Form 3
Form 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
HALEY, STEPHEN W.
(Last)       (First)       (Middle)

445 PINE AVENUE
(Street)

GOLETA, CA 93117
(City)       (State)       (Zip)
 2. Date of Event
Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)
11/27/2001
 		4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES   (CWBC)
3. I.R.S. Identification
Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity
(voluntary)


 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_X_ Director                    ___10% Owner
_X_ Officer (give             ___ Other (specify
          title below)                             below)

President & COO
 6. If Amendment, Date of
Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group
Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities
Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership
Form: Direct
(D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
       

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exer-
cisable and
Expiration
Date
(Month/Day/Year)

 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying
Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conver-
sion or
Exercise
Price of
Deri-
vative
Security 		5. Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D) or
Indirect
(I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date
Exer-cisable
Expira-
tion
Date
 Title
Amount
or
Number
of
Shares
Options 05/24/2006 05/24/2011 Common Stock 20,000 5.75 D  
Explanation of Responses:
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). /s/ Aisha Williams-Bangs for Stephen W. Haley
**Signature of Reporting Person 		11/27/2001 
Date
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