# HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE) — capital_return/buyback_authorization [pending]
Source: SEC API (secapi.ai) · situation sit_7757924b8611a90ca342 · retrieved 2026-08-11T16:11:25.997Z

## Overview
Hope Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Bank of Hope, with $18.99 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2026, offering comprehensive commercial, corporate, and consumer banking products and services including commercial and commercial real estate lending, SBA lending, residential mortgage and consumer lending, treasury management, foreign exchange solutions, and international trade finance.

Hope Bancorp, Inc. announced a pending acquisition of the Commercial Banking Unit of SMBC MANUBANK. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. The acquisition is designed to expand Hope Bancorp's middle market and multinational banking capabilities, develop specialty deposit verticals, and broaden its footprint in Southern California. Management expects the transaction to improve 2027 earnings and returns on tangible common equity, enhance long-term earnings capacity, and support effective capital management.

## Terms
- Counterparty: SMBC MANUBANK

## Key dates
- Announced 2026-07-27 · Expected close 2026-12-31

## Timeline
- 2026-07-27 · 8-K (0001128361-26-000033): 8-K - HOPE BANCORP INC — *Hope Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Bank of Hope, with $18.99 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2026, offering comprehensive commercial, corporate, and consumer banking products and services including commercial and commercial real estate lending, SBA lending, residential mortgage and consumer lending, treasury management, foreign exchange solutions, and international trade finance.* Hope Bancorp, Inc. announced a pending acquisition of the Commercial Banking Unit of SMBC MANUBANK. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. The acquisition is designed to expand Hope Bancorp's middle market and multinational banking capabilities, develop specialty deposit verticals, and broaden its footprint in Southern California. Management expects the transaction to improve 2027 earnings and returns on tangible common equity, enhance long-term earnings capacity, and support effective capital management.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128361/0001128361-26-000033.txt

## Citations
- 0001128361-26-000033 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000112836126000033