EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Jay S. Yoo, President and Chief Executive Officer, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hanmi Financial Corporation; and | |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
Date: April 30, 2010 | /s/ Jay S. Yoo | |||
Jay S. Yoo | ||||
President and Chief Executive Officer |