Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Regulatory Matters

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Regulatory Matters
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Regulatory Matters

Note 15 — Regulatory Matters

Risk-Based Capital

Federal bank regulatory agencies require bank holding companies and banks to maintain a minimum ratio of qualifying total capital to risk-weighted assets of 8.0 percent and a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 4.0 percent. In addition to the risk-based guidelines, federal bank regulatory agencies require bank holding companies and banks to maintain a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to average assets, referred to as the leverage ratio, of 4.0 percent.

In order for banks to be considered “well capitalized,” federal bank regulatory agencies require them to maintain a minimum ratio of qualifying total capital to risk-weighted assets of 10.0 percent and a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 6.0 percent. In addition to the risk-based guidelines, federal bank regulatory agencies require depository institutions to maintain a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to average assets, referred to as the leverage ratio, of 5.0 percent.

The capital ratios of Hanmi Financial and the Bank as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

     Actual     Minimum
Regulatory
Requirement 		    Minimum to Be
Categorized as
“Well Capitalized” 		 
     Amount      Ratio     Amount      Ratio     Amount      Ratio  
     (In thousands)  

December 31, 2014

                

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):

                

Hanmi Financial

    $ 493,598         15.89 %    $ 248,501         8.00 %      N/A         N/A   

Hanmi Bank

    $ 470,934         15.18 %    $ 248,157         8.00 %    $ 310,196         10.00 % 

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):

                

Hanmi Financial

    $ 454,582         14.63 %    $ 124,250         4.00 %      N/A         N/A   

Hanmi Bank

    $ 431,971         13.93 %    $ 124,078         4.00 %    $ 186,118         6.00 % 

Tier 1 capital (to average assets):

                

Hanmi Financial

    $ 454,582         10.91 %    $ 166,600         4.00 %      N/A         N/A   

Hanmi Bank

    $ 431,971         10.39 %    $ 166,332         4.00 %    $ 207,915         5.00 % 

December 31, 2013

                

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):

                

Hanmi Financial

    $ 426,614         17.48 %    $ 195,210         8.00 %      N/A         N/A   

Hanmi Bank

    $ 409,095         16.79 %    $ 194,880         8.00 %    $ 243,600         10.00 % 

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):

                

Hanmi Financial

    $ 395,763         16.26 %    $ 97,605         4.00 %      N/A         N/A   

Hanmi Bank

    $ 378,295         15.53 %    $ 97,440         4.00 %    $ 146,160         6.00 % 

Tier 1 capital (to average assets):

                

Hanmi Financial

    $ 395,763         13.62 %    $ 116,249         4.00 %      N/A         N/A   

Hanmi Bank

    $ 378,295         13.05 %    $ 115,984         4.00 %    $ 144,980         5.00 % 

Regulatory Capital Rule Adjustments

In July 2013, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation approved the Basel III regulatory capital framework and related Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act changes. The rules revise minimum capital requirements and adjust prompt corrective action thresholds. The rules also revise the regulatory capital elements, add a new common equity Tier I capital ratio, and increase the minimum Tier I capital ratio requirement. The revisions permit banking organizations to retain, through a one-time election, the existing treatment for accumulated other comprehensive income. Additionally, the rules implement a new capital conservation buffer. Under the final rules, institutions are subject to limitations on paying dividends, engaging in share repurchases, and paying discretionary bonuses if its capital level falls below the capital conservation buffer amount. The rules became effective January 1, 2015 for smaller, non-complex banking organizations with full implementation of the capital conservation buffer and certain deductions and adjustments to regulatory capital through January 1, 2019. The Company will continue to evaluate the new changes, and expects that the Company and the Bank will meet the capital requirements.