Community West Bank announced today it has decided reduce the footprint of its commercial real estate and SBA lending operations.  Market and economic conditions have caused the Bank to make a strategic decision to halt operations in the East Region by April 1^st  to preserve capital in the current economic environment.    Going forward the Bank will be focused on California, the Northwest and Southwest (essentially West of the Rockies).

The Bank continues to remain committed to providing SBA loans to qualified businesses in the western United States and will continue to make SBA loans.