EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have issued our reports dated March 10, 2006, accompanying the consolidated financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the Annual Report of Center Financial Corporation on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the Registration Statement of Center Financial Corporation on Form S-8 (File No. 333-101627).

/s/    GRANT THORNTON LLP

Los Angeles, California

March 10, 2006