EXHIBIT 99.1

Hanmi's Earnings Up 7.7% in the Third Quarter With Net Interest Margin Expanding to 4.28%

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hanmi Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:HAFC), the holding company for Hanmi Bank (the "Bank"), today reported that improving operating efficiencies and expanding net interest margin generated a 7.7% increase in net income during the third quarter of 2013. Third quarter net income grew to $10.3 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, compared to $9.5 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the second quarter this year. Pretax income improved 9.7% to $16.8 million in the third quarter of 2013 from $15.3 million in the second quarter of 2013. In the third quarter of 2012, following a net tax benefit of $644,000 resulting from the reversal of a deferred tax asset ("DTA") valuation allowance, Hanmi earned $13.3 million, or $0.42 per diluted share.

In the first nine months of 2013, net income was $30.0 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, compared to $76.4 million, or $2.42 per diluted share, in the first nine months a year ago, which included the $47.7 million net tax benefit from the DTA valuation allowance reversal. Year-to-date pretax income grew 63.9% to $47.0 million from $28.7 million for the first nine months of 2012.

"We continue to make progress implementing our strategic plan to build a premier business bank serving the Korean American community. To build competitive advantage and ultimately achieve this vision, we will continue to invest in technology, infrastructure and talented bankers," said C. G. Kum, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We recently launched our new Corporate Banking Center and hired four of the top lenders in our market to increase our lending capacity, particularly for commercial and industrial loans. Our skilled and dedicated lending team continues to build an impressive pipeline of new loans. We are also strengthening our cash management offerings for business customers with the addition of an experienced banker who will manage the newly created Cash Management department. Hanmi will be the only Korean American bank to actively market a full complement of cash management products and services to deepen our customer relationships and to generate core deposits."

Third Quarter Results      
(In thousands, except per share data)      
       
   As of or for the Three Months Ended 
  September 30, June 30, September 30,
  2013 2013 2012
       
Net income  $ 10,250  $ 9,519  $ 13,279
Net income per diluted common share  $ 0.32  $ 0.30  $ 0.42
       
Total assets  $ 2,845,137  $ 2,773,414  $ 2,841,857
Loans receivable, net  $ 2,102,621  $ 2,128,208  $ 1,892,813
Total deposits  $ 2,429,707  $ 2,361,913  $ 2,363,385
       
Return on average assets 1.46% 1.37% 1.87%
Return on average stockholders' equity 10.29% 9.70% 14.97%
Net interest margin 4.28% 4.10% 3.69%
Efficiency ratio 52.98% 56.55% 59.81%
       
Tangible common equity to tangible assets 13.95% 14.22% 12.77%
Tangible common equity per common share  $ 12.49  $ 12.47  $ 11.52
       

Financial Highlights (at or for the period ended September 30, 2013 compared to June 30, 2013 or September 30, 2012)

Results of Operations

Third quarter net interest income, before provision for credit losses, increased 4.9% to $28.5 million, from $27.2 million for the second quarter of 2013, and was up 14.3% from $24.9 million for the third quarter of 2012. Interest and dividend income increased 4.1% from the preceding quarter and 7.6% from the third quarter a year ago, while interest expense decreased 2.2% and 29.7% from the preceding and year ago quarters, respectively. Year-to-date, net interest income before provision for credit losses, improved 8.9% to $81.2 million compared to $74.6 million for the first nine months of 2012.

"Our net interest margin continued to expand, growing 59 basis points to 4.28% in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the third quarter a year ago. The elimination of interest payments on trust preferred securities that were paid off earlier in the year, as well as solid yields on loans and stable costs on deposits contributed to margin expansion in both the quarter and year-to-date results," said Mark Yoon, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. For the first nine months of 2013, NIM increased to 4.08% from 3.74% for the first nine months of 2012. The following table details the asset yields, liability costs, spread and margin.  

           
   Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
  September 30, June 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
  2013 2013 2012 2013 2012
           
Interest-earning assets 4.75% 4.59% 4.35% 4.59% 4.49%
Interest-bearing liabilities 0.77% 0.78% 1.01% 0.81% 1.14%
Net interest spread 3.98% 3.81% 3.34% 3.78% 3.35%
Net interest margin 4.28% 4.10% 3.69% 4.08% 3.74%
           

Hanmi is benefitting from the continuing improvement in the credit performance of its loan portfolio. Net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2013 were $2.2 million compared to $5.9 million in the third quarter of 2012.  The improvement in our asset quality metrics when applied in our allowance for loan losses methodology resulted in an allowance of $57.6 million, which is a coverage ratio of 2.67% of gross loans and 253.07% of non-performing loans ("NPLs") as of September 30, 2013, compared to 2.88% of gross loans and 186.03% of NPLs as of December 31, 2012.  There was no provision for loan losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. 

For the first nine months of 2013, net interest income after provision for credit losses increased 18.4% to $81.2 million, compared to $68.6 million, which included a $6.0 million provision for credit losses, for the first nine months of 2012.

Non-interest income in the third quarter of 2013 was $7.3 million, compared to $8.2 million in the preceding quarter. The modest decline reflects lower gains from selling SBA loans. For the first nine months of 2013, non-interest income increased 37.4% to $23.8 million from $17.3 million for the like period a year ago, reflecting a significant reduction in losses from selling NPLs, partially offset by lower gains from selling SBA loans and investment securities.  

Non-interest expense fell 5.0% to $19.0 million in the third quarter of 2013, compared to $20.0 million in the second quarter of 2013, and was up 0.9% from $18.8 million in the third quarter a year ago. For the first nine months of 2013, non-interest expense increased 1.4% to $58.1 million, compared to $57.3 million for the first nine months last year. "With the addition of new personnel, compensation cost increased 5.4% in the quarter and 8.5% from the third quarter a year ago," said Yoon. "Professional fees were down in the third quarter of 2013, due primarily to lower legal expenses incurred in defending lawsuits in the ordinary course of business, as well as lower professional and legal expenses related to strategic reviews.  The decline in legal expenses was mainly a result of not incurring further costs in connection with a lawsuit we prevailed on in the prior quarter and the reimbursement of $634,000 from our insurance company for legal expenses incurred for another lawsuit." 

Balance Sheet

Assets totaled $2.85 billion at September 30, 2013, up from $2.77 billion at three months earlier and from $2.84 billion a year ago.   With loan pay-offs and growing retail deposits this quarter, cash and cash equivalents were $193.9 million, up 149.0% from the second quarter of 2013 and down 35.9% from a year ago.

Excluding loans held for sale, loans receivable decreased 1.2% in the quarter and increased 11.1% year-over-year to $2.10 billion at September 30, 2013, from $2.13 billion at June 30, 2013, and $1.89 billion a year ago. Loans held for sale totaled $5.2 million at September 30, 2013, compared to $2.6 million at June 30, 2013 and $10.7 million at September 30, 2012. Average gross loans, net of deferred loan fees, increased to $2.19 billion for the third quarter of 2013, up from $2.17 billion for the preceding quarter and $1.96 billion for the third quarter a year ago.

Average deposits were $2.38 billion, up slightly from $2.37 billion for the preceding quarter and $2.36 billion for the third quarter of 2012. The overall mix of funding continued to improve with core deposits increasing. The deposit mix is detailed in the table below.

       
  September 30, June 30, September 30,
  2013 2013 2012
       
Demand-noninterest-bearing 32.0% 31.1% 29.4%
Savings 4.7% 4.9% 4.7%
Money market checking and NOW accounts 22.2% 24.4% 23.9%
Time deposits of $100,000 or more 20.3% 23.9% 26.9%
Other time deposits 20.8% 15.7% 15.1%
Total deposits 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
       

At September 30, 2013, stockholders' equity was $398.0 million.  Tangible common stockholders' equity was $396.7 million, or 13.95% of tangible assets, compared to $362.6 million, or 12.77% of tangible assets, a year ago. Tangible book value per share was $12.49, up from $12.47 three months earlier and $11.52 at September 30, 2012.  Hanmi paid a cash dividend of $0.07 per share, representing an aggregate dividend of $2.2 million, on September 17, 2013.  In addition, volatility in interest rates and the resulting impact on the value of the securities portfolio reduced the accumulated other comprehensive income component of shareholders' equity.  

Asset Quality

NPLs were down 18.6% to $22.8 million for the third quarter of 2013 and 49.1% year-over year, reflecting the continuing improvement in the economy and active management of delinquent accounts. Troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs") totaled $28.0 million at September 30, 2013, down from $29.0 million at June 30, 2013 and $38.0 million at September 30, 2012.  Of these TDRs, $10.2 million were included in NPLs. The following table shows NPLs in each category:

             
  September 30, 2013 June 30, 2013 September 30, 2012
    % of Total   % of Total   % of Total
   Amount  NPLs  Amount  NPLs  Amount  NPLs
       (In thousands)     
Real estate loans:            
Commercial property            
Retail  $ 768 3.4%  $ -- 0.0%  $ 1,102 2.5%
Land  -- 0.0%  1,612 5.8%  2,037 4.6%
Construction  -- 0.0%  -- 0.0%  7,868 17.6%
Residential property  1,659 7.3%  1,620 5.8%  1,411 3.2%
Commercial & industrial loans:            
Commercial term loans            
Unsecured  2,490 10.9%  6,209 22.2%  8,106 18.1%
Secured by real estate  5,591 24.5%  5,389 19.3%  8,418 18.8%
Commercial lines of credit  830 3.6%  1,052 3.8%  1,359 3.0%
SBA  9,959 43.7%  10,596 37.9%  13,048 29.2%
Consumer loans  1,479 6.5%  1,497 5.4%  1,343 3.0%
Total non-performing loans  $ 22,776 100.0%  $ 27,975 100.0%  $ 44,692 100.0%
             

Asset quality continues to improve in all major aspects, and there were no sales of problem loans in the third quarter. Losses associated with our loan sales strategy were just $557,000 year to date, compared to $8.2 million in the first nine months of 2012. Classified loans were $83.7 million, or 3.9% of gross loans, at September 30, 2013, down from $89.6 million, or 4.1%, at June 30, 2013, and from $130.9 million, or 6.7%, a year ago.  

Conference Call

Management will host a conference call today, October 22, 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 1-480-629-9723 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 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)          
           
  September 30, June 30, Percentage September 30, Percentage
  2013 2013 Change 2012 Change
Assets          
Cash and due from banks  $ 78,810  $ 72,429 8.8%  $ 72,053 9.4%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  115,044  5,431 2018.3%  217,375 -47.1%
Federal funds sold  --  -- 0.0%  13,000 -100.0%
Cash and cash equivalents  193,854  77,860 149.0%  302,428 -35.9%
Restricted cash  --  -- 0.0%  4,393 -100.0%
Term federal funds sold  --  -- 0.0%  55,000 -100.0%
Securities available for sale, at fair value  383,057  400,815 -4.4%  410,210 -6.6%
Loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value  5,228  2,553 104.8%  10,736 -51.3%
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses   2,102,621  2,128,208 -1.2%  1,892,813 11.1%
Accrued interest receivable  6,957  7,441 -6.5%  7,467 -6.8%
Premises and equipment, net  14,205  14,463 -1.8%  15,412 -7.8%
Other real estate owned, net  290  900 -67.8%  364 -20.3%
Customers' liability on acceptances  1,535  1,372 11.9%  2,157 -28.8%
Servicing assets  6,385  6,383 0.0%  5,148 24.0%
Other intangible assets, net  1,212  1,253 -3.3%  1,376 -11.9%
Investment in federal home loan bank stock, at cost  14,060  14,197 -1.0%  19,621 -28.3%
Investment in federal reserve bank stock, at cost  13,200  13,200 0.0%  10,261 28.6%
Income tax asset  61,747  63,783 -3.2%  60,515 2.0%
Bank-owned life insurance  29,468  29,517 -0.2%  28,816 2.3%
Prepaid expenses  1,986  2,572 -22.8%  2,239 -11.3%
Other assets  9,332  8,897 4.9%  12,901 -27.7%
Total assets  $ 2,845,137  $ 2,773,414 2.6%  $ 2,841,857 0.1%
           
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity          
Liabilities:          
Deposits:          
Noninterest-bearing  $ 778,345  $ 736,470 5.7%  $ 694,345 12.1%
Interest-bearing  1,651,362  1,625,443 1.6%  1,669,040 -1.1%
Total deposits  2,429,707  2,361,913 2.9%  2,363,385 2.8%
Accrued interest payable  2,705  2,570 5.3%  15,266 -82.3%
Bank's liability on acceptances  1,535  1,372 11.9%  2,157 -28.8%
Federal home loan bank advances  2,645  2,743 -3.6%  3,029 -12.7%
Junior subordinated debentures  --  --  0.0%  82,406 -100.0%
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  10,589  9,420 12.4%  11,627 -8.9%
Total liabilities  2,447,181  2,378,018 2.9%  2,477,870 -1.2%
           
Stockholders' equity:          
Common stock  257  257 0.0%  257 0.0%
Additional paid-in capital  551,881  551,253 0.1%  549,722 0.4%
Accumulated other comprehensive income  (4,469)  1,634 -373.5%  5,364 -183.3%
Accumulated deficit  (79,855)  (87,890) -9.1%  (121,498) -34.3%
Less treasury stock  (69,858)  (69,858) 0.0%  (69,858) 0.0%
Total stockholders' equity  397,956  395,396 0.6%  363,987 9.3%
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $ 2,845,137  $ 2,773,414 2.6%  $ 2,841,857 0.1%
           
           
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries          
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)          
(In thousands, except share and per share data)          
           
   Three Months Ended 
  September 30, June 30, Percentage September 30, Percentage
  2013 2013 Change 2012 Change
Interest and Dividend Income:          
Interest and fees on loans  $ 29,098  $ 27,839 4.5%  $ 26,781 8.7%
Taxable interest on investment securities  2,040  2,100 -2.9%  1,992 2.4%
Tax-exempt interest on investment securities  69  73 -5.5%  98 -29.6%
Interest on term federal funds sold  --  -- 0.0%  191 -100.0%
Interest on federal funds sold  --  -- 0.0%  20 -100.0%
Interest on interest-bearing deposits in other banks  28  24 16.7%  142 -80.3%
Dividends on federal reserve bank stock  198  196 1.0%  154 28.6%
Dividends on federal home loan bank stock  194  147 32.0%  24 708.3%
Total interest and dividend income  31,627  30,379 4.1%  29,402 7.6%
Interest Expense:     0.0%    
Interest on deposits  3,117  3,100 0.5%  3,639 -14.3%
Interest on federal home loan bank advances  36  41 -12.2%  40 -10.0%
Interest on junior subordinated debentures  --  84 -100.0%  804 -100.0%
Total interest expense  3,153  3,225 -2.2%  4,483 -29.7%
Net interest income before provision for credit losses  28,474  27,154 4.9%  24,919 14.3%
Provision for credit losses  --  -- 0.0%  --  0.0%
Net interest income after provision for credit losses  28,474  27,154 4.9%  24,919 14.3%
Non-Interest Income:     0.0%   0.0%
Service charges on deposit accounts  2,730  2,884 -5.3%  2,851 -4.2%
Insurance commissions  1,273  1,418 -10.2%  1,092 16.6%
Trade finance & other service charges and fees  1,078  1,152 -6.4%  1,111 -3.0%
Bank-owned life insurance income  230  233 -1.3%  235 -2.1%
Gain on sales of SBA loans guaranteed portion  994  2,378 -58.2%  1,772 -43.9%
Net loss on sales of other loans  --  (460) -100.0%  (515) -100.0%
Net gain on sales of investment securities  611  303 101.7%  10 6010.0%
Other-than-temporary impairment loss on investment securities  --  -- 0.0%  (176) -100.0%
Other operating income  410  242 69.4%  140 192.9%
Total non-interest income  7,326  8,150 -10.1%  6,520 12.4%
Non-Interest Expense:          
Salaries and employee benefits  9,926  9,415 5.4%  9,148 8.5%
Occupancy and equipment  2,634  2,555 3.1%  2,623 0.4%
Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments  308  517 -40.4%  283 8.8%
Data processing  1,158  1,142 1.4%  1,211 -4.4%
Other real estate owned expense  (59)  (20) 195.0%  352 -116.8%
Professional fees  907  2,365 -61.6%  1,112 -18.4%
Directors and officers liability insurance  219  219 0.0%  296 -26.0%
Supplies and communications  562  630 -10.8%  669 -16.0%
Advertising and promotion  1,140  1,005 13.4%  1,023 11.4%
Loan-related expense  91  91 0.0%  164 -44.5%
Amortization of other intangible assets  41  41 0.0%  41 0.0%
Other operating expenses  2,039  2,004 1.7%  1,882 8.3%
Total non-interest expense  18,966  19,964 -5.0%  18,804 0.9%
Income before provision for income taxes  16,834  15,340 9.7%  12,635 33.2%
Provision (benefit) for income taxes  6,584  5,821 13.1%  (644) -1122.4%
Net income  $ 10,250  $ 9,519 7.7%  $ 13,279 -22.8%
           
Earnings per share:          
Basic  $ 0.32  $ 0.30    $ 0.42  
Diluted  $ 0.32  $ 0.30    $ 0.42  
Weighted-average shares outstanding:          
Basic  31,621,049  31,590,760    31,475,976  
Diluted  31,733,004  31,655,988    31,545,111  
Common shares outstanding  31,754,115  31,604,837    31,489,201  
           
       
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries      
Consolidated Statements of Operations, Continued (Unaudited)      
(In thousands, except per share data)      
       
   Nine Months Ended 
  September 30, September 30, Percentage
  2013 2012 Change
Interest and Dividend Income:      
Interest and fees on loans  $ 83,736  $ 81,564 2.7%
Taxable interest on investment securities  6,256  6,280 -0.4%
Tax-exempt interest on investment securities  237  299 -20.7%
Interest on term federal funds sold  --  684 -100.0%
Interest on federal funds sold  6  53 -88.7%
Interest on interest-bearing deposits in other banks  140  269 -48.0%
Dividends on federal reserve bank stock  577  430 34.2%
Dividends on federal home loan bank stock  449  82 447.6%
Total Interest and Dividend Income  91,401  89,661 1.9%
Interest Expense:      
Interest on deposits  9,376  12,511 -25.1%
Interest on federal home loan bank advances  115  126 -8.7%
Interest on junior subordinated debentures  678  2,400 -71.8%
Total interest expense  10,169  15,037 -32.4%
Net interest income before provision for credit losses  81,232  74,624 8.9%
Provision for credit losses  --  6,000 -100.0%
Net interest income after provision for credit losses  81,232  68,624 18.4%
Non-Interest Income:      
Service charges on deposit accounts  8,662  8,955 -3.3%
Insurance commissions  3,904  3,622 7.8%
Trade finance & other service charges and fees  3,402  3,380 0.7%
Bank-owned life insurance income  693  872 -20.5%
Gain on sales of SBA loans guaranteed portion  6,064  7,245 -16.3%
Net loss on sales of other loans  (557)  (8,234) -93.2%
Net gain on sales of investment securities  923  1,392 -33.7%
Other-than-temporary impairment loss on investment securities  --  (292) -100.0%
Other operating income  742  402 84.6%
Total non-interest income  23,833  17,342 37.4%
Non-Interest Expense:      
Salaries and employee benefits  28,692  27,707 3.6%
Occupancy and equipment  7,745  7,839 -1.2%
Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments  1,059  3,182 -66.7%
Data processing  3,470  3,762 -7.8%
Other real estate owned expense  (47)  377 -112.5%
Professional fees  5,428  2,950 84.0%
Directors and officers liability insurance  658  888 -25.9%
Supplies and communications  1,687  1,803 -6.4%
Advertising and promotion  2,817  2,633 7.0%
Loan-related expense  328  452 -27.4%
Amortization of other intangible assets  123  157 -21.7%
Other operating expenses  6,137  5,563 10.3%
Total non-interest expense  58,097  57,313 1.4%
Income before provision for income taxes  46,968  28,653 63.9%
Provision (benefit) for income taxes  17,089  (47,742) -135.8%
Net income  $ 29,879  $ 76,395 -60.9%
       
Earnings per share:      
Basic  $ 0.95  $ 2.43  
Diluted  $ 0.94  $ 2.42  
Weighted-average shares outstanding:      
Basic  31,583,897  31,474,042  
Diluted  31,652,795  31,506,767  
Common shares outstanding  31,754,115  31,489,201  
       
       
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries      
Selected Financial Data (Unaudited)      
(In thousands)      
       
   As of or for the Three Months Ended 
  September 30, June 30, September 30,
  2013 2013 2012
Average balances:      
Average gross loans, net of deferred loan fees (1)  $ 2,186,884  $ 2,165,741  $ 1,958,819
Average investment securities  385,961  423,562  386,513
Average interest-earning assets  2,644,844  2,657,629  2,694,571
Average total assets  2,789,741  2,793,505  2,829,778
Average deposits  2,374,847  2,365,887  2,361,534
Average borrowings  5,587  19,154  85,482
Average interest-bearing liabilities  1,630,637  1,663,951  1,766,709
Average stockholders' equity  395,274  393,741  352,980
Average tangible equity  394,035  392,461  351,577
       
Performance ratios:      
Return on average assets (2) 1.46% 1.37% 1.87%
Return on average stockholders' equity (2) 10.29% 9.70% 14.97%
Return on average tangible equity (2) 10.32% 9.73% 15.03%
Efficiency ratio 52.98% 56.55% 59.81%
Net interest spread (2), (3) 3.98% 3.81% 3.34%
Net interest margin (2), (3) 4.28% 4.10% 3.69%
       
Allowance for loan losses:      
Balance at beginning of period  $ 59,876  $ 61,191  $ 71,893
Provision charged to operating expense  (10)  308  117
Charge-offs, net of recoveries  (2,227)  (1,623)  (5,903)
Balance at end of period  $ 57,639  $ 59,876  $ 66,107
       
Asset quality ratios:      
Net loan charge-offs to average gross loans (2) 0.41% 0.30% 1.21%
Allowance for loan losses to gross loans 2.67% 2.74% 3.38%
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans 253.07% 214.03% 147.92%
Non-performing assets to total assets 0.81% 1.04% 1.59%
Non-performing loans to gross loans 1.05% 1.28% 2.28%
Non-performing assets to allowance for loan losses 40.02% 48.22% 68.16%
       
Allowance for off-balance sheet items:      
Balance at beginning of period  $ 1,320  $ 1,628  $ 2,348
Provision charged to operating expense  10  (308)  (117)
Balance at end of period  $ 1,330  $ 1,320  $ 2,231
       
Non-performing assets:      
Non-accrual loans  $ 22,776  $ 27,975  $ 44,692
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing  --  --  --
Non-performing loans  22,776  27,975  44,692
Other real estate owned, net  290  900  364
Non-performing assets  23,066  28,875  45,056
Non-performing loans in loans held for sale  --  2,553  4,421
Non-performing assets (including loans held for sale)  $ 23,066  $ 31,428  $ 49,477
       
Delinquent loans (30 to 89 days past due and still accruing)  $ 6,756  $ 2,565  $ 4,005
       
Delinquent loans to gross loans 0.31% 0.12% 0.20%
       
(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 
  September 30, June 30, September 30,
  2013 2013 2012
Loan portfolio:      
Real estate loans  $ 887,576  $ 887,782  $ 736,287
Residential loans  82,519  88,654  103,774
Commercial and industrial loans  1,155,111  1,175,573  1,079,814
Consumer loans  34,065  35,380  38,415
Gross loans  2,159,271  2,187,389  1,958,290
Deferred loan fees  989  695  630
Gross loans, net of deferred loan fees  2,160,260  2,188,084  1,958,920
Allowance for loan losses  (57,639)  (59,876)  (66,107)
Loans receivable, net  2,102,621  2,128,208  1,892,813
Loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value  5,228  2,553  10,736
Total loans receivable, net  $ 2,107,849  $ 2,130,761  $ 1,903,549
       
Loan mix:      
Real estate loans 41.1% 40.6% 37.6%
Residential loans 3.8% 4.1% 5.3%
Commercial and industrial loans 53.5% 53.7% 55.1%
Consumer loans 1.6% 1.6% 2.0%
Total loans 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
       
Deposit portfolio:      
Demand-noninterest-bearing  $ 778,345  $ 736,470  $ 694,345
Savings  113,892  115,318  111,654
Money market checking and NOW accounts  539,130  575,471  563,785
Time deposits of $100,000 or more  493,532  564,079  635,802
Other time deposits  504,808  370,575  357,799
Total deposits  $ 2,429,707  $ 2,361,913  $ 2,363,385
       
Deposit mix:      
Demand-noninterest-bearing 32.0% 31.1% 29.4%
Savings 4.7% 4.9% 4.7%
Money market checking and NOW accounts 22.2% 24.4% 23.9%
Time deposits of $100,000 or more 20.3% 23.9% 26.9%
Other time deposits 20.8% 15.7% 15.1%
Total deposits 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
       
Capital ratios:      
Hanmi Financial      
Total risk-based capital ratio 17.73% 16.50% 20.79%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 16.47% 15.23% 19.52%
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio 13.68% 12.90% 14.71%
Tangible equity to tangible assets ratio 13.95% 14.22% 12.77%
Hanmi Bank      
Total risk-based capital ratio 17.10% 16.53% 19.91%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 15.83% 25.26% 18.63%
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio 13.15% 12.88% 14.05%
Tangible equity to tangible assets ratio 13.38% 13.66% 14.96%
       
                 
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries                
Average Balance, Average Yield Earned and Average Rate Paid (Unaudited)        
(In thousands)                  
                   
  Three Months Ended
  September 30, 2013 June 30, 2013 September 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  $ 2,186,884  $ 29,098 5.28%  $ 2,165,741  $ 27,839 5.16%  $ 1,958,819  $ 26,781 5.44%
Municipal securities-taxable  43,259  442 4.09%  46,102  454 3.94%  44,887  452 4.03%
Municipal securities-tax exempt  10,088  106 4.21%  10,707  112 4.20%  12,587  151 4.79%
Obligations of other U.S. government agencies  94,350  455 1.93%  93,432  432 1.85%  74,345  280 1.51%
Other debt securities  238,264  1,143 1.92%  273,321  1,214 1.78%  254,694  1,260 1.98%
Equity securities  28,058  392 5.59%  28,729  343 4.78%  30,886  178 2.31%
Federal funds sold  --  -- 0.00%  341  -- 0.00%  17,925  20 0.44%
Term federal funds sold  --  -- 0.00%  --  -- 0.00%  78,967  191 0.96%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  43,941  28 0.25%  39,256  24 0.25%  221,461  142 0.26%
Total interest-earning assets  2,644,844  31,664 4.75%  2,657,629  30,418 4.59%  2,694,571  29,455 4.35%
                   
Noninterest-earning assets:                  
Cash and cash equivalents  66,808      66,643      70,591    
Allowance for loan losses  (58,991)      (61,026)      (71,481)    
Other assets  137,080      130,259      136,097    
Total noninterest-earning assets  144,897      135,876      135,207    
                   
Total assets  $ 2,789,741      $ 2,793,505      $ 2,829,778    
                   
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                  
Interest-bearing liabilities:                  
Deposits:                  
Savings  $ 115,058  $ 454 1.57%  $ 115,685  $ 466 1.62%  $ 111,432  $ 516 1.84%
Money market checking and NOW accounts  546,413  691 0.50%  591,317  769 0.52%  555,454  859 0.62%
Time deposits of $100,000 or more   522,664  942 0.72%  565,927  1,057 0.75%  660,036  1,467 0.88%
Other time deposits  440,915  1,030 0.93%  371,868  808 0.87%  354,305  797 0.89%
FHLB advances  5,587  36 2.56%  9,188  41 1.79%  3,076  40 5.17%
Junior subordinated debentures  --  -- 0.00%  9,966  84 3.38%  82,406  804 3.88%
Total interest-bearing liabilities  1,630,637  3,153 0.77%  1,663,951  3,225 0.78%  1,766,709  4,483 1.01%
                   
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:                  
Demand deposits  749,797      721,090      680,307    
Other liabilities  14,033      14,723      29,782    
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities  763,830      735,813      710,089    
                   
Total liabilities  2,394,467      2,399,764      2,476,798    
Stockholders' equity  395,274      393,741      352,980    
                   
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $ 2,789,741      $ 2,793,505      $ 2,829,778    
                   
Net interest income    $ 28,511      $ 27,193      $ 24,972  
                   
Cost of deposits     0.52%     0.53%     0.61%
Net interest spread     3.98%     3.81%     3.34%
Net interest margin     4.28%     4.10%     3.69%
                   
           
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries          
Average Balance, Average Yield Earned and Average Rate Paid (Unaudited)          
(In thousands)            
             
  Nine Months Ended
  September 30, 2013 September 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  $ 2,142,462  $ 83,736 5.23%  $ 1,982,369  $ 81,564 5.50%
Municipal securities-taxable  45,141  1,350 3.99%  44,881  1,340 3.98%
Municipal securities-tax exempt  11,188  365 4.35%  12,959  460 4.73%
Obligations of other U.S. government agencies  92,262  1,309 1.89%  75,058  985 1.75%
Other debt securities  268,699  3,597 1.78%  276,646  3,955 1.91%
Equity securities  29,032  1,026 4.71%  31,486  512 2.17%
Federal funds sold  2,079  6 0.39%  16,545  53 0.43%
Term federal funds sold  --  -- 0.00%  91,898  684 0.99%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  74,224  140 0.25%  139,458  269 0.26%
Total interest-earning assets  2,665,087  91,529 4.59%  2,671,300  89,822 4.49%
             
Noninterest-earning assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents  66,542      70,303    
Allowance for loan losses  (60,872)      (79,502)    
Other assets  133,467      103,207    
Total noninterest-earning assets  139,137      94,008    
             
Total assets  $ 2,804,224      $ 2,765,308    
             
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity            
Interest-bearing liabilities:            
Deposits:            
Savings  $ 114,978  $ 1,377 1.60%  $ 109,605  $ 1,675 2.04%
Money market checking and NOW accounts  568,490  2,180 0.51%  512,086  2,313 0.60%
Time deposits of $100,000 or more   560,999  3,174 0.76%  700,443  5,978 1.14%
Other time deposits  394,784  2,645 0.90%  346,925  2,545 0.98%
FHLB advances  5,898  115 2.61%  3,478  126 4.84%
Junior subordinated debentures  28,410  678 3.19%  82,406  2,400 3.89%
Total interest-bearing liabilities  1,673,559  10,169 0.81%  1,754,943  15,037 1.14%
             
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:            
Demand deposits  724,021      666,712    
Other liabilities  15,944      29,837    
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities  739,965      696,549    
             
Total liabilities  2,413,524      2,451,492    
Stockholders' equity  390,700      313,816    
             
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $ 2,804,224      $ 2,765,308    
             
Net interest income    $ 81,360      $ 74,785  
             
Cost of deposits     0.53%     0.72%
Net interest spread     3.78%     3.35%
Net interest margin     4.08%     3.74%
             
             

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'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. 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 share and per share data)      
       
  September 30, June 30, September 30,
Hanmi Financial Corporation 2013 2013 2012
Total assets  $ 2,845,137  $ 2,773,414  $ 2,841,857
Less other intangible assets  (1,212)  (1,253)  (1,376)
Tangible assets  $ 2,843,925  $ 2,772,161  $ 2,840,481
Total stockholders' equity  $ 397,956  $ 395,396  $ 363,987
Less other intangible assets  (1,212)  (1,253)  (1,376)
Tangible stockholders' equity  $ 396,744  $ 394,143  $ 362,611
       
Total stockholders' equity to total assets 13.99% 14.26% 12.81%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets 13.95% 14.22% 12.77%
       
Common shares outstanding  31,754,115  31,604,837  31,489,201
Tangible common equity per common share  $ 12.49  $ 12.47  $ 11.52
       
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