 LOS ANGELES, May 26, 2021 PRNewswire -- Cathay General Bancorp Nasdaq: CATY announced that its subsidiary bank, Cathay Bank, has entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with HSBC Bank USA, National Association HSBC, to purchase 10 HSBC retail branches in California and additional loans and deposits associated with HSBCs West Coast mass retail market consumer banking business and retail business banking business. Cathay General Bancorp Executive Chairman Dunson K. 