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Note 19 - Subsequent Events | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
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Subsequent Events [Text Block] | 1 9 . S ubsequent E vents The Company has evaluated the effect of the following events that have occurred subsequent to the quarter ended September 30, 2017 through the date of issuance of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. The Bank received final regulatory approval and the merger of Far East National Bank into Cathay Bank was completed on October 27, 2017. Each of the nine former FENB branches in California and its representative office in Beijing became a branch and representative office of Cathay Bank as a result of the merger. As of the filing date of this report, Cathay Bank operates 43 branches in California, 12 branches in New York State, three in the Chicago, Illinois area, three in Washington State, two in Texas, one in Maryland, one in Massachusetts, one in Nevada, one in New Jersey, one in Hong Kong, and a representative office in Taipei, Shanghai, and Beijing.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 855 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774 + Details
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