EXHIBIT 23.2

          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors
Cathay General Bancorp:

We consent to the use of our reports with respect to the consolidated financial
statements, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting incorporated by reference herein, and to the reference to
our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

/s/  KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, California
July 21, 2006