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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Hope Bancorp (HOPE)

Hope Bancorp Q2 net income rises 12% to $33.0 million; quarterly dividend is $0.14

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Hope Bancorp reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $33.0 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, up 12% from the first quarter and up from a net loss of $24.8 million a year earlier. The company also declared a $0.14 quarterly dividend and said its pending acquisition of the Commercial Banking Unit of SMBC MANUBANK remains subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions.

Key points

  • Q2 2026 net income $33.0 million ($0.26 per diluted share), vs. $29.5 million ($0.23) in Q1 2026 and a net loss of $24.8 million in Q2 2025
  • Net income excluding notable items was $34.5 million ($0.27 per diluted share), up from $29.7 million in Q1 2026
  • Net interest margin rose to 2.96% from 2.90% in Q1 2026; net interest income was $129.0 million
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share is payable on or about August 20, 2026, to holders of record as of August 6, 2026

The filing

CompanyHope Bancorp (HOPE)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 27, 2026, 8:05 AM ET
Accession number0001128361-26-000033

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:55 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 27, 2026.

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