Center Financial Schedules 2005 Second Quarter Conference Call on August 4.

LOS ANGELES -- Center Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CLFC), the financial holding company of Center Bank, a community bank focused on the Korean-American niche market, today announced that the company will host an investor conference call at 11:00 a.m. EDT (8:00 a.m. PDT) on Thursday, August 4, 2005 to review the financial results for its 2005 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. 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 telephonic playback of the conference call also will be available through 8:00 p.m. EDT, Friday, August 5, by calling 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and using reservation number 21217513.

About Center Financial Corporation

Center Financial Corporation is the financial 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 largest financial institutions focusing on the Korean-American community, with total assets of $1.4 billion at March 31, 2005. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Center Bank operates 25 branch and loan production offices across the nation. Of the company's 16 full-service branches, 14 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 member of the FDIC. For additional information on Center Bank, visit the company's Web site at www.centerbank.com.