Hanmi Bank Corporation is a community bank headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with 35 branches and eight loan production offices in California, Texas, Illinois, New York, New Jersey and Virginia.

Hanmi Bank specializes in real estate, commercial, Small Business Administration loans and trade finance lending to small and middle market businesses.

Originally it was founded to serve the Korean American community in Los Angeles.

[2] The bank was founded by George S. Chey,[3] who served as Chairman of the Board for 10 years after its startup.

Subsequently, the bank expanded to include insurance and wealth management services.