UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549-1004

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2006

Hanmi Financial Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		000-30421 (Commission File Number)		95-4788120 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

3660 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		90010 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 382-2200

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events

As previously announced, on July 20, 2005, following a joint regular examination by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (“FRB”) and the California Department of Financial Institutions (“DFI”), Hanmi Bank (the “Bank”), the bank subsidiary of Hanmi Financial Corp., approved and signed an informal memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) in connection with certain deficiencies identified by the regulators relating to the Bank’s compliance with certain provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering regulations. Following a recent joint examination , the FRB and the DFI terminated the MOU. A press release relating to the termination of the MOU is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Press Release dated December 21, 2006 relating to termination of MOU

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Exhibit
99.1		Press Release, dated December 21, 2006 relating to termination of MOU