LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hanmi Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HAFC, or "Hanmi"))), the parent company of Hanmi Bank (the "Bank"), today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2023.

Net income for the third quarter of 2023 was $18.8 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, compared with $20.6 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2023. Return on average assets and return on average equity for the third quarter of 2023 were 1.00% and 9.88% annualized, respectively.

Net income for the first nine months of 2023 was $61.4 million, or $2.01 per diluted share, compared with $72.9 million, or $2.39 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2022. For the first nine months of 2023, return on average assets and return on average equity were 1.11% and 11.05% annualized, respectively.

CEO Commentary

"Our team successfully navigated another quarter of economic uncertainty and higher interest rates to deliver solid third quarter results that reflect the strength of our franchise and the success of our relationship banking model," said Bonnie Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hanmi Financial Corporation. "Our focus on our core customers where we obtain and have both a lending and deposit relationship continues to serve us well as evidenced by our strong level of demand deposit accounts, a stable deposit base and solid loan production.

"While we continue to take a disciplined and selective approach to lending, third quarter loan production increased, reflecting a contribution from nearly all of our business lines, as well as meaningful increases in new loan yields. Importantly, our asset quality remains excellent, which we attribute to the strength of our direct customer relationships and our proactive approach to credit administration.

"We are entering the fourth quarter with a healthy loan pipeline, stable core deposits, solid credit quality and well-managed expenses. We look forward to opening two new branches in the fourth quarter to capitalize on attractive growth opportunities. We will remain focused on executing on our strategic initiatives to drive disciplined growth and to create value for our shareholders over the long-term."

Third Quarter 2023 Highlights:

Third quarter net income was $18.8 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, down 8.8% from $20.6 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2023 and reflects primarily higher credit loss expense offset by higher noninterest income.
Loans receivable were $6.02 billion at September 30, 2023, up 0.9% sequentially from the end of the second quarter and the end of 2022; loan production for the third quarter was $336.3 million with a weighted average interest rate of 7.80%.
Deposits were $6.26 billion at the end of the third quarter, down 0.9% sequentially from the end of the second quarter but up 1.5% from year-end; noninterest-bearing deposits were 34.5% of the deposit portfolio at September 30, 2023.
Net interest income was $54.9 million for the third quarter, down 1.0% from the second quarter and net interest margin (taxable equivalent) was 3.03%, down eight basis points from the prior quarter; sequentially, the average yield on loans increased 9 basis points while the cost of interest-bearing deposits increased 28 basis points.
Noninterest income for the third quarter was $11.2 million, up 41.5% from the second quarter, primarily reflecting a $4.0 million gain on the sale-and-leaseback of a branch property; noninterest expense for the third quarter was $34.2 million, down 0.1% sequentially and the efficiency ratio for the third quarter was 51.82%.
Credit loss expense for the third quarter was $5.2 million compared with a recovery of less than $0.1 million for the prior quarter; net loan charge-offs were $8.9 million and included $6.1 million of charge-offs on $11.0 million of previously identified classified loans for which there were $4.3 million of specific allowances.
The allowance for credit losses was $67.3 million at September 30, 2023, or 1.12% of loans at the end of the third quarter.
Loans 30 to 89 days past due and still accruing declined to 0.16% of loans and nonperforming assets fell 28.7% to $15.9 million or 0.22% of total assets at September 30, 2023.
Hanmi had a ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets of 8.89% at September 30, 2023 and a preliminary Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 11.95% and a Total capital ratio of 15.07%.

For more information about Hanmi, please see the Q3 2023 News & Events section (and Supplemental Financial Information), which is available on the Bank's Investor Relations section of the corporate website at www.hanmi.com. Also, please refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" herein for further details of the presentation of certain non-GAAP financial measures.

Quarterly Highlights

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	As of or for the Three Months Ended															Amount Change
	September 30,			June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			Q3-23			Q3-23
		2023			2023			2023			2022			2022		vs. Q2-23			vs. Q3-22

Net income	$	18,796		$	20,620		$	21,991		$	28,479		$	27,169		$	(1,824	)	$	(8,373	)
Net income per diluted common share	$	0.62		$	0.67		$	0.72		$	0.93		$	0.89		$	(0.05	)	$	(0.27	)

Assets	$	7,350,140		$	7,344,924		$	7,434,130		$	7,378,262		$	7,128,511		$	5,216		$	221,629
Loans receivable	$	6,020,785		$	5,965,171		$	5,980,458		$	5,967,133		$	5,800,991		$	55,614		$	219,794
Deposits	$	6,260,072		$	6,315,768		$	6,201,038		$	6,168,072		$	6,201,376		$	(55,696	)	$	58,696

Return on average assets		1.00	%		1.12	%		1.21	%		1.56	%		1.52	%		-0.12			-0.52
Return on average stockholders' equity		9.88	%		11.14	%		12.19	%		15.90	%		15.58	%		-1.26			-5.70

Net interest margin		3.03	%		3.11	%		3.28	%		3.67	%		3.66	%		-0.08			-0.63
Efficiency ratio ⁽¹⁾		51.82	%		54.11	%		49.54	%		46.99	%		46.22	%		-2.29			5.60

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ⁽²⁾		8.89	%		8.96	%		8.77	%		8.50	%		8.40	%		-0.07			0.49
Tangible common equity per common share ⁽²⁾	$	21.45		$	21.56		$	21.30		$	20.54		$	19.60			-0.12			1.85


⁽¹⁾Noninterest expense divided by net interest income plus noninterest income.
⁽²⁾Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for further details.

Results of Operations

Net interest income for the third quarter decreased $0.5 million to $54.9 million from $55.4 million for the second quarter of 2023, down 1.0%. The decrease was primarily due to an increase in the cost of interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by an increase in interest-earning asset yields and one additional day in the quarter. The cost of interest-bearing deposits increased 28 basis points to 3.53% for the third quarter of 2023 from 3.25% for the second quarter of 2023. The increase was due to higher market interest rates and a shift in the composition of the portfolio to higher-rate deposits. Average interest-bearing deposits were $4.13 billion for the third quarter, compared with $3.97 billion for the second quarter. Average loans were $5.92 billion for the third quarter, compared with $5.94 billion for the second quarter of 2023. The yield on average loans for the third quarter increased nine basis points to 5.73% from 5.64% for the second quarter. Third quarter loan prepayment fees were less than $0.1 million, compared with $0.2 million for the second quarter. Net interest margin (taxable-equivalent) for the third quarter was 3.03% compared with 3.11% for the second quarter.

	As of or For the Three Months Ended (in thousands)															Percentage Change
	Sep 30,			Jun 30,			Mar 31,			Dec 31,			Sep 30,			Q3-23		Q3-23
Net Interest Income		2023			2023			2023			2022			2022		vs. Q2-23		vs. Q3-22

Interest and fees on loans receivable⁽¹⁾	$	85,398		$	83,567		$	80,923		$	77,123		$	66,976		2.2	%	27.5	%
Interest on securities		4,204			4,126			4,025			3,633			3,271		1.9	%	28.5	%
Dividends on FHLB stock		317			283			289			289			245		12.0	%	29.4	%
Interest on deposits in other banks		4,153			2,794			2,066			1,194			958		48.6	%	333.5	%
Total interest and dividend income	$	94,072		$	90,770		$	87,303		$	82,239		$	71,450		3.6	%	31.7	%

Interest on deposits		36,818			32,115			25,498			14,900			6,567		14.6	%	460.7	%
Interest on borrowings		753			1,633			2,369			1,192			349		-53.9	%	115.8	%
Interest on subordinated debentures		1,646			1,600			1,583			1,586			1,448		2.9	%	13.7	%
Total interest expense		39,217			35,348			29,450			17,678			8,364		10.9	%	368.9	%
Net interest income	$	54,855		$	55,422		$	57,853		$	64,561		$	63,086		-1.0	%	-13.0	%

⁽¹⁾Includes loans held for sale.

	For the Three Months Ended (in thousands)															Percentage Change
Average Earning Assets and Interest-bearing Liabilities	Sep 30,			Jun 30,			Mar 31,			Dec 31,			Sep 30,			Q3-23		Q3-23
Average Earning Assets and Interest-bearing Liabilities		2023			2023			2023			2022			2022		vs. Q2-23		vs. Q3-22
Loans receivable ⁽¹⁾	$	5,915,423		$	5,941,071		$	5,944,399		$	5,877,298		$	5,696,587		-0.4	%	3.8	%
Securities		955,473			971,531			980,712			966,299			956,989		-1.7	%	-0.2	%
FHLB stock		16,385			16,385			16,385			16,385			16,385		0.0	%	0.0	%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks		317,498			230,974			192,902			138,476			181,401		37.5	%	75.0	%
Average interest-earning assets	$	7,204,779		$	7,159,961		$	7,134,398		$	6,998,458		$	6,851,362		0.6	%	5.2	%

Demand: interest-bearing	$	94,703		$	99,057		$	109,391		$	119,106		$	121,269		-4.4	%	-21.9	%
Money market and savings		1,601,826			1,463,304			1,453,569			1,781,834			2,079,490		9.5	%	-23.0	%
Time deposits		2,438,112			2,403,685			2,223,615			1,585,798			1,120,149		1.4	%	117.7	%
Average interest-bearing deposits		4,134,641			3,966,046			3,786,575			3,486,738			3,320,908		4.3	%	24.5	%
Borrowings		120,381			196,776			268,056			197,554			123,370		-38.8	%	-2.4	%
Subordinated debentures		129,780			129,631			129,483			129,335			129,176		0.1	%	0.5	%
Average interest-bearing liabilities	$	4,384,802		$	4,292,453		$	4,184,114		$	3,813,627		$	3,573,454		2.2	%	22.7	%

Average Noninterest Bearing Deposits
Demand deposits - noninterest bearing	$	2,136,156		$	2,213,171		$	2,324,413		$	2,593,948		$	2,717,810		-3.5	%	-21.4	%

⁽¹⁾Includes loans held for sale.


	For the Three Months Ended															Yield/Rate Change
	Sep 30,			Jun 30,			Mar 31,			Dec 31,			Sep 30,			Q3-23		Q3-23
Average Yields and Rates		2023			2023			2023			2022			2022		vs. Q2-23		vs. Q3-22
Loans receivable⁽¹⁾		5.73	%		5.64	%		5.51	%		5.21	%		4.67	%	0.09		1.06
Securities ⁽²⁾		1.79	%		1.73	%		1.67	%		1.47	%		1.40	%	0.06		0.39
FHLB stock		7.67	%		6.92	%		7.16	%		7.00	%		5.93	%	0.75		1.74
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks		5.19	%		4.85	%		4.34	%		3.42	%		2.09	%	0.34		3.10
Interest-earning assets		5.19	%		5.09	%		4.96	%		4.67	%		4.15	%	0.10		1.04

Interest-bearing deposits		3.53	%		3.25	%		2.73	%		1.70	%		0.78	%	0.28		2.75
Borrowings		2.48	%		3.33	%		3.58	%		2.55	%		1.24	%	-0.85		1.24
Subordinated debentures		5.07	%		4.94	%		4.89	%		4.67	%		4.37	%	0.13		0.70
Interest-bearing liabilities		3.55	%		3.30	%		2.85	%		1.84	%		0.93	%	0.25		2.62

Net interest margin (taxable equivalent basis)		3.03	%		3.11	%		3.28	%		3.67	%		3.66	%	-0.08		-0.63

Cost of deposits		2.33	%		2.08	%		1.69	%		0.97	%		0.43	%	0.25		1.90

⁽¹⁾Includes loans held for sale.
⁽²⁾Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the federal tax rate in effect for the periods presented.

Credit loss expense for the third quarter was $5.2 million and included a $5.2 million provision for loan losses and a recovery for off-balance sheet items of less than $0.1 million. For the second quarter, credit loss expense was negative $0.1 million and included a $0.5 million provision for loan losses and a $0.6 million recovery for off-balance sheet items.

Noninterest income for the third quarter increased $3.3 million to $11.2 million from $7.9 million for the second quarter. The increase primarily reflected a $4.0 million gain on the sale-and-leaseback of a branch property, offset by a $0.6 million decline in other operating income. The volume of SBA loans sold in the third quarter increased to $21.0 million from $19.9 million for the second quarter while trade premiums decreased to 6.84% for the third quarter from 7.75% for the second quarter.

	For the Three Months Ended *(in thousands)*												Percentage Change
	Sep 30,		Jun 30,			Mar 31,		Dec 31,			Sep 30,		Q3-23		Q3-23
Noninterest Income		2023		2023			2023		2022			2022	vs. Q2-23		vs. Q3-22
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	2,605	$	2,571		$	2,579	$	2,742		$	2,996	1.3	%	-13.1	%
Trade finance and other service charges and fees		1,155		1,173			1,258		1,115			1,132	-1.5	%	2.0	%
Servicing income		838		825			742		725			635	1.6	%	32.0	%
Bank-owned life insurance income (expense)		280		271			270		(97	)		245	3.3	%	14.3	%
All other operating income		1,178		1,811			1,618		1,039			1,656	-35.0	%	-28.9	%
Service charges, fees & other		6,056		6,651			6,467		5,524			6,664	-8.9	%	-9.1	%

Gain on sale of SBA loans		1,172		1,212			1,869		1,933			2,250	-3.3	%	-47.9	%
Net gain (loss) on sales of securities		-		(1,871	)		-		-			-	-100.0	%	0.0	%
Legal settlement		-		1,943			-		-			-	-100.0	%	0.0	%
Total noninterest income	$	11,228	$	7,935		$	8,336	$	7,457		$	8,914	41.5	%	26.0	%

Noninterest expense for the third quarter was relatively consistent with the prior quarter at $34.2 million. Occupancy and equipment expense increased by $0.3 million and professional fees increased by $0.2 million. These increases were offset by $0.2 million of lower advertising and promotion expense and a $0.3 million decline in other expenses. The efficiency ratio for the third quarter improved to 51.82%, from 54.11% for the prior quarter due to the higher revenue.

	For the Three Months Ended *(in thousands)*														Percentage Change
	Sep 30,		Jun 30,			Mar 31,			Dec 31,			Sep 30,			Q3-23		Q3-23
		2023		2023			2023			2022			2022		vs. Q2-23		vs. Q3-22
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits	$	20,361	$	20,365		$	20,610		$	20,279		$	19,365		0.0	%	5.1	%
Occupancy and equipment		4,825		4,500			4,412			3,668			4,736		7.2	%	1.9	%
Data processing		3,490		3,465			3,253			3,431			3,352		0.7	%	4.1	%
Professional fees		1,568		1,376			1,335			1,783			1,249		14.0	%	25.5	%
Supplies and communication		552		638			676			683			710		-13.5	%	-22.3	%
Advertising and promotion		534		748			833			974			1,186		-28.6	%	-55.0	%
All other operating expenses		2,852		3,243			1,957			3,041			2,698		-12.1	%	5.7	%
Subtotal		34,182		34,335			33,076			33,859			33,296		-0.4	%	2.7	%

Other real estate owned expense (income)		16		4			(201	)		(70	)		2		300.0	%	700.0	%
Repossessed personal property expense (income)		47		(59	)		(84	)		55			(23	)	-225.5	%	-304.3	%
Total noninterest expense	$	34,245	$	34,280		$	32,791		$	33,844		$	33,275		-0.1	%	2.9	%

Hanmi recorded a provision for income taxes of $7.9 million for the third quarter, compared with $8.5 million for the second quarter representing an effective tax rate of 29.6% compared with 29.3% for the second quarter. For the first nine months of 2023, the effective tax rate was 29.5% compared with 28.9% for the same period a year ago.

Financial Position

Total assets at September 30, 2023 increased by $5.2 million, to $7.35 billion from $7.34 billion at June 30, 2023. Loans receivable increased by $59.3 million and prepaid expenses and other assets increased by $16.6 million, reflecting the recognition of a $3.5 million right-of-use asset from the sale-leaseback of a branch property, the recognition of additional $3.4 million right-of-use assets related to new and renewed branch premises, a $4.6 million increase in current taxes receivable, and a $5.0 million low-income housing tax credit investment. These increases were partially offset by a $55.9 million decrease in cash and due from banks, and a $19.4 million decrease in securities available for sale.

Loans receivable, before the allowance for credit losses, were $6.02 billion at quarter-end, up 0.9% from June 30, 2023. Loans held for sale, representing the guaranteed portion of SBA 7(a) loans, were $11.7 million at the end of the third quarter, compared with $7.3 million at the end of the prior quarter.

	As of *(in thousands)*															Percentage Change
	Sep 30,			Jun 30,			Mar 31,			Dec 31,			Sep 30,			Q3-23		Q3-23
		2023			2023			2023			2022			2022		vs. Q2-23		vs. Q3-22
Loan Portfolio
Commercial real estate loans	$	3,773,015		$	3,738,325		$	3,784,176		$	3,833,397		$	3,853,947		0.9	%	-2.1	%
Residential/consumer loans		926,326			886,984			817,917			734,473			649,591		4.4	%	42.6	%
Commercial and industrial loans		728,792			753,456			778,149			804,475			732,030		-3.3	%	-0.4	%
Equipment finance		592,652			586,406			600,216			594,788			565,423		1.1	%	4.8	%
Loans receivable		6,020,785			5,965,171			5,980,458			5,967,133			5,800,991		0.9	%	3.8	%
Loans held for sale		11,767			7,293			3,652			8,043			10,044		61.3	%	17.2	%
Total	$	6,032,552		$	5,972,464		$	5,984,110		$	5,975,176		$	5,811,035		1.0	%	3.8	%


	As of
	Sep 30,			Jun 30,			Mar 31,			Dec 31,			Sep 30,
		2023			2023			2023			2022			2022
Composition of Loan Portfolio
Commercial real estate loans		62.5	%		62.6	%		63.2	%		64.2	%		66.3	%
Residential/consumer loans		15.4	%		14.9	%		13.7	%		12.3	%		11.2	%
Commercial and industrial loans		12.1	%		12.6	%		13.0	%		13.5	%		12.6	%
Equipment finance		9.8	%		9.8	%		10.0	%		9.9	%		9.7	%
Loans receivable		99.8	%		99.9	%		99.9	%		99.9	%		99.8	%
Loans held for sale		0.2	%		0.1	%		0.1	%		0.1	%		0.2	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

New loan production was $336.3 million for the third quarter, at a weighted average rate of 7.80% while $62.1 million of loans paid off during the quarter at an average rate of 7.09%. The higher loan production reflects higher demand balanced across most of our business lines.

Commercial real estate loan production for the second quarter was $106.2 million. Commercial and industrial loan production was $67.9 million, SBA loan production was $36.1 million, equipment finance production was $71.1 million and residential mortgage loan production was $55.0 million.

	For the Three Months Ended (in thousands)
	Sep 30,			Jun 30,			Mar 31,			Dec 31,			Sep 30,
		2023			2023			2023			2022			2022
New Loan Production
Commercial real estate loans	$	106,151		$	40,989		$	75,528		$	86,500		$	132,870
Commercial and industrial loans		67,907			36,322			27,055			137,902			88,015
SBA loans		36,109			30,926			34,472			53,209			44,898
Equipment finance		71,075			50,905			69,307			89,193			86,092
Residential/consumer loans		55,026			100,161			97,201			106,955			140,432
subtotal		336,268			259,303			303,563			473,759			492,307
Payoffs		(62,140	)		(120,609	)		(124,923	)		(121,409	)		(139,883	)
Amortization		(116,411	)		(102,248	)		(102,675	)		(91,333	)		(80,294	)
Loan sales		(22,496	)		(20,933	)		(30,002	)		(50,550	)		(45,418	)
Net line utilization		(70,238	)		(28,092	)		(30,401	)		(43,124	)		(78,927	)
Charge-offs & OREO		(9,369	)		(2,708	)		(2,237	)		(1,201	)		(2,197	)

Loans receivable-beginning balance		5,965,171			5,980,458			5,967,133			5,800,991			5,655,403
Loans receivable-ending balance	$	6,020,785		$	5,965,171		$	5,980,458		$	5,967,133		$	5,800,991

Deposits were $6.26 billion at the end of the third quarter, a decline of $55.7 million, or 0.9%, from $6.32 billion at the end of the prior quarter. The decrease was primarily due to a $44.9 million decline in noninterest-bearing demand deposits, a $8.9 million decline in interest-bearing demand deposits and a $4.7 million decline in money market and savings deposits. These declines were offset by an increase in time deposits. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits represented 34.5% of total deposits at quarter-end and the loan-to-deposit ratio was 96.2%.

	As of (in thousands)																Percentage Change
	Sep 30,			Jun 30,			Mar 31,			Dec 31,			Sep 30,				Q3-23		Q3-23
		2023			2023			2023			2022			2022			vs. Q2-23		vs. Q3-22
Deposit Portfolio
Demand: noninterest-bearing	$	2,161,238		$	2,206,078		$	2,334,083		$	2,539,602		$	2,771,498			-2.0	%	-22.0	%
Demand: interest-bearing		88,133			97,076			104,245			115,573			125,408			-9.2	%	-29.7	%
Money market and savings		1,576,006			1,580,691			1,382,472			1,556,690			2,056,793			-0.3	%	-23.4	%
Time deposits		2,434,695			2,431,923			2,380,238			1,956,207			1,247,677			0.1	%	95.1	%
Total deposits	$	6,260,072		$	6,315,768		$	6,201,038		$	6,168,072		$	6,201,376			-0.9	%	0.9	%

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	As of
	Sep 30,			Jun 30,			Mar 31,			Dec 31,			Sep 30,
		2023			2023			2023			2022			2022
Composition of Deposit Portfolio
Demand: noninterest-bearing		34.5	%		34.9	%		37.6	%		41.2	%		44.7	%
Demand: interest-bearing		1.4	%		1.5	%		1.7	%		1.9	%		2.0	%
Money market and savings		25.2	%		25.0	%		22.3	%		25.2	%		33.2	%
Time deposits		38.9	%		38.6	%		38.4	%		31.7	%		20.1	%
Total deposits		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

Stockholders' equity at September 30, 2023 was $663.4 million, compared with $668.6 million at June 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to a $14.8 million increase in unrealized after-tax losses on securities available for sale due to changes in intermediate-term interest rates during the third quarter. Also, Hanmi repurchased 100,000 shares during the third quarter at an average share price of $19.02. At September 30, 2023, 459,972 shares remain under the Company's share repurchase program. Offsetting this decrease was $11.1 million of third quarter net income net of dividends paid. Tangible common stockholders' equity was $652.2 million, or 8.89% of tangible assets, at September 30, 2023, compared with $657.4 million, or 8.96% of tangible assets at the end of the second quarter. Tangible book value per share was $21.45 at September 30, 2023, compared with $21.56 at June 30, 2023. Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial measures" for details.

Hanmi and the Bank exceeded the minimum regulatory capital requirements and the Bank continues to exceed the minimum for the "well capitalized" category. At September 30, 2023, Hanmi's preliminary Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio was 11.95% and its Total risk-based capital ratio was 15.07%, compared with 11.90% and 15.11%, respectively, at the end of the second quarter.

	As of										Ratio Change
	Sep 30,		Jun 30,		Mar 31,		Dec 31,		Sep 30,		Q3-23	Q3-23
	2023		2023		2023		2022		2022		vs. Q2-23	vs. Q3-22
Regulatory Capital ratios⁽¹⁾
Hanmi Financial
Total risk-based capital	15.07	%	15.11	%	14.80	%	14.49	%	14.38	%	-0.04	0.69
Tier 1 risk-based capital	12.30	%	12.25	%	11.94	%	11.71	%	11.55	%	0.05	0.75
Common equity tier 1 capital	11.95	%	11.90	%	11.59	%	11.37	%	11.21	%	0.05	0.74
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio	10.27	%	10.22	%	10.09	%	10.07	%	9.99	%	0.05	0.28
Hanmi Bank
Total risk-based capital	14.42	%	14.45	%	14.15	%	13.86	%	13.76	%	-0.03	0.66
Tier 1 risk-based capital	13.42	%	13.39	%	13.06	%	12.85	%	12.73	%	0.03	0.69
Common equity tier 1 capital	13.42	%	13.39	%	13.06	%	12.85	%	12.73	%	0.03	0.69
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio	11.25	%	11.21	%	11.06	%	11.07	%	11.02	%	0.04	0.23

⁽¹⁾Preliminary ratios for September 30, 2023

Asset Quality

Loans 30 to 89 days past due and still accruing were 0.16% of loans at the end of the third quarter, compared with 0.23% at the end of the prior quarter.

Special mention loans were $76.5 million at the end of the third quarter, compared with $44.6 million at June 30, 2023. The $31.9 million increase in special mention loans included new downgrades to special mention of $35.8 million offset by upgrades to pass of $2.1 million, downgrades from special mention of $0.8 million, and payoffs of $1.0 million. Included in new downgrades was a $28.3 million completed construction loan for a memory-care and assisted living facility that had not yet achieved stabilization.

Classified loans were $33.1 million at September 30, 2023, down from $38.8 million at the end of the prior quarter. The $5.7 million decrease was primarily driven by charge-offs of $8.5 million, amortization, paydowns and payoffs of $2.4 million and other dispositions of $1.4 million, offset by new downgrades to classified of $6.6 million.

Nonperforming loans were $15.8 million at September 30, 2023, down from $22.2 million at the end of the prior quarter. The decline was primarily due to $8.3 million of charge-offs, including $6.1 million of charge-offs on $11.0 million of previously identified classified loans. As a percentage of the loan portfolio, nonperforming loans were 0.26% at quarter-end, compared with 0.37% at the end of the second quarter.

Nonperforming assets were $15.9 million at the end of the third quarter, down from $22.3 million at the end of the second quarter. As a percentage of total assets, nonperforming assets were 0.22% at quarter-end, compared with 0.30% at June 30, 2023.

Gross charge-offs for the third quarter were $9.4 million, compared with $2.7 million for the second quarter. Third quarter gross charge-offs primarily consisted of $6.1 million of commercial and industrial loans, $2.8 million of equipment financing agreements, $0.2 million of SBA loans secured by business assets and $0.2 million of SBA loans secured by real estate. The $6.1 million of commercial and industrial loan charge-offs relate to the previously described classified loans. Recoveries of previously charged-off loans for the third quarter were $0.5 million, compared with $1.0 million for the prior quarter. Recoveries during the third quarter consisted of $0.3 million of equipment financing agreements, $0.1 million in commercial and industrial loans and $0.1 million of SBA loans secured by real estate and business assets.

As a result, there were net charge-offs of $8.9 million for the third quarter, compared with net charge-offs of $1.7 million for the prior quarter. For the third quarter, net charge-offs represented 0.60% of average loans on an annualized basis, compared with net charge-offs of 0.12% of average loans for the second quarter on an annualized basis.

The allowance for credit losses was $67.3 million at September 30, 2023, down from $71.0 million at June 30, 2023. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to loans was 1.12% at the end of the third quarter, down from 1.19% at the end of the second quarter. Specific allowances for loans decreased $4.5 million, principally due to charge-offs, while the allowance for quantitative and qualitative considerations increased $0.8 million.

Hanmi Reports 2023 Third Quarter Results