Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. Announces Changed Schedule for First Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIBC) announced today that it has changed its previously announced schedule for release of first quarter 2008 earnings and its quarterly conference call relating thereto. The prior schedule was announced by the Company on April 9, 2008.

The Company will now hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter results on Friday, April 25, 2008, at 1:00 P.M. PDT (4:00 P.M. EDT). The conference call will be hosted by Joanne Kim, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Alex Ko, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Also, the financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008 will now be released after market close today, April 24, 2008.

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 888-713-4209 (domestic) or 617-213-4863 (international) and providing passcode number 84932857.

The replay will be available for one year on both websites and a telephone replay will be available until May 10, 2008 by dialing 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and entering passcode 40042957.

About Wilshire Bancorp, Inc:

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wilshire State Bank operates 20 branch offices in California, Texas, New Jersey and New York, and seven loan production offices in Seattle, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Denver, Annandale, VA, and Palisades Park, NJ 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.