Wilshire Bancorp (WIBC) 10-Q 2006 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Soo Bong Min, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Brian E. Cho, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

	WILSHIRE BANCORP, INC.
Date: May 10, 2006	By:	/s/ Soo Bong Min
		Soo Bong Min Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 10, 2006	By:	/s/ Brian E. Cho
		Brian E. Cho Chief Financial Officer

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