EXHIBIT 99.1

Hanmi Earns $9.5 Million in Second Quarter of 2013 with Pretax Income Up 78% Year-Over-Year and Net Interest Margin Increasing to 4.10%

LOS ANGELES, July 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hanmi Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:HAFC), the holding company for Hanmi Bank (the "Bank"), today reported that pretax earnings improved 3.7% in the second quarter of 2013 and 78.4% for the year, reflecting solid loan growth, increasing core deposits, improving operating efficiencies and expanding net interest margin. With provisioning at the full statutory tax rate, net income was $9.5 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2013, compared to $10.1 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2013. In the second quarter of 2012, following a net tax benefit of $47.2 million resulting from the reversal of a $53.1 million deferred tax asset ("DTA") valuation allowance, Hanmi earned $55.8 million, or $1.77 per diluted share. In the second quarter of 2013, pretax income increased 78.4% to $15.3 million from $8.6 million in the second quarter of 2012, and was up 3.7% from $14.8 million in the first quarter of 2013. Tangible book value increased 13.2% to $12.47 per share at June 30, 2013, compared to $11.02 at June 30, 2012.

In the first six months of 2013, net income was $19.6 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, compared to $63.1 million, or $2.00 per diluted share, in the first six months of 2012, which included the $47.2 million net tax benefit from the DTA valuation allowance reversal in the second quarter of 2012. Pretax income increased 88.1% to $30.1 million in the first six months of 2013 from $16.0 million in the first six months of 2012.

"Our net interest margin jumped 24 basis points to 4.10% from the first quarter of 2013, reflecting on-going investment of funds into higher yielding loans and cost savings from the redemption of $80 million of trust preferred securities," said C. G. Kum, President and Chief Executive Officer. "As our organic growth initiatives continue to succeed in expanding our loan portfolio and putting our capital to work into more productive assets, we anticipate our profitability will remain strong. We are also excited about our expansion efforts in the state of Texas, where our new loan production office will officially open in early August."

"In the second quarter of 2013, provision for income taxes was up by 24.3%, resulting in an effective tax rate of 38%. We currently project our annual effective tax rate will be between 38 to 39%. The provision for income taxes in the first quarter of 2013 was reduced by a discrete deferred tax item," said Mark Yoon, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "In addition, the sizable benefit generated from the DTA reversal had a significant impact on earnings in the second quarter of 2012."

Second Quarter Results      
(In thousands, except per share data)      
       
   As of or for the Three Months Ended 
  June 30, March 31, June 30,
  2013 2013 2012
       
Net income  $ 9,519  $ 10,110  $ 55,775
Net income per diluted common share  $ 0.30  $ 0.32  $ 1.77
       
Total assets  $ 2,773,414  $ 2,792,423  $ 2,846,652
Loans receivable, net  $ 2,128,208  $ 2,061,156  $ 1,878,367
Total deposits  $ 2,361,913  $ 2,333,012  $ 2,385,107
       
Return on average assets 1.37% 1.45% 8.24%
Return on average stockholders' equity 9.70% 10.71% 74.63%
Net interest margin 4.10% 3.86% 3.84%
Efficiency ratio 56.55% 56.44% 61.07%
       
Tangible common equity to tangible assets 14.22% 13.89% 12.20%
Tangible common equity per common share  $ 12.47  $ 12.28  $ 11.02

Financial Highlights (at or for the period ended June 30, 2013)

Results of Operations

Net interest income, before provision for credit losses, increased 6.1% to $27.2 million for the second quarter of 2013, from $25.6 million for the first quarter of 2013, and was up 7.9% from $25.2 million for the second quarter of 2012. Interest and dividend income increased 3.3% from the first quarter of 2013 and 1.4% from the second quarter of 2012, while interest expense decreased 14.9% and 32.7% from the first quarter of 2013 and the second quarter of 2012, respectively. Year to date, net interest income before provision for credit losses improved 6.1% to $52.8 million compared to $49.7 million for the first six months of 2012.

NIM in the second quarter of 2013 was 4.10%, up from 3.86% in the first quarter of 2013 and 3.84% in the second quarter a year ago. For the first six months of 2013, NIM increased to 3.98% from 3.77% for the first six months of 2012. "The redemption of TPS, coupled with solid loan growth and significantly reduced low yielding cash and cash equivalents, boosted NIM this quarter.  Once the full impact of the $80 million TPS redemption is realized starting from the third quarter of 2013, the expected annual savings will be $2.5 million," said Yoon. The following table details the asset yields, liability costs, spread and margin.

   Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
  June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30, June 30,
  2013 2013 2012 2013 2012
           
Total interest-earning assets 4.59% 4.43% 4.57% 4.51% 4.57%
Total interest-bearing liability 0.78% 0.89% 1.12% 0.83% 1.21%
Net interest spread 3.81% 3.54% 3.45% 3.68% 3.36%
Net interest margin 4.10% 3.86% 3.84% 3.98% 3.77%

With steadily improving asset quality, Hanmi has not taken a provision for credit losses in the past four quarters. In the second quarter of 2012, Hanmi recorded a $4.0 million provision, bringing its provision for the first six months of 2012 to $6.0 million. Total net charge-offs in the second quarter of 2013 were $1.6 million, down from $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2013 and from $13.4 million in the second quarter of 2012.  Allowance for loan losses ("ALLL") decreased slightly to $59.9 million, or 2.74% of gross loans, and 214.03% of NPAs, at June 30, 2013. 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses increased 6.1% to $27.2 million in the second quarter of 2013, compared to $25.6 million in the first quarter of 2013, and was up 28.3% from $21.2 million in the second quarter of 2012. For the first six months of 2013, net interest income after the provision for credit losses increased 20.7% to $52.8 million compared to $43.7 million for the first six months of 2012.

Non-interest income in the second quarter of 2013 was $8.2 million, compared to $8.4 million in the first quarter of 2013. The modest decline in the second quarter of 2013 reflects lower gains from selling SBA loans and higher losses from selling non-performing loans ("NPLs"), partially offset by higher insurance commissions and gains recognized from selling securities. For the first six months of 2013, non-interest income increased 52.5% to $16.5 million from $10.8 million for the first six months of 2012, reflecting a significant reduction in losses from selling NPLs, partially offset by lower gains from selling SBA loans and investment securities. 

Non-interest expense in the second quarter of 2013 was $20.0 million, compared to $19.2 million in the first quarter of 2013, and $19.8 million in the second quarter of 2012. For the first six months of 2013, non-interest expense was $39.1 million, compared to $38.5 million for the first six months of 2012. "Compensation and occupancy remain the largest components of operating expense, and both line items together with recurring expenditures are stable for the year and the quarter, due to the cost control initiatives put in place in the past few years," said Yoon. Yoon added that "deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments were down for the year, due to lower premium and assessment rates as a result of overall improvement in our financial condition. Second quarter expenses are estimated to be the quarterly run rate for the remainder of 2013. Professional fees remained elevated in the second quarter of 2013, due to legal expenses incurred in defending lawsuits in the ordinary course of business, as well as professional and legal expenses related to strategic reviews. We expect our costs for professional advisors will be moderate in the second half of the year."

Balance Sheet

Assets totaled $2.77 billion at June 30, 2013, down from $2.79 billion at March 31, 2013 and $2.85 billion at June 30, 2012. "While total assets are relatively stable, the mix of assets and liabilities continues to improve with cash and cash equivalents down 46% in the second quarter of 2013 and 74% year-over-year. One of our strategic focuses to increase franchise value continues to enhance our deposit mix by increasing demand deposits with relationship-based lending," said Kum.

In the second quarter of 2013, the Bank produced 223 new loans totaling $163.8 million, of which $31.2 million were SBA loans, $119.5 million were commercial real estate loans including $43.9 million of owner-occupied property loans, $11.9 million were commercial and industrial loans, and $1.2 million were consumer loans. Overall loan production was up 12.6% from the second quarter of 2012, and down 8.3% from the first quarter of 2013. The decreased loan production over the first quarter of 2013 was primarily attributable to a loan production initiative promoting portfolio diversification. "We remain bullish on our loan growth prospects for the rest of the year, as we have a solid pipeline of prospective loans. And as indicated earlier, we are expecting Texas to begin contributing to SBA loan production in the second half of the year," said Kum.

Loans receivable, excluding loans held for sale, increased 3.3% in the second quarter of 2013 and 13.3% year-over-year to $2.13 billion at June 30, 2013, up from $2.06 billion at March 31, 2013 and $1.88 billion at June 30, 2012. Loans held for sale totaled $2.6 million at June 30, 2013, compared to $6.0 million at March 31, 2013 and $5.1 million at June 30, 2012.  Average gross loans, net of deferred loan fees, increased to $2.17 billion for the second quarter of 2013, up from $2.07 billion for the first quarter of 2013 and $2.00 billion for the second quarter of 2012.

Average deposits for the second quarter of 2013 were $2.37 billion, up slightly from $2.35 billion for the first quarter of 2013 and $2.31 billion for the second quarter of 2012. The overall mix of funding continued to improve with time deposits declining and low- and no-cost transaction account balances increasing. The deposit mix for the past year is detailed in the table below.

  June 30,  March 31, June 30,
  2013 2013 2012
       
Demand-noninterest-bearing 31.1% 30.5% 28.5%
Savings 4.9% 4.9% 4.8%
Money market checking and NOW accounts 24.4% 24.8% 23.4%
Time deposits of $100,000 or more 23.9% 23.9% 28.7%
Other time deposits 15.7% 15.9% 14.6%
Total deposits 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

At June 30, 2013, total stockholders' equity was $395.4 million. Tangible common stockholders' equity was $394.1 million at June 30, 2013, or 14.22% of tangible assets, compared to $347.0 million, or 12.20% of tangible assets, at June 30, 2012. Tangible book value per share was $12.47 at June 30, 2013, up from $12.28 at March 31, 2013, and $11.02 at June 30, 2012.

Asset Quality

NPLs, excluding loans held for sale, decreased 15.0% to $28.0 million at June 30, 2013, compared to $32.9 million at March 31, 2013 and decreased 38.0% from $45.1 million at June 30, 2012. Troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs"), totaled $29.0 million at June 30, 2013, down from $31.7 million at March 31, 2013 and $35.8 million at June 30, 2012. Of these TDRs, $14.1 million were included in NPLs.   Six loans totaling $2.6 million were classified as held for sale and recorded at the lower of cost or fair value at June 30, 2013.  The following table shows NPLs in each category:

  June 30, 2013 March 31, 2013 June 30, 2012
    % of Total   % of Total   % of Total
   Amount  NPLs  Amount  NPLs  Amount  NPLs
       (In thousands)     
Real estate loans:            
Commercial property            
Retail  $ -- 0.0%  $ 950 2.9%  $ 1,203 2.7%
Land  1,612 5.8%  1,687 5.1%  2,112 4.7%
Other  -- 0.0%  -- 0.0%  936 2.1%
Construction  -- 0.0%  -- 0.0%  7,930 17.5%
Residential property  1,620 5.8%  1,638 5.0%  1,298 2.9%
Commercial & industrial loans:            
Commercial term loans            
Unsecured  6,209 22.2%  7,253 22.1%  6,953 15.4%
Secured by real estate  5,389 19.3%  6,353 19.3%  5,826 12.9%
Commercial lines of credit  1,052 3.8%  1,505 4.6%  1,585 3.5%
SBA  10,596 37.9%  11,852 36.0%  15,720 34.8%
Consumer loans  1,497 5.4%  1,655 5.0%  1,580 3.5%
Total non-performing loans  $ 27,975 100.0%  $ 32,893 100.0%  $ 45,143 100.0%

"With the economic recovery beginning to gain momentum, our asset quality is continuing to improve. We were further able to reduce the number of problem loan sales this year. Second quarter NPL sales totaled $4.4 million, bringing total loans sales for the first half of 2013 to $5.9 million," said J.H. Son, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer. "Losses associated with our loan sales strategy were just $557,000 in the first half of 2013, compared to $7.7 million in the first half of 2012." Classified loans were $89.6 million, or 4.1% of gross loans, at June 30, 2013, down from $95.1 million, or 4.5%, at March 31, 2013 and from $142.7 million, or 7.32%, at June 30, 2012.    

Delinquent loans that are less than 90 days past due and still accruing interest decreased to $2.6 million at June 30, 2013, or 0.12% of gross loans, compared to $4.7 million, or 0.24% of gross loans, at June 30, 2012. At June 30, 2013, ALLL was $59.9 million, or 2.74% of gross loans and 214.03% of NPLs, compared to 3.69% and 159.26%, respectively, at June 30, 2012. For the second quarter of 2013, net charge-offs were $1.6 million, compared to $2.3 million for the first quarter of 2013 and $13.4 million for the second quarter of 2012.  

Conference Call

Management will host a conference call today, July 23, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. ET) to discuss these results. This call will also be broadcast live via the internet.  Investment professionals and all current and prospective stockholders are invited to access the live call by dialing 1-480-629-9645 before 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time, using access code HANMI.  To listen to the call online, either live or archived, visit the Investor Relations page of Hanmi's website at www.hanmi.com.

About Hanmi Financial Corporation

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Hanmi Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hanmi Financial Corporation, provides services to the multi-ethnic communities of California, with 27 full-service offices in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara and San Diego counties, and loan production offices in Texas and Washington State.  Hanmi Bank specializes in commercial, SBA and trade finance lending, and is a recognized community leader.  Hanmi Bank's mission is to provide a full range of quality products and premier services to its customers and to maximize stockholder value.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are included in accordance with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expects," "plans," "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or "continue," or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are "forward–looking statements" for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, statements about anticipated future operating and financial performance, financial position and liquidity, business strategies, regulatory and competitive outlook, investment and expenditure plans, capital and financing needs and availability, plans and objectives of management for future operations, developments regarding our capital plans, strategic alternatives for a possible business combination, merger or sale transaction and other similar forecasts and statements of expectation and statements of assumption underlying any of the foregoing. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statement. These factors include the following: failure to maintain adequate levels of capital and liquidity to support our operations; the effect of regulatory orders we have entered into and potential future supervisory action against us or Hanmi Bank; general economic and business conditions internationally, nationally and in those areas in which we operate; volatility and deterioration in the credit and equity markets; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; availability of capital from private and government sources; demographic changes; competition for loans and deposits and failure to attract or retain loans and deposits; fluctuations in interest rates and a decline in the level of our interest rate spread; risks of natural disasters related to our real estate portfolio; risks associated with Small Business Administration loans; failure to attract or retain key employees; changes in governmental regulation, including, but not limited to, any increase in FDIC insurance premiums; ability of Hanmi Bank to make distributions to Hanmi Financial, which is restricted by certain factors, including Hanmi Bank's retained earnings, net income, prior distributions made, and certain other financial tests; ability to identify a suitable strategic partner or to consummate a strategic transaction; adequacy of our allowance for loan losses; credit quality and the effect of credit quality on our provision for credit losses and allowance for loan losses; changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers and the ability of our borrowers to perform under the terms of their loans and other terms of credit agreements; our ability to control expenses; and changes in securities markets. In addition, we set forth certain risks in our reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including, in Item 1A of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current and periodic reports that we will file with the SEC hereafter, which could cause actual results to differ from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update such forward-looking statements except as required by law.

Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
           
  June 30, March 31, Percentage June 30, Percentage
  2013 2013 Change 2012 Change
Assets          
Cash and due from banks  $ 72,429  $ 69,642 4.0%  $ 73,645 -1.7%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  5,431  75,657 -92.8%  197,760 -97.3%
Federal funds sold  --  -- 0.0%  33,000 -100.0%
Cash and cash equivalents  77,860  145,299 -46.4%  304,405 -74.4%
Restricted cash  --  -- 0.0%  3,819 -100.0%
Term federal funds sold  --  -- 0.0%  110,000 -100.0%
Securities available for sale, at fair value  400,815  419,903 -4.5%  319,154 25.6%
Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost  --  -- 0.0%  53,130 -100.0%
Loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value  2,553  6,043 -57.8%  5,138 -50.3%
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses 2,128,208  2,061,156 3.3%  1,878,367 13.3%
Accrued interest receivable  7,441  7,526 -1.1%  7,168 3.8%
Premises and equipment, net  14,463  14,792 -2.2%  15,912 -9.1%
Other real estate owned, net  900  900 0.0%  1,071 -16.0%
Customers' liability on acceptances  1,372  2,170 -36.8%  1,443 -4.9%
Servicing assets  6,383  6,004 6.3%  5,003 27.6%
Other intangible assets, net  1,253  1,294 -3.2%  1,417 -11.6%
Investment in federal home loan bank stock, at cost  14,197  16,014 -11.3%  20,687 -31.4%
Investment in federal reserve bank stock, at cost  13,200  12,222 8.0%  10,261 28.6%
Income tax asset  63,783  57,084 11.7%  61,435 3.8%
Bank-owned life insurance  29,517  29,284 0.8%  28,581 3.3%
Prepaid expenses  2,572  2,676 -3.9%  2,726 -5.6%
Other assets  8,897  10,056 -11.5%  16,935 -47.5%
Total assets $ 2,773,414  $ 2,792,423 -0.7%  $ 2,846,652 -2.6%
           
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity          
Liabilities:          
Deposits:          
Noninterest-bearing  $ 736,470  $ 709,650 3.8%  $ 679,085 8.5%
Interest-bearing  1,625,443  1,623,362 0.1%  1,706,022 -4.7%
Total deposits  2,361,913  2,333,012 1.2%  2,385,107 -1.0%
Accrued interest payable  2,570  3,192 -19.5%  14,882 -82.7%
Bank's liability on acceptances  1,372  2,170 -36.8%  1,443 -4.9%
Federal home loan bank advances  2,743  2,840 -3.4%  3,122 -12.1%
Junior subordinated debentures  --  51,478 -100.0%  82,406 -100.0%
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  9,420  10,626 -11.3%  11,236 -16.2%
Total liabilities  2,378,018  2,403,318 -1.1%  2,498,196 -4.8%
           
Stockholders' equity:          
Common stock  257  257 0.0%  257 0.0%
Additional paid-in capital  551,286  551,064 0.0%  549,797 0.3%
Unearned compensation  (33)  (44) -25.0%  (116) -71.6%
Accumulated other comprehensive income  1,634  5,095 -67.9%  3,154 -48.2%
Accumulated deficit  (87,890)  (97,409) -9.8%  (134,778) -34.8%
Less treasury stock  (69,858)  (69,858) 0.0%  (69,858) 0.0%
Total stockholders' equity  395,396  389,105 1.6%  348,456 13.5%
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $ 2,773,414  $ 2,792,423 -0.7%  $ 2,846,652 -2.6%
           
           
           
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
           
   Three Months Ended 
  June 30, March 31, Percentage June 30, Percentage
  2013 2013 Change 2012 Change
Interest and Dividend Income:          
Interest and fees on loans  $ 27,839  $ 26,799 3.9%  $ 27,241 2.2%
Taxable interest on investment securities  2,100  2,116 -0.8%  2,190 -4.1%
Tax-exempt interest on investment securities  73  95 -23.2%  99 -26.3%
Interest on term federal funds sold  --  -- 0.0%  168 -100.0%
Interest on federal funds sold  --  6 -100.0%  31 -100.0%
Interest on interest-bearing deposits in other banks  24  88 -72.7%  59 -59.3%
Dividends on federal reserve bank stock  196  183 7.1%  148 32.4%
Dividends on federal home loan bank stock  147  108 36.1%  29 406.9%
Total interest and dividend income  30,379  29,395 3.3%  29,965 1.4%
Interest Expense:          
Interest on deposits  3,100  3,159 -1.9%  3,953 -21.6%
Interest on federal home loan bank advances  41  38 7.9%  43 -4.7%
Interest on junior subordinated debentures  84  594 -85.9%  797 -89.5%
Total interest expense  3,225  3,791 -14.9%  4,793 -32.7%
Net interest income before provision for credit losses  27,154  25,604 6.1%  25,172 7.9%
Provision for credit losses  --  -- 0.0%  4,000 -100.0%
Net interest income after provision for credit losses  27,154  25,604 6.1%  21,172 28.3%
Non-Interest Income:          
Service charges on deposit accounts  2,884  3,048 -5.4%  2,936 -1.8%
Insurance commissions  1,418  1,213 16.9%  1,294 9.6%
Trade finance & other service charges and fees  1,152  1,172 -1.7%  1,159 -0.6%
Bank-owned life insurance income  233  230 1.3%  238 -2.1%
Gain on sales of SBA loans guaranteed portion  2,378  2,692 -11.7%  5,473 -56.6%
Net loss on sales of other loans  (460)  (97) 374.2%  (5,326) -91.4%
Net gain on sales of investment securities  303  9 3266.7%  1,381 -78.1%
Other-than-temporary impairment loss on investment securities  --  -- 0.0%  (116) -100.0%
Other operating income  242  90 168.9%  150 61.3%
Total non-interest income  8,150  8,357 -2.5%  7,189 13.4%
Non-Interest Expense:          
Salaries and employee benefits  9,415  9,351 0.7%  9,449 -0.4%
Occupancy and equipment  2,555  2,556 0.0%  2,621 -2.5%
Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments  517  234 120.9%  1,498 -65.5%
Data processing  1,142  1,170 -2.4%  1,298 -12.0%
Other real estate owned expense  (20)  32 -162.5%  69 -129.0%
Professional fees  2,365  2,156 9.7%  1,089 117.2%
Directors and officers liability insurance  219  220 -0.5%  295 -25.8%
Supplies and communications  630  495 27.3%  576 9.4%
Advertising and promotion  1,005  672 49.6%  1,009 -0.4%
Loan-related expense  91  146 -37.7%  88 3.4%
Amortization of other intangible assets  41  41 0.0%  45 -8.9%
Other operating expenses  2,004  2,094 -4.3%  1,726 16.1%
Total non-interest expense  19,964  19,167 4.2%  19,763 1.0%
Income before provision for income taxes  15,340  14,794 3.7%  8,598 78.4%
Provision (benefit) for income taxes  5,821  4,684 24.3%  (47,177) -112.3%
Net income  $ 9,519  $ 10,110 -5.8%  $ 55,775 -82.9%
           
Earnings per share:          
Basic  $ 0.30  $ 0.32    $ 1.77  
Diluted  $ 0.30  $ 0.32    $ 1.77  
Weighted-average shares outstanding:          
Basic  31,590,760  31,538,980    31,475,610  
Diluted  31,655,988  31,626,667    31,499,803  
Common shares outstanding  31,604,837  31,588,767    31,489,201  
       
       
       
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations, Continued (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
       
   Six Months Ended 
  June 30, June 30, Percentage
  2013 2012 Change
Interest and Dividend Income:      
Interest and fees on loans  $ 54,638  $ 54,783 -0.3%
Taxable interest on investment securities  4,216  4,288 -1.7%
Tax-exempt interest on investment securities  168  201 -16.4%
Interest on term federal funds sold  --  493 -100.0%
Interest on federal funds sold  6  33 -81.8%
Interest on interest-bearing deposits in other banks  112  127 -11.8%
Dividends on federal reserve bank stock  379  276 37.3%
Dividends on federal home loan bank stock  255  58 339.7%
Total Interest and Dividend Income  59,774  60,259 -0.8%
Interest Expense:      
Interest on deposits  6,259  8,872 -29.5%
Interest on federal home loan bank advances  79  86 -8.1%
Interest on junior subordinated debentures  678  1,596 -57.5%
Total interest expense  7,016  10,554 -33.5%
Net interest income before provision for credit losses  52,758  49,705 6.1%
Provision for credit losses  --  6,000 -100.0%
Net interest income after provision for credit losses  52,758  43,705 20.7%
Non-Interest Income:      
Service charges on deposit accounts  5,932  6,104 -2.8%
Insurance commissions  2,631  2,530 4.0%
Trade finance & other service charges and fees  2,324  2,269 2.4%
Bank-owned life insurance income  463  637 -27.3%
Gain on sales of SBA loans guaranteed portion  5,070  5,473 -7.4%
Net loss on sales of other loans  (557)  (7,719) -92.8%
Net gain on sales of investment securities  312  1,382 -77.4%
Other-than-temporary impairment loss on investment securities  --  (116) -100.0%
Other operating income  332  262 26.7%
Total non-interest income  16,507  10,822 52.5%
Non-Interest Expense:      
Salaries and employee benefits  18,766  18,559 1.1%
Occupancy and equipment  5,111  5,216 -2.0%
Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments  751  2,899 -74.1%
Data processing  2,312  2,551 -9.4%
Other real estate owned expense  12  25 -52.0%
Professional fees  4,521  1,838 146.0%
Directors and officers liability insurance  439  592 -25.8%
Supplies and communications  1,125  1,134 -0.8%
Advertising and promotion  1,677  1,610 4.2%
Loan-related expense  237  288 -17.7%
Amortization of other intangible assets  82  116 -29.3%
Other operating expenses  4,098  3,681 11.3%
Total non-interest expense  39,131  38,509 1.6%
Income before provision for income taxes  30,134  16,018 88.1%
Provision (benefit) for income taxes  10,505  (47,098) -122.3%
Net income  $ 19,629  $ 63,116 -68.9%
       
Earnings per share:      
Basic  $ 0.62  $ 2.01  
Diluted  $ 0.62  $ 2.00  
Weighted-average shares outstanding:      
Basic  31,565,013  31,473,065  
Diluted  31,633,535  31,489,943  
Common shares outstanding  31,604,837  31,489,201  
       
       
       
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Data (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
       
   As of or for the Three Months Ended 
  June 30, March 31, June 30,
  2013 2013 2012
Average balances:      
Average gross loans, net of deferred loan fees (1)  $ 2,165,741  $ 2,073,514  $ 2,003,475
Average investment securities  423,562  443,073  417,202
Average interest-earning assets  2,657,629  2,693,424  2,642,428
Average total assets  2,793,505  2,829,927  2,723,432
Average deposits  2,365,887  2,348,799  2,308,193
Average borrowings  19,154  79,110  86,509
Average interest-bearing liabilities  1,663,951  1,727,272  1,720,781
Average stockholders' equity  393,741  383,003  300,578
Average tangible equity  392,461  381,682  299,154
       
Performance ratios:      
Return on average assets (2) 1.37% 1.45% 8.24%
Return on average stockholders' equity (2) 9.70% 10.71% 74.63%
Return on average tangible equity (2) 9.73% 10.74% 74.99%
Efficiency ratio 56.55% 56.44% 61.07%
Net interest spread (2), (3) 3.81% 3.54% 3.45%
Net interest margin (2), (3) 4.10% 3.86% 3.84%
       
Allowance for loan losses:      
Balance at beginning of period  $ 61,191  $ 63,305  $ 81,052
Provision charged to operating expense  308  196  4,233
Charge-offs, net of recoveries  (1,623)  (2,310)  (13,392)
Balance at end of period  $ 59,876  $ 61,191  $ 71,893
       
Asset quality ratios:      
Net loan charge-offs to average gross loans (2) 0.30% 0.45% 2.67%
Allowance for loan losses to gross loans 2.74% 2.88% 3.69%
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans 214.03% 186.03% 159.26%
Non-performing assets to total assets 1.04% 1.21% 1.62%
Non-performing loans to gross loans 1.28% 1.55% 2.32%
Non-performing assets to allowance for loan losses 48.22% 55.23% 64.28%
       
Allowance for off-balance sheet items:      
Balance at beginning of period  $ 1,628  $ 1,824  $ 2,581
Provision charged to operating expense  (308)  (196)  (233)
Balance at end of period  $ 1,320  $ 1,628  $ 2,348
       
Non-performing assets:      
Non-accrual loans  $ 27,975  $ 32,893  $ 45,143
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing  --  --  --
Non-performing loans  27,975  32,893  45,143
Other real estate owned, net  900  900  1,071
Non-performing assets  28,875  33,793  46,214
Non-performing loans in loans held for sale  2,553  2,306  3,489
Non-performing assets (including loans held for sale)  $ 31,428  $ 36,099  $ 49,703
       
Delinquent loans (30 to 89 days past due and still accruing)  $ 2,565  $ 6,440  $ 4,707
       
Delinquent loans to gross loans 0.12% 0.30% 0.24%
       
(1) Included loans held for sale
(2) Annualized
(3) Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the current statutory federal tax rate
       
       
       
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Data, Continued (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
       
   As of or for the Three Months Ended 
  June 30, March 31, June 30,
  2013 2013 2012
Loan portfolio:      
Real estate loans  $ 887,782  $ 831,019  $ 732,059
Residential loans  88,654  94,735  107,757
Commercial and industrial loans  1,175,573  1,160,752  1,070,469
Consumer loans  35,380  35,180  39,339
Gross loans  2,187,389  2,121,686  1,949,624
Deferred loan fees  695  661  636
Gross loans, net of deferred loan fees  2,188,084  2,122,347  1,950,260
Allowance for loan losses  (59,876)  (61,191)  (71,893)
Loans receivable, net  2,128,208  2,061,156  1,878,367
Loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value  2,553  6,043  5,138
Total loans receivable, net  $ 2,130,761  $ 2,067,199  $ 1,883,505
       
Loan mix:      
Real estate loans 40.6% 39.1% 37.5%
Residential loans 4.1% 4.5% 5.5%
Commercial and industrial loans 53.7% 54.7% 54.9%
Consumer loans 1.6% 1.7% 2.1%
Total loans 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
       
Deposit portfolio:      
Demand-noninterest-bearing  $ 736,470  $ 709,650  $ 679,085
Savings  115,318  115,186  113,707
Money market checking and NOW accounts  575,471  579,192  557,711
Time deposits of $100,000 or more  564,079  557,180  684,053
Other time deposits  370,575  371,804  350,551
Total deposits  $ 2,361,913  $ 2,333,012  $ 2,385,107
       
Deposit mix:      
Demand-noninterest-bearing 31.1% 30.5% 28.5%
Savings 4.9% 4.9% 4.8%
Money market checking and NOW accounts 24.4% 24.8% 23.4%
Time deposits of $100,000 or more 23.9% 23.9% 28.7%
Other time deposits 15.7% 15.9% 14.6%
Total deposits 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
       
Capital ratios:      
Hanmi Financial      
Total risk-based capital ratio 16.52% 19.45% 20.02%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 15.25% 18.17% 18.74%
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio 12.90% 14.68% 14.70%
Tangible equity to tangible assets ratio 14.22% 13.89% 12.20%
Hanmi Bank      
Total risk-based capital ratio 16.39% 18.69% 19.06%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 15.12% 17.42% 17.79%
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio 12.76% 14.07% 13.95%
Tangible equity to tangible assets ratio 13.66% 15.10% 14.34%
                   
                   
                   
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Average Balance, Average Yield Earned and Average Rate Paid (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
                   
  Three Months Ended
  June 30, 2013 March 31, 2013 June 30, 2012
    Interest Average   Interest Average   Interest Average
  Average Income / Yield / Average Income / Yield / Average Income / Yield /
  Balance Expense Rate Balance Expense Rate Balance Expense Rate
Assets                  
Interest-earning assets:                  
Gross loans, net of deferred loan fees  $ 2,165,741  $ 27,839 5.16%  $ 2,073,514  $ 26,799 5.24%  $ 2,003,475  $ 27,241 5.47%
Municipal securities-taxable  46,102  454 3.94%  46,111  454 3.94%  44,867  442 3.94%
Municipal securities-tax exempt  10,707  112 4.20%  12,803  146 4.57%  13,011  152 4.68%
Obligations of other U.S. government agencies  93,432  432 1.85%  88,982  422 1.90%  77,390  380 1.96%
Other debt securities  273,321  1,214 1.78%  295,177  1,240 1.68%  281,934  1,368 1.94%
Equity securities  28,729  343 4.78%  30,336  291 3.84%  31,107  176 2.26%
Federal funds sold  341  -- 0.00%  5,963  6 0.41%  29,844  31 0.42%
Term federal funds sold  --  -- 0.00%  --  -- 0.00%  70,384  168 0.95%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  39,256  24 0.25%  140,538  88 0.25%  90,416  59 0.26%
Total interest-earning assets  2,657,629  30,418 4.59%  2,693,424  29,446 4.43%  2,642,428  30,017 4.57%
                   
Noninterest-earning assets:                  
Cash and cash equivalents  66,643      66,166      71,162    
Allowance for loan losses  (61,026)      (62,639)      (79,089)    
Other assets  130,259      132,976      88,931    
Total noninterest-earning assets  135,876      136,503      81,004    
                   
Total assets  $ 2,793,505      $ 2,829,927      $ 2,723,432    
                   
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                  
Interest-bearing liabilities:                  
Deposits:                  
Savings  $ 115,685  $ 466 1.62%  $ 114,182  $ 458 1.63%  $ 111,685  $ 586 2.11%
Money market checking and NOW accounts  591,317  769 0.52%  567,977  720 0.51%  514,662  769 0.60%
Time deposits of $100,000 or more  565,927  1,057 0.75%  595,205  1,175 0.80%  659,176  1,763 1.08%
Other time deposits  371,868  808 0.87%  370,798  806 0.88%  348,749  835 0.96%
FHLB advances  9,188  41 1.79%  2,890  38 5.33%  4,103  43 4.22%
Junior subordinated debentures  9,966  84 3.38%  76,220  594 3.16%  82,406  797 3.89%
Total interest-bearing liabilities  1,663,951  3,225 0.78%  1,727,272  3,791 0.89%  1,720,781  4,793 1.12%
                   
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:                  
Demand deposits  721,090      700,637      673,921    
Other liabilities  14,723      19,015      28,152    
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities  735,813      719,652      702,073    
                   
Total liabilities  2,399,764      2,446,924      2,422,854    
Stockholders' equity  393,741      383,003      300,578    
                   
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $ 2,793,505      $ 2,829,927      $ 2,723,432    
                   
Net interest income    $ 27,193      $ 25,655      $ 25,224  
                   
Cost of deposits     0.53%     0.55%     0.69%
Net interest spread     3.81%     3.54%     3.45%
Net interest margin     4.10%     3.86%     3.84%
             
             
             
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Average Balance, Average Yield Earned and Average Rate Paid, Continued (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
             
  Six Months Ended
  June 30, 2013 June 30, 2012
    Interest Average   Interest Average
  Average Income / Yield / Average Income / Yield /
  Balance Expense Rate Balance Expense Rate
Assets            
Interest-earning assets:            
Gross loans, net of deferred loan fees  $ 2,119,881  $ 54,638 5.20%  $ 1,994,273  $ 54,783 5.52%
Municipal securities-taxable  46,106  908 3.94%  44,427  888 4.00%
Municipal securities-tax exempt  11,749  258 4.40%  13,147  310 4.72%
Obligations of other U.S. government agencies  91,219  854 1.87%  75,418  705 1.87%
Other debt securities  284,189  2,454 1.73%  287,743  2,696 1.87%
Equity securities  29,528  634 4.29%  31,789  333 2.10%
Federal funds sold  3,136  6 0.39%  15,847  33 0.37%
Term federal funds sold  --  -- 0.00%  98,434  493 0.94%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  89,617  112 0.25%  98,007  127 0.26%
Total interest-earning assets  2,675,425  59,864 4.51%  2,659,085  60,368 4.57%
             
Noninterest-earning assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents  66,406      70,204    
Allowance for loan losses  (61,828)      (83,557)    
Other assets  131,611      86,753    
Total noninterest-earning assets  136,189      73,400    
             
Total assets  $ 2,811,614      $ 2,732,485    
             
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity            
Interest-bearing liabilities:            
Deposits:            
Savings  $ 114,937  $ 924 1.62%  $ 108,681  $ 1,159 2.14%
Money market checking and NOW accounts  579,711  1,489 0.52%  490,163  1,454 0.60%
Time deposits of $100,000 or more  580,485  2,232 0.78%  720,869  4,511 1.26%
Other time deposits  371,336  1,614 0.88%  343,195  1,747 1.02%
FHLB advances  6,056  79 2.63%  3,681  86 4.64%
Other Borrowings  --  -- 0.00%  --  1 0.00%
Junior subordinated debentures  42,881  678 3.19%  82,406  1,596 3.89%
Total interest-bearing liabilities  1,695,406  7,016 0.83%  1,748,995  10,554 1.21%
             
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:            
Demand deposits  710,920      659,825    
Other liabilities  16,886      29,573    
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities  727,806      689,398    
             
Total liabilities  2,423,212      2,438,393    
Stockholders' equity  388,402      294,092    
             
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $ 2,811,614      $ 2,732,485    
             
Net interest income    $ 52,848      $ 49,814  
             
Cost of deposits     0.54%     0.77%
Net interest spread     3.68%     3.36%
Net interest margin     3.98%     3.77%

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio is supplemental financial information determined by a method other than in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). This non-GAAP measure is used by management in the analysis of Hanmi Financial and Hanmi Bank's capital strength. Tangible equity is calculated by subtracting goodwill and other intangible assets from total stockholders' equity. Banking and financial institution regulators also exclude goodwill and other intangible assets from total stockholders' equity when assessing the capital adequacy of a financial institution. Management believes the presentation of this financial measure excluding the impact of these items provides useful supplemental information that is essential to a proper understanding of the capital strength of Hanmi Financial and Hanmi Bank. This disclosure should not be viewed as a substitution for results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

The following table reconciles this non-GAAP performance measure to the GAAP performance measure for the periods indicated:

Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
       
  June 30, March 31, June 30,
Hanmi Financial Corporation 2013 2013 2012
Total assets  $ 2,773,414  $ 2,792,423  $ 2,846,652
Less other intangible assets  (1,253)  (1,294)  (1,417)
Tangible assets  $ 2,772,161  $ 2,791,129  $ 2,845,235
       
Total stockholders' equity  $ 395,396  $ 389,105  $ 348,456
Less other intangible assets  (1,253)  (1,294)  (1,417)
Tangible stockholders' equity  $ 394,143  $ 387,811  $ 347,039
       
Total stockholders' equity to total assets 14.26% 13.93% 12.24%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets 14.22% 13.89% 12.20%
       
Common shares outstanding  31,604,837  31,588,767  31,489,201
Tangible common equity per common share  $ 12.47  $ 12.28  $ 11.02
       
Hanmi Bank      
Total assets  $ 2,768,581  $ 2,786,691  $ 2,841,441
Less other intangible assets  --  --  --
Tangible assets  $ 2,768,581  $ 2,786,691  $ 2,841,441
       
Total stockholders' equity  $ 378,116  $ 420,755  $ 407,407
Less other intangible assets  --  --  --
Tangible stockholders' equity  $ 378,116  $ 420,755  $ 407,407
       
Total stockholders' equity to total assets 13.66% 15.10% 14.34%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets 13.66% 15.10% 14.34%
CONTACT: Hanmi Financial Corporation
         Shick (Mark) Yoon
         SVP & Chief Financial Officer
         Direct Phone: 213-427-5636

         Christina Lee
         FVP, Senior Strategy Officer
         Direct Phone:  213-427-5631