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<PAGE>


         As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August __, 2000

                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                 ______________________________________________________

                              HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


    DELAWARE                                            95-4788120
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)


            3660 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE PH-A, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90010
             (Address of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
                      __________________________________________

                              THE HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                                 YEAR 2000 STOCK BONUS PLAN

                               (FULL TITLE OF THE PLANS)

                                      YONG KU CHOE
                                 SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
                              AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                              HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                         3660 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite PH-A
                             Los Angeles, California 90010
                                   (213) 382-2200
               (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

                       __________________________________________

                                    With a copy to:

                                MARK A. BONENFANT, ESQ.
                         BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS & YOUNGER,
                               A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
                         601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2400
                             Los Angeles, California 90017
                                   (213) 891-0700

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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<CAPTION>
==================================================================================================================================
                                                              PROPOSED MAXIMUM          PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF SECURITIES                      AMOUNT TO BE         OFFERING PRICE            AGGREGATE                AMOUNT OF
TO BE REGISTERED                        REGISTERED (1)        PER UNIT (2)              OFFERING PRICE           REGISTRATION FEE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>                   <C>                       <C>                      <C>
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
per share                                22,000 shares           $13.75                    $302,500                 $80.00
==================================================================================================================================
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 (1)   In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933,
       as amended, this registration statement also covers any additional
       securities to be offered or issued in connection with a stock split,
       stock dividend or similar transaction.

(2)    Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
       pursuant to Rule 457(c).

<PAGE>

PART II-INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

     The following documents heretofore filed or to be filed by the
Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
are incorporated by reference herein:

     (a) The Registrant's prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) on
May 10, 2000;

     (b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the
Commission for the quarter ended March 31, 2000; and

     (e) The description of the Common Stock of the Registrant contained in
the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed by the Registrant on
April 21, 2000 pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description.

     All other documents filed by the Registrant subsequent to the date of this
Registration Statement pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or
superceded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained in any subsequently filed documents which also is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supercedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superceded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superceded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.

ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

The validity of the Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the
Registrant by Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger, a Professional corporation,
Los Angeles, California.

ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.

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<CAPTION>

Exhibit
Number                        Description of Exhibit
-------                       ----------------------
<S>                <C>        <C>
     5.1           -          Opinion of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger, a Professional Corporation

    23.1           -          Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors

    23.2           -          Consent of Kim & Lee Corporation, Independent Auditors

    23.3           -          Consent of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger, a Professional Corporation
                              (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)

    99.1           -          Hanmi Financial Corporation Year 2000 Stock Bonus Plan
</TABLE>

                                       2
<PAGE>

                                SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant has duly caused this registration statement on Form S-8 to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Los Angeles, State of California, August 20, 2000.

                                      HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                                      By:   /s/ CHUNG HOON YOUK
                                           ------------------------------------
                                           Chung Hoon Youk
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated as of August 20, 2000.

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<S>                                                  <C>
/s/  Chung Hoon Youk                                  /s/ Yong Ku Choe
------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------------------------
Chung Hoon Youk                                      Yong Ku Choe
President and Chief Executive Officer                Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal executive officer)                        (principal financial and accounting officer)

/s/ Eung Kyun Ahn                                     /s/ Richard B. C. Lee
------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------------------------
Eung Kyun Ahn                                        Richard B. C. Lee

/s/ I Joon Ahn                                        /s/ Stuart S. Ahn
------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------------------------
I Joon Ahn                                           Stuart S. Ahn

/s/ George S. Chey                                    /s/ Chang Kyu Park
------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------------------------
George S. Chey                                       Chang Kyu Park

/s/ Ki Tae Hong                                       /s/ Joseph K. Rho
------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------------------------
Ki Tae Hong                                          Joseph K. Rho

/s/ Joon H. Lee                                      /s/ Won R. Yoon
------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------------------------
Joon H. Lee                                          Won R. Yoon
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>

                                                          EXHIBIT INDEX

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<CAPTION>

Exhibit
Number                        Description of Exhibit
-------                       ----------------------
<S>                <C>        <C>
     5.1           -          Opinion of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger, a Professional Corporation

    23.1           -          Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors

    23.2           -          Consent of Kim & Lee Corporation, Independent Auditors

    23.3           -          Consent of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger, a Professional Corporation
                              (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)

    99.1           -          Hanmi Financial Corporation Year 2000 Stock Bonus Plan
</TABLE>

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</TEXT>
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-5.1
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>ex-5_1.txt
<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 5.1
<TEXT>

<PAGE>
                                                              EXHIBIT 5.1

                                                       File Number: F1088-0017
                                            Direct Dial Number: (213) 891-5020
                                      E-Mail Address: MBonenfant@buchalter.com

                         August 20, 2000


Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Attn: Office of Applications and Reports Services

Re:   Hanmi Financial Corporation
      Registration Statement on Form S-8


Gentlemen:

     We have acted as counsel to Hanmi Financial Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the registration of 22,000
shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Shares") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, (the "1933 Act"), pursuant to a registration
statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement"). The Shares will be
issued in accordance with the Company's Year 2000 Stock Bonus Plan (the
"Plan").

     This opinion is being delivered in accordance with the requirements of
Item 601(b)(5)(i) of Regulation S-K under the 1933 Act.

     In our capacity as counsel to the Company, we have reviewed such
documents and made such inquiries as we have reasonably deemed necessary to
enable us to render the opinion expressed below. In all such reviews, we have
made certain customary assumptions such as the genuineness of all signatures,
the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the lack of
any undisclosed modifications, waivers, or amendments to any documents
reviewed by us and the conformity to authentic original documents of all
documents submitted to us as conformed or photostatic copies. For purposes of
rendering this opinion, we have investigated such questions of law as we have
deemed necessary.

     On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon and subject to
the assumptions, qualifications, exceptions and limitations expressed herein,
we are of the opinion that when the Shares are issued in accordance with the
terms of the Plan, the Shares will be duly authorized, legally issued, fully
paid and non-assessable.

     This opinion is limited to the present laws of the State of California
and of the United States of America, and the corporate law of the State of
Delaware.

     This opinion is solely for your information in connection with the offer
and sale of the Shares by the Company, and is not, without the prior written
consent of this firm, to be quoted in full or in part or otherwise referred
to in any documents nor to be filed with any governmental agency or other
persons, other than with the Commission and various state securities
administrators in connection with the qualification of the Shares, to which
reference and filings we hereby consent.


                                          Very truly yours,

                                          BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS & YOUNGER


</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
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<TYPE>EX-23.1
<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>ex-23_1.txt
<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 23.1
<TEXT>

<PAGE>

                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.1


           CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) of Hanmi Financial Corporation on Form S-8, our report
dated February 18, 2000 appearing in the Annual Report of Hanmi Bank for the
year ended December 31, 1999 and in the Hanmi Financial Corporation
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (333-32770).

                                                   Deloitte & Touche LLP


Los Angeles, California
August __, 2000
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<TYPE>EX-23.2
<SEQUENCE>4
<FILENAME>ex-23_2.txt
<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 23.2
<TEXT>

<PAGE>

                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.2


              CONSENT OF KIM & LEE, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) of Hanmi Financial Corporation, pertaining to the Hanmi
Financial Corporation Year 2000 Stock Option Plan, of our report dated
February 25, 2000 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Hanmi Financial Corporation incorporated by reference in its Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (333-32770), and the related financial statement
schedule included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                                  Kim & Lee LLP

Los Angeles, California
August __, 2000

</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
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<TYPE>EX-99.1
<SEQUENCE>5
<FILENAME>ex-99_1.txt
<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.1
<TEXT>

<PAGE>

                                                                  EXHIBIT 99.1


THIS DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES PART OF A PROSPECTUS COVERING SECURITIES WHICH HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.


                             HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                             YEAR 2000 STOCK BONUS PLAN

                              DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

GENERAL

    The Year 2000 Stock Bonus Plan was adopted by the Hanmi Financial
Corporation (the "Hanmi Financial") Board of Directors (the "Plan"). The
Plan is not qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code") and is not subject to any provisions of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA").

PURPOSE

     The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain the best available
personnel, to provide additional incentive to the employees and directors of
the Hanmi Financial and its subsidiaries, to promote the success of Hanmi
Financial's business and to enable the employees to share in the growth and
prosperity of Hanmi Financial by providing them with an opportunity to own
stock in Hanmi Financial.

SHARES RESERVED

     There are 22,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 ("Common
Stock") reserved for issuance under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock are
made available from the authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or
from shares of Common Stock which have been reacquired by the Hanmi Financial.

ADMINISTRATION

     The Plan is administered by the Board of Directors. The Board has full
and final authority to select the recipients of shares under the Plan.

ELIGIBILITY

    Shares may be granted to any person who is an employee of Hanmi Financial
or any subsidiary (which would include Hanmi Bank).

<PAGE>

FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

     The following discussion is only a summary of the principal federal
income tax consequences of the receipt of the shares of Common Stock to be
granted under the Plan, and is based on existing federal law (including
administration, regulations and rulings) which is subject to change, in some
cases retroactively. This discussion is also qualified by the particular
circumstances of individual recipients, which may substantially alter or
modify the federal income tax consequences herein discussed. Each employee
should consult his or her tax advisor with respect to the specific tax
consequences of his or her participation in the Plan.

     Gross income of an individual includes amounts representing compensation
for services rendered by the individual. Treasury Regulation ("Reg.") Section
1.61-2(a)(1) explicitly lists bonuses as part of the foregoing inclusion. The
fact that the bonus is received in the form of shares does not matter for
these purposes because the compensation is taxable and is included in gross
income whether it is paid in cash or in property. Reg. Section 1.61-2(d)(1).

     If a corporation transfers its own stock as compensation for services,
the fair market value of the stock at the time of the transfer is included in
the recipient's gross income. Reg. Section 1.61-2(d)(4). Such income will
generally be taxed at the ordinary income tax rates. Currently, there are
five such tax rates, 15%, 28%, 31%, 36%, and 39.6%.

     Unless specifically exempt, all compensation derived from employment is
subject to withholding. Internal Revenue Code Section 3401(a). The
designation by which the compensation for services is labeled is immaterial.
Thus, bonuses are specifically subject to withholding under Reg. Section
31.3401(a)-1(a)(2). The medium and manner in which compensation is paid is
also immaterial, and it therefore makes no difference that the compensation
is paid in a form other than cash (i.e., as a stock bonus). Reg. Section
31.3401(a)-1(a)(4). Consequently, Hamni Financial will withhold the tax from
the stock bonuses granted under the Plan in accordance with the tax statutes,
taking into consideration applicable withholding exemptions and allowances of
each individual recipient of the stock bonuses.

RESTRICTION ON RESALE

     Officers may be deemed to be "affiliates" as that term is defined
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). Common Stock
acquired under the Plan by an affiliate may only be reoffered or resold under
an effective registration statement, under Rule 144 or under another
exemption from the registration requirements of the Act.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

     Hanmi Financial undertakes to provide, without charge, to each person to
whom a copy of this Summary is delivered, upon written or oral request, a
copy of any information that has

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<PAGE>

been or may be incorporated by reference into Hanmi Financial's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 and those documents are expressly incorporated by
reference into this Summary. Requests for such copies should be directed to
Chief Financial Officer, Hanmi Financial Corporation, 3660 Wilshire
Boulevard, Suite PH-A, Los Angeles, California 90010.

Dated: _______________, 2000



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