How to name beneficiaries and fund a trust at Hanmi
Covers 7 deposit, 2 retirement, and 1 lending accounts — beneficiaries must be updated in-branch
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Customer Call Center
Phone(855) 773-8778
Mailing Address
3660 Wilshire Boulevard, PH-A, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Telebanking Service (24-hour automated)
Bill Pay Customer Service (7 days, 4:00 AM - 10:00 PM PT)
Treasury Management (Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM PT)
Lost or Stolen Debit Card (English, 24-hour)
Corporate Headquarters
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Customer Call Center
Phone(855) 773-8778
Mailing Address
3660 Wilshire Boulevard, PH-A, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Telebanking Service (24-hour automated)
Bill Pay Customer Service (7 days, 4:00 AM - 10:00 PM PT)
Treasury Management (Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM PT)
Lost or Stolen Debit Card (English, 24-hour)
Corporate Headquarters
WebsiteLearn more→
Customer Call Center (deceased-account and estate claims)
Phone(855) 773-8778
Toll-Free(855) 773-8778
Mailing Address
Hanmi Bank, 3660 Wilshire Boulevard, PH-A, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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Verified Jul 2026
Preparing your Hanmi accounts for estate transfer involves two primary strategies: designating beneficiaries on individual accounts and, where supported, retitling accounts into a revocable living trust. Both approaches bypass probate, but they work differently depending on the account type.
The transfer rules at Hanmi vary across 10 accounts. Below is a breakdown of beneficiary options, trust funding, and which products support each method.
Regular Personal CheckingGreen CheckingGolden CheckingRegular SavingsSimple Money MarketOnyx Money MarketCertificate of Deposit (CD)
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Find a branch at https://www.hanmi.com/locations/ and bring government-issued photo ID. Korean-language service is available at most branches
2
Ask an account representative to add a POD ("Pay-on-Death") or Totten Trust ("In trust for") designation. Hanmi does not publish a beneficiary form on its website -- the Deposit Account Agreement says ownership and beneficiary designation are "specified on the account records," so the designation is made on the bank's account paperwork with a representative, not on a downloadable form
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Provide the beneficiary details the bank records:
- Full legal name, date of birth, and Social Security number for each beneficiary
- Primary and contingent beneficiaries
- Distribution percentages if naming more than one beneficiary
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Review and sign the completed account paperwork with the representative
Required Documents
- Trust name, date established, and tax ID (EIN or SSN)
Special Requirements
- Under the Hanmi Deposit Account Agreement, a POD beneficiary cannot withdraw until (a) all persons who created the account have died and (b) the beneficiary is then living. Naming a beneficiary does not give them access while any owner is alive
- If Hanmi has any question about who owns the funds when an owner dies, the agreement lets it freeze all or part of the account pending proof satisfactory to the bank of each person's right to the funds -- so name beneficiaries precisely and keep the designation current
- A POD or Totten Trust beneficiary does not defeat the bank's setoff and security-interest rights: the agreement lets Hanmi collect a debt the decedent owed it from the account even though a surviving joint owner, POD beneficiary, or "in trust for" beneficiary has rights to it
- All account owners must consent to beneficiary designation changes
- Coordinate designations with your will or trust, and update them after marriage, divorce, birth, or a death in the family
Sources
Data sourced from Hanmi primary sources (18 pages reviewed). How we research.
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Customer Call Center
Phone(855) 773-8778
Mailing Address
3660 Wilshire Boulevard, PH-A, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Telebanking Service (24-hour automated)
Bill Pay Customer Service (7 days, 4:00 AM - 10:00 PM PT)
Treasury Management (Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM PT)
Lost or Stolen Debit Card (English, 24-hour)
Corporate Headquarters
WebsiteLearn more→
Customer Call Center
Phone(855) 773-8778
Mailing Address
3660 Wilshire Boulevard, PH-A, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Telebanking Service (24-hour automated)
Bill Pay Customer Service (7 days, 4:00 AM - 10:00 PM PT)
Treasury Management (Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM PT)
Lost or Stolen Debit Card (English, 24-hour)
Corporate Headquarters
WebsiteLearn more→
Customer Call Center (deceased-account and estate claims)
Phone(855) 773-8778
Toll-Free(855) 773-8778
Mailing Address
Hanmi Bank, 3660 Wilshire Boulevard, PH-A, Los Angeles, CA 90010
WebsiteNotify online→
Verified Jul 2026
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