United States · Financial institution
Cathay Bank
Cathay Bank is a California state-chartered commercial bank with its head office at 777 North Broadway in Los Angeles. It is wholly owned by Cathay General Bancorp, a Delaware bank holding company listed on Nasdaq. The bank provides commercial and consumer banking through more than 60 branches in nine US states, a branch in Hong Kong and representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei and Ho Chi Minh City. It was incorporated in 1961 and began operations on 19 April 1962. It describes itself as the oldest operating American bank founded by Chinese Americans.
Licences and registrations
Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC
This BIC is mapped to LEI FT6J43S06X6CLJ0R0B48 (Cathay Bank) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is Cathay Bank (CATHHKHH). None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
Licences belong to the legal entity. Each applies in the country of the regulator that granted it, not to every BIC that carries the LEI.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- CATHUS6LXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under CATHUS6L directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- 1 branch code
- Other BIC with this LEI
- CATHHKHH
- BIC first registered
- 1995-12-02
- Last updated
- 2024-05-16
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Cathay General Bancorp
Institution type
Commercial bank
- Ownership
- Cathay General Bancorp, a Nasdaq-listed bank holding company, holds 100% of the bank.
- Direct parent
- Cathay General Bancorp ↗, United States 100%
- Head office
- 777 North Broadway, 90012 Los Angeles, United States
- Company register
- FDIC cert 18503
Business lines
According to its parent's second-quarter 2026 results, commercial real estate loans made up USD 10.8 billion of USD 20.6 billion in gross loans at 30 June 2026.
Online
- Websites & references
- cathaybank.com ↗
cathaygeneralbancorp.com ↗ investor relations site of the parent holding company, Cathay General Bancorp
Wikipedia ↗
Wikidata Q4189507 ↗ - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗ · WeChat ↗
Sources · 19 pages consulted
- cathaybank.com/
- cathaybank.com/about-us
- cathaybank.com/cathay-general/corporate-governance
- sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774926024142/ex_991410.htm
- sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774926001931/ex_911357.htm
- cathaybank.com/CGB/form-10K-2024
- sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774924005948/caty20231231_10k.htm
- cathaybank.com/anti-money-laundering/USA-patriot-act-certification
- cathaybank.com/personal/checking/incoming-wire
- cathaybank.com/currency/EUR.pdf
- cathaybank.com/currency/GBP.pdf
- cathaybank.com/currency/CAD.pdf
- cathaybank.com/currency/AUD.pdf
- cathaybank.com/currency/JPY.pdf
- cathaybank.com/currency/HKD.pdf
- cathaybank.com/currency/CNY.pdf
- banks.data.fdic.gov/bankfind-suite/bankfind/details/18503
- stocktitan.net/sec-filings/CATY/10-k-cathay-general-bancorp-files-annual-report-bf135cc77eb3.html
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Bank
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Chang M. Liu President and Chief Executive Officer of Cathay General Bancorp and Cathay Bank
- Chair
- Dunson K. Cheng Executive Chairman of Cathay General Bancorp and Cathay Bank
- Chief financial officer
- Albert J. Wang Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Cathay General Bancorp and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cathay Bank
- Executive
- Diana G. Deen Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Cathay Bank
- Executive
- Albert Sun Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Cathay Bank
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- United States
- California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Prudential supervisor
- United States
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Prudential supervisorAML supervisorResolution
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Leadership
Albert J. Wang succeeded Heng W. Chen as Chief Financial Officer on 1 March 2026. Chen, who retired, stays as special advisor until 31 December 2026.
sec.gov ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- CATHUS6LXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- CATHBank
- USCountry · United States
- 6LLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers
- Country · region
- United States · North America
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
- Founded
- 1962
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- Cathay General Bancorp · United States549300K1SLJ8C97H5L68 ↗
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- FLAIR DRIVE 9650 LOS ANGELES 91731-3005 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Operational address
- 9650 FLAIR DRIVE LOS ANGELES,CA LOS ANGELES,CA 91370 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>CATHUS6LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>FT6J43S06X6CLJ0R0B48</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>CATHUS6LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>FT6J43S06X6CLJ0R0B48</LEI>
<Nm>CATHAY BANK</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>LOS ANGELES</TwnNm>
<Ctry>US</Ctry>
<AdrLine>FLAIR DRIVE 9650 LOS ANGELES 91731-3005</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Network
Branches and correspondent banking
One branch BIC connects to the head office. The bank publishes 5 accounts at other banks, across 3 regions.
- Own offices
- Correspondent banks: it holds accounts there
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Correspondent accounts
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
5 accounts at other banks and 2 routes through its own offices, in 7 currencies, as the bank publishes them: cathaybank.com ↗
| Currency | Correspondent | BIC | Account | Purpose | Directory check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD | Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. Australia | ANZBAU3M | 711382AUD00001 | incoming wire transfers (BSB 013-024) | Matches the Swift directory |
| CAD | Royal Bank of Canada Canada | ROYCCAT2 | — | incoming wire transfers (CC code 000309591) | Matches the Swift directory |
| HKD | Cathay Bank, Hong Kong Branch Hong Kong SAR China | CATHHKHH | 1210004998001 | incoming wire transfers (own branch) | Own branch |
| CNY | Cathay Bank, Hong Kong Branch Hong Kong SAR China | CATHHKHH | 1210-004998-151 | incoming wire transfers (own branch) | Own branch |
| GBP | Standard Chartered Bank London United Kingdom | SCBLGB2L | — | incoming wire transfers (sort code 60-91-04) | Matches the Swift directory |
| EUR | Standard Chartered Bank AG Germany | SCBLDEFX | — | incoming wire transfers | Matches the Swift directory |
| JPY | MUFG Bank Ltd. Japan | BOTKJPJT | 653-0427756 | incoming wire transfers | Matches the Swift directory |
The Incoming Wire Instructions page links one PDF per currency (USD, AUD, CAD, HKD, MXN, SGD, CNY, GBP, EUR, JPY, NZD, CHF). Seven were retrieved and extracted: EUR (effective 8 April 2026), GBP (10 July 2026), CAD (17 April 2026), AUD (4 February 2026), and CNY, HKD and JPY (all 4 September 2020, so possibly stale). The USD, MXN, SGD, NZD and CHF PDFs were not retrieved. The EUR, GBP and CAD PDFs give no account number: GBP shows sort code 60-91-04 and CAD shows CC code 000309591. The CNY and HKD accounts are held at the bank's own Hong Kong branch (CATHHKHH), so they are internal to the same legal entity. The PDFs name the correspondents as intermediary banks. Each correspondent BIC is checked against the Swift directory: a BIC missing from it, or registered to a differently named bank, may be a typo or out of date. Confirm settlement instructions with the bank before relying on them.
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHUS6LNYC | NEW YORK BRANCH | Flushing | 40-14/16 MAIN FLUSHING,NY FLUSHING,NY 11354 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | — | 2024-05-16 |
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