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Community West Bancshares Announces Retirement of Board Member Tom L. Dobyns
FRESNO, Calif., February 20, 2026--The Board of Directors ("Board") of Community West Bancshares ("Company") (NASDAQ: CWBC), the parent company of Community West Bank ("Bank"), announced today that Tom L. Dobyns has elected to retire from the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank, effective March 31, 2026.
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