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Community West Bancshares filings document the regulatory record of a California bank holding company and its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Community West Bank. The company’s disclosures cover banking operations, operating and financial results, dividends, capital-structure matters, material agreements, completed merger activity and Regulation FD investor presentations.
The filing record also includes definitive proxy materials and Form 8-K reports addressing governance, shareholder voting matters, executive compensation, board oversight and officer or director changes. Risk-factor and capital disclosures relate to the company’s community banking model, including lending, deposits, securities, non-interest income and bank regulatory obligations.
Community West Bancshares director Jagroop Gill has filed an initial Form 3 indicating insider status with the company. The provided data show no reportable transactions, share holdings, or derivative positions at this time, so the filing serves primarily as a baseline disclosure of directorship.
Community West Bancshares completed its all-stock merger with United Security Bancshares on April 1, 2026, creating a larger Central California community bank. USB merged into Community West, and United Security Bank merged into Community West Bank, which continues as the surviving bank.
USB shareholders received 0.4520 shares of Community West common stock for each USB share. Based on Community West’s March 31, 2026 closing price of $23.30, the deal values USB at approximately $185.5 million, or $10.53 per share. The combined company has approximately $5 billion in total assets and an expanded footprint across 13 counties and 31 communities in Central California.
Community West shareholders approved the merger, with 13,558,443 votes in favor out of 13,617,034 shares represented, meeting quorum. The new board has 14 directors, including two from USB, with James J. Kim as CEO and President, Daniel J. Doyle as Chairman, and Jagroop “Jay” Gill as Vice Chairman.
Community West Bancshares provided an update on its planned merger with United Security Bancshares and issued supplemental disclosures to the joint proxy statement/prospectus. The update notes two New York lawsuits and shareholder demand letters challenging merger disclosures, and explains that additional details are being provided voluntarily to avoid delay and distraction.
The new disclosures add background on USB’s sale process and board views, fuller relative contribution and peer tables, and more detail on valuation work by Janney and Piper Sandler. Illustrative pro forma metrics show USB contributing 29% of combined ownership based on a 0.4520x exchange ratio, CWB’s 2026 estimated earnings at $44.6 million versus USB’s $15.6 million, and modeled CWB EPS accretion of 10.2–19.1% with tangible book value dilution improving from (9.5)% at closing to 2.2% by 2029.
Community West Bancshares announced that it and United Security Bancshares have received required regulatory approvals from the FDIC and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, plus a waiver from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, for their previously announced merger.
The companies expect to close the merger in the second quarter of 2026, subject to shareholder approval at special meetings on March 30, 2026 and other customary conditions. Operational systems conversion is targeted for the third quarter of 2026. After completion, the combined bank is expected to have about $5 billion in total assets and banking centers across 31 communities in 13 Central California counties.
Community West Bancshares executive Timothy Joseph Stronks exercised stock options and increased his direct shareholdings. On March 13, 2026, he exercised options covering 15,800 shares of CWBC common stock at an exercise price of $16.35 per share, acquiring 15,800 shares.
Following the transaction, Stronks directly owns 25,090 shares of CWBC common stock. He also retains several stock option awards, including options over 5,925, 1,580, 3,950 and 7,900 underlying shares with exercise prices between $8.79 and $17.51, expiring between 2029 and 2032.
Community West Bancshares files its annual report describing its business, risks and regulatory environment following its merger with United Security Bancshares’ predecessor, Central Valley Community Bancorp, completed on April 1, 2024. The combined bank now holds about $3.69 billion in consolidated assets and operates 26 full‑service banking offices across Central and coastal California.
The company focuses on commercial, real estate, agribusiness and consumer lending, with total loans of about $2.54 billion at December 31, 2025, roughly three‑quarters secured by real estate. It highlights concentrated exposure to California markets, agricultural dependence, interest‑rate and liquidity risk, strong local competition, evolving cybersecurity and regulatory demands, and detailed human‑capital initiatives for its 338 employees. Management outlines extensive federal and state oversight, capital requirements and consumer protection laws that shape how the bank grows, lends and returns capital to shareholders.
Community West Bancshares president Martin E. Plourd reported buying 282 shares of CWBC common stock in an open-market transaction at $20.65 per share. The shares were purchased as part of the Company's ESPP plan, bringing his directly held stake to 112,536 shares.
Community West Bancshares Executive Vice President Shannon R. Livingston bought 266 shares of CWBC common stock in an open-market purchase at $20.65 per share. After this transaction, direct holdings increased to 21,648 shares. The shares were purchased as part of the company's employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
Community West Bancshares executive Dawn M. Cagle increased her direct ownership in CWBC through a compensated purchase. On this Form 4, the Executive Vice President reported buying 351 shares of common stock at $20.65 per share on February 27, 2026, in an open-market transaction made under the company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Following this purchase, her directly held position rose to 13,724 shares of CWBC common stock.
Community West Bancshares CEO and director James J. Kim bought 1,089 shares of the company’s common stock in an open-market purchase on February 27, 2026 at a price of $20.65 per share. After this transaction, he directly owns 58,849 shares, with the purchase made through the Company’s ESPP plan.