UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                                   FORM 10-Q/A
                                (Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One)

[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002

                                       Or

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

             For the transition period from _________ to _________.

                       Commission File Number:  000-23575

                            COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                   California                                 77-0446957
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation              (I.R.S. Employer
                or organization)                          Identification No.)

     445  Pine  Avenue,  Goleta,  California                    93117
     (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

                                 (805) 692-1862
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

[X] YES     [ ] NO

     Number of shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding as of
November 13,  2002:  5,690,223.



     EXPLANATORY NOTE

     This Form 10-Q/A of Community Bancshares for the quarter ended September
30, 2002 (the "Form 10-Q/A") is being amended to file Exhibit 99.1. There are no
other differences in the Form 10-Q/A.

PART II.     OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)  Exhibits: The following is a list of the exhibits filed as part of this
     Report on Form 10-Q.

     Exhibit 99.1   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted
                    pursuant to Section 906 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002.

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

     The Company filed no reports on Form 8-K during the three month period
     ended September 30, 2002.

     The Company filed a Form 8-K report on November 4, 2002.

                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned duly authorized officer and principal financial officer.

                              COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
                              (registrant)

DATE:  December 3, 2002       By:/s/Philip E. Guldeman
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                              Philip E. Guldeman
                              Executive Vice President
                              Chief Financial Officer

                              On  Behalf of Registrant and as
                              Principal Financial Officer