Center Financial to Present at Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett 13th Annual Community Bank Conference.

LOS ANGELES -- Presentation time in first graph of release should read: 3:50 p.m. CDT (sted 3:50 p.m. EDT).

The corrected release reads:

CENTER FINANCIAL TO PRESENT AT HOWE BARNES HOEFER & ARNETT 13(TH) ANNUAL COMMUNITY BANK CONFERENCE

Center Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CLFC) today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Jae Whan (J.W.) Yoo and Chief Financial Officer Lonny D. Robinson will present a company overview to a group of investors at the Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett 13th Annual Community Bank Conference at 3:50 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chicago.

Interested parties may listen to the presentation through a live audio webcast at the Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett Web site at www.howebarnes.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 unable to listen to the live webcast, the presentation will be archived on the Web site for seven business days following the conference presentation.

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 soundest financial institutions focusing on the Korean-American community, with total assets of $2.13 billion at June 30, 2008. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Center Bank operates 25 branch and loan production offices. Of the company's 19 full-service branches, 16 are located throughout Southern California, along with one branch in Chicago and two in Seattle. Center Bank's six loan production offices are strategically located in Seattle, Denver, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Dallas and Northern California. 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.