all covered nonperforming assets.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets" xlink:to="label_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets_2" xlink:title="label: TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets to label_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:title="label_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets_3">Total covered nonperforming assets</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets" xlink:to="label_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets_3" xlink:title="label: TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets to label_TotalCoveredNonperformingAssets" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties" xlink:label="NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties" xlink:title="NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties">Number of Covered Oreo Properties</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties to label_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties_2">The number of OREO properties as of the balance sheet date covered by shared-loss agreements.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties to label_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties_3">Number of covered OREO properties</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties to label_NumberOfCoveredOreoProperties" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage" xlink:label="ConcentrationRiskPercentage" xlink:title="ConcentrationRiskPercentage" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConcentrationRiskPercentage" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ConcentrationRiskPercentage" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConcentrationRiskPercentage">Concentration Risk, Percentage</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConcentrationRiskPercentage" xlink:to="label_ConcentrationRiskPercentage" xlink:title="label: ConcentrationRiskPercentage to label_ConcentrationRiskPercentage" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConcentrationRiskPercentage_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:title="label_ConcentrationRiskPercentage" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConcentrationRiskPercentage_2">Percentage of non-covered REO properties</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConcentrationRiskPercentage" xlink:to="label_ConcentrationRiskPercentage_2" xlink:title="label: ConcentrationRiskPercentage to label_ConcentrationRiskPercentage" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConcentrationRiskPercentage_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel" xlink:title="label_ConcentrationRiskPercentage" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ConcentrationRiskPercentage_3">Percent of total</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConcentrationRiskPercentage" xlink:to="label_ConcentrationRiskPercentage_3" xlink:title="label: ConcentrationRiskPercentage to label_ConcentrationRiskPercentage" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xlink:label="NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xlink:title="NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded">Number of Covered Oreo Properties Added</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded to label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded_2">The number of OREO properties covered by shared-loss agreements that were added during the period.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded to label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded_3">Number of covered OREO properties added during the period</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded to label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xlink:label="AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xlink:title="AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded">Aggregate Carrying Value of Covered Oreo Properties Added</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xlink:to="label_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xlink:title="label: AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded to label_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded_2">Aggregate carrying value of OREO properties covered by shared-loss agreements that were added during the period.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xlink:to="label_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded_2" xlink:title="label: AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded to label_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded_3">Aggregate carrying value of covered OREO properties added during the period</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" xlink:to="label_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded_3" xlink:title="label: AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded to label_AggregateCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesAdded" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions" xlink:label="OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions" xlink:title="OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions">Other Real Estate Owned, Covered, Reductions Due to Principal Reductions</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions" xlink:to="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions" xlink:title="label: OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions to label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions_2">Reductions in the carrying value of covered OREO properties during the period due to net principal reductions.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions" xlink:to="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions_2" xlink:title="label: OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions to label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions_3">Net principal reductions included in aggregate carrying value on covered OREO properties</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions" xlink:to="label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions_3" xlink:title="label: OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions to label_OtherRealEstateOwnedCoveredReductionsDueToPrincipalReductions" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xlink:label="NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xlink:title="NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold">Number of Covered Oreo Properties Sold</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold to label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold_2">The number of OREO properties covered by shared-loss agreements that were sold during the period.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold to label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold_3">Number of covered OREO properties sold during the period</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xlink:to="label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold to label_NumberOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xlink:label="TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xlink:title="TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold">Total Carrying Value of Covered Oreo Properties Sold</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xlink:to="label_TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xlink:title="label: TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold to label_TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold_2">The total carrying value of OREO properties covered by shared-loss agreements that were sold during the period.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" xlink:to="label_TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold_2" xlink:title="label: TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold to label_TotalCarryingValueOfCoveredOreoPropertiesSold" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PercentageOfAnyReimbursableExpenseRecordedAsNoninterestIncome_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_PercentageOfAnyReimbursableExpenseRecordedAsNoninterestIncome" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PercentageOfAnyReimbursableExpenseRecordedAsNoninterestIncome_2">The percentage of any reimbursable expense (chargeoffs, loan related expenses and OREO related expenses) that is recorded as noninterest income on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_PercentageOfActualExpensePaid" xlink:label="PercentageOfActualExpensePaid" xlink:title="PercentageOfActualExpensePaid" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PercentageOfActualExpensePaid_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_PercentageOfActualExpensePaid" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PercentageOfActualExpensePaid_2">The percentage of the actual expenses paid by the Company representing the net of the reimbursable expenses recorded in noninterest expense over the reimbursable expenses recorded in noninterest income.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember" xlink:label="GeographicConcentrationRiskMember" xlink:title="GeographicConcentrationRiskMember" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="GeographicConcentrationRiskMember" xlink:to="label_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember_2" xlink:title="label: GeographicConcentrationRiskMember to label_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember">Geographic Concentration</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="GeographicConcentrationRiskMember" xlink:to="label_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember" xlink:title="label: GeographicConcentrationRiskMember to label_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_AmountOfLoansRemovedFromCoveredLoans" xlink:label="AmountOfLoansRemovedFromCoveredLoans" xlink:title="AmountOfLoansRemovedFromCoveredLoans" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_LoanDiscountRelatedToLoansRemoved" xlink:label="LoanDiscountRelatedToLoansRemoved" xlink:title="LoanDiscountRelatedToLoansRemoved" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoanDiscountRelatedToLoansRemoved" xlink:to="label_LoanDiscountRelatedToLoansRemoved" xlink:title="label: LoanDiscountRelatedToLoansRemoved to label_LoanDiscountRelatedToLoansRemoved" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CoreDepositsMember" xlink:label="CoreDepositsMember" xlink:title="CoreDepositsMember" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoreDepositsMember" xlink:to="label_CoreDepositsMember_2" xlink:title="label: CoreDepositsMember to label_CoreDepositsMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoreDepositsMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CoreDepositsMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoreDepositsMember">Premiums on acquired deposits</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoreDepositsMember" xlink:to="label_CoreDepositsMember" xlink:title="label: CoreDepositsMember to label_CoreDepositsMember" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_SummaryOfInterestIncomeForegoneOnNonaccrualLoansTableTextBlock" xlink:label="SummaryOfInterestIncomeForegoneOnNonaccrualLoansTableTextBlock" xlink:title="SummaryOfInterestIncomeForegoneOnNonaccrualLoansTableTextBlock" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivablesTableTextBlock" xlink:label="ImpairedFinancingReceivablesTableTextBlock" xlink:title="ImpairedFinancingReceivablesTableTextBlock" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivablesTableTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivablesTableTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivablesTableTextBlock">Summary of impaired non-covered loans, including interest income recognized</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedFinancingReceivablesTableTextBlock" xlink:to="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivablesTableTextBlock" xlink:title="label: ImpairedFinancingReceivablesTableTextBlock to label_ImpairedFinancingReceivablesTableTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfCreditLossesRelatedToFinancingReceivablesCurrentAndNoncurrentTableTextBlock" xlink:label="ScheduleOfCreditLossesRelatedToFinancingReceivablesCurrentAndNoncurrentTableTextBlock" xlink:title="ScheduleOfCreditLossesRelatedToFinancingReceivablesCurrentAndNoncurrentTableTextBlock" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ScheduleOfCreditLossesRelatedToFinancingReceivablesCurrentAndNoncurrentTableTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ScheduleOfCreditLossesRelatedToFinancingReceivablesCurrentAndNoncurrentTableTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ScheduleOfCreditLossesRelatedToFinancingReceivablesCurrentAndNoncurrentTableTextBlock">Detail of activity in allowance for loan losses, for both covered and non-covered loans, by portfolio segment</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ScheduleOfCreditLossesRelatedToFinancingReceivablesCurrentAndNoncurrentTableTextBlock" xlink:to="label_ScheduleOfCreditLossesRelatedToFinancingReceivablesCurrentAndNoncurrentTableTextBlock" xlink:title="label: ScheduleOfCreditLossesRelatedToFinancingReceivablesCurrentAndNoncurrentTableTextBlock to label_ScheduleOfCreditLossesRelatedToFinancingReceivablesCurrentAndNoncurrentTableTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_LoansReceivableByPortfolioSegmentByImpairmentMethodologyTableTextBlock" xlink:label="LoansReceivableByPortfolioSegmentByImpairmentMethodologyTableTextBlock" xlink:title="LoansReceivableByPortfolioSegmentByImpairmentMethodologyTableTextBlock" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansReceivableByPortfolioSegmentByImpairmentMethodologyTableTextBlock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_LoansReceivableByPortfolioSegmentByImpairmentMethodologyTableTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansReceivableByPortfolioSegmentByImpairmentMethodologyTableTextBlock_3">Tabular disclosure of the recorded investment in total loans receivable by portfolio segment and disaggregated by impairment methodology.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansReceivableByPortfolioSegmentByImpairmentMethodologyTableTextBlock" xlink:to="label_LoansReceivableByPortfolioSegmentByImpairmentMethodologyTableTextBlock_3" xlink:title="label: LoansReceivableByPortfolioSegmentByImpairmentMethodologyTableTextBlock to label_LoansReceivableByPortfolioSegmentByImpairmentMethodologyTableTextBlock" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableTable" xlink:label="ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableTable" xlink:title="ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableTable" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableTable" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableTable" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableTable">Schedule of Non-Covered Loans Receivable [Table]</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableTable_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableTable" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableTable_2">Disclosure pertaining to non covered loans receivable.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableTable" xlink:to="label_ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableTable_2" xlink:title="label: ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableTable to label_ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableTable" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_LandCommercialRealEstateMember" xlink:label="LandCommercialRealEstateMember" xlink:title="LandCommercialRealEstateMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LandCommercialRealEstateMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_LandCommercialRealEstateMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LandCommercialRealEstateMember">Land Commercial Real Estate [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LandCommercialRealEstateMember" xlink:to="label_LandCommercialRealEstateMember" xlink:title="label: LandCommercialRealEstateMember to label_LandCommercialRealEstateMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LandCommercialRealEstateMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_LandCommercialRealEstateMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LandCommercialRealEstateMember_2">Class of financing receivables related to commercial real estate land financing receivables.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LandCommercialRealEstateMember" xlink:to="label_LandCommercialRealEstateMember_2" xlink:title="label: LandCommercialRealEstateMember to label_LandCommercialRealEstateMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LandCommercialRealEstateMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_LandCommercialRealEstateMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LandCommercialRealEstateMember_3">Land</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LandCommercialRealEstateMember" xlink:to="label_LandCommercialRealEstateMember_3" xlink:title="label: LandCommercialRealEstateMember to label_LandCommercialRealEstateMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember" xlink:label="CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember" xlink:title="CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember_2">Commercial Real Estate Construction Financing Receivable [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember_2" xlink:title="label: CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember to label_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember">Construction</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember" xlink:to="label_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember" xlink:title="label: CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember to label_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_TradeFinanceMember" xlink:label="TradeFinanceMember" xlink:title="TradeFinanceMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TradeFinanceMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_TradeFinanceMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TradeFinanceMember">Trade Finance [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TradeFinanceMember" xlink:to="label_TradeFinanceMember" xlink:title="label: TradeFinanceMember to label_TradeFinanceMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TradeFinanceMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_TradeFinanceMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TradeFinanceMember_2">Class of financing receivables related to commercial and industrial trade financing receivables.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TradeFinanceMember" xlink:to="label_TradeFinanceMember_2" xlink:title="label: TradeFinanceMember to label_TradeFinanceMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TradeFinanceMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_TradeFinanceMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TradeFinanceMember_3">Trade finance</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TradeFinanceMember" xlink:to="label_TradeFinanceMember_3" xlink:title="label: TradeFinanceMember to label_TradeFinanceMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_StudentLoansMember" xlink:label="StudentLoansMember" xlink:title="StudentLoansMember" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="StudentLoansMember" xlink:to="label_StudentLoansMember" xlink:title="label: StudentLoansMember to label_StudentLoansMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_StudentLoansMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_StudentLoansMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_StudentLoansMember_2">Student loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="StudentLoansMember" xlink:to="label_StudentLoansMember_2" xlink:title="label: StudentLoansMember to label_StudentLoansMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_StudentLoansMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_StudentLoansMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_StudentLoansMember_3">Class of financing receivables related to consumer student loans receivables.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="StudentLoansMember" xlink:to="label_StudentLoansMember_3" xlink:title="label: StudentLoansMember to label_StudentLoansMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_MidrangeMember" xlink:label="MidrangeMember" xlink:title="MidrangeMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MidrangeMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_MidrangeMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MidrangeMember">Midrange [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MidrangeMember" xlink:to="label_MidrangeMember" xlink:title="label: MidrangeMember to label_MidrangeMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MidrangeMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_MidrangeMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MidrangeMember_2">Midrange</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MidrangeMember" xlink:to="label_MidrangeMember_2" xlink:title="label: MidrangeMember to label_MidrangeMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MidrangeMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_MidrangeMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MidrangeMember_3">The midrange term.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MidrangeMember" xlink:to="label_MidrangeMember_3" xlink:title="label: MidrangeMember to label_MidrangeMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableLineItems" xlink:label="ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableLineItems" xlink:title="ScheduleOfNonCoveredLoansReceivableLineItems" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross_2">Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross_3">Reflects the gross carrying amount of all categories of non-covered loans held in portfolio.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_UnamortizedLoanCommitmentAndOriginationFeesAndUnamortizedDiscountsOrPremiums" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_UnamortizedLoanCommitmentAndOriginationFeesAndUnamortizedDiscountsOrPremiums" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_UnamortizedLoanCommitmentAndOriginationFeesAndUnamortizedDiscountsOrPremiums">Unearned fees, premiums and discounts, net</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="UnamortizedLoanCommitmentAndOriginationFeesAndUnamortizedDiscountsOrPremiums" xlink:to="label_UnamortizedLoanCommitmentAndOriginationFeesAndUnamortizedDiscountsOrPremiums" xlink:title="label: UnamortizedLoanCommitmentAndOriginationFeesAndUnamortizedDiscountsOrPremiums to label_UnamortizedLoanCommitmentAndOriginationFeesAndUnamortizedDiscountsOrPremiums" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable" xlink:label="AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable" xlink:title="AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable">Accrued Interest on Loans Receivable</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable_2">Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest earned on loans receivable but not received.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable_3">Accrued interest on covered and non-covered loans receivable</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable" xlink:to="label_AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable_3" xlink:title="label: AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable to label_AccruedInterestOnLoansReceivable" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansPledgedAsCollateral" xlink:label="LoansPledgedAsCollateral" xlink:title="LoansPledgedAsCollateral" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansPledgedAsCollateral" xlink:to="label_LoansPledgedAsCollateral_2" xlink:title="label: LoansPledgedAsCollateral to label_LoansPledgedAsCollateral" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansPledgedAsCollateral" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_LoansPledgedAsCollateral" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansPledgedAsCollateral">Covered and non-covered loans receivable pledged to secure borrowings from the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LoansPledgedAsCollateral" xlink:to="label_LoansPledgedAsCollateral" xlink:title="label: LoansPledgedAsCollateral to label_LoansPledgedAsCollateral" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured" xlink:label="NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured" xlink:title="NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured">Number of Units for which Both Fixed and Adjustable Rate First Mortgage Loans Secured</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured" xlink:to="label_NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured" xlink:title="label: NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured to label_NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured_2">The number of units in residential property that secures both fixed and adjustable rate first mortgage loans.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured" xlink:to="label_NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured to label_NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfUnitsForWhichBothFixedAndAdjustableRateFirstMortgageLoansSecured_3">Number of units of residential property securing fixed and adjustable rate first mortgage loans</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans" xlink:label="FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans" xlink:title="FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans">First Mortgage Loans New Mortgage Loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans" xlink:to="label_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans" xlink:title="label: FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans to label_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans_2">New first mortgage loans originated</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans" xlink:to="label_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans_2" xlink:title="label: FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans to label_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans_3">Total amount of new first mortgage loans during the reporting period.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans" xlink:to="label_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans_3" xlink:title="label: FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans to label_FirstMortgageLoansNewMortgageLoans" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod" xlink:label="AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod" xlink:title="AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod">Adjustable Rate Mortgage Initial Interest Rate Period</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod_2">Adjustable rate mortgage, term of initial fixed interest rates</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod" xlink:to="label_AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod_2" xlink:title="label: AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod to label_AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod_3">The term for an initial interest rate period of an adjustable rate mortgage.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod" xlink:to="label_AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod_3" xlink:title="label: AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod to label_AdjustableRateMortgageInitialInterestRatePeriod" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures" xlink:label="MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures" xlink:title="MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures">Mortgage Loans with Interest Only Features</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures" xlink:to="label_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures" xlink:title="label: MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures to label_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures_2">Mortgage loans with interest-only features</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures" xlink:to="label_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures_2" xlink:title="label: MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures to label_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures_3">Total amount of mortgage loans that offer the borrower interest-only features as of the balance sheet date.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures" xlink:to="label_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures_3" xlink:title="label: MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures to label_MortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeatures" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio" xlink:label="RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio" xlink:title="RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio_3">Ratio of Mortgage Loans with Interest Only Features to Total Mortgage Loans within the Same Portfolio</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio" xlink:to="label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio_3" xlink:title="label: RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio to label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio">The ratio of mortgage loans within a portfolio category that offer the borrower interest-only features to the total mortgage loans of that portfolio category as of the balance sheet date.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio_2">Ratio of mortgage loans with interest-only features to total mortgage loans within same portfolio category (as a percent)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio" xlink:to="label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio_2" xlink:title="label: RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio to label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithInterestOnlyFeaturesToTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_AcquiredMortgageLoansWithVariablePaymentOptionFeatures" xlink:label="AcquiredMortgageLoansWithVariablePaymentOptionFeatures" xlink:title="AcquiredMortgageLoansWithVariablePaymentOptionFeatures" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AcquiredMortgageLoansWithVariablePaymentOptionFeatures_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AcquiredMortgageLoansWithVariablePaymentOptionFeatures" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AcquiredMortgageLoansWithVariablePaymentOptionFeatures_3">Acquired Mortgage Loans with Variable Payment Option Features</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AcquiredMortgageLoansWithVariablePaymentOptionFeatures" xlink:to="label_AcquiredMortgageLoansWithVariablePaymentOptionFeatures_3" xlink:title="label: AcquiredMortgageLoansWithVariablePaymentOptionFeatures to label_AcquiredMortgageLoansWithVariablePaymentOptionFeatures" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithVariablePaymentOptionFeaturestoTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithVariablePaymentOptionFeaturestoTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RatioOfMortgageLoansWithVariablePaymentOptionFeaturestoTotalMortgageLoansWithinTheSamePortfolio_2">The ratio of mortgage loans within a portfolio category that offer the borrower variable payment option features to the total mortgage loans of that portfolio category as of the balance sheet date.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ScheduleOfNoncoveredLoansPastDueAndLoansHeldForSaleTable" xlink:label="ScheduleOfNoncoveredLoansPastDueAndLoansHeldForSaleTable" xlink:title="ScheduleOfNoncoveredLoansPastDueAndLoansHeldForSaleTable" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LoansHeldForSaleMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_LoansHeldForSaleMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_LoansHeldForSaleMember_2">Loans receivable classified as held for sale.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfGradesRiskRatingSystem" xlink:label="NumberOfGradesRiskRatingSystem" xlink:title="NumberOfGradesRiskRatingSystem" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfGradesRiskRatingSystem" xlink:to="label_NumberOfGradesRiskRatingSystem" xlink:title="label: NumberOfGradesRiskRatingSystem to label_NumberOfGradesRiskRatingSystem" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfGradesRiskRatingSystem_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfGradesRiskRatingSystem" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfGradesRiskRatingSystem_2">Number of grades in the risk rating system utilized by the company to rate credit risk of loans receivable</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfGradesRiskRatingSystem_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfGradesRiskRatingSystem" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfGradesRiskRatingSystem_3">The number of grades in the risk rating system utilized by the company to rate credit risk of loans receivable. Loans are risk rated based on analysis of the current state of the borrower's credit quality. Higher grades represent a higher level of credit risk.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention" xlink:label="MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention" xlink:title="MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention">Maximum Term Loan Graded Special Mention</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention" xlink:to="label_MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention" xlink:title="label: MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention to label_MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention_2">Maximum term for a loan to stay graded as Special Mention</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention" xlink:to="label_MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention_2" xlink:title="label: MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention to label_MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_MaximumTermLoanGradedSpecialMention_3">The maximum term for which a loan will stay graded as Special Mention since Special Mention is considered a transitory grade.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentLineItems" xlink:label="FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentLineItems" xlink:title="FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentLineItems" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentLineItems_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentLineItems" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentLineItems_2">Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentLineItems" xlink:to="label_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentLineItems" xlink:title="label: FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentLineItems to label_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentLineItems" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CreditRiskAndConcentrationsAbstract" xlink:label="CreditRiskAndConcentrationsAbstract" xlink:title="CreditRiskAndConcentrationsAbstract" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CreditRiskAndConcentrationsAbstract" xlink:to="label_CreditRiskAndConcentrationsAbstract" xlink:title="label: CreditRiskAndConcentrationsAbstract to label_CreditRiskAndConcentrationsAbstract" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAbstract" xlink:label="CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAbstract" xlink:title="CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAbstract" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansReceivableHeldForSaleNetAbstract" xlink:label="LoansReceivableHeldForSaleNetAbstract" xlink:title="LoansReceivableHeldForSaleNetAbstract" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_PercentageOfLoansHeldForSaleThatWereOriginallyClassifiedAsStudentLoans" xlink:label="PercentageOfLoansHeldForSaleThatWereOriginallyClassifiedAsStudentLoans" xlink:title="PercentageOfLoansHeldForSaleThatWereOriginallyClassifiedAsStudentLoans" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfLoansAndLeases" xlink:label="GainLossOnSaleOfLoansAndLeases" xlink:title="GainLossOnSaleOfLoansAndLeases" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_FinancingReceivablePastDueAndStillAccruing" xlink:label="FinancingReceivablePastDueAndStillAccruing" xlink:title="FinancingReceivablePastDueAndStillAccruing" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_FinancingReceivableLessThan90DaysPastDueAndNotAccruing" xlink:label="FinancingReceivableLessThan90DaysPastDueAndNotAccruing" xlink:title="FinancingReceivableLessThan90DaysPastDueAndNotAccruing" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableLessThan90DaysPastDueAndNotAccruing" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableLessThan90DaysPastDueAndNotAccruing" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableLessThan90DaysPastDueAndNotAccruing">Financing Receivable Less than 90 Days Past Due and Not Accruing</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableLessThan90DaysPastDueAndNotAccruing_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableLessThan90DaysPastDueAndNotAccruing" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableLessThan90DaysPastDueAndNotAccruing_2">Nonaccrual loans less than 90 days past due</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_FinancingReceivable90DaysOrMorePastDueAndNotAccruing" xlink:label="FinancingReceivable90DaysOrMorePastDueAndNotAccruing" xlink:title="FinancingReceivable90DaysOrMorePastDueAndNotAccruing" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivable90DaysOrMorePastDueAndNotAccruing" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivable90DaysOrMorePastDueAndNotAccruing" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivable90DaysOrMorePastDueAndNotAccruing">Financing Receivable 90 Days or More Past Due and Not Accruing</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivable90DaysOrMorePastDueAndNotAccruing_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivable90DaysOrMorePastDueAndNotAccruing" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivable90DaysOrMorePastDueAndNotAccruing_2">Nonaccrual loans 90 or more days past due</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivable90DaysOrMorePastDueAndNotAccruing_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivable90DaysOrMorePastDueAndNotAccruing" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivable90DaysOrMorePastDueAndNotAccruing_3">Financing receivables that are 90 days or more past due and are not accruing.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing" xlink:label="FinancingReceivableNotAccruing" xlink:title="FinancingReceivableNotAccruing" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing">Financing Receivable Not Accruing</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FinancingReceivableNotAccruing" xlink:to="label_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing" xlink:title="label: FinancingReceivableNotAccruing to label_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing_2">Total nonaccrual past due loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FinancingReceivableNotAccruing" xlink:to="label_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing_2" xlink:title="label: FinancingReceivableNotAccruing to label_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing_3">Financing receivables that are past due and are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FinancingReceivableNotAccruing" xlink:to="label_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing_3" xlink:title="label: FinancingReceivableNotAccruing to label_FinancingReceivableNotAccruing" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCurrent" xlink:label="FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCurrent" xlink:title="FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCurrent" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCurrent" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCurrent" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCurrent">Current loans</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_FinancingReceivableNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleGross" xlink:label="FinancingReceivableNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleGross" xlink:title="FinancingReceivableNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleGross" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleGross" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleGross" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleGross">Financing Receivable Non-covered Loans and Loans Held-for-sale Gross</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleGross_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleGross" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleGross_2">Gross amount of investment in non-covered loans and loans held for sale.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleGross_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleGross" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleGross_3">Total non-covered loans and loans held for sale, gross</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleNet" xlink:label="FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleNet" xlink:title="FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleNet" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleNet" xlink:to="label_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleNet" xlink:title="label: FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleNet to label_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleNet" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleNet_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleNet" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonCoveredLoansAndLoansHeldForSaleNet_2">Total amount of investment in non-covered loans and loans held for sale, net of unearned fees, premiums, and discounts.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCreditQualityIndicatorTable" xlink:label="ScheduleOfFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCreditQualityIndicatorTable" xlink:title="ScheduleOfFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCreditQualityIndicatorTable" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAllowanceMethodDomain_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAllowanceMethodDomain" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAllowanceMethodDomain_2">Represents the methodology for either having or not having a specific allowance related to financing receivables.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_WithRelatedAllowanceMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_WithRelatedAllowanceMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_WithRelatedAllowanceMember">Represents a subset of a class of financing receivables that have specific allowances related to the impaired receivables.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_WithRelatedAllowanceMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_WithRelatedAllowanceMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_WithRelatedAllowanceMember_2">With Related Allowance [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="WithRelatedAllowanceMember" xlink:to="label_WithRelatedAllowanceMember_2" xlink:title="label: WithRelatedAllowanceMember to label_WithRelatedAllowanceMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_WithRelatedAllowanceMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_WithRelatedAllowanceMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_WithRelatedAllowanceMember_3">With Related Allowance</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="WithRelatedAllowanceMember" xlink:to="label_WithRelatedAllowanceMember_3" xlink:title="label: WithRelatedAllowanceMember to label_WithRelatedAllowanceMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NoRelatedAllowanceMember" xlink:label="NoRelatedAllowanceMember" xlink:title="NoRelatedAllowanceMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NoRelatedAllowanceMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NoRelatedAllowanceMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NoRelatedAllowanceMember">No Related Allowance [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NoRelatedAllowanceMember" xlink:to="label_NoRelatedAllowanceMember" xlink:title="label: NoRelatedAllowanceMember to label_NoRelatedAllowanceMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NoRelatedAllowanceMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NoRelatedAllowanceMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NoRelatedAllowanceMember_2">Represents a subset of a class of financing receivables that have no specific allowances related to the impaired receivables.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NoRelatedAllowanceMember" xlink:to="label_NoRelatedAllowanceMember_2" xlink:title="label: NoRelatedAllowanceMember to label_NoRelatedAllowanceMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NoRelatedAllowanceMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NoRelatedAllowanceMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NoRelatedAllowanceMember_3">No Related Allowance</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NoRelatedAllowanceMember" xlink:to="label_NoRelatedAllowanceMember_3" xlink:title="label: NoRelatedAllowanceMember to label_NoRelatedAllowanceMember" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems_2">Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems" xlink:to="label_FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems_2" xlink:title="label: FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems to label_FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems">Impaired loans disclosures</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems" xlink:to="label_FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems" xlink:title="label: FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems to label_FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance" xlink:label="ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance" xlink:title="ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance_2">Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance" xlink:to="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance_2" xlink:title="label: ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance to label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance">Unpaid principal balance</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance" xlink:to="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance" xlink:title="label: ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance to label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment" xlink:label="ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment" xlink:title="ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment_2">Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment" xlink:to="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment_2" xlink:title="label: ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment to label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment">Recorded investment</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment" xlink:to="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment" xlink:title="label: ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment to label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance" xlink:label="ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance" xlink:title="ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance_2">Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance" xlink:to="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance_2" xlink:title="label: ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance to label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance">Related allowance</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance" xlink:to="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance" xlink:title="label: ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance to label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment" xlink:label="ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment" xlink:title="ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment_2">Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment" xlink:to="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment_2" xlink:title="label: ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment to label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment">Average recorded investment</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment" xlink:to="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment" xlink:title="label: ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment to label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod" xlink:label="ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod" xlink:title="ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod">Interest income recognized (cash basis)</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod" xlink:to="label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod" xlink:title="label: ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod to label_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_RestructuredLoansAbstract" xlink:label="RestructuredLoansAbstract" xlink:title="RestructuredLoansAbstract" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="RestructuredLoansAbstract" xlink:to="label_RestructuredLoansAbstract" xlink:title="label: RestructuredLoansAbstract to label_RestructuredLoansAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RestructuredLoansAbstract_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_RestructuredLoansAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RestructuredLoansAbstract_2">Restructured loans disclosures</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="RestructuredLoansAbstract" xlink:to="label_RestructuredLoansAbstract_2" xlink:title="label: RestructuredLoansAbstract to label_RestructuredLoansAbstract" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_RestructuredLoansAbstract_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:title="label_RestructuredLoansAbstract" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_RestructuredLoansAbstract_3">Troubled debt restructurings</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="RestructuredLoansAbstract" xlink:to="label_RestructuredLoansAbstract_3" xlink:title="label: RestructuredLoansAbstract to label_RestructuredLoansAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfFinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesTable" xlink:label="ScheduleOfFinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesTable" xlink:title="ScheduleOfFinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesTable" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_FinancingReceivableNumberOfPaymentMonthsConsideredSustainedPeriodOfPerformance" xlink:label="FinancingReceivableNumberOfPaymentMonthsConsideredSustainedPeriodOfPerformance" xlink:title="FinancingReceivableNumberOfPaymentMonthsConsideredSustainedPeriodOfPerformance" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableNumberOfPaymentMonthsConsideredSustainedPeriodOfPerformance_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableNumberOfPaymentMonthsConsideredSustainedPeriodOfPerformance" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableNumberOfPaymentMonthsConsideredSustainedPeriodOfPerformance_3">The number of consecutive months of payments received from the borrower on a nonperforming restructured loan for it to be considered as demonstrating a sustained period of performance and be removed from nonaccrual status.</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment" xlink:label="FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment" xlink:title="FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment" xlink:to="label_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment" xlink:title="label: FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment to label_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment_2">Loan balance of restructured loans</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment_2">Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_MoreLikelyThanNotMinimumLikelihoodPercentage" xlink:label="MoreLikelyThanNotMinimumLikelihoodPercentage" xlink:title="MoreLikelyThanNotMinimumLikelihoodPercentage" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardExpirationDating" xlink:label="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardExpirationDating" xlink:title="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardExpirationDating" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_PercentageObligationToReimburseFdicForEligibleRecoveriesRelatedToCoveredAssets" xlink:label="PercentageObligationToReimburseFdicForEligibleRecoveriesRelatedToCoveredAssets" xlink:title="PercentageObligationToReimburseFdicForEligibleRecoveriesRelatedToCoveredAssets" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_FederalFundsMaturityPeriod" xlink:label="FederalFundsMaturityPeriod" xlink:title="FederalFundsMaturityPeriod" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsForOriginationAndPurchasesOfLoansHeldForSale" xlink:label="PaymentsForOriginationAndPurchasesOfLoansHeldForSale" xlink:title="PaymentsForOriginationAndPurchasesOfLoansHeldForSale" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AggregateTaxCreditPartnerships_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_AggregateTaxCreditPartnerships" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AggregateTaxCreditPartnerships_2">Total tax credit partnerships</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AggregateTaxCreditPartnerships_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_AggregateTaxCreditPartnerships" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AggregateTaxCreditPartnerships_3">Represents the aggregate amount of tax credit partnerships of the entity.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AggregateTaxCreditPartnerships" xlink:to="label_AggregateTaxCreditPartnerships_3" xlink:title="label: AggregateTaxCreditPartnerships to label_AggregateTaxCreditPartnerships" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_TaxExemptBonds" xlink:label="TaxExemptBonds" xlink:title="TaxExemptBonds" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TaxExemptBonds" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_TaxExemptBonds" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TaxExemptBonds">Tax Exempt Bonds</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TaxExemptBonds" xlink:to="label_TaxExemptBonds" xlink:title="label: TaxExemptBonds to label_TaxExemptBonds" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TaxExemptBonds_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_TaxExemptBonds" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TaxExemptBonds_2">Tax exempt bonds</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TaxExemptBonds" xlink:to="label_TaxExemptBonds_2" xlink:title="label: TaxExemptBonds to label_TaxExemptBonds" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TaxExemptBonds_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_TaxExemptBonds" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_TaxExemptBonds_3">Represents the tax exempt bonds of the entity.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TaxExemptBonds" xlink:to="label_TaxExemptBonds_3" xlink:title="label: TaxExemptBonds to label_TaxExemptBonds" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xlink:label="NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xlink:title="NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold">Number of Investment in Affordable Housing Partnerships Sold</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xlink:to="label_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xlink:title="label: NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold to label_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold_2">Number of investments sold</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xlink:to="label_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold to label_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold_3">Represents the number of investments in affordable housing partnerships sold during the period.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xlink:to="label_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold to label_NumberOfInvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xlink:label="InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xlink:title="InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold">Investment in Affordable Housing Partnerships Sold</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xlink:to="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xlink:title="label: InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold to label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold_2">Amount of investments sold</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xlink:to="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold_2" xlink:title="label: InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold to label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold_3">Represents the amount of investments in affordable housing partnerships sold during the period.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" xlink:to="label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold_3" xlink:title="label: InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold to label_InvestmentInAffordableHousingPartnershipsSold" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased" xlink:label="AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased" xlink:title="AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased">Aggregate Net Value of New ATM Machines Purchased</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased" xlink:to="label_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased" xlink:title="label: AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased to label_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased_2">Total net value of new ATM machines purchased</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased" xlink:to="label_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased_2" xlink:title="label: AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased to label_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased_3">Represents the aggregate net value of new ATM machines purchased during the period.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased" xlink:to="label_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased_3" xlink:title="label: AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased to label_AggregateNetValueOfNewATMMachinesPurchased" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses" xlink:label="ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses" xlink:title="ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses">Impaired Loans Minimum Number of Days Past Due for Deficiency to be Charged-off against Allowance for Loan Losses</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses" xlink:to="label_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses" xlink:title="label: ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses to label_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses_2">Minimum days past due for the deficiency of the impaired loan to be charged-off against the allowance for loan losses</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses" xlink:to="label_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses_2" xlink:title="label: ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses to label_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses_3">Minimum days past due for the deficiency between the current value and the recorded investment of the impaired loan to be charged-off against the allowance for loan losses.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses" xlink:to="label_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses_3" xlink:title="label: ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses to label_ImpairedLoansMinimumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeChargedOffAgainstAllowanceForLoanLosses" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve" xlink:label="ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve" xlink:title="ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve">Impaired Loans Maximum Number of Days Past Due for Deficiency to be Recorded as Specific Reserve</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve" xlink:to="label_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve" xlink:title="label: ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve to label_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve_2">Maximum days past due for the deficiency to be recorded as a specific reserve</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve" xlink:to="label_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve_2" xlink:title="label: ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve to label_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve_3">Maximum days past due for the deficiency between the current value and the recorded investment of the impaired loan to be recorded as a specific reserve.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve" xlink:to="label_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve_3" xlink:title="label: ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve to label_ImpairedLoansMaximumNumberOfDaysPastDueForDeficiencyToBeRecordedAsSpecificReserve" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold" xlink:label="NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold" xlink:title="NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold">Number of Private Label Available-for-sale Mortgage Backed Securities, Sold</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold" xlink:to="label_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold" xlink:title="label: NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold to label_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold_2">Number of private-label available-for-sale mortgage-backed securities sold</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold" xlink:to="label_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold_2" xlink:title="label: NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold to label_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold_3">The number of private-label available-for-sale mortgage-backed securities sold by the entity.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold" xlink:to="label_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold_3" xlink:title="label: NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold to label_NumberOfPrivateLabelAvailableForSaleMortgageBackedSecuritiesSold" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_AllCountriesAxis" xlink:label="AllCountriesAxis" xlink:title="AllCountriesAxis" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllCountriesAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_AllCountriesAxis" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AllCountriesAxis">All Countries [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AllCountriesAxis" xlink:to="label_AllCountriesAxis" xlink:title="label: AllCountriesAxis to label_AllCountriesAxis" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllCountriesAxis_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_AllCountriesAxis" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_AllCountriesAxis_2">Represents all geopolitical areas recognized by governments of the world as a country.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AllCountriesAxis" xlink:to="label_AllCountriesAxis_2" xlink:title="label: AllCountriesAxis to label_AllCountriesAxis" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CoveredLoansMember" xlink:label="CoveredLoansMember" xlink:title="CoveredLoansMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredLoansMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_CoveredLoansMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredLoansMember">Covered Loans [Member]</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredLoansMember" xlink:to="label_CoveredLoansMember" xlink:title="label: CoveredLoansMember to label_CoveredLoansMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredLoansMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_CoveredLoansMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredLoansMember_2">Represents the covered loans of the entity.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredLoansMember" xlink:to="label_CoveredLoansMember_2" xlink:title="label: CoveredLoansMember to label_CoveredLoansMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CoveredLoansMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_CoveredLoansMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_CoveredLoansMember_3">Covered loans</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CoveredLoansMember" xlink:to="label_CoveredLoansMember_3" xlink:title="label: CoveredLoansMember to label_CoveredLoansMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_ConcentrationRiskNumberOfGeneralGeographicRegions" xlink:label="ConcentrationRiskNumberOfGeneralGeographicRegions" xlink:title="ConcentrationRiskNumberOfGeneralGeographicRegions" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:title="label_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock_3">Repurchase of shares of treasury stock pursuant to the Stock Repurchase Plan</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfHedgedCertificatesOfDeposits_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_NumberOfHedgedCertificatesOfDeposits" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfHedgedCertificatesOfDeposits_2">The number of certificates of deposit that were hedged with a derivative held by the entity.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NumberOfHedgedCertificatesOfDeposits_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_NumberOfHedgedCertificatesOfDeposits" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_NumberOfHedgedCertificatesOfDeposits_3">Number of hedged certificates of deposit</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_HedgedValueOfCertificatesOfDeposit_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_HedgedValueOfCertificatesOfDeposit" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_HedgedValueOfCertificatesOfDeposit_3">Hedged Value of Certificates of Deposit</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_HedgedValueOfCertificatesOfDeposit" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_HedgedValueOfCertificatesOfDeposit" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_HedgedValueOfCertificatesOfDeposit">The individual value of each of the certificates of deposit that were hedged with a derivative held by the entity.</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_HedgedValueOfCertificatesOfDeposit_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_HedgedValueOfCertificatesOfDeposit" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_HedgedValueOfCertificatesOfDeposit_2">Amount of each individual certificate of deposit hedged by a derivative</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_LossOnSaleOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xlink:label="LossOnSaleOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" xlink:title="LossOnSaleOfInvestmentsInAffordableHousingPartnerships" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember" xlink:label="PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember" xlink:title="PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:title="label_PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember">Purchase of ATM Machines [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:title="label_PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember_2">Purchase of ATM Machines.</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember" xlink:to="label_PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember_2" xlink:title="label: PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember to label_PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember_3" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:title="label_PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember" xml:lang="en-US" id="label_PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember_3">Purchase of ATM Machines</link:label>
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember" xlink:to="label_PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember_3" xlink:title="label: PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember to label_PurchaseOfATMMachinesMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxAbstract" xlink:label="AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxAbstract" xlink:title="AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxAbstract" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_CarryingAmountOfLoansAcquired" xlink:label="CarryingAmountOfLoansAcquired" xlink:title="CarryingAmountOfLoansAcquired" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ewbc-20120331.xsd#ewbc_SaleOfLoansReceivableMember" xlink:label="SaleOfLoansReceivableMember" xlink:title="SaleOfLoansReceivableMember" />
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