Community West Bancshares : Business Banker Justin Vanderlinden Joins Community West Bank

Goleta, CA, July 25, 2016 - Community West Bancshares, (NASDAQ: CWBC), parent company of Community West Bank, today announced that Justin Vanderlinden has joined the bank. Mr. Vanderlinden is Vice President and Relationship Manager at Community West Bank's San Luis Obispo Loan Production Office at 1977 Santa Barbara Avenue.

'We are excited to have Justin join our banking team,' said Bill Filippin, Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer. 'He is an experienced business banker, and his strong local roots will help Community West Bank attract new clients throughout San Luis Obispo County.'

Prior to joining Community West Bank, Mr. Vanderlinden served as Business Banking Officer at Rabobank in San Luis Obispo. He is the board president of Senior Nutrition Program of SLO County, board member of the San Luis Obispo Exchange Club and is active with the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Vanderlinden attended Cuesta College and California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.

'Justin has been a business lender for many years, and adds significantly to the strength of our team,' said Jason Bietz, Senior Vice President and Regional Market Manager. 'It is great to have him on board, as we position Community West Bank to be the bank of choice for businesses which prefer to work with a locally owned community bank.'

About Community West Bank

Founded in 1989, Community West Bank has grown to over $600 million in assets, with full-service banking branches in Goleta, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Ventura and Westlake Village, and a loan production office in San Luis Obispo. New full-service branch offices will open in San Luis Obispo and Oxnard later this year. Community West Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ: CWBC), a financial services company with headquarters in Goleta, California.For more information, visit www.CommunityWestBank.com.

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