EXHIBIT 23.1


           CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) of Hanmi Financial Corporation on Form S-8, our report
dated February 18, 2000 appearing in the Annual Report of Hanmi Bank for the
year ended December 31, 1999 and in the Hanmi Financial Corporation
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (333-32770).

                                                   Deloitte & Touche LLP


Los Angeles, California
August __, 2000