EXHIBIT 23.2


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We  consent  to  the  reference  to  our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration  Statement  (Form  S-8  No.  333-43531) and to the incorporation by
reference  therein  of  our  report  dated February 4, 2005, with respect to the
consolidated  financial  statements of Community West Bancshares included in its
Annual  Report  (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2004, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Los Angeles, California
November 8, 2005