News & Press Releases

Irvine, California – July 20, 2021 – CW Bancorp, the parent company (“the Company”) of CommerceWest Bank (the “Bank”) reported consolidated net income for the second quarter of 2021 of $2,981,000 or $0.81 a share as compared to $1,017,000 or $0.28 a share for the second quarter of 2020, an EPS increase of 189%. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $6,628,000 or $1.80 a share as compared to $2,140,000 or $0.58 a share for the six months ended June 30, 2020, an EPS increase of 210%.

Irvine, California – June 01, 2021 – CW Bancorp the parent company (“the Company”) of CommerceWest Bank (the “Bank”) announced the relocation of the Corporate Headquarters to 2445 McCabe Way in Irvine, California on June 1, 2021.

Irvine, California – May 27, 2021 – CW Bancorp, the parent company of CommerceWest Bank announced the approval of a quarterly cash dividend by its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per common share, payable July 1, 2021 to shareholders of record on June 11, 2021.

Irvine, California – April 28, 2021 – CW Bancorp the parent company (“the Company”) of CommerceWest Bank (the “Bank”) reported consolidated net income for the first quarter of 2021 of $3,647,000 or $0.99 a share as compared to $1,123,000 or $0.30 a share for the first quarter of 2020, an EPS increase of 230%.

Irvine, California – January 26, 2021 – CW Bancorp , the holding company of CommerceWest Bank reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2020 of $4,976,000 or $1.37 a share as compared to $2,114,000 or $0.55 a share for the fourth quarter of 2019, an EPS increase of 149%. Net income for the full year of 2020 was $9,091,000 or $2.48 per common share, compared with net income of $8,208,000 or $2.14 per common share for the full year of 2019, an EPS increase of 16%.

Irvine, California – January 12, 2021 – CW Bancorp (“Bancorp”) announced today the completion of its previously announced holding company reorganization. Following shareholder approval and receipt of all requisite regulatory approvals, the holding company reorganization has been finalized and CommerceWest Bank (the “Bank”) is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bancorp. As a result, existing shares of the Bank were automatically converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Bancorp and the previous shareholders of the Bank now own all of the outstanding shares of Bancorp. Shares of CW Bancorp trade under the same trading symbol previously used by the Bank.

Irvine, California – November 25, 2020 – CommerceWest Bank announced the approval of a quarterly cash dividend by its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per common share, payable January 2, 2021 to shareholders of record on December 4, 2020.

Irvine, California – October 27, 2020 – CommerceWest Bank reported net income for the three months ended September 30, 2020 of $1,975,000 or $0.54 a share as compared to $1,017,000 or $0.28 a share for the three months ended June 30, 2020, an EPS increase of 93%. Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was $1,975,000 or $0.54 per common share, compared with net income of $2,016,000 or $0.52 per common share for the three months ended September 30, 2019 an EPS increase of 4%. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $4,115,000 or $1.12 per common share, compared with net income of $6,094,000 or $1.71 per common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, an EPS decrease of 35%.

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IRVINE, CA, October 09, 2020 – The Board of Directors of CommerceWest Bank (the “Bank”) has approved entering into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger (the “Plan of Merger”) with CW Bancorp (“Bancorp”) and CW Interim Merger Corp., by which the Bank intends to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bancorp. If the transaction is approved by the Bank’s shareholders and the appropriate federal and California state regulatory authorities, each of the outstanding shares of the Bank’s common stock will be exchanged for one share of Bancorp’s common stock. As a result, the shares of Bancorp’s common stock will be owned directly by the Bank’s shareholders in the same proportion as their existing ownership of Bank common stock immediately prior to the reorganization.