Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
FIRST BANKS INC
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES / [CWBC] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Member of 13(d) Group
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
135 N MERAMEC AVE, 		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/15/2004
(Street)

ST LOUIS, MO 63105		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common stock 10/15/2004   P   11,000 A $ 10.57 91,000 I See Note 1
Common stock 10/15/2004   P   0 A $ 0 568,696 I See Note 2
Common stock 10/15/2004   P   0 A $ 0 2,000 I See Note 3

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
FIRST BANKS INC
135 N MERAMEC AVE
ST LOUIS, MO 63105		       Member of 13(d) Group
INVESTORS OF AMERICA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 		       Member of 13(d) Group
BLAKE ALLEN H
600 JAMES S. MCDONNELL BLVD.
MAIL CODE 014
HAZELWOOD, MO 63042		       Member of 13(d) Group

Signatures

 /s/Allen H. Blake, President and CEO of First Banks, Inc.   10/21/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
 
Remarks:
Note 1)  These Securities are owned by First Banks, Inc. and may be deemed to be indirectly owned by Allen H. Blake, the President and CEO of First Banks, Inc. and by Investors of America Limited Partnership, First Securities America, Inc., General Partner. Members of the Dierberg Family and the Dierberg Family Trusts are shareholders of First Securities America, Inc. and First Banks, Inc.  Allen H. Blake and Investors of America Limited Partnership disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities.

Note 2)  These Securities are owned by Investors of America Limited Partnership and may be deemed to be indirectly owned by First Banks, Inc. and by Allen H. Blake, the President and CEO of First Banks, Inc.  Members of the Dierberg Family and the Dierberg Family Trusts are shareholders of First Securities America, Inc., the General Partner of Investors of America Limited Partnership and First Banks, Inc.  Allen H. Blake and First Banks, Inc. disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities.

Note 3)  These Securities are owned by Allen H. Blake and may be deemed to be indirectly owned by First Banks, Inc. and Investors of America Limited Partnership.  Allen H. Blake is the President and CEO of First Banks, Inc.  Members of the Dierberg Family and the Dierberg Family Trusts are shareholders of First Banks, Inc. and First Securities America, Inc., the General Partner of Investors of America Limited Partnership.  First Banks, Inc. and Investors of America Limited Partnership disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities.

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