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Hope Bancorp Reports 2022 Second Quarter 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 second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2022.\n\nFor the three months ended June 30, 2022, net income totaled $52.1 million, or $0.43 per diluted common share, compared with $60.7 million, or $0.50 per diluted common share, in the preceding first quarter and $53.8 million, or $0.43 per diluted common share, in the year-ago second quarter.\n\n“We continued the positive momentum from the beginning of the year and delivered another strong financial performance for the second quarter of 2022 with record loan production and enhanced pre-provision net revenue,” said Kevin S. Kim, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We originated $1.29 billion in new loans, the highest level of production in the history of the Bank. This represented the fourth consecutive quarter of originations in excess of $1.0 billion, and exemplifies the benefits of the investments we have made in our business development platform. We are particularly pleased that our loan production was well diversified. Given our asset sensitive position, our weighted average loan yields increased 18 basis points quarter-over-quarter and contributed to a 15 basis point increase in our net interest margin. With the meaningful increases in loans outstanding contributing to a 6% quarter-over-quarter increase in net interest income, we delivered a 4% increase in our pre-provision net revenue, and our PPNR return on average equity improved 108 basis points to 14.66%.\n\n“As we look ahead to the second half of the year, we remain confident that the investments made to strengthen and diversify our business model over the past few years will continue to generate solid loan and deposit growth, despite the challenges of the current economy. With a lower-risk, more diversified loan portfolio and enhanced credit administration framework, we believe we are well positioned to navigate the potential challenges of a recessionary environment while continuing to enhance our franchise value,” said Kim.\n\nQ2 2022 Highlights\n\n\nLoan originations totaled a record $1.29 billion, up 25% over the preceding first quarter and representing a well-diversified mix of new loan production.\n\n\n\nExcluding P...