Cathay General Bancorp
Cathay General Bancorp is a commercial bank serving Chinese-American communities, with its primary political signal being two purchases by a single member of Congress totaling $2,001-$30,000 in the last 12 months, against a backdrop of no lobbying, donations, or federal contracts.
BusinessWhat CATY does
Cathay General Bancorp operates as the holding company for Cathay Bank, providing commercial banking services primarily to the Chinese-American community and other ethnic markets. Its revenue is derived from traditional banking activities including commercial real estate lending, residential mortgage banking, and trade finance. The bank operates through a network of branches in the U.S. and overseas.
12 months past · 3 months futureCATY activity timeline
Lifetime Government AwardsCATY federal contracts
CATY doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding CATY
Politicians Trading CATYMembers of Congress with recent CATY positions
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading CATY
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Stock awards & option exercises
Bills Affecting CATYLive legislation impacting this stock
Political ProfileWhere CATY sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: No evidence of political infrastructure; `get_political_influence` shows $0 lobbying spend, 0 donations, and 0 contribution patterns. EVIDENTIARY: Isolated, low-volume congressional buying (2 trades by one member, `Top congressional traders`) is the sole signal, countered by zero corporate insider buys (`get_corporate_insider_signal.total_buys: 0`). Net: Evidentiary signal is weak and unsupported by structural alignment.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
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General legislative risk from multiple finance-sector billsU.S. Congress"`Recent bill_impacts` lists 8 finance-sector bills with impact_ratios from 0.0006 to 0.0008."
Regulatory opportunities
- No specific regulatory opportunities flagged.
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
- Unknown Unknown
Congressional critics
- No specific congressional critics identified.
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