EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of Nara Bancorp, Inc. on Forms S-3 (No. 333-62038) and S-8 (No.'s
333-58508 and 333-102974) of our report dated February 28, 2003 (which report
expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating
to a change in accounting principle), appearing in this Annual Report on Form
10-K of Nara Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year ended December 31,
2002.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Los Angeles, California
March 28, 2003