Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income	$ 77,651	$ 67,514	$ 224,607	$ 205,778
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for credit losses	28,731	14,500	55,431	23,000
Provision for losses on other real estate owned			890	1,164
Deferred tax provision/(benefit)			10,007	(20,452)
Depreciation and amortization			5,184	5,465
Amortization of right-of-use asset			7,045	7,309
Change in operating lease liabilities			2,228	(1,891)
Net gains on sale and transfers of other real estate owned			(2,968)	0
Net losses/(gains) on sale of loans			57	(58)
Loss on sales or disposal of premises and equipment			63	0
Amortization on alternative energy partnerships, venture capital and other investments			32,382	61,905
Net gains on sales of securities available-for-sale			0	(1,107)
Amortization/accretion of securities available-for-sale premiums/discounts, net			(19,721)	(19,182)
Unrealized loss on equity securities	(3,300)	(4,300)	2,318	6,204
Stock-based compensation and stock issued to officers as compensation			5,711	4,916
Net change in accrued interest receivable and other assets			22,830	9,666
Net change in other liabilities			(32,557)	(40,382)
Net cash provided by operating activities			313,507	242,335
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Purchase of securities available-for-sale			(1,289,400)	(988,498)
Proceeds from repayments, maturities and calls of securities available-for-sale			1,249,581	1,097,594
Proceeds from sale of securities available-for-sale			0	33,690
Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned			10,316	0
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock			0	(12,535)
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock			0	13,031
Proceeds from sale of loans originally classified as held-for-investment			42,134	130,010
Net (increase)/decrease in loans			(820,318)	26,036
Purchase of premises and equipment			(4,455)	(2,654)
Net decrease/(increase) in affordable housing investments and alternative energy partnerships			2,004	(31,737)
Net cash (used for)/provided by investing activities			(810,138)	264,937
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Increase in deposits			834,819	618,611
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank			10,145,000	6,968,000
Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings			(10,015,000)	(7,448,000)
Cash dividends paid			(70,944)	(73,804)
Purchases of treasury stock			(127,923)	(60,610)
Proceeds from shares issued under Dividend Reinvestment Plan			1,970	2,217
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of RSUs			(2,758)	(3,722)
Net cash provided by financing activities			765,164	2,692
Increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash			268,533	509,964
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of the period			1,039,520	828,801	$ 828,801
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of the period	$ 1,308,053	$ 1,338,765	1,308,053	1,338,765	$ 1,039,520
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest			433,983	494,181
Income taxes paid			43,410	41,027
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Net change in unrealized holding gain on securities available-for-sale, net of tax			25,909	19,737
Net change in unrealized holding loss on cash flow hedge derivatives			0	(774)
Loans transferred from held-for-investment to held-for-sale			51,128	135,141
Transfers to other real estate owned from loans held-for-investment			10,351	0
Transfers to other real estate owned from loans held-for-sale			$ 8,938	$ 0

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP 10-Q