UBFO United Security Bancshares

14th Best Performing Community Bank in Nation FRESNO, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- USB ("US Banker magazine"), in its July 2006 edition, ranked United Security Bancshares (NASDAQ:UBFO) as 14th in the nation for its three year average 18.02% return on equity (ROE) among banks and thrifts with $1 billion or less in total assets. The report appears in the magazine's current July issue titled "Top 200 Publicly Traded Community Banks" beginning on page 14. Dennis R. Woods, President and Chief Executive Officer of United Security Bancshares, http://www.unitedsecuritybank.com/, added, "I'm very pleased with this acknowledgment, and very pleased to be included once again on this prestigious list of high performing banks. Our continued appearance in the report acknowledges what we constantly strive to achieve, consistent growth of shareholder value." United Security Bancshares is a $655+ million bank holding company for United Security Bank, the largest community bank headquartered in the Central San Joaquin Valley. The Bank operates ten branch offices, as well as four loan centers, administrative offices and a data center. For more information about Bank visit our web site at http://www.unitedsecuritybank.com/. DATASOURCE: United Security Bancshares CONTACT: Dennis R. Woods, President and Chief Executive Officer of United Security Bank, +1-559-248-4928 Web site: http://www.unitedsecuritybank.com/

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