Cashier's checks drawn on East West Bank, San Marino, California, have been reported missing, lost or stolen in transit

East West Bank, San Marino, California, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that cashier's checks bearing the institution's name were missing, lost or stolen in transit from the printing company to a branch office. The instruments have serial numbers ranging from 257001601 through 257001800 (inclusive) for a total of 200 checks. A copy of a cashier's check (VOID) is attached for your information.

Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the attention of:

Krishan Sisrimane
Vice President Bank Operations and Risk Management
638 South Atlantic Boulevard
2nd Floor – Risk Management
Monterey Park, California 91754
Telephone: (626) 300-6340
Fax: (626) 281-0367
KSISRIMAN@eastwestbank.com

OR

Frank Espinoza
Assistant Vice President and Assistant Risk Manager
638 South Atlantic Boulevard
2nd Floor – Risk Management
Telephone: (626) 300-6341
Fax: (626) 281-0367
FESPINOZA@eastwestbank.com

Information about these instruments may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber Fraud and Financial Crimes Section, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room F-4004, Washington, D.C. 20429, or transmitted electronically to alert@fdic.gov. Information related to federal deposit insurance or consumer issues should be submitted to the FDIC using an online form that can be accessed at http://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.

For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web site at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2005/index.html. To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.

Michael J. ZamorskiDirector
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection