{"url_path":"/sec/ewbc/10-q/2026/item-1","section_key":"item-1","section_title":"Item 1 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-Q","doc_date":"2026-05-08","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/0001069157-26-000020-index.html","accession_number":"0001069157-26-000020","cik":"0001069157","ticker":"EWBC","issuer_name":"EAST WEST BANCORP INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/0001069157-26-000020-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001069157","primary_entity_name":"EAST WEST BANCORP INC"},"word_count":29,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS\n\nSee Note 9 — Commitments and Contingencies — Litigation to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I of this Form 10-Q, incorporated herein by reference."}