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United Security Bancshares Announces Termination of Memorandum of Understanding

FRESNO, CA, October 25, 2016- United Security Bancshares (http://www.unitedsecuritybank.com/) (Nasdaq Global Select: UBFO), the holding company for United Security Bank (the "Bank"), announced that yesterday the Bank received notification from the California Department of Business Oversight that the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) dated October 1, 2013, had been terminated effective as of October 19, 2016. 
 
The lifting of the MOU reflects the Bank’s continued improvement in financial condition and performance and ongoing compliance with the terms of the MOU.  This regulatory recognition marks an important milestone in United Security Bancshares' efforts to reduce regulatory oversight.

United Security Bancshares is a $750+ million bank holding company headquartered in Fresno, California. United Security Bank, its principal subsidiary, is a California state-chartered bank with 11 branches serving California's Central Valley and Campbell, in California's Silicon Valley, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System.



FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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