{"url_path":"/sec/ewbc/10-q/2026/item-4","section_key":"item-4","section_title":"Item 4 CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES","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":273,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES\n\nDisclosure Controls and Procedures\n\nAs of March 31, 2026, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2026.\n\nThe Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.\n\nChange in Internal Control over Financial Reporting\n\nThere were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.\n\n93\n\nPART II — OTHER INFORMATION"}