BANK OF HOPE

Bank · Los Angeles, United States · overall 5.4 / 10

How this 5.4 is built

Average of 6 scored needs: 5.4. Regulation in United States: 87/100 (World Bank governance indicators). Licence confirmed by a regulator's own list. 2 scores backed by filings or its own pages.

Bank of Hope is recorded in the global register as a bank in Los Angeles, United States. The register shows its licence as licensed. Total assets 18.99 bn USD at 2026-06-30. It reports 78 offices. Established 1986. Collected from open registers.

On its own website: “Bank of Hope has been providing financial services to the largest Korean-American community in the country for 40 years for Banking, Mortgage, Checking, Credit Cards and more.”

Legal name: Bank of Hope
Licence confirmed: yes, on a regulator's own list
Established: 1986
LEI: 549300F570XAWYN8Z237
Website: www.bankofhope.com/

Scores, 0 to 10

7.5Financial strength & stability

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6.0United States

Licensed and operating in its home country per the register entry; the depth of its offer here has not been checked yet. · source

5.5Cross-border payments, FX and multi-currency accounts

Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source

5.0Lowest fees

The bank's own page names the monthly account charge. Transfer and card prices were not read on that page, so this score speaks only for the monthly charge. It reads: “$2,500 minimum opening deposit Compound interest* $10 monthly service charge Monthly service charge can be waived if average daily balance** of $2,500 or more is maintain” · source

5.0Best interest on business balances

Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source

5.0Trade, manufacturing & import-export

Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source

4.5Fast digital onboarding

Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source

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