• Cathay General Bancorp’s third-quarter 2026 net income rose 23% from a year earlier to $95.2 million.
• Net interest income climbed 6% from the second quarter to a record $211.9 million.
• Credit-loss provisions more than doubled from the second quarter to $28.6 million, reflecting strong loan growth and updated loss assumptions.
• Nonperforming assets fell 18% from the second quarter to $119.2 million.
• The bank redeemed $54.1 million of Trust Preferred Securities during the quarter.

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