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    Community West Bancshares Earnings Increase 27% to $3.6 Million, or $0.41 Per Diluted Share, in 3Q21 Compared to 3Q20; Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.07 Per Common Share

    11/1/21 9:00:00 AM ET
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    GOLETA, Calif., Nov. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Community West Bancshares (Community West or the Company), (NASDAQ:CWBC), parent company of Community West Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income increased 27.1% to $3.6 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21), compared to $2.9 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2020 (3Q20), and remained unchanged compared to the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21). For the first nine months of 2021, the Company reported net income of $10.2 million, or $1.17 per diluted share, an increase of 81.7% compared to $5.6 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2020.

    "Our third quarter and year-to-date earnings were strong, fueled by increased net interest income and an expanded balance sheet," stated Martin E. Plourd, Chief Executive Officer. "Strong revenue generation along with the continued success of our outreach to new and existing clients during the quarter generated increased income and had a meaningful impact on loan generation with new loan commitments of $62.4 million in 3Q21 to offset SBA PPP loan forgiveness of $35 million and deposit growth. We continue to focus on deploying excess liquidity through increased lending activity, while managing asset quality. With the continued improvement in our local economies, we remain optimistic for growth throughout the rest of the year."

    Third Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights:

    • Net income was $3.6 million, or $0.41 per diluted share in 3Q21 and in 2Q21, compared to $2.9 million, or $0.33 per diluted share in 3Q20.
    • Net interest income increased to $10.9 million for 3Q21, compared to $10.7 million for 2Q21 and $9.6 million in 3Q20.
    • A provision for loan losses of $7,000 was booked for 3Q21, compared to a credit for loan losses of $41,000 for 2Q21, and a provision for loan losses of $113,000 for 3Q20. The resulting allowance was 1.19% of total loans held for investment at September 30, 2021, and 1.24% of total loans held for investment, excluding the $36.1 million of Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loans at September 30, 2021, which are 100% guaranteed by the Small Business Administration ("SBA").*
    • Net interest margin was 3.97% for 3Q21, compared to 4.24% for 2Q21, and 3.76% for 3Q20.
    • Non-interest bearing demand deposits increased $17.5 million during the quarter to $219.8 million at September 30, 2021 and increased $29.7 million compared to $190.1 million at September 30, 2020.
    • Total demand deposits increased $75.9 million to $727.8 million at September 30, 2021, compared to $651.9 million at June 30, 2021, and increased $182.6 million compared to $545.2 million at September 30, 2020.
    • Total loans decreased $2.7 million to $890.6 million at September 30, 2021, compared to $893.3 million at June 30, 2021, and increased $36.1 million compared to $854.5 million at September 30, 2020.
    • Book value per common share increased to $11.46 at September 30, 2021, compared to $11.11 at June 30, 2021, and $10.23 at September 30, 2020.
    • The Bank's community bank leverage ratio (CBLR) was 8.59% at September 30, 2021, compared to 8.94% at June 30, 2021, and 8.79% at September 30, 2020.
    • Net non-accrual loans were $1.7 million at September 30, 2021, compared to $1.8 million at June 30, 2021, and $2.3 million at September 30, 2020.
    • Other assets acquired through foreclosure, net, was $2.6 million at September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively, and $2.7 million at September 30, 2020.

    *Non GAAP

    COVID-19 Pandemic and PPP loan Update

    "Contributing to our success in the first nine months of 2021, and previously in 2020, was our participation in the SBA's PPP program," said Plourd. "As of September 30, 2021, we had 166 PPP loans totaling $36.1 million remaining on our balance sheet from both the first and second rounds of funding. During the third quarter of 2021, $35.0 million of the PPP loans were forgiven by the SBA. We recognized $1 million of income in net fees related to PPP loans during 3Q21, compared to $0.9 million of income in net fees during 2Q21, and have $1 million remaining in net unrecognized fees related to PPP loans that will be recognized as income through amortization or once the loans are paid off or forgiven by the SBA. As these loans are forgiven, we will use the liquidity to pursue new lending opportunities as well as focus on further reduction in funding costs."

    "During the third quarter of 2021 we remained focused on delivering an exceptional client experience throughout the PPP forgiveness process, and this approach, along with our client's referrals to others, helped bring new clients into the Bank, as is evident from our strong demand deposit growth during the quarter," said William F. Filippin, President, of Community West Bank.

    While the Company had no loans on deferral as of September 30, 2021, it continues to closely monitor high-risk industry loans. The industries most heavily impacted include retail, healthcare, hospitality, schools and energy. The Company continues to evaluate loans related to affected industries, and at September 30, 2021, the Bank's loans to these industries were $162.7 million, which is 18.3% of its $890.6 million loan portfolio.

    Of the selected industry loans, $1.3 million, or less than 1%, are on non-accrual at September 30, 2021 compared to $1.6 million at September 30, 2020. Also, of the selected industry loans, the classified loans are $15.0 million, or 9.23% at September 30, 2021 compared to $17.1 million or 9.26% at September 30, 2020. Additional detail by industry at September 30, 2021 is included in the table below.

    Sectors Under Focus (Excluding PPP Loans)
    As of 9/30/21

    (in thousands)
     Loans

    Outstanding
     $ Non-accrual% Non-accrual $ Classified% Classified $ Deferrals% Deferral
    Healthcare$50,410$00.00%$2,0844.13%$-0.00%
    Senior/Assted Living Facilities 23,487 00.00% -0.00% -0.00%
    Medical Offices 17,970 00.00% 2531.41% -0.00%
    General Healthcare 8,953 00.00% 1,83120.45% -0.00%
    Hospitality 49,493 1,3462.72% 5,02910.16% -0.00%
    Lodging 39,481 1,3453.41% 2,4376.17% -0.00%
    Restaurants 10,012 10.01% 2,59225.89% -0.00%
    Retail Commercial Real Estate48,942 00.00% 7,79615.93%  0.00%
    Retail Services 12,637 00.00% 170.13% -0.00%
    Schools 1,137 00.00% -0.00% -0.00%
    Energy 89 00.00% 89100.00% -0.00%
      Total$162,706$1,3460.83%$15,0159.23%$-0.00%

    Income Statement

    Net interest income improved to $10.9 million in 3Q21, compared to $10.7 million in 2Q21, and $9.6 million in 3Q20. In the first nine months of 2021, net interest income increased 18.3% to $31.7 million, compared to $26.8 million in the first nine months of 2020.

    Net interest margin was 3.97% for 3Q21, a 27-basis point contraction compared to 2Q21, and a 21-basis point improvement compared to 3Q20. "PPP loan payoffs, and our continued focus on reducing our cost of funds rate contributed to the net interest margin expansion during 3Q21 compared to 3Q20. The decrease compared to the prior quarter was mostly due to lower yield on earning assets during 3Q21 compared to 2Q21," said Susan C. Thompson Chief Financial Officer. The cost of funds for 3Q21 reduced by 5-basis points to 0.36%, compared to 0.41% for 2Q21, and improved by 30-basis points compared to 0.66% for 3Q20. PPP loans included fees accounting for 25 basis points of 3Q21 net interest margin, and 10 basis points of 2Q21 net interest margin. In the first nine months of 2021, the net interest margin expanded 32 basis points to 4.13%, compared to the first nine months of 2020.

    "Due to the change in loan mix in the third quarter and positive migration out of "Watch" or worse loan risk rating categories in the loan portfolio, as well as $36,000 of net loan recoveries, we recorded a provision for loan losses of $7,000 during 3Q21. This compares to a provision credit for loan losses of $41,000 in 2Q21 and a provision for loan losses of $113,000 in 3Q20. We feel that we are solidly positioned as we navigate through the recovery from the residual effects of the pandemic, with loan loss reserves, excluding PPP loans, of 1.24% at September 30, 2021," said Thompson.

    Non-interest income totaled $1.0 million in 3Q21, compared to $872,000 in 2Q21, and $1.4 million in 3Q20. Other loan fees were $383,000 for 3Q21, compared to $310,000 in 2Q21, and $539,000 in 3Q20. Gain on sale of loans was $118,000 in 3Q21, compared to $130,000 in 2Q21, and $424,000 in 3Q20. Non-interest income declined slightly to $2.8 million in the first nine months of 2021, compared to $2.9 million in the first nine months of 2020.

    Non-interest expense totaled $6.9 million in 3Q21, compared to $6.7 million in 2Q21 and in 3Q20. The Company's efficiency ratio was 57.31% for 3Q21, compared to 57.70% for 2Q21 and 61.65% for 3Q20. In the first nine months of 2021, non-interest expense was $20.4 million, compared to $20.5 million in the first nine months of 2020. The Company continues to focus on expense control and gaining efficiencies through use of technology and process improvement.

    Balance Sheet

    Total assets increased $72.6 million, or 6.8%, to $1.14 billion at September 30, 2021, compared to $1.06 billion at June 30, 2021, and increased $93.5 million compared to $1.04 billion at September 30, 2020. Total loans decreased by $2.7 million, to $890.6 million at September 30, 2021, compared to $893.3 million at June 30, 2021, and increased $36.1 million, or 4.2%, compared to $854.5 million at September 30, 2020. Total loans, excluding PPP loans, increased $32.3 million during the quarter, or 3.9%, and increased $75.7 million, or 9.7%, compared to September 30, 2020.

    "Loan growth, excluding PPP loans, was solid during the quarter, primarily from growth in commercial real estate and manufactured housing loan portfolios which offset the $35.0 million decline in PPP loan balances due to loan forgiveness," said Thompson. Commercial real estate loans outstanding (which include SBA 504, construction and land) were up 20.0% from year ago levels to $473.3 million at September 30, 2021, and comprise 53.1% of the total loan portfolio. Manufactured housing loans were up 6.2% from year ago levels to $292.5 million, and represent 32.8% of total loans. PPP loans were $36.1 million at September 30, 2021, and represent 4.1% of total loans down from $71.1 million at June 30, 2021 and $75.7 million at September 30, 2020. Commercial loans (which include agriculture loans) were down 20.7% from year ago levels to $66.7 million, and represent 7.5% of the total loan portfolio. The majority of this decrease was in the agriculture loan portfolio as the Bank continues to focus on off-balance sheet Farmer Mac lending.

    Total deposits increased $67.4 million, or 7.8%, to $931.9 million at September 30, 2021, compared to $864.6 million at June 30, 2021, and increased $182.8 million, or 24.4% compared to $749.2 million at September 30, 2020. Non-interest-bearing demand deposits were $219.8 million at September 30, 2021, a $17.5 million increase compared to $202.3 million at June 30, 2021, and a $29.7 million increase compared to $190.1 million at September 30, 2020. Interest-bearing demand deposits increased $58.4 million to $508.0 million at September 30, 2021, compared to $449.6 million at June 30, 2021, and increased $152.9 million compared to $355.1 million at September 30, 2020. "Demand deposit balances remained at record levels with new relationships established from our business development efforts," said Thompson.

    Certificates of deposit (CDs), which include brokered deposits, decreased $10.0 million during the quarter to $182.9 million at September 30, 2021, compared to $192.9 million at June 30, 2021, and decreased $2.5 million compared to $185.4 million at September 30, 2020. The decrease in CD's at September 30, 2021 compared to a year ago was due to divesting some high-priced municipal and brokered deposits to lower cost, core funding.

    Stockholders' equity increased to $98.8 million at September 30, 2021, compared to $95.5 million at June 30, 2021, and $86.7 million at September 30, 2020. Book value per common share increased to $11.46 at September 30, 2021, compared to $11.11 at June 30, 2021, and $10.23 at September 30, 2020. The increase in capital will be utilized to support balance sheet growth and dividend payments.

    Credit Quality

    "Although our credit metrics remain strong, we continue to closely monitor our loan portfolio and asset quality metrics, and have elevated credit monitoring structures in place," said Plourd. "Our disciplined approach of managing potential problem loans early has helped to keep us from incurring losses. This conservative loan grading system is a strategy that we put in place years ago, and is reflective in our historic low loss ratio."

    At September 30, 2021, asset quality reflected improvement due to positive loan risk rating migrations during the third quarter. Total classified loans decreased year-over-year due to proactive risk rating of loans showing signs of financial stress during the pandemic, while net non-accrual loans also decreased year over year. All loans rated "Watch" or worse are monitored monthly and proactive measures are taken when any signs of deterioration to the credit are discovered.

    The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $7,000 in 3Q21. This compared to a provision credit for loan losses of $41,000 in 2Q21, and a provision for loan losses of $113,000 in 3Q20. The allowance for credit losses, including the reserve for undisbursed loans, was $10.4 million, or 1.19% of total loans held for investment, at September 30, 2021, and 1.24% of total loans held for investment excluding PPP loans. Net non-accrual loans, plus net other assets acquired through foreclosure, decreased to $4.3 million at September 30, 2021, compared to $4.4 million at June 30, 2021 and decreased 14% compared to $5.0 million at September 30, 2020.

    There was $1.7 million in net non-accrual loans as of September 30, 2021, compared to $1.8 million at June 30, 2021, and $2.3 million at September 30, 2020. Of the $1.7 million of net non-accrual loans at September 30, 2021, $1.3 million were SBA 504 loans, $96,000 were manufactured housing loans and $266,000 were single family real estate loans.

    There was $2.6 million in other assets acquired through foreclosure as of September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively, and $2.3 million at September 30, 2020. The majority of this balance relates to one property in the amount of $2.3 million.

    Cash Dividend Declared

    The Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per common share, payable November 30, 2021 to common shareholders of record on November 15, 2021.

    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 third quarter of 2021, 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 September 2021, Community West was named to Piper Sandler's Bank and Thrift Sm-All Stars – Class of 2021. This award recognized Community West as one of the top 35 best performing small capitalization institutions from a list of publicly traded banks and thrifts in the U.S. with market capitalizations less than $2.5 billion. In making their selections, Piper Sandler focused on growth, profitability, credit quality and capital strength.

    In April 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. In making their selections, The Findley Reports focuses on these four ratios: growth, return on beginning equity, net operating income as a percentage of average assets, and loan losses as a percentage of gross loans. We are also rated 5 star Superior by Bauer Financial.

    Safe Harbor Disclosure

    This release contains forward-looking statements that 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 risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the ability of the Company to implement its strategy and expand its lending operations.

    

    COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES         
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS         
    (unaudited)         
    (in 000's, except per share data)         
              
     Three Months Ended
     September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30,
      2021  2021   2021   2020   2020
              
    Interest income         
    Loans, including fees$11,576 $11,433  $10,856  $10,790  $10,909
    Investment securities and other 259  218   199   196   207
    Total interest income 11,835  11,651   11,055   10,986   11,116
              
    Deposits 708  771   742   815   1,046
    Other borrowings 198  194   271   378   518
    Total interest expense 906  965   1,013   1,193   1,564
    Net interest income 10,929  10,686   10,042   9,793   9,552
    Provision (credit) for loan losses 7  (41)  (173)  (44)  113
    Net interest income after provision for loan losses 10,922  10,727   10,215   9,837   9,439
    Non-interest income         
    Other loan fees 383  310   313   383   539
    Gains from loan sales, net 118  130   118   209   424
    Document processing fees 145  138   106   129   152
    Service charges 77  74   67   83   75
    Other 317  220   293   166   162
    Total non-interest income 1,040  872   897   970   1,352
    Non-interest expenses         
    Salaries and employee benefits 4,478  4,379   4,565   4,594   4,402
    Occupancy, net 802  780   779   751   751
    Professional services 434  430   340   399   460
    Data processing 292  332   340   254   258
    Depreciation 191  198   205   202   205
    FDIC assessment 127  121   91   165   123
    Advertising and marketing 189  164   183   110   145
    Stock-based compensation 63  58   68   68   71
    Other 284  207   289   526   307
    Total non-interest expenses 6,860  6,669   6,860   7,069   6,722
    Income before provision for income taxes 5,102  4,930   4,252   3,738   4,069
    Provision for income taxes 1,467  1,379   1,231   1,111   1,209
    Net income$3,635 $3,551  $3,021  $2,627  $2,860
    Earnings per share:         
    Basic$0.42 $0.42  $0.36  $0.31  $0.34
    Diluted$0.41 $0.41  $0.35  $0.31  $0.33





    COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES       
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS       
    (unaudited)       
    (in 000's, except per share data)       
            
     Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
     September 30, September 30,September 30,September 30,
      2021  2020  2021   2020
            
    Interest income       
    Loans, including fees$11,576 $10,909$33,865  $32,158
    Investment securities and other 259  207  676   710
    Total interest income 11,835  11,116  34,541   32,868
            
    Deposits 708  1,046  2,221   4,668
    Other borrowings 198  518  663   1,404
    Total interest expense 906  1,564  2,884   6,072
    Net interest income 10,929  9,552  31,657   26,796
    Provision (credit) for loan losses 7  113  (207)  1,267
    Net interest income after provision for loan losses 10,922  9,439  31,864   25,529
    Non-interest income       
    Other loan fees 383  539  1,006   1,163
    Gains from loan sales, net 118  424  366   711
    Document processing fees 145  152  389   384
    Service charges 77  75  218   271
    Other 317  162  830   413
    Total non-interest income 1,040  1,352  2,809   2,942
    Non-interest expenses       
    Salaries and employee benefits 4,478  4,402  13,422   13,374
    Occupancy, net 802  751  2,361   2,285
    Professional services 434  460  1,204   1,402
    Data processing 292  258  964   801
    Depreciation 191  205  594   619
    FDIC assessment 127  123  339   400
    Advertising and marketing 189  145  536   563
    Stock-based compensation 63  71  189   251
    Other 284  307  780   759
    Total non-interest expenses 6,860  6,722  20,389   20,454
    Income before provision for income taxes 5,102  4,069  14,284   8,017
    Provision for income taxes 1,467  1,209  4,077   2,399
    Net income$3,635 $2,860 $10,207  $5,618
    Earnings per share:       
    Basic$0.42 $0.34 $1.19  $0.66
    Diluted$0.41 $0.33 $1.17  $0.66





    COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES       
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS       
    (unaudited)       
    (in 000's, except per share data)       
            
     September 30,June 30, December 31, September 30,
      2021   2021   2020   2020 
            
    Cash and cash equivalents$2,129  $2,638  $1,587  $4,974 
    Interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions 184,806   109,642   58,953   124,590 
    Investment securities 23,608   23,247   22,043   23,562 
    Loans:       
    Commercial 66,713   68,537   80,851   84,133 
    Commercial real estate 473,338   444,127   402,148   394,547 
    SBA 9,589   10,732   11,851   12,547 
    Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) 36,109   71,106   69,542   75,683 
    Manufactured housing 292,476   286,552   280,284   275,472 
    Single family real estate 8,659   10,513   10,358   10,232 
    HELOC 3,717   3,685   3,861   3,857 
    Other (1) (6)  (1,983)  (1,318)  (2,001)
    Total loans 890,595   893,269   857,577   854,470 
            
    Loans, net       
    Held for sale 24,400   27,252   31,229   32,562 
    Held for investment 866,195   866,017   826,348   821,908 
    Less: Allowance for loan losses (10,283)  (10,240)  (10,194)  (10,197)
    Net held for investment 855,912   855,777   816,154   811,711 
    NET LOANS 880,312   883,029   847,383   844,273 
            
    Other assets 44,735   44,472   45,469   44,700 
            
    TOTAL ASSETS$1,135,590  $1,063,028  $975,435  $1,042,099 
            
    Deposits       
    Non-interest-bearing demand$219,826  $202,293  $181,837  $190,133 
    Interest-bearing demand 508,020   449,649   398,101   355,111 
    Savings 21,202   19,700   18,736   18,555 
    Certificates of deposit ($250,000 or more) 15,956   19,791   30,536   81,426 
    Other certificates of deposit 166,938   173,145   136,975   103,955 
    Total deposits 931,942   864,578   766,185   749,180 
    Other borrowings 90,000   90,000   105,000   190,103 
    Other liabilities 14,881   12,993   15,243   16,099 
           TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,036,823   967,571   886,428   955,382 
            
    Stockholders' equity 98,767   95,457   89,007   86,717 
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY       
    $1,135,590  $1,063,028  $975,435  $1,042,099 
            
    Common shares outstanding 8,616   8,589   8,473   8,473 
            
    Book value per common share$11.46  $11.11  $10.50  $10.23 
            
    (1) Includes consumer, other loans, securitized loans, and deferred fees       





    ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION         
    (Dollars and shares in thousands except per share amounts)(Unaudited)         
     Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended
    PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND RATIOSSeptember 30, 2021 June 30, 2021 September 30, 2020 September 30, 2021 September 30, 2020
    Return on average common equity 14.77%   15.18%   13.33%   14.49%   13.45% 
    Return on average assets 1.28%   1.37%   1.09%   1.29%   1.16% 
    Efficiency ratio 57.31%   57.70%   61.65%   59.16%   68.78% 
    Net interest margin 3.97%   4.24%   3.76%   4.13%   3.81% 
              
     Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended
    AVERAGE BALANCESSeptember 30, 2021 June 30, 2021 September 30, 2020 September 30, 2021 September 30, 2020
    Average assets$1,123,598  $1,041,986  $1,044,807  $1,057,168  $970,099 
    Average earning assets 1,091,792   1,009,968   1,011,765   1,025,337   939,959 
    Average total loans 882,058   891,948   854,273   883,280   827,244 
    Average deposits 920,165   840,104   733,486   851,391   732,449 
    Average common equity 97,636   93,851   85,328   94,149   83,972 
              
    EQUITY ANALYSISSeptember 30, 2021 June 30, 2021 September 30, 2020    
    Total common equity$98,767  $95,457  $86,717     
    Common stock outstanding 8,616   8,589   8,473     
              
    Book value per common share$11.46  $11.11  $10.23     
              
    ASSET QUALITYSeptember 30, 2021 June 30, 2021 September 30, 2020    
    Nonaccrual loans, net$1,742  $1,797  $2,258     
    Nonaccrual loans, net/total loans 0.20%   0.20%   0.26%     
    Other assets acquired through foreclosure, net$2,572  $2,572  $2,707     
              
    Nonaccrual loans plus other assets acquired through foreclosure, net$4,314  $4,369  $4,965     
    Nonaccrual loans plus other assets acquired through foreclosure, net/total assets 0.38%   0.41%   0.48%     
    Net loan (recoveries)/charge-offs in the quarter$(36)  $(48)  $(76)     
    Net (recoveries)/charge-offs in the quarter/total loans (0.00%)   (0.01%)   (0.01%)     
              
    Allowance for loan losses$10,283  $10,240  $10,197     
    Plus: Reserve for undisbursed loan commitments 106   78   92     
    Total allowance for credit losses$10,389  $10,318  $10,289     
    Allowance for loan losses/total loans held for investment 1.19%   1.18%   1.24%     
    Allowance for loan losses/total loans held for investment excluding PPP loans 1.24%   1.29%   1.37%     
    Allowance for loan losses/nonaccrual loans, net 590.34%   569.84%   451.59%     
              
              
    Community West Bank *         
    Community bank leverage ratio 8.59%   8.94%   8.79%     
    Tier 1 leverage ratio 8.59%   8.94%   8.79%     
    Tier 1 capital ratio 10.93%   11.21%   10.96%     
    Total capital ratio 12.11%   12.46%   12.21%     
              
    INTEREST SPREAD ANALYSISSeptember 30, 2021 June 30, 2021 September 30, 2020    
    Yield on total loans 5.21%   5.14%   5.08%     
    Yield on investments 2.68%   2.76%   1.89%     
    Yield on interest earning deposits 0.16%   0.15%   0.23%     
    Yield on earning assets 4.30%   4.63%   4.37%     
              
    Cost of interest-bearing deposits 0.40%   0.48%   0.77%     
    Cost of total deposits 0.31%   0.37%   0.57%     
    Cost of borrowings 0.87%   0.84%   0.98%     
    Cost of interest-bearing liabilities 0.45%   0.53%   0.83%     
    Cost of funds 0.36%   0.41%   0.66%     
              
    * Capital ratios are preliminary until the Call Report is filed.         



    Contact:Susan C. Thompson, EVP & CFO
     805.692.5821
     www.communitywestbank.com



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