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| California                                                     | 77-0446957                           |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 445 Pine Avenue, Goleta, California                            | 93117                                |
| (Address of principal executive offices)                       | (Zip code)                           |

| Title of each class        | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Common Stock, No Par Value | Nasdaq Global Market                      |

| Large accelerated filer £                                           | Accelerated filer £    |
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| Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if smaller reporting company) £ | Smaller reporting company T |

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| 3.1 | Articles of Incorporation (3) |
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| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (11) |
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| 3.3 | Bylaws (3) |
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| 3.4 | Certificate of Amendment of Bylaws (11) |
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| 3.5 | Certificate of Determination of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (11) |
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| 4.1 | Common Stock Certificate (2) |
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| 4.2 | Warrant to Purchase 521,158 shares of Common Stock, dated December 19, 2008, issued to the United States Department of the Treasury (12) |
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| 10.1* | 1997 Stock Option Plan and Form of Stock Option Agreement (1) |
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| 10.3* | Salary Continuation Agreement between Goleta National Bank and Llewellyn Stone, President and CEO (3) |
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| 10.9 | Indemnification Agreement between the Company and Lynda Nahra, dated December 20, 2001 (4) |
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| 10.17 | Indemnification Agreement between the Company and Charles G. Baltuskonis, dated March 18, 2003 (5) |
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| 10.21 | Assistant Secretary’s Certificate of Adoption of Amendment No. 1 to Community West Bancshares 1997 Stock Option Plan (6) |
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| 10.22* | Community West Bancshares 2006 Stock Option Plan (7) |
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| 10.23* | Community West Bancshares 2006 Stock Option Plan form of Stock Option Agreement (7) |
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| 10.24* | Employment and Confidentiality Agreement date January 1, 2007 among Community West Bank, Community West Bancshares and Lynda J. Nahra (8) |
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| 10.25* | Employment and Confidentiality Agreement date July 1, 2007 among Community West Bank, Community West Bancshares and Charles G. Baltuskonis (9) |
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| 10.27* | Employment and Confidentiality Agreement, dated September 5, 2008, among Community West Bank, Community West Bancshares and Richard M. Favor (10) |
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| 10.28 | Letter Agreement, dated December 19, 2008, between Community West Bancshares and the United States Department of the Treasury, and the Securities Purchase Agreement - Standard Terms attached thereto and incorporated therein (12) |
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| 10.29 | Letter Agreement, dated December 19, 2008, between Community West Bancshares and the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the Number of Director Positions (12) |
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| 10.30* | Agreement, dated December 19, 2008, between Community West Bancshares and Lynda Nahra regarding modifications to Benefit Plans (12) |
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| 10.31* | Agreement, dated December 19, 2008, between Community West Bancshares and Charles Baltuskonis regarding modifications to Benefit Plans (12) |
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| 10.32* | Agreement, dated December 19, 2008, between Community West Bancshares and Richard Favor regarding modifications to Benefit Plans (12) |
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| 10.33 | Waiver of Lynda Nahra, dated December 19, 2008, waiving claims against Community West Bancshares and the United States Department of the Treasury as a result of modifications to Benefit Plans (12) |
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| 10.34 | Waiver of Charles Baltuskonis, dated December 19, 2008, waiving claims against Community West Bancshares and the United States Department of the Treasury as a result of modifications to Benefit Plans (12) |
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| 10.35 | Waiver of Richard Favor, dated December 19, 2008, waiving claims against Community West Bancshares and the United States Department of the Treasury as a result of modifications to Benefit Plans (12) |
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| 21 | Subsidiaries of the Registrant (7) |
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| 23.1 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP ** |
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| 31.1 | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer *** |
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| 31.2 | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer *** |
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| 32.1 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 *** |
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| 99.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section III(b)(4) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 *** |
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| 99.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section III(b)(4) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 *** |
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|   | (1) | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on December 31, 1997. |
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|   | (2) | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Amendment to Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on March 12, 1998. |
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|   | (3) | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 26, 1998. |
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|   | (4) | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 filed by the Registrant with the Commission on April 16, 2002. |
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|   | (5) | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 filed with the Commission on March 31, 2003. |
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|   | (6) | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No 333-129898) filed with the Commission on November 22, 2005. |
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|   | (7) | Incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 filed with the Commission on March 26, 2007. |
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|   | (8) | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 28, 2007 |
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|   | (9) | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 2, 2007 |
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|   | (10) | Incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 10, 2008 |
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|   | (11) | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 18, 2008 |
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|   | (12) | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 24, 2008 |
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|   | * | Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
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|   | ** | Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 26, 2010. |
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|   | *** | Filed herewith. |
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|                 | COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES |
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|                 | (Registrant)              |
|                 |                      |   |
| Date: March 26, 2010 | By:                       | /s/ William R. Peeples |
|                 |                      | William R. Peeples |
|                 |                      | Chairman of the Board |

| Signature                  |   | Title                                                               |   | Date           |
|----------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------|
|                       |   |                                                                |   |           |
| /s/ William R. Peeples     |   | Director and                                                        |   | March 26, 2010 |
| William R. Peeples         |   | Chairman of the Board                                               |   |           |
|                       |   |                                                                |   |           |
| /s/ Charles G. Baltuskonis |   | Executive Vice President and                                        |   | March 26, 2010 |
| Charles G. Baltuskonis     |   | Chief Financial Officer(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |   |           |
|                       |   |                                                                |   |           |
| /s/ Robert H. Bartlein     |   | Director                                                            |   | March 26, 2010 |
| Robert H. Bartlein         |   |                                                                |   |           |
|                       |   |                                                                |   |           |
| /s/ Jean W. Blois          |   | Director                                                            |   | March 26, 2010 |
| Jean W. Blois              |   |                                                                |   |           |
|                       |   |                                                                |   |           |
| /s/ John D. Illgen         |   | Director and Secretary                                              |   | March 26, 2010 |
| John D. Illgen             |   | of the Board                                                        |   |           |
|                       |   |                                                                |   |           |
| /s/ Lynda J. Nahra         |   | Director, President and                                             |   | March 26, 2010 |
| Lynda J. Nahra             |   | Chief Executive Officer(Principal Executive Officer)                |   |           |
|                       |   |                                                                |   |           |
| /s/ James R. Sims Jr.      |   | Director                                                            |   | March 26, 2010 |
| James R. Sims Jr.          |   |                                                                |   |           |
|                       |   |                                                                |   |           |
| /s/ Kirk B. Stovesand      |   | Director                                                            |   | March 26, 2010 |
| Kirk B. Stovesand          |   |                                                                |   |           |
|                       |   |                                                                |   |           |
| /s/ C. Richard Whiston     |   | Director                                                            |   | March 26, 2010 |
| C Richard Whiston          |   |                                                                |   |           |

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