Yahoo · Sep 2, 2026
Bank of Hope Receives Regulatory Approvals to Acquire the Commercial Banking Unit of SMBC MANUBANK
LOS ANGELES, September 02, 2026--Hope Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOPE) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank of Hope, has received all regulatory approvals required to complete the previously announced acquisition of the Commercial Banking Unit of SMBC MANUBANK ("MANUBANK"), a wholly owned subsidiary of SMBC Americas Holdings, Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ("SMBC"). Regulatory approvals have been received from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Californ

