Community National Bank Opens Banking Office in Bonsall.

Business Editors, Banking Writers

FALLBROOK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2001

Community National Bank announced today the opening of its newest retail banking office in the River Village Shopping Center in Bonsall, California. Community National Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Community Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMBC), headquartered between Los Angeles and San Diego in Fallbrook.

"Our growth strategy along the Highway 15 corridor is successfully moving forward," stated Tom Swanson, President and CEO. "In March, we opened a branch in Escondido, which will move into a new, state-of-the-art facility in the next few months. The Bonsall branch, our fifth, serves a community that has been without its own bank for a number of years, and adds another location for our customers in South Fallbrook."

Angelique Bausch, with 16 years experience in the banking industry, will serve as Branch Manager of the Bonsall office. "Our newest branch has a large vault with safe deposit boxes, an ATM and an experienced staff. Our existing customers in the area will appreciate the convenience of a new branch, and it should also be an excellent way to attract new retail deposits and loans," she added.

Bonsall's River Village Shopping Center is located at 5256 South Mission Road, at the intersection of S13 and Highway 76. The new branch and administration center in Escondido will be located at the corner of Canterbury Place and Ninth Street, East of Highway 15.

Community National Bank, a subsidiary of Community Bancorp, is a $345 million financial institution headquartered in Fallbrook, California. Located between Los Angeles and San Diego, the bank's primary focus is community banking and commercial lending, with additional lending niches of SBA and aircraft lending. A Preferred Lender, Community National Bank is the 7th largest SBA lender in California. The bank serves North San Diego and the Inland Empire communities with retail banking offices in Fallbrook, Temecula, Bonsall, Escondido and Vista. The bank has loan production offices in Fallbrook, Escondido, Los Angeles, Ontario, Orange, Sacramento, Temecula, Vista and in the East San Francisco Bay Area.

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