UNITED ~~STATESSECURITIES AND~~ ~~EXCHANGE~~STATES COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORTPURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 27, 2011Center Financial Corporation(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

~~Commission~~SECURITIES ~~file~~AND ~~number: 000-50050~~ EXCHANGE COMMISSION

California	52-2380548
(State of Incorporation)	(IRS Employer Identification No)

Washington, D.C. 20549

~~3435~~FORM ~~Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700, Los Angeles, California 90010(Address~~8-K ~~of principal executive offices)~~

~~(213)~~CURRENT ~~251-2222(Registrant’s~~REPORT ~~telephone number, including area code)~~

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 14, 2011

Center Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California

000-50050

52-2380548

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700, Los Angeles, California 90010

(Address of principal executive offices)

(213) 251-2222

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

⃞ ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

⃞ ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

⃞ ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

⃞ ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

Item 2 8.~~02.~~01 ~~Results~~Other ofEvents ~~Operations and Financial Condition~~

On ~~July 27~~September 14, 2011, Center Financial Corporation ~~issued~~announced ~~a press release concerning its results of operations and financial condition for~~ the ~~second~~ ~~quarter~~termination ~~ended and as~~ of ~~June~~Center ~~30,~~Bank’s ~~2011.~~informal Amemorandum ~~copy~~ of ~~the~~understanding ~~press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this report~~ (~~including~~the ~~Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be~~ “~~filed~~MOU”) ~~for~~with ~~purposes of Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities~~ ~~Exchange~~Federal ~~Act~~Deposit ~~of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or~~Insurance ~~otherwise~~Corporation ~~subject~~and toCalifornia ~~the~~Department ~~liabilities~~ of ~~that~~Financial ~~section~~Institutions, ~~nor~~which ~~shall~~commenced iton ~~be deemed~~December 18, ~~to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act~~2009.

Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)	Exhibits

A copy of the press release announcing the termination of the MOU is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The press release shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

99Item 9.~~1 Press~~01 ~~release~~Financial ~~concerning~~Statements ~~results of operations~~ and ~~financial condition for the second quarter ended and as of June 30, 2011~~Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits


99.1		Press release dated September 14, 2011

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~Company~~registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned ~~thereunto~~ hereunto duly authorized: .

Date: July 27, 2011	/s/ Richard S. Cupp
		CENTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
	Center Financial Corporation
		a California corporation
	President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: September 14, 2011		By:	/s/ Lisa K. Pai
			Lisa K. Pai, Executive Vice President
			and General Counsel

~~EXHIBIT INDEX~~ 3

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press release concerning results of operations and financial condition for the second quarter ended and as of June 30, 2011.

Exhibit Index


Exhibit 99.1		Press release dated September 14, 2011

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