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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001051343
COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES /
000-23575
445 PINE AVE
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CA
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8056925821
ILLGEN JOHN D
Director
Common
Charles Schwab Corp.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
2000
21720.00
8835143
05/10/2023
NASDAQ
Common
03/01/2007
Open Market Purchase
Market
N
2000
03/01/2007
Cash
Y
05/10/2023
John Illgen