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Community West Bancshares

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 17, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Mar 17, 2025

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ITEM 8. -FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of

Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Community West Bancshares and subsidiary (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

Change in Accounting Principle

As discussed in Notes 1 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for allowance for credit losses as of January 1, 2023, due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13, which established Accounting Standards Codification Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses.

Basis for Opinions

The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting included in Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures to respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Allowance for Credit Losses for Loans

As described in notes 1 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the allowance for credit losses on loans is a valuation account that is deducted from the loans’ amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the loans. The Company’s allowance for credit losses on loans was $25.8 million as of December 31, 2024. The measurement of the allowance for credit losses on collectively evaluated loans is based on modeled expectations of lifetime expected credit losses utilizing national and local peer group historical losses, weighting of economic scenarios, and other relevant factors. The Company incorporates forward-looking information using macroeconomic scenarios, which include variables that are considered key drivers of credit losses within the portfolio. The Company uses a probability-weighted, multiple scenarios forecast approach. These scenarios may consist of a base forecast representing the most likely outcome, combined with downside or upside scenarios reflecting possible worsening or improving economic conditions.

We identified the selection of national or local peer group historical losses and the selection and weighting of the forecasted economic scenarios used by the Company’s management in the estimate of the allowance for credit losses for loans as a critical audit matter. The principal consideration for our determination of the allowance for credit losses for loans as a critical audit matter is the subjective judgement required by management in the selection of national or local peer group historical losses and selection and weighting of the forecasted economic scenarios. Auditing management’s judgments regarding modeled expectations applied to the allowance for credit losses for loans involved significant audit effort, as well as especially challenging and subjective auditor judgment when performing audit procedures and evaluating the results of those procedures.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included evaluating the design and testing the operating effectiveness of internal controls related to the Company’s selection of national or local peer group historical losses and the selection and weighting of the forecasted economic scenarios Our audit procedures related to the critical audit matter included the following, among others:

Testing the completeness and accuracy of key model inputs including loan data.

Evaluating the reasonableness of the selection and weighting of forecasted economic scenarios.

Evaluating the reasonableness of selections of national or local peer group historical losses.

Business Combination

As described in notes 1, 2 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements, Central Valley Community Bancorp completed its merger transaction with Community West Bancshares on April 1, 2024, and changed its name to Community West Bancshares. Total consideration was $143.7 million. The Company’s estimated fair values of the acquired loans and leases was $920.1 million, and the core deposit intangible asset was $10.0 million. To estimate the fair value of the acquired loans, the Company utilized a discounted cash flow methodology that included significant assumptions relating to market discount rates using a build-up approach and default and loss rates. To estimate the fair value of the core deposit intangible asset, the Company utilized a discounted economic benefit methodology that included significant assumptions relating to deposit runoff rates, cost of deposits, cost of alternative funds, and a discount rate applied.

We identified the acquisition date valuation of acquired loans and leases and the core deposit intangible asset as a critical audit matter, due to of the judgment necessary by management to determine the fair value of the loan portfolio acquired and the fair value of the core deposit intangible asset recorded, and the especially challenging and subjective auditor judgment and the extent of audit effort in testing management’s significant assumptions used in the fair value estimates, including using individuals with specialized skill and knowledge.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included evaluating the design and testing the operating effectiveness of internal controls related to the Company’s fair value estimates of the acquired loans and leases and the core deposit intangible asset, including the significant assumptions used by the Company’s management. Our audit procedures related to the critical audit matter included the following, among others:

Testing management’s process used to estimate the fair value of the acquired loans and leases and core deposit intangible asset.

Testing the completeness and accuracy of underlying data used.

Evaluating the reasonableness of the significant assumptions used.

Utilizing professionals with specialized skill and knowledge to assist in evaluating the methods and the reasonableness of certain significant assumptions used.

/s/ Moss Adams LLP

Sacramento, California

March 17, 2025

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023.

Shareholders and the Board of Directors of

Fresno, California

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of income, comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows of Community West Bancshares (formerly known as Central Valley Community Bancorp and Subsidiary) (the "Company") for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Crowe LLP

We served as the Company's auditor from 2011 to 2023.

Sacramento, California

March 9, 2023

December 31, 2024 and 2023

(In thousands, except share amounts)20242023
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks$28,029$30,017
Interest-earning deposits in other banks92,36923,711
Total cash and cash equivalents120,39853,728
Available-for-sale debt securities, at fair value, net of allowance for credit losses of $0, with an amortized cost of $536,334 at December 31, 2024 and $669,646 at December 31, 2023, respectively477,113597,196
Held-to-maturity debt securities, at amortized cost less allowance for credit losses of $1,156 at December 31, 2024 and $1,051 at December 31, 2023, respectively301,359302,442
Equity securities, at fair value6,5866,649
Loans, less allowance for credit losses of $25,803 at December 31, 2024 and $14,653 at December 31, 2023, respectively2,308,4181,276,144
Bank premises and equipment, net24,46914,042
Bank owned life insurance53,31941,572
Federal Home Loan Bank stock10,9787,136
Goodwill96,82853,777
Core deposit intangibles9,268—
Accrued interest receivable and other assets113,03580,740
Total assets$3,521,771$2,433,426
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing$980,824$951,541
Interest bearing1,929,9531,090,071
Total deposits2,910,7772,041,612
Borrowings133,44280,000
Senior debt and subordinated debentures, net69,88969,744
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities44,97835,006
Total liabilities3,159,0862,226,362
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding——
Non-voting common stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding: none at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023——
Common stock, no par value; 80,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding: 18,974,647 at December 31, 2024 and 11,818,039 at December 31, 2023207,81662,550
Retained earnings209,984210,548
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax(55,115)(66,034)
Total shareholders’ equity362,685207,064
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$3,521,771$2,433,426
(In thousands, except per share amounts)202420232022
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans$130,166$69,803$55,907
Interest on deposits in other banks4,3553,576391
Interest and dividends on investment securities:
Taxable20,38423,43720,011
Exempt from Federal income taxes5,4835,6026,679
Total interest income160,388102,41882,988
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits40,66615,5271,197
Interest on short-term borrowings5,690810254
Interest on senior debt and subordinated debentures3,6653,6521,971
Total interest expense50,02119,9893,422
Net interest income before provision for credit losses110,36782,42979,566
Provision for credit losses11,113309995
Net interest income after provision for credit losses99,25482,12078,571
Non-interest income:
Interchange fees2,0781,7801,847
Service charges1,7981,5032,014
Appreciation in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance1,3251,035985
Loan placement fees893584899
Federal Home Loan Bank dividends796498367
Net realized gain on sale of assets740215
Net realized losses on sales and calls of investment securities(4,199)(907)(1,730)
Other income3,7472,125657
Total non-interest income6,4457,0205,054
Non-interest expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits48,47031,36728,917
Merger and acquisition expense9,6141,191—
Occupancy and equipment9,4795,7265,131
Information technology5,9403,6163,344
Professional services2,8252,2341,519
Data processing expense3,7482,6212,245
Regulatory assessments1,8371,312851
ATM/Debit card expenses1,750757809
Directors’ expenses752614282
Advertising854542557
Loan related expenses802478479
Personnel other345404323
Amortization of core deposit intangibles75168454
Other expense7,5344,3703,573
Total non-interest expenses94,70155,30048,484
Income before provision for income taxes10,99833,84035,141
Provision for income taxes3,3328,3048,496
Net income$7,666$25,536$26,645
Basic earnings per common share$0.45$2.17$2.27
Diluted earnings per common share$0.45$2.17$2.27
Cash dividends per common share$0.48$0.48$0.48
(In thousands)202420232022
Net income$7,666$25,536$26,645
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities:
Unrealized holdings gains (losses) arising during the period9,02818,286(129,527)
Less: reclassification for net losses included in net income4,1999071,730
Amortization of net unrealized losses transferred2,2762,3761,651
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax15,50321,569(126,146)
Tax (expense) benefit related to items of other comprehensive income (loss)(4,584)(6,376)37,287
Total other comprehensive income (loss)10,91915,193(88,859)
Comprehensive income (loss)$18,585$40,729$(62,214)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

AccumulatedOtherComprehensive Income (Loss) (Net of Taxes) · Total Shareholders’ Equity
Common Stock · Retained Earnings
(In thousands, except share amounts) · Shares · Amount
Balance, January 1, 202211,916,651$66,820$173,393$7,632$247,845
Net income——26,645—26,645
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax———(88,859)(88,859)
Restricted stock granted, net of forfeitures42,399————
Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan13,351216——216
Stock awarded to employees13,446————
Stock-based compensation expense—776——776
Cash dividend ($0.48 per common share)——(5,638)—(5,638)
Stock options exercised50,205489——489
Repurchase and retirement of common stock(300,761)(6,814)——(6,814)
Balance, December 31, 202211,735,29161,487194,400(81,227)174,660
Implementation of ASU 2016-13, Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) Day 1 Adjustment——(3,731)—(3,731)
Adjusted Balance, January 1, 202311,735,29161,487190,669(81,227)170,929
Net income——25,536—25,536
Other comprehensive income, net of tax———15,19315,193
Restricted stock granted, net of forfeitures58,467————
Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan13,973206——206
Stock awarded to employees10,347————
Stock-based compensation expense—858——858
Cash dividend ($0.48 per common share)——(5,657)—(5,657)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock(39)(1)——(1)
Balance, December 31, 202311,818,03962,550210,548(66,034)207,064
Net income——7,666—7,666
Other comprehensive income, net of tax———10,91910,919
Stock issued for acquisition7,037,202143,712——143,712
Restricted stock granted, net of forfeitures68,702————
Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan15,504248——248
Stock-based compensation expense—879——879
Cash dividend ($0.48 per common share)——(8,230)—(8,230)
Stock options exercised37,289465——465
Repurchase and retirement of common stock(2,089)(38)——(38)
Balance, December 31, 202418,974,647$207,816$209,984$(55,115)$362,685
(in thousands)202420232022
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income$7,666$25,536$26,645
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net (increase) decrease in deferred loan costs(200)786(422)
Depreciation2,206891755
Accretion of discounts on investment securities(1,813)(1,890)(1,520)
Amortization of premiums on investment securities4,1988,8609,517
Amortization of debt issuance costs145145145
Accretion of premiums and discounts on acquired loans, net(9,694)(325)(521)
Amortization of fair value marks on liabilities assumed5,385——
Stock-based compensation879858776
Provision for credit losses11,113309995
Net realized losses on sales and calls of AFS securities4,1999071,730
Net gain on sale and disposal of equipment(7)(402)(15)
Net change in equity investments63(91)858
Appreciation in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance(1,325)(1,035)(985)
Net decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable and other assets1,101(8,798)(7,361)
Net (decrease) increase in accrued interest payable and other liabilities(847)1,666(7,148)
(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes(867)110224
Net cash provided by operating activities22,20227,52723,673
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Net cash and cash equivalents acquired in acquisition58,521——
Purchases of available-for-sale investment securities——(301,699)
Proceeds from sales or calls of AFS securities64,23026,361252,331
Proceeds from sales or calls of HTM securities2035—
Proceeds from maturity and principal repayment of AFS securities59,94738,22967,795
Proceeds from principal repayments of HTM securities1,6502,3771,421
Net increase in loans(113,078)(34,972)(216,002)
Purchases of premises and equipment(5,039)(9,806)(362)
Purchases of bank owned life insurance(1,450)——
FHLB stock purchased(350)(967)(574)
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment223,26215
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities64,47324,519(197,075)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Net increase (decrease) in demand, interest-bearing and savings deposits37,000(152,178)(1,041)
Net (decrease) increase in time deposits(14,450)94,142(22,107)
Proceeds from short-term borrowings from Federal Home Loan Bank972,0003,411,5002,452,826
Repayments of short-term borrowings to Federal Home Loan Bank(962,000)(3,422,500)(2,406,826)
Proceeds of issuance of senior debt——30,000
Proceeds of borrowings from other financial institutions—116,500—
Repayments of borrowings from other financial institutions(45,000)(71,500)—
Purchase and retirement of common stock(38)(1)(6,814)
Proceeds from stock issued under employee stock purchase plan248206216
Proceeds from exercise of stock options465—489
Cash dividend payments on common stock(8,230)(5,657)(5,638)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(20,005)(29,488)41,105
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents66,67022,558(132,297)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR53,72831,170163,467
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR$120,398$53,728$31,170
(in thousands)202420232022
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest$48,773$20,005$2,831
Income taxes$2,572$7,700$8,314
Operating cash flows from operating leases$3,120$2,484$2,221
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale$13,227$19,193$(127,797)
Transfer of securities from AFS to HTM$—$—$332,007
Transfer of unrealized losses on securities from AFS to HTM$—$—$(25,328)
Acquisition:
Assets acquired$1,040,939$—$—
Liabilities assumed$(940,276)$—$—

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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