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Exhibit 99.1

Certification of periodic report

I, Yong Ku Choe, Chief Financial Officer of Hanmi Financial Corporation (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:


Date: August 14, 2002   By    
       
Yong Ku Choe
Chief Financial Officer

I, Chung Hoon Youk, Chief Executive Officer and President of Hanmi Financial Corporation (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:


Date: August 14, 2002   By    
       
Chung Hoon Youk
Chief Executive Officer & President



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