EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Brian E. Cho, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, certify that:

1.		I have reviewed this Amendment No. 2 to Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hanmi Financial Corporation; and
2.		Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.