Community Bancorp Inc. Ranks Tenth in Nation in U.S. Banker Annual Performance Ranking.

ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- Community Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:CMBC), parent company of Community National Bank ("Community"), announced today that the Company ranked tenth in the nation out of the top 200 publicly traded community banks and thrifts with assets up to $1 billion in the July 2005 issue of U.S. Banker Magazine's Annual Performance Ranking. The banks and thrifts were ranked based upon a three-year average return on equity ("ROE"), and Community's ROE of 18.7 percent placed it tenth on the list. The ranking, compiled using data from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods for the three year period ending December 31, 2004, includes banks and thrifts traded on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

The Company also ranked highly in other key performance metrics, placing fifth with a three-year median earnings per share growth rate of 69.0% and fourth in three-year price performance with a stock appreciation of 356.5%. "We are proud of the high ranking among our peers and the investor returns we have achieved over the last three years," stated Michael J. Perdue, President and CEO.

U. S. Banker, a monthly magazine published by SourceMedia, is a leading banking business management magazine providing industry coverage for over 112 years. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods is an investment banking firm specializing in the financial institution industry.

Community Bancorp Inc. is a bank holding company with $708.3 million in assets as of March 31, 2005, with a wholly owned banking subsidiary, Community National Bank, headquartered in Escondido, California. The bank's primary focus is community banking, providing commercial banking services including commercial, real estate and SBA loans to small and medium sized businesses. The bank serves San Diego County and southwest Riverside County with ten retail banking offices in Bonsall, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Fallbrook, La Mesa, Murrieta, Santee, Temecula, and Vista, with additional SBA loan production offices in California that originate loans in California, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon.

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