Hope Bancorp and Territorial Bancorp Announce Definitive Merger Agreement

LOS ANGELES & HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hope Bancorp, Inc. (“Hope Bancorp”) (NASDAQ: HOPE), the holding company of Bank of Hope, and Territorial Bancorp Inc. (“Territorial”) (NASDAQ: TBNK), the stock holding company of Territorial Savings Bank, today jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement, which is expected to create the largest regional bank catering to multi-ethnic customers across the continental United States and the Hawaiian Islands. As of December 31, 2023, Territ