UBFO United Security Bancshares

United Security Bancshares - 7th Best Bank Holding Company in California FRESNO, Calif., Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Banker magazine's December 24, 2003, edition ranked United Security Bancshares 7th in California for its Net Income Per Employee ratio of $92M. Fourteen California publicly traded bank holding companies made the list of the top 150 such companies in the nation. United Security Bancshares was ranked 70th nationally. 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 companies. Our appearance in the report acknowledges what we constantly strive to achieve, consistent growth of shareholder value." United Security Bancshares is a $510 million bank holding company for United Security Bank, the largest independent bank head quartered in the Central San Joaquin Valley. The Bank operates seven branch offices, as well as two loan centers, administrative offices and a data center. The bank plans to open its eighth office in March, and recently announced its intention to acquire Taft National Bank. The acquisition will bring total branches to 10 and assets to just under $600 million. 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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