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Hope Bancorp Reports 2021 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hope Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HOPE), the holding company of Bank of Hope (the “Bank”), today reported unaudited
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[{"type":"text","content":" LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nHope Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HOPE), the holding company of Bank of Hope (the “Bank”), today reported unaudited financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.\n\nFor the three months ended December 31, 2021, net income totaled $51.6 million, or $0.43 per diluted common share. This compares with net income of $55.5 million, or $0.45 per diluted common share, in the third quarter of 2021 and $28.3 million, or $0.23 per diluted common share, in the fourth quarter of 2020. Pre-provision net revenue(1) for the 2021 fourth quarter increased 10% over the 2021 third quarter and increased 18% over the prior-year fourth quarter.\n\nFor the full year ended December 31, 2021, net income totaled $204.6 million, or $1.66 per diluted common share, compared with net income of $111.5 million, or $0.90 per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2020. Pre-provision net revenue(1) for 2021 increased 11% over 2020.\n\n“We delivered an outstanding financial performance in the fourth quarter of 2021 to close out a year with record levels of loan production, a more diversified, lower-risk loan portfolio, continued improvement in our deposit composition, and enhanced efficiencies and profitability,” said Kevin S. Kim, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Following the successful de-risking and rebalancing of our loan portfolio, record loan production of $1.24 billion in the fourth quarter led to a 4% quarter-over-quarter increase in loans receivable. We also continued to enhance the quality of our deposit franchise with core deposit growth leading to a ninth consecutive quarter of decreasing deposit costs. The redeployment of excess cash into higher-yielding earning assets resulted in increased levels of net interest income and drove a 6 basis point expansion of our net interest margin quarter-over-quarter. Altogether with our continued expense management, we delivered double-digit growth in our pre-provision net revenue(1) for the 2021 fourth quarter versus the preceding third quarter, as well as for the full 2021 year compared with the prior year.\n\n“The strong headwinds of 2021 are behind us, and we began 2022 with tremendous momentum following a solid fourth quarter performance reflective of our more traditional growth levels. Armed with great...