LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2005--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 8:00 a.m. PST (11:00 a.m. EST) on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 to review its financial results for the 2004 fourth quarter and full year.

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.fulldisclosure.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 5:00 p.m. PST, Friday, February 4, by calling 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and using Reservation No. 61999375.

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 multi-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 $1.3 billion at September 30, 2004. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Center Bank operates 24 branch and loan production offices across the nation, of which 15 full-service branches are located throughout Southern California and in Chicago, plus nine loan production offices in Phoenix, Seattle, Denver, Washington D.C., Las Vegas, Atlanta, Honolulu, Houston and Dallas. Center Bank is a California state-chartered and FDIC-insured financial institution. For additional information on Center Bank, visit the company's Web site at www.centerbank.com.

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SOURCE: Center Financial Corporation