FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Peeples Ardyce M. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/08/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES / [CWBC] (Last) (First) (Middle) 445 PINE AVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) GOLETA, CA 93117 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Common Stock 1,325,900 I By Family Trust (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Convertible Debentures (right to buy)	08/09/2010	08/09/2020(2)	Common Stock	263,429	$ 3.5 (2)	I	By Family Trust (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Peeples Ardyce M. 445 PINE AVE GOLETA, CA 93117	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ William R. Peeples as attorney-in-fact for Ardyce M. Peeples		02/28/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The shares are held by the reporting person's family trust. Beneficial ownership is shared with the reporting person's husband, William R. Peeples.
(2)	The convertible debentures are held by the reporting person's family trust. Beneficial ownership is shared with the reporting person's husband, William R. Peeples. The convertible debentures are convertible into 263,429 shares of Common Stock at $3.50 per share if converted on or prior to July 1, 2013, $4.50 per share between July 2, 2013 and July 1, 2016, and $6.00 per share from July 2, 2016 until maturity or redemption. The debentures mature on August 9, 2020.
  Remarks: Power of Attorney filed herewith as Exhibit 24.

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