---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-010331"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CWBC"
cik: "0001127371"
company_name: "Community West Bancshares"
filed_at: "2025-03-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T09:31:56.300167+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Community West Bancshares announces CCO Patrick Luis departure and severance terms

## Summary
- Patrick Luis resigned as Chief Credit Officer effective Feb 28, 2025; no disagreement with the company.
- Luis receives $30,798 accelerated benefit under salary continuation agreement and full vesting of 7,139 unvested restricted stock awards.
- Severance top-up if total of accelerated benefit and unvested shares value is less than $380,000.
- Termination agreement includes standard release of claims and confidentiality/non-disparagement obligations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-010331
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CWBC
- cik: 0001127371
- company_name: Community West Bancshares
- filed_at: 2025-03-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1127371/000162828025010331/0001628280-25-010331-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1127371/000162828025010331/cvcy-20250303.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-010331
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-010331.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-010331.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Patrick A. Luis resigned as Chief Credit Officer at Community West Bancshares.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Credit Officer
  source text: Patrick A. Luis, Chief Credit Officer of Community West Bank (the "Bank"), notified the Bank of his decision to resign from his position with the Bank, effective February 28, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1127371/000162828025010331/0001628280-25-010331-index.htm
- Executive change
  Patrick A. Luis resigned as Chief Credit Officer at Community West Bancshares.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Credit Officer
  source text: Patrick A. Luis, Chief Credit Officer of Community West Bank (the “Bank”), notified the Bank of his decision to resign from his position with the Bank, effective February 28, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1127371/000162828025010331/0001628280-25-010331-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.