HANMI FINANCIAL CORP

Net income was $17.7 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $15.2 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago. The increase in net income was driven by a $4.4 million increase in net interest income and a $1.5 million decrease in noninterest expense, offset by an increase in credit loss expense of $2.5 million and income tax expense of $0.9 million. Credit loss expense for the first quarter of 2025 was $2.7 million compared to a $0.2 million expense for the first quarter of 2024.

Additional significant financial highlights include:

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Loans receivable increased by $30.4 million, or 0.5%, to $6.21 billion as of March 31, 2025, compared with $6.18 billion as of December 31, 2024. The net increase was due to loan production of $345.9 million, offset by payoffs, loan sales, and prepayments of $315.1 million.

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Deposits were $6.62 billion at March 31, 2025 compared with $6.44 billion at December 31, 2024 as money market and savings deposits and time deposits increased by $140.4 million and $72.8 million, respectively, while non-interest bearing demand deposits decreased by $30.0 million.

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Return on average assets and return on average stockholders’ equity for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 were 0.94% and 8.92%, respectively, as compared with 0.81% and 7.90%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.