Community West Bancshares Presents Year 2000 in review A Disclaimer This presentation contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's current views of future events and operations. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the company as of the date of this presentation (5/24/01). It is important to note that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, the ability of the company to implement its strategy and expand its lending operations. Furthermore, as previously noted, the company will have certain restrictions on its operations based upon an enforcement letter from the office of the comptroller and currency relating to securitization activities that were discontinued in 1999. Community West Bancshares - - Management - Michael Alexander, Chairman of the Board - William Peeples, Vice Chairman of the Board - Lew Stone, President & CEO - Lynda Radke, Senior Vice President & CFO - - Staff - 265 employees total Community West Bancshares - - Subsidiaries - 100% Goleta national bank - Lynda Nahra, President & CEO - 100% Palomar Community Bank - Richard Sanborn, President & CEO - 10% ePacific - Doug King, President & CEO Palomar Community Bank Sale Strategy - - Purchased for 1,376,373 shares at a current market value of $6M - - Definitive agreement for $10.5M in cash - - Anticipated close Q3 2001 - - 2M charge included in 2000 earnings - - Provide cash to pay off debt - - Provide resources for potential future stock buybacks or cash dividends - - Eliminate goodwill and other intangibles that drag on earnings - - Increases tangible book value from $5.34 to $5.90 at 12/31/00 Overview From Past to Present - - 1989-1998: 38% compounded Earning Per Share (EPS) - - 1998 - 1999: Restatement Issues - - 2000: Return to record profit of $2.6M Recent Developments - - Settled lawsuit regarding the 1998 restatement - Settled in mediation for $7,000,000 in cash - Will increase book value by $.48 to $.50 per share in the second quarter - - Stock buyback announced today - Resumption of 1998 stock buyback - Allows for the purchase of stock Our Profit Centers - - Relationship Banking Division - - Mortgage Division - - Small Business Administration and Other Guaranteed Government Lending - - Consumer Finance - - Short-term Consumer Lending The Relationship Banking Division Branch Locations and Staffing - - Goleta: 17 employees - - Ventura: 14 employees - - 31 employees total Target Markets - - Mid Market Companies $1-$10 million - - Manufactures, Wholesalers, Distributors, Technology Companies, Service Companies, Retailers - - Geographical Markets - Santa Barbara County - Ventura County Services Consisting Of: - - All Typical Deposit Products - - Courier Service - - Merchant Services - - Automated Clearing House (ACH) - - Lock Box Service (Remittance Banking) - - Account Reconciliation - - On-line Banking - - Image Statements Deposits As of 4/30/01 Loan Products - - Business Lines of Credit - - Working Capital Loans - - Standby Letters of Credit - - Construction Loans - - Real Estate Mini Perms - - Consumer Loans (including Mobile Home Loans) Loan Products (Cont) - - Business Term Loans - - Equipment Loans - - International Banking - - Tract/Land Development Loans - - Residential Equity Lines of Credit Partners - - First American Trust - Trust Services - - Golden West Financial - Leasing Services Loan Total Avg. Outstanding Relationship Banking: How We Make Money - - Interest Income - - Service Charges - - Loan Fee Income - - Other Fee Income - - Reducing Non-interest Expense Future Growth Directions - - Continued growth in loans and deposits - - Replace high cost deposits with demand deposits - - Continue increasing Net Interest Margin (currently over 6%) - - Loans are generally not sold into the secondary market The Mortgage Division Mortgage Department Staffing - - Employees - 16 Retail Agents - 3 Underwriters - 1 Secondary Market Person - 20 Total Employees - - Offices - Santa Barbara - Solvang - Ventura Mortgage Division Overview - - Originate wide spectrum of retail mortgage products - Fixed/Variable Rate - Residential/Commercial - Home Equity Lines - Purchase Money/Refi's - 2nd TD's - - All loans are sold within a month to investors such as Citibank, Bank of America, Fannie Mae and RFC - - Projected volume for 2001 of $250 million How We Make Money - - Loan Origination Fees - - Processing Fees - - Loan Interest Charges - - Gain on Loan Sales The Small Business Administration (SBA) Division SBA Division Overview - - An experienced staff of 33 - 9 sales people in the west coast - 5 sales people in the south east - 19 underwriters and administrative staff 16 loan production offices in 10 states - - Approved SBA lender since 1989 - - In 2000 we were the 25th largest SBA lender in the US - - Currently have preferred lender status in 16 districts SBA Program Overview - - Description of loans offered - - Projected volume in 2001 is $75 million SBA Loan Production History How We Make Money - - Selling loans on the secondary market - - Premium income and servicing income - - Interest yield on loans held for sale and held to maturity National Presence Consumer Finance Division History - - 1994 HUD Title One Loans - - 1995 Fannie Mae Approved - - 1996 High Loan to Value (HLTV) - Retail - - 1997 High Loan to Value - Wholesale - - 1998 First Securitization ($81 million) - - 1999 Second Securitization ($122 million) - - 2000 Sub Prime Staffing - - Anaheim - Operations 22 - Sales 10 - - Goleta - Operations 22 - Sales 2 - - Total 56 Underwriting Experience - - Management - Average of 19 years - - Underwriters - Average of 11 years Program Overview - - Loans originated through a network of 150 brokers to borrowers in 49 states - - Loans are underwritten to an investor's specific guidelines - - Sold to investors such as RFC and Irwin Home Equity within one month How We Make Money - - Document Preparation Fees - $300/loan - - Interest Income - 13 1/2 %/Yr. on amounts held for sale - - Gain on Sale Premiums - 2.5% on amount sold per month Future Growth Directions - - Diversification in products - - Sub-Prime - - "A-" Product Short Term Consumer Division Program Overview - - Joint venture with ePacific & ACE cash express (NASDAQ:AACE) - - Loans originated through 1,076 retail ACE locations throughout the nation - - Loans average $278 and are for original terms of 2 weeks - - 95% of loan sold to ACE after funding How We Make Money - - Interest income - Annualized yield of 443% APR Future Growth Directions - - Currently originating an average of 120,000 loans per month - - Anticipated volume of 1,400,000 loans in 2001 - - Projected adding 100 additional offices which will offer this product in 2001 - - Beginning July 1, 2001 our profit participation percentage will increase from 5% to 10% A Disclaimer This presentation contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's current views of future events and operations. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the company as of the date of this presentation (5/24/01). It is important to note that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, the ability of the company to implement its strategy and expand its lending operations. Furthermore, as previously noted, the company will have certain restrictions on its operations based upon an enforcement letter from the office of the comptroller and currency relating to securitization activities that were discontinued in 1999.