UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMSSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2001

or

For the transition period from                to               

Hanmi Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(213) 382-2200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes /x/  No / /

    As of June 30, 2001, there were approximately 8,346,192 outstanding shares of the issuer's Common Stock, with par value at $.001.

FORM 10-Q
INDEX
HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION

HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001 AND 2000

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See accompanying notes to audited consolidated financial statements.

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HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001 AND 2000

See accompanying notes to audited consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1. Hanmi Financial Corporation

    Hanmi Financial Corporation (the "Hanmi Financial" or the "Company") is a Delaware corporation incorporated on March 14, 2000 pursuant to a Plan of Reorganization and Agreement of Merger to be the holding company for Hanmi Bank (the "Hanmi Bank"). The Company became the holding company for Hanmi Bank in June 2000, and is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.

    Hanmi Bank, the sole subsidiary of the Company, was incorporated under the laws of the State of California on August 24, 1984, and was licensed by the California Department of Financial Institutions on December 15, 1982. Hanmi Bank's deposit accounts are insured by FDIC. Hanmi Bank's headquarter office is located at 3660 Wilshire Boulevard, Penthouse suite "A", Los Angeles, California 90010.

    Hanmi Bank is a community bank conducting general business banking with its primary market encompassing the multi-ethnic population of the Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. Hanmi Bank's full-service branch offices are located in business areas where many of the businesses are run by immigrants and other minority groups. Hanmi Bank's client base reflects the multi-ethnic composition of these communities. Hanmi Bank currently has eleven full-service branch offices located in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. Of the eleven offices, Hanmi Bank opened eight as de novo branches and acquired the other three through acquisition.

Note 2. Basis of Presentation

    In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements of Hanmi Financial Corporation and its subsidiary (the "Company") reflect all the material adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim period ended June 30, 2001 but are not necessarily indicative of the results which will be reported for the entire year. In the opinion of management, the aforementioned consolidated financial statements are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Note 3. Accounting Matters

    The Company adopted the provision of Statement of financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instrument and Hedging Activities", as amended by SFAS Nos. 137 and 138, as of January 1, 2001. This statement establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts (collectively referred to as derivatives), and for hedging activities.

    No transition adjustment was required at January 1, 2001. The swaps existing at January 1, 2001 were terminated during the first quarter of 2001 with insignificant effect on earnings. No derivatives were outstanding at June 30, 2001.

Notes 4. Other Information

    On May 3, 2001, Hanmi Financial Corporation and California Center Bank (OTC: CLFC) announced the execution of a letter of intent in which California Center Bank would be acquired by Hanmi financial Corporation. However, shortly after Hanmi Financial proposed certain modifications to the initial terms of the letter of intent based on its due diligence, California Center Bank unilaterally announced the termination of the letter of intent. Hanmi requested a meeting with representatives of California Center Bank to discuss the proposed modifications, but California Center Bank declined further negotiation.

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Note 5. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

    In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement No. 141, "Business Combinations" ("SFAS 141") and Statement No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" ("SFAS 142"). SFAS 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 as well as all purchase method business combinations completed after June 30, 2001. SFAS 141 also specifies criteria intangible assets acquired in a purchase method business combination must meet to be recognized and reported apart from goodwill, noting that any purchase price allocable to an assembled workforce may not be accounted separately. SFAS 141 will require, upon adoption of Statement 142, that the Company evaluate its existing goodwill that was acquired in a prior purchase business combination, and to make any necessary reclassifications in order to conform with the new criteria in SFAS 141 for recognition apart from goodwill.

    SFAS 142 requires that goodwill no longer be amortized to earnings, but instead be reviewed for impairment. The amortization of goodwill ceases upon adoption of SFAS 142, which for the Company, will be January 1, 2002. Upon adoption of SFAS 142, the Company will be required to reassess the useful lifes and residual values of all intangible assets acquired in purchase business combinations, and make any necessary amortization period adjustments by the end of the first interim period. In addition, to the extent an intangible asset is identified as having an indefinite useful life, the Company will be required to test the intangible asset for impairment in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142 within the first interim period. Any impairment loss will be measured as of the date of adoption and recognized as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle in the first interim period. Management does not expect that the adoption of SFAS 142 will have a material impact on the Company's results of operations or financial position, however management expects to complete its analysis of the impact of adopting SFAS 142 by the 4^th quarter 2001.

    In September 2000, the FASB issued SFAS No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities" ("SFAS 140"), which the Company fully adopted by April 1, 2001. Adoption of SFAS 140 did not have a material impact to the Company's consolidated financial statements.

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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

    The following is management's discussion and analysis of the major factors that influenced the Company's results of operations and financial condition for the three and six months ended June 30, 2001. This analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report included in Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and with the unaudited financial statements and notes as set forth in this report.

    The following table sets forth certain selected financial data concerning the Company for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

(1)

Calculations are based upon annualized net income.

(2)

Efficiency ratio is defined as operating expenses divided by the sum of net interest income and other non-interest income.

(3)

Net interest margin is calculated by dividing annualized net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

(4)

The required ratios for a "well-capitalized" institution are 5% leverage capital, 6% tier 1 risk-based capital and 10% total risk-based capital.

(5)

Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans, which include nonaccrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest, restructured loans, and other real estate owned.

Forward-Looking Information

    Certain matters discussed under this caption may constitute forward-looking statements under Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. There can be no assurance that the results described or implied in such forward-looking statements will, in fact, be achieved and actual results, performance, and achievements could differ materially because the

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business of the Company involves inherent risks and uncertainties. Risks and uncertainties include possible future deteriorating economic conditions in the Company's areas of operation; interest rate risk associated with volatile interest rates and related asset-liability matching risk; liquidity risks; risk of significant non-earning assets, and net credit losses that could occur, particularly in times of weak economic conditions or times of rising interest rates; risks of available for sale securities declining significantly in value as interest rates rise; and regulatory risks associated with the variety of current and future regulations to which the Company is subject. For additional information concerning these factors, see "Interest Rate Risk Management", and "Liquidity and Capital Resources" contained in the Company's annual 10-K.

Dividends

    On February 28, 2001, the Company declared a 12% stock dividend payable on April 4, 2001 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 14, 2001. Per share data have been retroactively restated to reflect the 12% year 2001 stock dividend. On February 16, 2000 the Company declared an 11% stock dividend payable on April 3, 2000 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2000.

Results of Operations

    For the second quarter of 2001, the Company reported net income of $4.2 million or $0.50 per diluted share compared to $3.8 million or $0.45 per diluted share for the same quarter of 2000, representing an increase of approximately $467,000 or 12.44%. The increase in net income was primarily attributable to a $668,000 increase in gain on sale of available-for-sale securities.

    The annualized return on average assets was 1.54% for the second quarter of 2001 compared to a return on average assets of 1.86% for the same quarter of 2000, a decrease of 32 basis points. The annualized return on average equity was 17.92% for the second quarter of 2001, compared to a return on average equity of 19.87% for the same quarter in 2000, a decrease of 195 basis points. The decrease was mainly due to rapid expansion of the assets.

    For the six months ended June 30, 2001, the Company reported net income of $8.2 million or $.98 per basic and $.96 per diluted common share, compared with $7.4 million or $.89 per basic and diluted common share for the same period of 2000. This represented an increase of approximately $753,000 or 10.16%.

Net Interest Income

    The principal component of the Company's earnings is net interest income, which is the difference between the interest and fees earned on loans and investments and the interest paid on deposits and other borrowed funds. When net interest income is expressed as a percentage of average interest-earning assets, the result is the net interest margin. The net interest spread is the yield on average interest-earning assets less the average cost of interest-bearing deposits and borrowed funds.

    For the second quarter of 2001, net interest income before provision for loan losses totaled $10.7 million, compare with $10.4 million for the corresponding quarter of 2000. This represented an increase of approximately $291,000 or 2.81%.

    For the six months ended June 30, 2001, net interest income before provision for loan losses amounted to $21.3 million, compared with $ 19.8 million for the corresponding period of 2000. This represented an increase of $1.5 million or 7.62%. The increase in net interest income before provision for loan losses was substantially attributable to an increase of $254.2 million or 35.5% in average interest-earning assets, from $716.2 million to $970.4 million. Even though the interest rate was cut by 275 basis points by the Federal Reserve Bank, the volume increase has mitigated the negative impact.

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    The yield on average interest-earning assets decreased to 8.29% for the six months ended June 30, 2001, from a yield of 9.09% for the six months ended June 30, 2000. This decrease is mainly due to a decrease of 275 basis points in Prime interest rate during the last two quarters of 2001.

    For the second quarter of 2001, interest expense increased by $2.2 million or 31.66% to $9.0 million from $6.8 million for the corresponding quarter of 2000. The Company's interest expense on deposits for the six months ended June 30, 2001 increased by approximately $6.2  million or 48.43% to $19.0 million from $12.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000. This increase reflected an increase in the average volume of interest-bearing liabilities and interest rates paid to depositors. Average interest-bearing liabilities were $721.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2001, which represented an increase of $211 million or 41.34% from average interest-bearing liabilities of $510.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000.

    The cost of average interest-bearing liabilities actually increased, even in declining interest rate environment, to 5.26% for the six months ended June 30, 2001, compared to a cost of 5.01% for the same period of 2000. The cost increase was due to the re-pricing gap of time certificates of deposit, which consisted of more than 76% of total interest-bearing liabilities. This type of deposit tends to have a longer maturity, usually from three months to a year, and the full impact of interest cut would be realized in coming quarters. The Prime rate had been 9.5%, highest interest rate in past several years, since third quarter of 2000 until January 2001.

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    The table below presents the average yield on each category of interest-earning assets, average rate paid on each category of interest-bearing liabilities, and the resulting interest rate spread and net yield on interest-earning assets for periods indicated. All average balances are daily average balances.

(1)

Loan fees have been included in the calculation of interest income. Loan fees were approximately $1.1 million and $801,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Loans are net of the allowance for loan losses, deferred fees and related direct costs.

(2)

Yields on tax-exempt income have not been computed on a tax equivalent basis.

(3)

Represents the average rate earned on interest-bearing assets less the average rate paid to interest-bearing liabilities.

(4)

Represents net interest income as percentage of average interest-earning assets.

    The following table shows changes in interest income and interest expense and the amounts attributable to variations in interest rates and volumes for the periods indicated. The variances attributable to simultaneous volume and rate changes have been allocated to the change due to volume

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and the change due to rate categories in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amount attributable solely to the change in volume and to the change in rate.

Provision for loan losses

    For the quarter ended June 30, 2001, the Company made an additional provision for loan losses of $250,000. The Company's management believes that the allowance is sufficient for the known and inherent losses at June 30, 2001. (See Allowance and Provision for Loan Losses)

Non-interest Income

    Non-interest income includes revenues earned from sources other than interest income. It is primarily comprised of service charges and fees on deposit accounts, trade finance fee, and gain on sale of SBA loans and investment securities.

    For the second quarter of 2001, non-interest income increased approximately $897,000  or 25.61% to $4.4 million over the same period in 2000. The increase was primarily attributable to increase in service charges on deposit account of approximately $397,000 and gain on sale of investment securities of approximately $668,000 during the quarter ended June 30, 2001.

    For the six months ended June 30, 2001, non-interest income totaled $7.7 million compare with $7.0 million for the same period a year ago. The increase was attributable to a combination of an approximately $518,000 increase in service charges and fees on deposit accounts plus an approximately $781,000 increase in gain on sale of investment securities. The increase was mitigated by a decrease in gain on sale of SBA loans of $405,000, and in other income of $235,000 due to sale of rental income

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producing property in the fourth quarter of 2000. Trade Finance fees stayed at the same amount of the same period in 2000. The breakdown of non-interest income by category is as below:

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Non-interest Expenses

    Non-interest expenses for the second quarter of 2001 increased approximately $900,000 or 13.20% to $7.7 million from $6.8 million for the same period in 2000. The increase was attributable to a combination of internal growth and an expanding branch network.

    For the six months ended June 30, 2001, non-interest expenses totaled $14.9 million. Comparing with $13.0 million for the same period a year ago, non-interest expense increased by $1.9 million or 15.02%.

    Salaries and employee benefits expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2001, increased $1.3 million or 19.50% to $7.8 million from $6.5 million for the same period in 2000. This increase was primarily due to expenses associated with annual salary adjustments, addition of new employees to the two new branches established in 2000, and increase in employee medical insurance cost.

    The occupancy and equipment expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2001 increased by approximately $367,000 or 24.41% to $1.9 million from $1.5 million for the same period in 2000. This increase was also a result of the Company's recent internal growth and expansion of two new branches as well as an annual adjustment of existing leases on the branch premises.

    Professional fees for the six months ended June 30, 2001 decreased by approximately $244,000 or 35.12% to $452,000 from $696,000 for the same period in 2000. The decrease was due to cost savings recognized in legal expense for collection and non-recurring expense in connection with incorporation of holding company in 2000. However, during the second quarter, additional legal, accounting and financial consulting fees of approximately $186,000 was accrued and expensed in connection with the merger of California Center Bank, which had been canceled.

    Advertising and promotional expenses for the six months increased by approximately $133,000 or 18.15% to $867,000 from $734,000 for the same period in 2000. The increase was due to the introduction of non-depository products to the market, and utilization of television media for broad exposure to the target market started during the second quarter of 2001.

    Other expenses consist of various operating expenses other than the above mentioned major expenditures. For the six months ended June 30, 2001, other expenses increased by approximately $548,000 or 39.02% to $2.0 million from $1.4 million for the same period in 2000. Most of the increase was due to the expansion of the branch network and associated expenses, including, but not limited to, security guards expense, armored expenses, insurance and operating losses. For the six months ended June 30, 2001, approximately $140,000 was expensed for Hanmi Financing Holding Company in

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connection with NASDAQ registration fee, state tax, and SEC filing and printing cost. The breakdowns on non-interest expenses are summarized as follows:

Financial Condition

Summary of Changes in Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of June 30, 2001 compared to December 31, 2000

    At June 30, 2001, the Company's total assets increased by $79.9 million or 7.72% to $1,114.5 million from $1,034 million at December 31, 2000. Net loans, net of unearned loan fees and the allowance for loan loss and including loans held for sale, totaled $698.9 million at June 30, 2001, which represents an increase of $78.4 million or 12.63% from $620.5 million at December 31, 2000. Total deposits also increased by $67.3 million or 7.20% to $1,001.9 million at June 30, 2001 from $934.6 million at December 31, 2000.

Investment Security Portfolio

    The Company classifies its securities as held-to-maturity or available-for-sale in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 115. Those securities that the Company has the ability and intent to hold to maturity are classified as "held-to-maturity securities". All other securities are classified as "available-for-sale". The Company owned no trading securities at June 30, 2001. Securities classified as held-to-maturity are stated at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, and securities as available-for-sale are stated at market value. The securities

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currently held by the Company are U.S. agencies, municipal bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and corporate bonds.

    As of June 30, 2001, held-to-maturity securities totaled $19.1 million and available-for-sale securities totaled $212.1 million, compared to $22.3 million and $183.7 million at December 31, 2000, respectively.

Loan Portfolio

    The Company carries all loans at face amount, less payments collected, net of deferred loan origination fees and costs and the allowance for possible loan losses. Interest on all loans is accrued daily on a simple interest basis. Once a loan is placed on non-accrual status, accrual of interest is discontinued and previously accrued interest is reversed. Loans are placed on a non-accrual status when principal and interest on a loan is past due 90 days or more, unless a loan is both well-secured and in the process of collection.

    The Company's gross loans were $711.7 million at June 30, 2001. This represented an increase of $77.6 million or 12.24% over gross loans of $634.1 million at December 31, 2000.

    Total commercial loans, comprised of domestic commercial, trade-financing loans, and SBA commercial loans, at June 30, 2001, were approximately $422.2 million, which represented an increase of $31.1 million or 7.95% from $391.1 million at December 31, 2000.

    Real estate loans increased by $46.7 million or 22.82% to $251.2 million from $204.5 million at December 31, 2000. This increase was mainly due to an increase in construction loan of $14.6 million and commercial property loan of $41.0 million.

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    The following table shows the Company's loan composition by type: