East West Bank
Unclaimed Property

East West Bank currently holds $97.6 million in unclaimed property across 42,731 individual records in California alone. As one of the largest Asian-American banks in the U.S., East West Bank's unclaimed property typically comes from dormant checking and savings accounts, forgotten CDs, safe deposit box contents, and unused cashier's checks where customers moved without updating their address or accounts became inactive.

East West Bank is a publicly-traded commercial bank headquartered in Pasadena, California, serving primarily Asian-American communities and businesses engaged in U.S.-China trade. Their unclaimed property consists mainly of dormant deposit accounts (checking, savings, CDs), contents of abandoned safe deposit boxes, uncashed cashier's checks, and inactive business accounts.

Common scenarios leading to unclaimed East West Bank property include customers returning to Asia without closing U.S. accounts, businesses closing without retrieving final account balances, elderly account holders passing away with heirs unaware of the accounts, and customers moving during life changes without providing forwarding addresses. The highest concentrations of claims are found in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Pasadena - reflecting the bank's strong presence in California's major metropolitan areas and Asian-American population centers.

East West Bank has undergone several acquisitions over its 40+ year history, so some property may be listed under former subsidiary names that customers might not immediately recognize.

The average claim from East West Bank is $2.3K.