form8k.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549


FORM 8-K


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


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 26, 2011

COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

California

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-23575
77-0446957
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


445 Pine Avenue, Goleta, California
93117
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(805) 692-5821

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure

Based on a review of the loan portfolio of Community West Bank (Bank), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Community West Bancshares, completed on May 19, 2011, we decided that the Bank should increase the allowance for loan losses.  While the actual amount of the additional provision has yet to be formally determined, the Company believes it will be approximately $670,000.  After the applicable income tax effect of $275,000, the approximate reduction to the Company’s Stockholders’ Equity would be $395,000.  These amounts will be reflected in the Company’s operating results for the first six months of 2011.  When the amounts are finalized, the Bank’s first quarter Call Report may be revised.


 
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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  May 26, 2011
COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES


 
By:
/s/ Charles G. Baltuskonis
   
Charles G. Baltuskonis
   
Executive Vice President and
   
Chief Financial Officer