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Pay vs Performance Disclosure | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table |  | Pay Versus Performance The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of our CEO and other NEOs for each of the fiscal years ending December 31, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, and our financial performance for each such fiscal year.
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Year | Summary Compensation Table Total for CEO1 | Compensation Actually Paid Total to CEO | Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-CEO NEOs2 | Average Compensation Actually Paid to non-CEO NEOs | Total Shareholder Return | Peer Group Total Shareholder Return8 | Net Income ($ in millions) | Return on Equity
20243 | $9,213,633 | $23,395,090 | $2,611,210 | $4,856,754 | $224 | $133 | $1,166 | 15.93%
20234 | $8,358,550 | $15,412,681 | $1,948,256 | $2,572,881 | $161 | $104 | $1,161 | 17.91%
20225 | $9,076,408 | $6,591,588 | $2,236,396 | $2,110,635 | $135 | $105 | $1,128 | 19.51%
20216 | $8,649,172 | $27,525,426 | $1,938,007 | $3,294,597 | $162 | $126 | $873 | 15.70%
20207 | $6,933,775 | $13,751,400 | $1,284,762 | $1,961,710 | $104 | $90 | $568 | 11.17%
| 1. | The CEO in 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 was Dominic Ng.
| 2. | The non-CEO NEOs were Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles, Irene H. Oh, Douglas P. Krause, and Parker L. Shi in 2024; Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles, Irene H. Oh, Douglas P. Krause, Parker L. Shi, and Gary Teo in 2023; Irene H. Oh, Douglas P. Krause, Parker L. Shi, and Gary Teo in 2022; Irene H. Oh, Douglas P. Krause, Parker L. Shi, and Nick Huang in 2021; Irene H. Oh, Douglas P. Krause, Andy Yen, Gary Teo, and Catherine Zhou in 2020.
| 3. | The LTI Plan for the 2024-2026 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2023-2025 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2022-2024 performance period paid out at 173%.
| 4. | The LTI Plan for the 2023-2025 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2022-2024 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2021-2023 performance period paid out at 178%.
| 5. | The LTI Plan for the 2022-2024 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2021-2023 performance period has an estimated payout of 174%. The LTI Plan for the 2020-2022 performance period paid out at 182%.
| 6. | The LTI Plan for the 2021-2023 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2020-2022 performance period has an estimated payout of 174%. The LTI Plan for the 2019-2021 performance period paid out at 182%.
| 7. | The LTI Plan for the 2020-2022 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2019-2021 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2018-2020 performance period paid out at 167%.
| 8. | The peer group used is the KBW Nasdaq BANK INDEX (“BKX”).
Named Executive Officers, Footnote |  | The non-CEO NEOs were Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles, Irene H. Oh, Douglas P. Krause, and Parker L. Shi in 2024; Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles, Irene H. Oh, Douglas P. Krause, Parker L. Shi, and Gary Teo in 2023; Irene H. Oh, Douglas P. Krause, Parker L. Shi, and Gary Teo in 2022; Irene H. Oh, Douglas P. Krause, Parker L. Shi, and Nick Huang in 2021; Irene H. Oh, Douglas P. Krause, Andy Yen, Gary Teo, and Catherine Zhou in 2020. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PEO Total Compensation Amount | [1] | $ 9,213,633 | [2] | $ 8,358,550 | [3] | $ 9,076,408 | [4] | $ 8,649,172 | [5] | $ 6,933,775 | [6]
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount |  | $ 23,395,090 | [2] | 15,412,681 | [3] | 6,591,588 | [4] | 27,525,426 | [5] | 13,751,400 | [6]
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote |  | The following table reconciles the total compensation shown in the “Summary Compensation Table” to the compensation actually paid to NEOs shown in the “Pay Versus Performance” table above.
|  |  | CEO |  |  |  | Average of Non-CEO NEOs |
Year | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020
Summary Compensation Table Total | $9,213,633 | $8,358,550 | $9,076,408 | $8,649,172 | $6,933,775 | $2,611,210 | $1,948,256 | $2,236,396 | $1,938,007 | $1,284,762
Less: Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year | (4,712,953) | (4,745,307) | (4,538,539) | (5,065,596) | (4,487,082) | (787,163) | (691,878) | (669,169) | (774,147) | (474,638)
Add: Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year - Value at Year-End | 10,079,161 | 7,767,249 | 6,470,141 | 9,535,338 | 10,627,632 | 1,682,152 | 970,333 | 953,841 | 1,118,976 | 1,060,278
Change in Fair Value for Stock Awards Granted in Prior Years that were Unvested at the End of Fiscal Year | 8,009,604 | 1,451,398 | (4,846,683) | 10,881,577 | 1,180,999 | 1,113,589 | 153,827 | (463,118) | 781,123 | 100,365
Change in Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested during the Fiscal Year | 147,519 | 1,919,170 | (237,471) | 2,894,477 | (1,009,781) | 132,991 | 124,875 | (18,447) | 193,214 | (56,099)
Add: Dividends Paid on Unvested Shares Units for the Fiscal Year | 658,126 | 661,621 | 667,731 | 630,458 | 505,857 | 103,977 | 67,467 | 71,132 | 37,423 | 47,041
Compensation Actually Paid | $23,395,090 | $15,412,681 | $6,591,587 | $27,525,426 | $13,751,400 | $4,856,756 | $2,572,880 | $2,110,635 | $3,294,596 | $1,961,709
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount | [7] | $ 2,611,210 | [2] | 1,948,256 | [3] | 2,236,396 | [4] | 1,938,007 | [5] | 1,284,762 | [6]
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount |  | $ 4,856,754 | [2] | 2,572,881 | [3] | 2,110,635 | [4] | 3,294,597 | [5] | 1,961,710 | [6]
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tabular List, Table |  |
Important Financial Performance Measurements
Return on Assets |  | Return on Equity |  | Total Shareholder Return
Total Shareholder Return Amount |  | $ 224 | [2] | 161 | [3] | 135 | [4] | 162 | [5] | 104 | [6]
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount | [8] | 133 | [2] | 104 | [3] | 105 | [4] | 126 | [5] | 90 | [6]
Net Income (Loss) |  | $ 1,166,000,000 | [2] | $ 1,161,000,000 | [3] | $ 1,128,000,000 | [4] | $ 873,000,000 | [5] | $ 568,000,000 | [6]
Company Selected Measure Amount |  | 15.93 | [2] | 17.91 | [3] | 19.51 | [4] | 15.7 | [5] | 11.17 | [6]
PEO Name |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Dominic Ng |
Additional 402(v) Disclosure |  | Board of Directors and Corporate Governance The following table summarizes the compensation paid by the Company to non-employee directors for the calendar year that ended December 31, 2024:
Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)1 | Stock Awards ($)2 | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($)
Manuel P. Alvarez | 133,768 | 133,732 |  | 267,500
Molly Campbell | 133,768 | 133,732 |  | 267,500
Archana Deskus | 133,768 | 133,732 |  | 267,500
Serge Dumont | 133,768 | 133,732 |  | 267,500
Rudolph I. Estrada3 (retired) | 158,768 | 133,732 |  | 292,500
Mark Hutchins | 161,268 | 133,732 |  | 295,000
Paul H. Irving | 156,268 | 133,732 |  | 290,000
Sabrina Kay | 133,768 | 133,732 |  | 267,500
Jack C. Liu | 161,268 | 133,732 |  | 295,000
Lester M. Sussman | 201,268 | 133,732 |  | 335,000
1. | Annual cash retainers were paid to directors in June 2024 for service from May 2024 to May 2025.
2. | The Company granted 1,818 shares of the Company’s common stock to each non-employee director on May 28, 2024. The grant date fair value is based on the number of shares granted and the closing price of the Company’s stock on the grant date. The closing price of the Company’s common stock was $73.56 on May 28, 2024. The grant date fair values are computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic No. 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. See the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, on the Company’s accounting for share-based compensation plans.
3. | Mr. Estrada retired from the Company’s Board on March 3, 2025.
Measure:: 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Name |  | Return on Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measure:: 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Name |  | Return on Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measure:: 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Name |  | Total Shareholder Return |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PEO | Summary Compensation Table Total [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  | $ 9,213,633 |  | $ 8,358,550 |  | $ 9,076,408 |  | $ 8,649,172 |  | $ 6,933,775 |
PEO | Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  | (4,712,953) |  | (4,745,307) |  | (4,538,539) |  | (5,065,596) |  | (4,487,082) |
PEO | Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year - Value at Year-End [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  | 10,079,161 |  | 7,767,249 |  | 6,470,141 |  | 9,535,338 |  | 10,627,632 |
PEO | Change in Fair Value for Stock Awards Granted in Prior Years that were Unvested at the End of Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  | 8,009,604 |  | 1,451,398 |  | (4,846,683) |  | 10,881,577 |  | 1,180,999 |
PEO | Change in Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested during the Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  | 147,519 |  | 1,919,170 |  | (237,471) |  | 2,894,477 |  | (1,009,781) |
PEO | Dividends Paid on Unvested Shares Units for the Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  | 658,126 |  | 661,621 |  | 667,731 |  | 630,458 |  | 505,857 |
PEO | Compensation Actually Paid [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  | 23,395,090 |  | 15,412,681 |  | 6,591,587 |  | 27,525,426 |  | 13,751,400 |
Non-PEO NEO | Summary Compensation Table Total [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  | 2,611,210 |  | 1,948,256 |  | 2,236,396 |  | 1,938,007 |  | 1,284,762 |
Non-PEO NEO | Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  | (787,163) |  | (691,878) |  | (669,169) |  | (774,147) |  | (474,638) |
Non-PEO NEO | Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year - Value at Year-End [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  | 1,682,152 |  | 970,333 |  | 953,841 |  | 1,118,976 |  | 1,060,278 |
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value for Stock Awards Granted in Prior Years that were Unvested at the End of Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  | 1,113,589 |  | 153,827 |  | (463,118) |  | 781,123 |  | 100,365 |
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested during the Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  | 132,991 |  | 124,875 |  | (18,447) |  | 193,214 |  | (56,099) |
Non-PEO NEO | Dividends Paid on Unvested Shares Units for the Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  | 103,977 |  | 67,467 |  | 71,132 |  | 37,423 |  | 47,041 |
Non-PEO NEO | Compensation Actually Paid [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  | $ 4,856,756 |  | $ 2,572,880 |  | $ 2,110,635 |  | $ 3,294,596 |  | $ 1,961,709 |
[1] | The CEO in 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 was Dominic Ng.
[2] | The LTI Plan for the 2024-2026 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2023-2025 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2022-2024 performance period paid out at 173%.
[3] | The LTI Plan for the 2023-2025 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2022-2024 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2021-2023 performance period paid out at 178%.
[4] | The LTI Plan for the 2022-2024 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2021-2023 performance period has an estimated payout of 174%. The LTI Plan for the 2020-2022 performance period paid out at 182%.
[5] | The LTI Plan for the 2021-2023 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2020-2022 performance period has an estimated payout of 174%. The LTI Plan for the 2019-2021 performance period paid out at 182%.
[6] | The LTI Plan for the 2020-2022 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2019-2021 performance period has an estimated payout of 175%. The LTI Plan for the 2018-2020 performance period paid out at 167%.
[7] | The non-CEO NEOs were Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles, Irene H. Oh, Douglas P. Krause, and Parker L. Shi in 2024; Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles, Irene H. Oh, Douglas P. Krause, Parker L. Shi, and Gary Teo in 2023; Irene H. Oh, Douglas P. Krause, Parker L. Shi, and Gary Teo in 2022; Irene H. Oh, Douglas P. Krause, Parker L. Shi, and Nick Huang in 2021; Irene H. Oh, Douglas P. Krause, Andy Yen, Gary Teo, and Catherine Zhou in 2020.
[8] | The peer group used is the KBW Nasdaq BANK INDEX (“BKX”).

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