Center Financial Schedules 2007 Second Quarter Conference Call On July 26


LOS ANGELES, July 9, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Center Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:CLFC) today announced that the company will host a conference call on Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. EDT (8:00 a.m. PDT) to review the financial results for its 2007 second quarter.

The call will be open to all interested investors through a live, listen-only audio Web broadcast via the Internet at www.centerbank.com and www.earnings.com. Listeners are encouraged to visit the Web site at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the scheduled presentation to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those who are not available to listen to the live broadcast, the call will be archived for one year at both Web sites. A telephone replay of the call will be available through 8:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, August 2, 2007 by dialing 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and entering passcode 36494107.

About Center Financial Corporation

Center Financial Corporation is the holding company of Center Bank, a community bank offering a full range of financial services for diverse ethnic and small business customers. Founded in 1986 and specializing in commercial and SBA loans and trade finance products, Center Bank has grown to be one of the nation's leading financial institutions focusing on the Korean-American community, with total assets of $1.87 billion at March 31, 2007. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Center Bank operates 26 branch and loan production offices across the nation. Of the company's 17 full-service branches, 15 are located throughout Southern California, along with one branch each in Chicago and Seattle. Center Bank's nine loan production offices are strategically located in Phoenix, Seattle, Denver, Washington D.C., Las Vegas, Atlanta, Honolulu, Houston and Dallas. Center Bank is a California state-chartered institution and its deposits are insured by the FDIC to the extent provided by law. For additional information on Center Bank, visit the company's Web site at www.centerbank.com.



            

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