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REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS |
Schedule of actual and required capital amounts and ratios |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | To Be Well Capitalized
|  |  |  |  |  | For Capital |  | Under Prompt Corrective
|  | Actual |  | Adequacy Purposes |  | Action Provisions
|  | Amount |  | Ratio |  | Amount |  | Ratio |  | Amount |  | Ratio
|  |  |  |  |  | (Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |
As of December 31, 2013: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Company |  | $ | 2,395,109 |  | 13.5% |  | $ | 1,416,203 |  | 8.0% |  | N/A |  | N/A
East West Bank |  | $ | 2,262,494 |  | 12.9% |  | $ | 1,407,944 |  | 8.0% |  | $ | 1,759,931 |  | 10.0%
Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Company |  | $ | 2,102,476 |  | 11.9% |  | $ | 708,102 |  | 4.0% |  | N/A |  | N/A
East West Bank |  | $ | 2,041,894 |  | 11.6% |  | $ | 703,972 |  | 4.0% |  | $ | 1,055,958 |  | 6.0%
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Company |  | $ | 2,102,476 |  | 8.6% |  | $ | 976,596 |  | 4.0% |  | N/A |  | N/A
East West Bank |  | $ | 2,041,894 |  | 8.4% |  | $ | 973,958 |  | 4.0% |  | $ | 1,217,448 |  | 5.0%
As of December 31, 2012: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Company |  | $ | 2,296,253 |  | 16.1% |  | $ | 1,142,743 |  | 8.0% |  | N/A |  | N/A
East West Bank |  | $ | 2,225,888 |  | 15.6% |  | $ | 1,142,215 |  | 8.0% |  | $ | 1,427,769 |  | 10.0%
Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Company |  | $ | 2,116,757 |  | 14.8% |  | $ | 571,371 |  | 4.0% |  | N/A |  | N/A
East West Bank |  | $ | 2,046,477 |  | 14.3% |  | $ | 571,107 |  | 4.0% |  | $ | 856,661 |  | 6.0%
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Company |  | $ | 2,116,757 |  | 9.6% |  | $ | 880,526 |  | 4.0% |  | N/A |  | N/A
East West Bank |  | $ | 2,046,477 |  | 9.3% |  | $ | 880,162 |  | 4.0% |  | $ | 1,100,202 |  | 5.0%

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