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  0001131066
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001127371
  Community West Bancshares
  000-31977
  7100 N Financial Dr Suite 101
  Fresno
  CA
  93720
  559-298-1775
  MCDONALD STEVEN D
  Officer
  Director
  Common
  D.A. Davidson & Co
  3773 Attucks Dr
  Powell
  OH
  43065
  28136
  607737.00
  18946000
  12/13/2024
  NASDAQ
  Common
  08/11/1995
  Purchased son's stock from custodial account
  Steven Christopher Shaver McDonald
  N
  812
  08/11/1995
  Cash
  Common
  07/13/1998
  Purchased stock from Director, Sid Cox
  Sid Cox
  N
  1300
  07/13/1998
  Cash
  Common
  01/19/1999
  Purchased stock from daughter's custodial account
  Jacqueline Leigh McDonald
  N
  285
  01/19/1999
  Cash
  Common
  07/15/1999
  Stock Dividend
  Issuer
  N
  239
  07/15/1999
  N.A.
  Common
  02/18/2000
  Purchased from daughter's custodial account
  Heather Lynn McDonald
  N
  1218
  02/18/2000
  Cash
  Common
  02/18/2000
  Purchased stock from daughter's custodial account
  Jacqueline Leigh McDonald
  N
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  02/18/2000
  Cash
  Common
  05/07/2001
  Open Market Purchase
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  N
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  05/07/2001
  Cash
  Common
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  Two for one stock split
  Issuer
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  01/20/2003
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  Common
  11/01/2005
  Two for one stock split
  Issuer
  N
  14068
  11/01/2005
  N.A
  Y
  12/17/2024
  Steven D McDonald