EXHIBIT 23.3


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S 3 of Hanmi Financial Corporation our report dated January
20, 2003 relating to the financial statements of Pacific Union Bank for the year
ended December 31, 2002, which appears in Hanmi Financial Corporation's current
report on Form 8-K/A dated July 26, 2004. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Los Angeles, CA
August 30, 2004