Hanmi Financial CEO Chong Guk 'C.G.' Kum charts course for growth

Kum's mission, he says, is 'to make Hanmi what it used to be: the premier Korean American bank.'The gig: Chong Guk "C.G." Kum is president and chief executive of Hanmi Financial Corp., the oldest bank based in L.A.'s Koreatown. Nearly 10% of Hanmi's loans were delinquent in 2010. But the bank has cut that to 1%, raised capital and in June it hired Kum, a veteran of mainstream community banks, to chart a course for growth. The mission, he says, is "to make Hanmi what it used to be: the premier Ko...