Note 18 — Liquidity

Hanmi Financial

Management believes that Hanmi Financial, on a stand-alone basis, has adequate liquid assets to meet its operating cash needs through December 31, 2014. Hanmi Financial redeemed $30.9 million of trust preferred securities (“TPS”) in March 2013, and fully paid the remaining $51.5 million of TPS in April 2013.

Hanmi Bank

The principal objective of our liquidity management program is to maintain the Bank’s ability to meet the day-to-day cash flow requirements of our customers who either wish to withdraw funds or to draw upon credit facilities to meet their cash needs. Management believes that the Bank, on a stand-alone basis, has adequate liquid assets to meet its current obligations. The Bank’s primary funding source will continue to be deposits originating from its branch platform. The Bank’s wholesale funds historically consisted of FHLB advances and brokered deposits. As of December 31, 2013, the Bank had no brokered deposits, and had a FHLB advance of $127.5 million compared to $2.9 million as of December 31, 2012.

We monitor the sources and uses of funds on a regular basis to maintain an acceptable liquidity position. The Bank’s primary source of borrowings is the FHLB, from which the Bank is eligible to borrow up to 30 percent of its total assets. As of December 31, 2013, the total borrowing capacity available based on pledged collateral and the remaining available borrowing capacity were $343.3 million and $215.8 million, respectively, compared to $275.1 million and $272.2 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2012. The Bank’s FHLB borrowings as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 totaled $127.5 million and $2.9 million, respectively, which represented 4.17 percent and 0.10 percent of total assets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The amount that the FHLB is willing to advance differs based on the quality and character of qualifying collateral pledged by the Bank, and the advance rates for qualifying collateral may be adjusted upwards or downwards by the FHLB from time to time. To the extent deposit renewals and deposit growth are not sufficient to fund maturing and withdrawable deposits, repay maturing borrowings, fund existing and future loans and investment securities and otherwise fund working capital needs and capital expenditures, the Bank may utilize the remaining borrowing capacity from its FHLB borrowing arrangement.

As a means of augmenting its liquidity, the Bank had an available borrowing source of $87.1 million from the Federal Reserve Discount Window (the “Fed Discount Window”), to which the Bank pledged loans with a carrying value of $118.4 million, and had no borrowings as of December 31, 2013. In December 2012, the Bank established a line of credit with Raymond James & Associates, Inc. for repurchase agreements up to a maximum of $100.0 million.

The Bank has Contingency Funding Plans (“CFPs”) designed to ensure that liquidity sources are sufficient to meet its ongoing obligations and commitments, particularly in the event of a liquidity contraction. The CFPs are designed to examine and quantify its liquidity under various “stress” scenarios. Furthermore, the CFPs provide a framework for management and other critical personnel to follow in the event of a liquidity contraction or in anticipation of such an event. The CFPs address authority for activation and decision making, liquidity options and the responsibilities of key departments in the event of a liquidity contraction.