November 9, 2009
Justin Dobbie, Esq.
Attorney Advisor
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington D.C. 20549
Dear Mr. Dobbie:
We would like to request an extension of our response to your letter dated October 27, 2009 in regards to your comments on Center Financial Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009 and Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2009.
We will furnish our response by November 20, 2009.
We appreciate your understanding. If you should have any questions or require any further information, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
/s/ Lonny D. Robinson
Lonny D. Robinson
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Center Financial Corporation
213-401-2311
lonnyr@centerbank.com
cc: Nikki Wolontis, Esq.
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