Note 2 - Business Combinations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Notes to Financial Statements

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

2. Business Combinations

The Company’s subsidiary bank, Cathay Bank completed the purchase of HSBC Bank USA, National Association’s West Coast mass retail market consumer banking business and retail business banking business on February 7, 2022. As a result of the acquisition, Cathay Bank added 10 retail branches in California and additional loans with a principal balance of $646.1 million and deposits with a balance of $575.2 million.

The assets and liabilities, both tangible and intangible, were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the February 7, 2022 acquisition date. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. We have included the financial results of the business combinations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income beginning on the acquisition date. The purchase accounting adjustments are preliminary and subject to finalization during the one-year measurement period from the date of the acquisition.

The fair value of the assets and the liabilities acquired as of February 7, 2022 are shown below:

	Balance Sheet
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	473
Loans		641,829
Right-of-use assets - operating leases		6,453
Core deposit intangible		3,138
Other		561
Total assets	$	652,454
Liabilities assumed:
Deposits	$	575,163
Lease liabilities		6,453
Total liabilities assumed	$	581,616
Net assets acquired	$	70,838
Total cash paid at closing	$	74,355
Goodwill	$	3,517