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Community West Bancshares Reports Earnings Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2026, and Quarterly Dividend

FRESNO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Community West Bancshares (“Company”) (NASDAQ: CWBC), the parent company of Community West Bank (“Bank”), reported today unaudited consolidated net income of $11,489,000, and diluted earnings per share of $0.60 for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to a net income of $8,293,000 and $0.44 per diluted common share for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company declared a $0.12 per common share cash dividend, payable on May 22, 2026 to shareholders of record as of May 8, 2026.

For the full release, please visit one of the following: Community West Bank Newsroom https://www.communitywestbank.com/about/newsroom or CWBC Investor Relations https://ir.communitywestbank.com/news/default.aspx.

About Community West Bank and Bancshares

Effective on April 1, 2026, Community West Bancshares completed its merger with United Security Bancshares, with Community West Bancshares continuing as the surviving entity. Shortly thereafter United Security Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Security Bancshares, merged with and into Community West Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Community West Bancshares, with Community West Bank continuing as the surviving banking institution. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, each share of United Security Bancshares common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.4520 shares of Community West Bancshares common stock, with cash to be paid in lieu of any fractional shares.

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ: CWBC) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Community West Bank, are headquartered in Fresno, California. The Company was established in 1979 with the vision to help businesses and communities by exceeding expectations at every opportunity, and opened its first Banking Center on January 10, 1980. Today, Community West Bank operates full-service Banking Centers throughout Central California and maintains a variety of departments supporting Commercial Lending, Agribusiness, SBA, Residential Construction and Mortgage, Manufactured Housing, Private Banking, and Treasury Management Services.

Members of the Company and Bank Board of Directors are: Daniel J. Doyle (Chairman), Jagroop “Jay” Gill (Vice Chairman), James J. Kim (CEO and President), Andriana D. Majarian (Lead Independent Director), Robert H. Bartlein, Daniel N. Cunningham, F.T. “Tommy” Elliott IV, Robert J. Flautt, James W. Lokey, Steven D. McDonald, Martin E. Plourd, Dorothea D. Silva, Kirk B. Stovesand, and Dora Westerlund. Louis C. McMurray is Director Emeritus.

More information about Community West Bancshares and Community West Bank can be found at www.communitywestbank.com.

Contacts

Investor Contact:
Shannon Livingston
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Community West Bancshares
916-235-4617

Media Contact:
Debbie Nalchajian-Cohen
Public Relations
559-222-1322

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Contacts

Investor Contact:
Shannon Livingston
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Community West Bancshares
916-235-4617

Media Contact:
Debbie Nalchajian-Cohen
Public Relations
559-222-1322

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