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EXHIBIT 21.1

WILSHIRE BANCORP, INC.

LIST OF WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES

1.

Bank, a California state chartered commercial bank

2.

Wilshire Statutory Trust II, a Delaware Statutory Trust

3.

Wilshire Statutory Trust III, a Delaware Statutory Trust

4.

Wilshire Statutory Trust IV, a Delaware Statutory Trust

5.

Saehan Capital Trust I

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EXHIBIT 21.1

WILSHIRE BANCORP, INC. LIST OF WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES