Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Hanmi Financial Corporation:

We consent to the use of our reports dated March 1, 2017 with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Hanmi Financial Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus.

(signed) KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, California

March 13, 2017