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Hope Bancorp, Inc. filings document the regulatory record of a bank holding company whose common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol HOPE. Form 8-K reports cover operating results and financial condition, Regulation FD earnings materials, quarterly cash dividends, material-event disclosures, officer appointments, director retirements and amendments to bylaws.
Proxy materials describe board elections, shareholder voting matters, governance practices, executive compensation and related annual-meeting disclosures. The company’s filings also identify capital-structure details for its common stock and formal governance changes affecting the rights and procedures of security holders.
HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE) executive Thomas Stenger, SEVP and Chief Risk Officer, reported selling 1,650 shares of common stock on September 1, 2026 in an open-market transaction at a weighted average price of $13.80, with trades between $13.80 and $13.81, and now directly holds 24,478 shares. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported for this sale.
Hope Bancorp, Inc. (HOPE) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Bank of Hope, has received all required regulatory approvals to complete the previously announced acquisition of the Commercial Banking Unit of SMBC MANUBANK, a subsidiary of SMBC Americas Holdings, Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. Approvals were granted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. The transaction is expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Bank of Hope and SMBC have also entered into a collaboration and partnership agreement under which Bank of Hope will provide commercial and consumer banking services in the United States to SMBC’s Japan-based middle market and retail customers after closing. Hope Bancorp reports that Bank of Hope had $18.99 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2026 and operates 45 full-service branches in eight U.S. states under the Bank of Hope banner and 28 branches in Hawaii under the Territorial Savings banner, plus additional loan production offices and a representative office in Seoul.
Hope Bancorp, Inc. (HOPE) reports that on August 24, 2026 it and its subsidiary Bank of Hope entered into an Extension of Employment Agreement with Kevin S. Kim. Under this extension, Mr. Kim will continue as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hope Bancorp and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Hope. The Initial Term of his employment agreement will now end, unless earlier terminated under the agreement, on August 31, 2031, and the agreement’s overall Term will not be extended under its automatic renewal provisions beyond August 31, 2033. The company has filed the full Extension as Exhibit 10.1.
David P. Malone has filed to sell shares of Charles Schwab Corp common stock under Rule 144. The notice lists up to 3,483 shares of common stock to be sold, with an indicated value of $50,195.00, and references trading on Nasdaq. The filing also reports prior activity in the same security, including an open market purchase and reinvested dividends, and notes that 6,250 shares of common stock were sold for $79,435.00 within the past three months.
Hope Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Bank of Hope, reported a return to profitability, with net income of 33,031 (dollars in thousands) for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared with a net loss of 24,750 (dollars in thousands) a year earlier. Net interest income rose to 128,969, while total noninterest income turned positive, helped by 1,172 (dollars in thousands) of net gains on sales of available‑for‑sale securities versus large losses in 2025, and noninterest expense declined as merger-related costs fell sharply.
Total assets were 18,991,916 (dollars in thousands) at June 30, 2026, with loans receivable of 14,941,520 and deposits of 15,876,543 (dollars in thousands), both modestly higher than at year-end 2025. The loan mix remains concentrated in commercial real estate and commercial and industrial credits, and the allowance for credit losses was 153,218 (dollars in thousands). Nonaccrual loans totaled 111,973 (dollars in thousands), somewhat lower than at December 31, 2025, while charge-offs were mainly in C&I loans.
Stockholders’ equity increased to 2,295,852 (dollars in thousands), reflecting earnings and despite continued unrealized losses on the securities portfolio recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The company paid common dividends of $0.28 per share for the first half of 2026 and repurchased 772,726 shares for 8,717 (dollars in thousands), with capacity remaining under its authorized buyback program. Results also reflect ongoing integration of the 2025 acquisition of Territorial Bancorp, which added branches in Hawaii and contributed to goodwill and core deposit intangibles.
Hope Bancorp Inc. director Daisy Y. Ha reported selling 26,995 shares of common stock on 2026-08-03 at $14.245 per share, held indirectly through the Kim Ha Living Trust, leaving 346,120 shares in that trust. She also reports 14,831 shares held directly and 141,427 shares held indirectly as trustee of the Kana Trust. In addition, she holds a non-qualified stock option for 20,000 shares at an exercise price of $17.18 expiring 2026-09-01, granted under the BBCN Bancorp, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan and fully vested by September 1, 2018. The sale is not indicated as made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
KIM HA LIVING TRUST, as a shareholder of HOPE BANCORP, intends to sell common stock through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. The planned sale covers 26,995 shares of common stock on NASDAQ with an aggregate market value of $378,199.95, with a stated date of 08/03/2026.
The trust previously acquired HOPE BANCORP shares via open market purchases on several dates, including 13,534 shares on 10/21/2004, 7,900 shares on 06/22/2004, and 5,562 shares on 01/26/2014, all for cash. During the past three months, it has already sold 12,000 shares for $150,415.47 on 05/06/2026.
Hope Bancorp, Inc. reported stronger profitability for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Net income was $33.0 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, up 12% from the prior quarter and reversing a loss in the year-ago period. Net income excluding notable items was $34.5 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, up 16% sequentially and 40% year over year.
Net interest income rose to $129.0 million with net interest margin expanding to 2.96%, helped by loan growth, higher loan yields and lower funding costs. Gross loans reached $15.03 billion and deposits $15.88 billion, with a 94.7% loan-to-deposit ratio. Asset quality remained solid: nonperforming assets were 0.59% of total assets and criticized loans fell meaningfully versus a year earlier. Capital ratios stayed well above well-capitalized levels, including a 13.95% total capital ratio and 9.58% tangible common equity ratio. The board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share and the company continued preparations for its pending acquisition of the Commercial Banking Unit of SMBC MANUBANK.
Hope Bancorp Inc. Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer Thomas Stenger sold 1,500 shares of Common Stock in an open-market sale on June 8, 2026 at a weighted average price of $12.6783 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 26,128 shares, indicating a relatively small reduction in his position.