Center Financial Schedules 2005 Third Quarter Conference Call on October 27

Center Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CLFCE) today
announced that the company will host an investor conference call at
10:30 a.m. EDT (7:30 a.m. PDT) on Thursday, October 27, 2005 to review
the financial results for its 2005 third quarter ended September 30.
   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.earnings.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 8:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, November 1, by calling
888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and using
reservation number 59785426.

   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 largest financial
institutions focusing on the Korean-American community, with total
assets of $1.5 billion at June 30, 2005. Headquartered in Los Angeles,
Center Bank operates 25 branch and loan production offices across the
nation. Of the company's 16 full-service branches, 14 are located
throughout Southern California, along with one branch each in Chicago
and Seattle. Center Bank's nine loan production offices are
strategically located in Phoenix, Seattle, Denver, Washington D.C.,
Las Vegas, Atlanta, Honolulu, Houston and Dallas. Center Bank is a
California state-chartered institution and member of the FDIC. For
additional information on Center Bank, visit the company's Web site at
www.centerbank.com.