Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call

LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIBC), will hold its quarterly conference call to
discuss third quarter results on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at 11:00 A.M. PDT
(2:00 P.M. EDT).

The financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009 will be
released before market open on October 27, 2009. The conference call will be
hosted by Joanne Kim, President and Chief Executive Officer and Alex Ko, Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed at
www.wilshirebank.com. The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson
StreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at
www.earnings.com, Thomson`s individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents.
Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson StreetEvents
(www.streetevents.com), a password-protected event management site, or by
dialing toll-free 800-901-5241 (domestic) or 617-786-2963 (international) and
providing passcode number 59131956.

The replay will be available for one year on both websites and a telephone
replay will be available until November 4, 2009 by dialing 888-286-8010
(domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and entering passcode 43189509.

About Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.:

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wilshire State Bank operates 23 branch offices in
California, Texas, New Jersey and New York, and five loan production offices in
Houston, Atlanta, Denver, and Annandale, VA, and is an SBA preferred lender
nationwide. Wilshire State Bank is a community bank with a focus on commercial
real estate lending and general commercial banking, with its primary market
encompassing the multi-ethnic populations of the Los Angeles Metropolitan area.
Wilshire Bancorp`s strategic goals include increasing shareholder and franchise
value by continuing to grow its multi-ethnic banking business and expanding its
geographic reach to other similar markets with strong levels of small business
activity.

WILSHIRE BANCORP, INC.
Joanne Kim, President & CEO, 213-639-1843
or
Alex Ko, SVP & CFO, 213-427-6560
www.wilshirebank.com

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