Community West BanCshares

CWBC

Market cap $137M

FRESNO, Calif. & GOLETA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #cvcb--Central Valley Community Bancorp (Central Valley), (NASDAQ: CVCY), headquartered in Fresno, California, together with its banking subsidiary, Central Valley Community Bank (CVCB) and Community West Bancshares (Community West), (NASDAQ: CWBC), parent company of Community West Bank (CWB), headquartered in Goleta, California, announced today that shareholders of both companies approved the merger of Community West with and into Central Valley, with.

GOLETA, Calif., Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Community West Bancshares (“Community West” or the “Company”), (NASDAQ: CWBC), parent company of Community West Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $7.3 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $13.4 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2022.   For the quarter ended December 31, 2023, the Company reported $479,000, or $0.05 per diluted share compared to $2.3 million or $0.25 per diluted share for the preceding quarter and $3.4 million, or $0.38 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2022. The earnings for the fourth quarter and full year 2023 were negatively impacted by expenses associated with the pending merger with Central Valley Community Bancorp.

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed sale of Community West Bancshares (NasdaqGM: CWBC) to Central Valley Community Bancorp (NasdaqCM: CVCY). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of Community West will receive 0.79 shares of Central Valley for each share of Community West that they own. KSF is seeking to determine whether this consid.