GOLETA, Calif., July 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Community West Bancshares ("Community West" or the "Company"), (NASDAQ:CWBC), parent company of Community West Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $2.6 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2022, compared to $3.6 million, or $0.41 diluted share, for the second quarter of 2021, and $4.0 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2022. For the first six months of 2022, the Company reported net income of $6.6 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, compared to $6.6 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, for the first six months of 2021.

Earnings for the second quarter of 2022 were impacted by a $252,000 provision for loan losses as a result of quarterly loan growth. This compared to a $284,000 negative provision expense recorded during the preceding quarter. Preceding quarter results were also enhanced by a $549,000 tax exempt payout on a Bank Owned Life Insurance ("BOLI") policy and collection and legal expense recovery of $992,000 as a result of a loan legal settlement.

Results for the second quarter of 2022 compared to the year ago quarter reflect lower interest and fees on Small Business Administration ("SBA") Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loans, due to lower PPP loan forgiveness as the program nears its conclusion. The PPP interest and fees recognized in the second quarter of 2022 were $146,000 compared to $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2021.

The Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per common share, payable August 31, 2022 to common shareholders of record on August 12, 2022.

"Our earnings for the second quarter included strong loan growth and net interest income expansion, as we continue to broaden our presence throughout California's Central Coast," stated Martin E. Plourd, President & Chief Executive Officer of Community West Bancshares. "Total loans increased 2.5% during the quarter, or 10% annually, reflecting increases in the commercial real estate and manufactured housing loan portfolios. Additionally, our net interest margin improved substantially on a linked quarter basis improving 15 basis points to 4.01% as we took advantage of interest rate increases enacted by the Federal Reserve and invested cash balances into higher yielding securities. We remain well positioned to benefit further from any anticipated rate increases in the months ahead."

Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights:

Net income was $2.6 million, or $0.30 per diluted share in the second quarter, compared to $4.0 million, or $0.45 per diluted share in first quarter 2022, and $3.6 million, or $0.41 per diluted share in second quarter 2021.
Net interest income was $11.0 million for second quarter 2022, and $10.7 million in first quarter 2022 and second quarter 2021.
Net interest margin was 4.01% for the second quarter, compared to 3.86% in first quarter 2022, and 4.24% in second quarter 2021.
Return on average assets was 0.92%, compared to 1.39% in first quarter 2022, and 1.37% in second quarter 2021.
Return on average equity was 9.92%, compared to 15.52% in first quarter 2022, and 15.18% in second quarter 2021.
The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $252,000 for second quarter 2022, compared to a negative provision expense of $284,000 for first quarter 2022, and a negative provision expense of $41,000 in second quarter of 2021.
The Allowance for Loan Losses ("ALL") was 1.22% of total loans held for investment at June 30, 2022, and 1.23% of total loans held for investment, excluding the $2.9 million of SBA PPP loans which are 100% guaranteed by the SBA.*
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits increased $10.6 million to $236.7 million at June 30, 2022, compared to $226.1 million at March 31, 2022, and increased $34.4 million compared to $202.3 million at June 30, 2021.
Book value per common share increased to $12.32 at June 30, 2022, compared to $12.07 at March 31, 2022, and $11.11 at June 30, 2021.
The Bank's Tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.30% at June 30, 2022, compared to 8.88% at March 31, 2022, and 8.94% at June 30, 2021.
Net non-accrual loans improved to $379,000 at June 30, 2022, compared to $536,000 at March 31, 2022, and $1.8 million at June 30, 2021.

*Non GAAP

Income Statement

Net interest income totaled $11.0 million in second quarter 2022, compared to $10.7 million in both the preceding quarter and the second quarter of 2021. The Company recognized $146,000 of income in interest and net fees related to PPP loans during the second quarter, compared to $399,000 of income in interest and net fees during first quarter 2022, and $1.1 million for second quarter 2021. As of June 30, 2022, there was $17,000 remaining in net unrecognized fees related to PPP loans that will be recognized as income through amortization or once the loans are either paid off or forgiven by the SBA. In the first six months of 2022, net interest income increased 4.9% to $21.7 million, compared to $20.7 million in the first six months of 2021.

Net interest margin was 4.01% for second quarter 2022, a 15-basis point increase compared to first quarter 2022, and a 23-basis point contraction compared to second quarter 2021. "During the second quarter, we continued deploying excess cash into securities and higher yielding cash equivalents, which had a significant impact on net interest margin compared to the prior quarter," said Richard Pimentel, Chief Financial Officer. Lower deposit rates also contributed to net interest margin expansion during the quarter, primarily due to the shifting deposit mix and outflows of higher costing deposits. The cost of funds for the second quarter decreased 2-basis points to 0.28%, compared to 0.30% for the preceding quarter, and improved by 13-basis points compared to 0.41% for the second quarter of 2021. PPP loans, including fees, accounted for 3-basis points of net interest margin for the second quarter compared to 10-basis points in first quarter 2022, and 10-basis points in second quarter 2021. In the first six months of 2022, the net interest margin was 3.93%, compared to 4.22% in the first six months of 2021.

Non-interest income totaled $1.1 million in second quarter 2022, compared to $1.3 million in first quarter 2022, and $872,000 in second quarter 2021. Other income was $323,000 in the second quarter 2022 compared to $796,000 in the first quarter 2022. The decline in other income was due to a $549,000 tax exempt payout on a BOLI policy that was paid in the first quarter partially offset by a $104,000 gain from the sale of a previously foreclosed asset. Other loan fees were $377,000 for the second quarter, compared to $246,000 in first quarter 2022 and $310,000 in second quarter 2021. Gain on sale of loans was $136,000 in the second quarter, compared to $60,000 in the first quarter of 2022 and $130,000 in second quarter 2021. Non-interest income increased 32.4% to $2.3 million in the first six months of 2022, compared to $1.8 million in the first six months of 2021. The increase was primarily due to the BOLI policy payout and gain on sale of a previously foreclosed asset during the first quarter discussed above partially offset by $52,000 in lower gain on sale and $22,000 less in loan and document processing fees.

Non-interest expense totaled $8.1 million in second quarter 2022, compared to $7.0 million in the first quarter of 2022, and $6.7 million in the second quarter of 2021. Non-interest expense for the prior quarter reflects a collection and legal expense recovery of $992,000 as a result of a legal settlement. Salaries and employee benefits, the Company's largest component of non-interest expense, increased $45,000 compared to first quarter 2022, and increased $531,000 compared to second quarter 2021 due to increased pressure on wages and benefits as a result of increased inflation and low unemployment. The Company's efficiency ratio was 67.26% for second quarter, compared to 57.97% for first quarter 2022, and 57.70% for second quarter 2021. In the first six months of 2022, non-interest expense was $15.1 million, compared to $13.5 million in the first six months of 2021.

Balance Sheet

Total assets decreased $29.8 million, or 2.6%, to $1.11 billion at June 30, 2022, compared to $1.14 billion, at March 31, 2022, and increased $43.8 million, or 4.1%, compared to $1.06 billion, at June 30, 2021. Total interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions decreased $91.2 million to $100 million at June 30, 2022 as excess cash balances were deployed into higher yielding securities and loans. Total investment securities increased $38.7 million to $60.5 million. Total loans increased by $22.4 million, to $912.7 million at June 30, 2022, compared to $890.3 million, at March 31, 2022, and increased $19.4 million compared to $893.3 million, at June 30, 2021. Total loans, excluding PPP loans, increased $26.9 million during the quarter and increased $87.6 million compared to June 30, 2021.

Commercial real estate loans outstanding (which include SBA 504, construction and land) were up 16.3% from year ago levels to $516.5 million at June 30, 2022, and comprise 56.6% of the total loan portfolio. Manufactured housing loans were up 6.7% from year ago levels to $305.7 million and represent 33.5% of total loans. Commercial loans (which include agriculture loans) were down 1.3% from year ago levels to $67.7 million and represent 7.4% of the total loan portfolio. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had ten PPP loans totaling $2.9 million remaining on its balance sheet from both the first and second rounds of PPP funding. PPP loans of $2.9 million represent less than one percent of total loans at June 30, 2022, down from $7.5 million at March 31, 2022, and $71.1 million at June 30, 2021.

Total deposits decreased $31.1 million, or 3.4%, to $894.7 million at June 30, 2022, compared to $925.7 million at March 31, 2022, and increased $30.1 million, or 3.5%, compared to $864.6 million at June 30, 2021. Non-interest-bearing demand deposits were $236.7 million at June 30, 2022, a $10.6 million increase compared to $226.1 million at March 31, 2022, and a $34.4 million increase compared to $202.3 million at June 30, 2021. Higher cost interest-bearing demand deposits decreased $28.3 million to $475.9 million at June 30, 2022, compared to $504.2 million at March 31, 2022, and increased $26.2 million compared to $449.6 million at June 30, 2021. Certificates of deposit, which include brokered deposits, decreased $14.7 million during the quarter to $156.5 million at June 30, 2022, compared to $171.2 million at March 31, 2022, and decreased $36.5 million compared to $192.9 million at June 30, 2021.

Stockholders' equity increased to $107.1 million at June 30, 2022, compared to $104.8 million at March 31, 2022, and $95.5 million at June 30, 2021. Book value per common share increased to $12.32 at June 30, 2022, compared to $12.07 at March 31, 2022, and $11.11 at June 30, 2021.

Credit Quality

"Credit quality metrics continue to improve, with a substantial decrease in net-nonaccrual loans compared to a year ago," said Plourd. "We continue to closely monitor our loan portfolio and have conservative credit monitoring structures in place during all credit cycles."

At June 30, 2022, asset quality reflected improvement due to positive loan risk rating migrations during the second quarter. Total classified loans and net non-accrual loans decreased year-over-year due to improvements in the loan portfolio and payoffs in these categories. All loans rated "Watch" or worse are monitored monthly and proactive measures are taken when any signs of deterioration to the credit are discovered. Net loan recoveries totaled $66,000 during the second quarter of 2022, compared to net loan recoveries of $427,000 in the preceding quarter and net loan recoveries of $48,000 in second quarter 2021.

The Company recorded a provision expense of $252,000 in the second quarter, compared to a negative provision expense of $284,000 in first quarter 2022, and a negative provision expense of $41,000 in second quarter 2021. The allowance for loan losses was $10.9 million, or 1.22% of total loans held for investment, at June 30, 2022, and 1.23% of total loans held for investment excluding PPP loans. Net non-accrual loans, plus net other assets acquired through foreclosure, decreased 10.1% to $2.7 million at June 30, 2022, compared to $2.9 million at March 31, 2022, and decreased 39.8% compared to $4.4 million at June 30, 2021.

There was $379,000 in net non-accrual loans as of June 30, 2022, compared to $536,000 at March 31, 2022, and $1.8 million at June 30, 2021. Of the $379,000 of net non-accrual loans at June 30, 2022, $138,000 were manufactured housing loans, and $241,000 were single family real estate loans.

There was $2.3 million in other assets acquired through foreclosure as of June 30, 2022, compared to $2.4 million at March 31, 2022, and $2.6 million at June 30, 2021. The OREO balance relates to one property in the net amount of $2.3 million.

Stock Repurchase Program

On August 27, 2021, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had extended the stock repurchase plan until August 31, 2023. The Company did not repurchase shares during the second quarter of 2022, leaving $1.4 million available under the previously announced repurchase program.

Company Overview

Community West Bancshares is a financial services company with headquarters in Goleta, California. The Company is the holding company for Community West Bank, the largest publicly traded community bank serving California's Central Coast area of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Community West Bank has seven full-service California branch banking offices in Goleta, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Oxnard and Paso Robles. The principal business activities of the Company are Relationship Banking, Manufactured Housing lending and Government Guaranteed lending.

Industry Accolades

In May of 2022, Community West was ranked #125 on the American Banker Magazine's list of Top 200 Publicly Traded Community Banks and Thrifts based on three-year average return on equity as of December 31, 2021.

Community West Bank was awarded a "Super Premier Performance" rating by The Findley Reports. For 52 years, The Findley Reports has been recognizing the financial performance of banking institutions in California and the Western United States. Community West Bank is rated 5-star Superior by Bauer Financial.

Safe Harbor Disclosure

This release contains certain forward-looking statements about the Company and the Bank that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for "forward-looking statements" provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical or current facts, including statements about future financial and operational results, expectations, or intentions are forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect management's current views of future events and operations. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company as of the date of this release. It is important to note that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve and are subject to significant risks, contingencies, and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond our control including, but not limited to, risks from the COVID-19 pandemic, the strength of the United States economy in general and of the local economies in which we conduct operations, the effect of, and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including changes in interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, inflation, weather, natural disasters, climate change, increased unemployment, deterioration in credit quality of our loan portfolio and/or the value of the collateral securing the repayment of those loans, reduction in the value of our investment securities, the costs and effects of litigation and of adverse outcomes of such litigation, the cost and ability to attract and retain key employees, a breach of our operational or security systems, policies or procedures including cyber-attacks on us or third party vendors or service providers, regulatory or legal developments, United States tax policies, including our effective income tax rate, and our ability to implement and execute our business plan and strategy and expand our operations as provided therein. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth or implied in the forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including the risk factors contained in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are available in the "Investor Relations" section of our website, https://www.communitywest.com/sec-filings/documents/default.aspx. The Company is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any obligation) to update or alter such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.



COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
(in 000's, except per share data)

	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			June 30,
		2022			2022			2021			2021

Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,361		$	2,043		$	1,621		$	2,638
Interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions		99,915			191,145			206,754			109,642
Investment securities		60,513			21,805			22,774			23,247
Loans:
Commercial		67,681			70,480			72,423			68,537
Commercial real estate		516,514			492,181			480,801			444,127
SBA		7,922			8,403			8,580			10,732
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)		2,920			7,504			21,317			71,106
Manufactured housing		305,749			299,969			297,363			286,552
Single family real estate		9,038			8,824			8,663			10,513
HELOC		3,380			3,475			3,579			3,685
Other (1)		(532	)		(528	)		(643	)		(1,983	)
Total loans		912,672			890,308			892,083			893,269

Loans, net
Held for sale		23,124			24,193			23,408			27,252
Held for investment		889,548			866,115			868,675			866,017
Less: Allowance for loan losses		(10,866	)		(10,547	)		(10,404	)		(10,240	)
Net held for investment		878,682			855,568			858,271			855,777
NET LOANS		901,806			879,761			881,679			883,029

Other assets		42,233			41,849			44,224			44,472

TOTAL ASSETS	$	1,106,828		$	1,136,603		$	1,157,052		$	1,063,028

Deposits
Non-interest-bearing demand	$	236,696		$	226,073		$	209,893		$	202,293
Interest-bearing demand		475,869			504,209			537,508			449,649
Savings		25,626			24,239			23,675			19,700
Certificates of deposit ($250,000 or more)		8,688			13,197			17,612			19,791
Other certificates of deposit		147,785			158,022			161,443			173,145
Total deposits		894,664			925,740			950,131			864,578
Other borrowings		90,000			90,000			90,000			90,000
Other liabilities		15,022			16,035			15,546			12,993
TOTAL LIABILITIES		999,686			1,031,775			1,055,677			967,571

Stockholders' equity		107,142			104,828			101,375			95,457

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	1,106,828		$	1,136,603		$	1,157,052		$	1,063,028

Common shares outstanding		8,695			8,682			8,650			8,589

Book value per common share	$	12.32		$	12.07		$	11.72		$	11.11

(1) Includes consumer, other loans, securitized loans, and deferred fees

COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
(in 000's, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,		June 30,			June 30,			June 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021

Interest income
Loans, including fees	$	11,129	$	11,433		$	22,323		$	22,289
Investment securities and other		577		218			883			417
Total interest income		11,706		11,651			23,206			22,706

Deposits		500		771			1,070			1,513
Other borrowings		196		194			390			465
Total interest expense		696		965			1,460			1,978
Net interest income		11,010		10,686			21,746			20,728
Provision (credit) for loan losses		252		(41	)		(32	)		(214	)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		10,758		10,727			21,778			20,942
Non-interest income
Other loan fees		377		310			623			623
Gains from loan sales, net		136		130			196			248
Document processing fees		122		138			223			244
Service charges		93		74			181			141
Other		323		220			1,119			513
Total non-interest income		1,051		872			2,342			1,769
Non-interest expenses
Salaries and employee benefits		4,910		4,379			9,775			8,944
Occupancy, net		1,021		780			2,018			1,559
Professional services		635		430			1,034			770
Data processing		307		332			617			672
Depreciation		179		198			362			403
FDIC assessment		164		121			335			212
Advertising and marketing		233		164			491			347
Stock-based compensation		94		58			186			126
Other		569		207			265			496
Total non-interest expenses		8,112		6,669			15,083			13,529
Income before provision for income taxes		3,697		4,930			9,037			9,182
Provision for income taxes		1,062		1,379			2,442			2,610
Net income	$	2,635	$	3,551		$	6,595		$	6,572
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.30	$	0.42		$	0.76		$	0.77
Diluted	$	0.30	$	0.41		$	0.74		$	0.76

COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
(in 000's, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended
	June 30,		March 31,			December 31,		September 30,		June 30,
	2022			2022			2021		2021		2021
Interest income
Loans, including fees	$	11,129	$	11,194		$	11,258	$	11,576	$	11,433
Investment securities and other		577		306			279		259		218
Total interest income		11,706		11,500			11,537		11,835		11,651

Deposits		500		570			614		708		771
Other borrowings		196		194			206		198		194
Total interest expense		696		764			820		906		965
Net interest income		11,010		10,736			10,717		10,929		10,686
Provision (credit) for loan losses		252		(284	)		26		7		(41	)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		10,758		11,020			10,691		10,922		10,727
Non-interest income
Other loan fees		377		246			343		383		310
Gains from loan sales, net		136		60			109		118		130
Document processing fees		122		101			123		145		138
Service charges		93		88			84		77		74
Other		323		796			285		317		220
Total non-interest income		1,051		1,291			944		1,040		872
Non-interest expenses
Salaries and employee benefits		4,910		4,865			4,884		4,478		4,379
Occupancy, net		1,021		997			893		802		780
Professional services		635		399			441		434		430
Data processing		307		310			251		292		332
Depreciation		179		183			186		191		198
FDIC assessment		164		171			146		127		121
Advertising and marketing		233		258			198		189		164
Stock-based compensation		94		92			129		63		58
Other		569		(304	)		478		284		207
Total non-interest expenses		8,112		6,971			7,606		6,860		6,669
Income before provision for income taxes		3,697		5,340			4,029		5,102		4,930
Provision for income taxes		1,062		1,380			1,135		1,467		1,379
Net income	$	2,635	$	3,960		$	2,894	$	3,635	$	3,551
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.30	$	0.46		$	0.34	$	0.42	$	0.42
Diluted	$	0.30	$	0.45		$	0.33	$	0.41	$	0.41

	Three Months Ended							Three Months Ended							Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2022							March 31, 2022							June 30, 2021
	Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/Cost		Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/Cost		Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/Cost
Interest-Earning Assets
Federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits	$	149,710		$	302	0.81	%	$	205,815		$	109	0.21	%	$	91,106		$	33	0.15	%
Investment securities		45,243			275	2.44	%		26,897			197	2.97	%		26,914			185	2.76	%
Loans (1)		907,088			11,129	4.92	%		894,539			11,194	5.08	%		891,948			11,433	5.14	%
Total earnings assets		1,102,041			11,706	4.26	%		1,127,251			11,500	4.14	%		1,009,968			11,651	4.63	%
Nonearning Assets
Cash and due from banks		2,193							2,161							2,204
Allowance for loan losses		(10,765	)						(10,615	)						(10,261	)
Other assets		37,435							39,138							40,075
Total assets	$	1,130,904						$	1,157,935						$	1,041,986
Interest-Bearing Liabilities
Interest-bearing demand deposits	$	495,821		$	273	0.22	%	$	519,454		$	319	0.25	%	$	436,167		$	466	0.43	%
Savings deposits		25,402			16	0.25	%		23,931			16	0.27	%		20,047			19	0.38	%
Time deposits		164,687			211	0.51	%		175,448			235	0.54	%		184,584			286	0.62	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		685,910			500	0.29	%		718,833			570	0.32	%		640,798			771	0.48	%
Other borrowings		90,000			196	0.87	%		90,000			194	0.87	%		92,582			194	0.84	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	775,910		$	696	0.36	%	$	808,833		$	764	0.38	%	$	733,380		$	965	0.53	%
Noninterest-Bearing Liabilities
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits		232,849							227,980							199,306
Other liabilities		15,646							17,640							15,449
Stockholders' equity		106,499							103,482							93,851
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	1,130,904						$	1,157,935							1,041,986
Net interest income and margin				$	11,010	4.01	%				$	10,736	3.86	%				$	10,686	4.24	%
Net interest spread						3.90	%						3.76	%						4.10	%

Cost of total deposits						0.22	%						0.24	%						0.37	%
Cost of funds						0.28	%						0.30	%						0.41	%

	Six Months Ended							Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2022							June 30, 2021
	Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/Cost		Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/Cost
Interest-Earning Assets
Federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits	$	177,607		$	411	0.47	%	$	81,251		$	72	0.18	%
Investment securities		36,121			472	2.64	%		26,406			345	2.63	%
Loans (1)		900,849			22,323	5.00	%		883,902			22,289	5.09	%
Total earnings assets		1,114,577			23,206	4.20	%		991,559			22,706	4.62	%
Nonearning Assets
Cash and due from banks		2,177							2,140
Allowance for loan losses		(10,691	)						(10,245	)
Other assets		38,282							39,948
Total assets	$	1,144,345						$	1,023,402
Interest-Bearing Liabilities
Interest-bearing demand deposits	$	507,572		$	592	0.24	%	$	423,461		$	947	0.45	%
Savings deposits		24,670			33	0.27	%		19,689			40	0.41	%
Time deposits		170,038			445	0.53	%		179,093			526	0.59	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		702,280			1,070	0.31	%		622,243			1,513	0.49	%
Other borrowings		90,000			390	0.87	%		98,757			465	0.95	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	792,280		$	1,460	0.37	%	$	721,000		$	1,978	0.55	%
Noninterest-Bearing Liabilities
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits		230,428							194,191
Other liabilities		16,638							15,824
Stockholders' equity		104,999							92,387
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	1,144,345						$	1,023,402
Net interest income and margin				$	21,746	3.93	%				$	20,728	4.22	%
Net interest spread						3.83	%						4.07	%

Cost of total deposits						0.23	%						0.37	%
Cost of funds						0.29	%						0.44	%

ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Dollars and shares in thousands except per share amounts)(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended			Six Months Ended
PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND RATIOS	June 30, 2022			March 31, 2022			June 30, 2021			June 30, 2022			June 30, 2021
Return on average common equity		9.92	%		15.52	%		15.18	%		12.67	%		14.35	%
Return on average assets		0.93	%		1.39	%		1.37	%		1.16	%		1.29	%
Efficiency ratio		67.26	%		57.97	%		57.70	%		62.62	%		60.14	%
Net interest margin		4.01	%		3.86	%		4.24	%		3.93	%		4.22	%

	Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended			Six Months Ended
AVERAGE BALANCES	June 30, 2022			March 31, 2022			June 30, 2021			June 30, 2022			June 30, 2021
Average assets	$	1,130,904		$	1,157,935		$	1,041,986		$	1,144,345		$	1,023,402
Average earning assets		1,102,041			1,127,251			1,009,968			1,114,577			991,559
Average total loans		907,088			894,539			891,948			900,849			883,902
Average deposits		918,759			946,813			840,104			932,708			816,434
Average common equity		106,499			103,482			93,851			104,999			92,387

EQUITY ANALYSIS	June 30, 2022			March 31, 2022			June 30, 2021
Total common equity	$	107,142		$	104,828		$	95,457
Common stock outstanding		8,695			8,682			8,589

Book value per common share	$	12.32		$	12.07		$	11.11

ASSET QUALITY	June 30, 2022			March 31, 2022			June 30, 2021
Nonaccrual loans, net	$	379		$	536		$	1,797
Nonaccrual loans, net/total loans		0.04	%		0.06	%		0.20	%
Other assets acquired through foreclosure, net	$	2,250		$	2,389		$	2,572

Nonaccrual loans plus other assets acquired through foreclosure, net	$	2,629		$	2,925		$	4,369
Nonaccrual loans plus other assets acquired through foreclosure, net/total assets		0.24	%		0.26	%		0.41	%
Net loan (recoveries)/charge-offs in the quarter	$	(66	)	$	(427	)	$	(48	)
Net (recoveries)/charge-offs in the quarter/total loans		(0.01	%)		(0.05	%)		(0.01	%)

Allowance for loan losses	$	10,866		$	10,547		$	10,240
Plus: Reserve for undisbursed loan commitments		94			90			78
Total allowance for credit losses	$	10,960		$	10,637		$	10,318
Allowance for loan losses/total loans held for investment		1.22	%		1.22	%		1.18	%
Allowance for loan losses/total loans held for investment excluding PPP loans		1.23	%		1.23	%		1.29	%
Allowance for loan losses/nonaccrual loans, net		2867.02	%		1966.82	%		569.84	%

Community West Bank *
Community bank leverage ratio		N/A			N/A			8.94	%
Tier 1 leverage ratio		9.30	%		8.88	%		8.94	%
Tier 1 capital ratio		11.07	%		11.32	%		11.21	%
Total capital ratio		12.22	%		12.49	%		12.46	%

INTEREST SPREAD ANALYSIS	June 30, 2022			March 31, 2022			June 30, 2021
Yield on total loans		4.92	%		5.08	%		5.14	%
Yield on investments		2.44	%		2.97	%		2.76	%
Yield on interest earning deposits		0.81	%		0.21	%		0.15	%
Yield on earning assets		4.26	%		4.14	%		4.63	%

Cost of interest-bearing deposits		0.29	%		0.32	%		0.48	%
Cost of total deposits		0.22	%		0.24	%		0.37	%
Cost of borrowings		0.87	%		0.87	%		0.84	%
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities		0.36	%		0.38	%		0.53	%
Cost of funds		0.28	%		0.30	%		0.41	%

* Capital ratios are preliminary until the Call Report is filed.

Contact:		Richard Pimentel, EVP & CFO
		805.692.4410
		www.communitywestbank.com

Community West Bancshares Earns $2.6 Million, or $0.30 Per Diluted Share, in Second Quarter 2022; Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.075 Per Common Share