Community West Bancshares
Annual Report 2017

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Communit y West Bancshares Cornerstone of Your Community ANNUAL REPOR T 2017 The Cornerstone of Your Community The organic office expansion in our market along California’s Central Coast and the resulting loan and deposit growth was a highlight of our 2017 results. The Cornerstone of Your Community The strength of the economy in our marketplace continues to sustain and build our community banking franchise with strong on-going demand for our high- service approach to lending, deposit and cash management programs. While 2017 capped another year of growth and profitability for Community West Bancshares, it also brought significant challenges to the communities of Ventura and Santa Barbara, with the Thomas Fire breaking out on December 4, and growing to become the largest wildfire in California history. This fire, followed by mudslides a month later, destroyed homes and businesses, and caused tragic loss of life. Long after the flames have been extinguished, the Thomas Fire and subsequent flooding will leave scars on the lives of our neighbors and friends, as well as on the local economies we serve. Community West Bank has many employees and customers who live and work in the communities affected by the fire, and we thank the brave men and women – from all across California and from outside of our great state – who came together to fight the fire. The Thomas Fire Fund was established to help those directly affected by the fire, and Community West Bank made a $25,000 contribution to the fund. Among several bank performance highlights in 2017, total assets surpassed $800 million for the first time in Community West’s history, increasing 17.3% to $833.3 million, from $710.6 million the previous year. Total deposits grew 14.3% to $699.7 million, up from $612.2 million a year earlier, and non-interest bearing deposits increased 8.1% to $108.5 million at December 31, 2017. Total loans reached $734.6 million, up 16.4% from $630.8 million at the end of 2016, and nonaccrual loans were $4.5 million, or 0.61% of total loans at year end 2017. We have maintained a net interest margin above 4%, due to our above industry-average loan yields and loan interest recoveries. Over the last four years, the communities we serve have witnessed a collapse in the number of community banks, with 10 of 14 locally owned and managed community banks being swept up in acquisitions and consolidation. We see this presenting a great opportunity for Community West Bank to fulfill its original mission: To serve our community like no one else. Because it’s our home, and we take care of our own. Back in 1989, our bank was established as Goleta National Bank, and our founders envisioned it as a cornerstone in Goleta’s effort to establish itself as a stand-alone city. The goal was to be the bank that provided needed capital and financial services to a community in ways which were not being provided by larger, non-local banks. Today, Goleta National Bank has become Community West Bank, the largest publicly traded and only community bank headquartered and serving California’s Central Coast communities in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Our loan production office established in Paso Robles last year will move to a new full-service branch office that is currently under construction and scheduled to open later this year. This expands our service area to eight distinct communities, from Westlake Village in the south to Paso Robles in the north. Our time has come. We have the opportunity, as well as the responsibility, to serve our communities like no other bank. Now, more than ever, we are well positioned to meet that goal of being the “cornerstone bank” envisioned by our founders – to serve our communities’ needs and to serve them well. We appreciate the continued support from you, our shareholders, as we pursue our growth opportunities. William R. Peeples Chairman of the Board Martin E. Plourd President/Chief Executive Officer New Community West Bank full-service branch offices opened in Oxnard, San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria in 2017 to better serve those communities, and a Paso Robles business loan production office also opened. A full-service branch office currently under construction in downtown Paso Robles will open before year end. We are committed to being the bank of choice in all of the communities we serve, from Westlake Village to Paso Robles. Our clients count on experienced Community West Bank relationship managers, community banking managers and staff to provide personal service and local market knowledge to assist them with the financing, cash management and deposit services they require. We believe that local deposits should be put to work locally, and our employees are committed to supporting the communities in which they live and work, donating their time and talents to numerous nonprofit and community organizations. As the largest publicly traded bank headquartered and serving California’s Central Coast communities in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, Community West Bank is large enough to accommodate sophisticated business financing needs while maintaining the flexibility of a responsive, locally owned and managed community bank. Check us out at www.CommunityWestBank.com. Relationship Banking Commercial Lending Our bank’s motto is “Let’s Work Together” and it accurately summarizes the way Community West Bank chooses to do business. As true community bankers, our outstanding team of professionals are committed to working with clients to help them prosper. We’re proud to offer exceptional service throughout our community – to individuals, families, businesses, nonprofit organizations and public entities. We offer the complete range of services and capabilities that you would expect from a full-service financial institution, provided with the personal care that sets us apart from larger, non-local banks. Community West Bank provides a wide variety of deposit accounts and loans, and the convenience of electronic cash management services. It’s the way our bankers deliver those services, every day, with an uncommon level of care and attention to detail, that builds trust and close banking relationships with our clients. You have many choices when selecting the bank that’s right for you – we want to be your best choice. Let’s work together! We first opened our doors in 1989 as a small local business, Goleta National Bank. From those humble roots, Community West Bank has developed a first-hand understanding and appreciation for the specific needs of our business clients, and therefore we are better able to make well guided local lending decisions based on knowledge of the communities we serve. From revolving lines of credit, term loans and commercial real estate financing, to agribusiness financing, equipment loans and SBA loans, we offer the right financing solutions for local businesses. Among the many business cash management services we provide are remote deposit capture, online banking and bill pay, mobile banking, ACH processing, positive pay, merchant card processing, domestic and international wire transfers and business credit cards. Our clients tell us that immediate access to trusted advisors, flexible financing and rapid turnaround are among the most important considerations when choosing to do business with Community West Bank. Our background and experience in tailoring financing to fit business goals is what sets us apart. Agricultural Lending Community West Bank supports agricultural and agribusiness clients, whether it’s an agricultural mortgage loan for land acquisition, refinancing existing debt or financing capital improvements. We understand that the challenges faced by agricultural businesses are different from our other business clients, and require expertise, dedication and experience from their banker. We are an approved lender for Farmer Mac, offering long term fixed rates, and have been the predominant USDA Farm Service Agency lender under the Farm Ownership Program for the past 5 years in a row. Community West Bank has dedicated staff and resources focusing on the opportunities afforded by these programs to serve the agricultural sector throughout California. Government Guaranteed Lending Manufactured Home Lending Since Community West Bank started providing government guaranteed lending, our business clients have received over $700 million in funding for commercial space, expansion and capital improvements. Our bank has earned the designation of “Preferred Lender” by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), which allows us to expedite the processing of SBA loan applications with in-house approvals and rapid loan closings. For more than two decades, Community West Bank has offered SBA loan programs, as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Business & Industry and California Coastal Rural Development loan programs for businesses in rural areas. For the past 17 years, Community West Bank has become the premier manufactured home lender in Santa Barbara County and we are increasing our market share in Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties. We lend in coastal California communities from San Diego to San Francisco, and have strong relationships with the top four largest manufactured home dealers in California in order to focus on the new home market. Manufactured home loans are retained in the bank’s portfolio and currently have a delinquency rate of less than 1%. At the end of 2017, Community West Bank held more than 1,800 manufactured home loans in over 300 mobile home parks. Community Involvement Community West Bank, and our employees, proudly support non-profit and community organizations throughout Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. American Heart Association Arthritis Foundation Blanche Reynolds Elementary School Boys & Girls Club of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme Boys & Girls Club of North SLO County Boys & Girls Club of Ventura Buena Girls Soccer California Society of CPAs California Women for Agriculture Central Coast Alliance United for Sustainable Economy Central Coast Economic Forecast Central Coast Veterans Helping Veterans Children’s Creative Project Chumash Education Center Clinicas del Camino Real Court Appointed Special Advocates of SLO County Dog Adoption and Welfare Group Dos Pueblos Little League Economic Vitality Corporation of SLO County Festivals for a Cause Fiestas Patrias Food Bank Coalition of SLO County French Hospital Foundation GenSpan Foundation Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation Goleta Valley Historical Society Grower-Shipper Association of Central California Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County Housing Authority of SLO County Inferno Youth Sports Kellogg Elementary School Legal Aid Foundation of SB County Lifewater International Meals That Connect Montessori Center School Neal Taylor Nature Center North County Rape Crisis and Child Protection Center Northern Santa Barbara County United Way Oakheart Country Music Festival Old Spanish Days Oxnard Ambassadors Oxnard Chamber of Commerce Page Youth Center Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce People’s Self-Help Housing Rebozo Festival Rio Mesa Athletic Booster Club Rotary Club of Goleta Rotary Club of Westlake Village San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce Santa Barbara Association of Realtors Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce Santa Barbara Community Housing Corporation Santa Barbara County Fair Santa Barbara Elks Lodge Santa Barbara Family YMCA Santa Barbara Foresters Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce Santa Maria Elks Club Rodeo Santa Maria Police Council Santa Maria Valley Contractors Association Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Science and Engineering Council of Santa Barbara Sheridan Way Elementary School UCSB Economic Forecast Project United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County United Way of Santa Barbara United Way of Ventura County Thomas Fire Fund Unity Shoppe Ventura Chamber of Commerce Ventura County Contractors Association Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation Ventura Unified School District Westmont College Foundation Women’s Shelter Program of SLO County YMCA 2017 Financials Snapshot Results of Operations: Interest income Interest expense Net interest income Provision (credit) for loan losses Net interest income after provision for loan losses Non-interest income Non-interest expenses Income before income taxes Provision (benefit) for income taxes Net income Dividends and accretion on preferred stock Discount on partial redemption of preferred stock Year Ended December 31, 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands, except per share amounts) $37,391 $32,216 $30,222 $28,004 $27,866 4,729 3,127 32,662 29,089 411 32,251 2,950 24,738 10,463 5,548 4,915 - - (48) 29,137 2,253 22,548 8,842 3,613 5,229 - - 2,516 27,706 (2,274) 29,980 2,309 27,281 5,008 2,138 2,870 445 (129) 3,275 24,729 (5,135) 29,864 2,197 20,081 11,980 4,934 7,046 937 (159) 4,332 23,534 (1,944) 25,478 2,831 22,135 6,174 (2,812) 8,986 1,039 - Net income available to common stockholders $4,915 $5,229 $2,554 $6,268 $7,947 Per Share Data: Income per common share - basic Weighted average shares outstanding - basic Income per common share - diluted Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted Book value per common share Selected Balance Sheet Data: Net loans Total assets Total deposits Total liabilities $0.60 8,146 $0.57 8,589 $8.55 $0.64 8,114 $0.62 8,444 $8.07 $0.31 8,203 $0.30 8,491 $7.55 $0.77 8,141 $0.75 8,505 $7.31 $1.13 7,017 $0.98 8,390 $6.60 726,189 623,355 536,546 487,256 462,005 833,315 710,572 621,213 557,318 539,000 699,684 612,236 544,338 477,084 436,135 763,245 645,236 559,269 490,311 471,444 Total stockholders' equity 70,070 65,336 61,944 67,007 67,556 Selected Financial and Liquidity Ratios: Return on average stockholders' equity Return on average assets Equity to assets ratio Tier 1 leverage ratio Common Equity Tier 1 ratio Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio Total risk-based capital ratio 7.16% 0.64% 8.96% 8.72% 9.96% 9.96% 11.17% 8.19% 0.81% 9.91% 9.64% 10.57% 10.57% 11.80% 4.34% 0.49% 11.23% 10.11% 12.12% 12.12% 13.37% 10.42% 1.25% 12.02% 11.86% - 14.94% 16.19% 15.15% 1.69% 11.16% 12.68% - 15.65% 17.26% Locations & Corporate Information Goleta Branch Oxnard Branch Corporate Headquarters Paso Robles Branch (Opening Summer 2018) San Luis Obispo Branch Santa Barbara Branch Santa Maria Branch Investor Relations Contact Martin E. Plourd Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Community West Bancshares will be held on May 24, 2018 at 6:30 pm PDT at the La Cumbre Country Club, 4015 Via Laguna, Santa Barbara, CA Transfer Agent & Registrar Computershare Trust Co., NA 250 Royall Street Canton, MA 02021 Independent Auditors RSM US LLP 300 South Fourth Street Las Vegas, NV 89101 Corporate Counsel Duane Morris LLP 865 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 3100 Los Angeles, CA 90017-5450 Ventura Branch Westlake Village Branch Corporate Headquarters 445 Pine Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117 (805) 692-5821 www.communitywest.com Goleta 5827 Hollister Avenue Goleta, CA 93117 (805) 683-4944 Oxnard 300 E. Esplanade Drive Oxnard, CA 93036 (805) 597-4140 Paso Robles (Opening Summer 2018) 541 Spring Street Paso Robles, CA 93446 (805) 597-7778 San Luis Obispo 4464 Broad Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 597-3655 Santa Barbara 1501 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 962-7420 Santa Maria 122 E. Betteravia Road Santa Maria, CA 93454 (805) 938-1690 Ventura 1463 S. Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93003 (805) 650-1901 Westlake Village 951 S. Westlake Boulevard Westlake Village, CA 91361 (805) 494-5172 Board of Directors William R. Peeples Chairman of the Board, Community West Bancshares Private Investor Martin E. Plourd President and Chief Executive Officer Robert H. Bartlein Chairman of the Board, Community West Bank President and CEO, Bartlein & Co. Jean W. Blois Independent Consultant Former Mayor, City of Goleta Dana L. Boutain Certified Public Accountant Managing Director, CBIZ Tom L. Dobyns Retired Bank CEO John D. Illgen Modeling and Simulation Consultant James W. Lokey Retired Bank Chairman and CEO Shereef Moharram Attorney Partner, Price, Postel & Parma LLP Kirk B. Stovesand Certified Public Accountant Partner, Walpole & Co. Executive Management Team Senior Management Team Martin E. Plourd President and CEO Maureen C. Clark Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer and Chief Information Officer William F. Filippin Executive Vice President Chief Banking Officer Kristine D. Price Executive Vice President Chief Credit Officer Susan C. Thompson Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Apilado Senior Vice President Controller Jason Bietz Regional President Clay Dickens Senior Vice President Senior Loan Consultant Luis Garcia-Moreira Senior Vice President Cash Management Manager James D. Gray Senior Vice President Manufactured Home Division Manager Seth Harvey Senior Vice President Credit Administrator and Commercial Underwriting Manager Cynthia M. Hooper Senior Vice President Loan Servicing Department Manager Chris Lem Senior Vice President Compliance Manager Laura Maffei Senior Vice President Regional Agriculture Loan Manager Janie Marlborough Senior Vice President Credit Administration Policy and Project Manager Kevin W. Moon Senior Vice President Director of Marketing and Product Development Jennifer Ofner Senior Vice President Director of Human Resources Brian Schwabecher Regional President Thomas Wetzel Senior Vice President Chief Risk Officer Michael Will Senior Vice President Staff Attorney Corporate Headquarters 445 Pine Avenue Goleta, CA 93117 (805) 692-5821 Fax (805) 692-5835 www.communitywest.com 

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