Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

BBCN Bancorp, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (Nos. 333-172521, 333-156282, and 333-161992) on Form S-3 and (Nos. 333-179241 and 333-145014) on Form S-8 of BBCN Bancorp, Inc. of our reports dated March 2, 2015, with respect to the consolidated statements of financial condition of BBCN Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, which reports appear in the December 31, 2014 annual report on Form 10‑K of BBCN Bancorp, Inc.

(signed) KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, California

March 2, 2015