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<p><table width=600><tr><td  align=center><font size=2><B>UNITED STATES  <BR>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION  <BR>Washington, DC 20549</B></font></td></tr></table>

<p><table width=600><tr><td  align=center><font size=2><B>FORM 8-K</B></font></td></tr></table>

<p><table width=600><tr><td  align=center><font size=2><B>CURRENT REPORT  <BR>Pursuant to
Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></font></td></tr></table>

<p><table width=600><tr><td><font size=2>Date of Report (date of earliest event
reported): June 25, 2003 (June 24, 2003)</font></td></tr></table>

<p><table width=600><tr><td  align=center><FONT SIZE="2"><B><U>UNITED SECURITY BANCSHARES</U></B></FONT></td></tr></table>

<table width=600><tr><td  align=center><font size=2>Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter</font></td></tr></table>


<p><table width=600><tr>
    <td  align=center><font size=2><B><u>CALIFORNIA</u><br>
      </B>State or other jurisdiction of incorporation </font></td>
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    <td width=291><font size="2"><b><u>000-32987</u></b><br>
      Commission File Number</font> </td>
    <td width=297><font size="2"><b><u>91-2112732</u></b><br>
      I.R.S. Employer <br>
      Identification No.</font> </td>
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    <td  align=center><FONT SIZE="2"><U>1525 E. Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA 93710</U>
      <br>
      Address of principal executive offices</FONT></td>
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<p><table width=600><tr><td><FONT SIZE="2">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area
code  <U>559-248-4943</U></FONT></td></tr></table>



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<p><table width=600><tr><td><font size=2>Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure</font></td></tr></table>

<p><table width=600><tr><td><font size=2>United Security Bancshares issued a press
release dated June 25, 2003 to  disclose that the Board of Directors declared a regular
quarterly cash dividend  on June 24, 2003.</font></td></tr></table>

<p><table width=600><tr><td><font size=2>Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></td></tr></table>

<p><table width=600><tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td width=590><font size=2>(a)  Financial
statements:</font></td></tr></table>
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    <td width=570><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable</font></td>
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                  <p><table width=600><tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td width=590><font size=2>(b)  Pro forma
financial information:</font></td></tr></table>

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<tr><td width=30>&nbsp;</td>
<td width=570><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
applicable</font></td></tr></table>

<p><table width=600><tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td width=590><font size=2>(c)  Exhibits:</font></td></tr></table>

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<td width=570><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibit
99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press release dated June 25, 2003</font></td></tr></table>



<p><table width=600><tr><td  align=center><FONT SIZE="2"><U>SIGNATURES</U></FONT></td></tr></table>


<p><table width=600><tr><td><font size=2>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934,  the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></td></tr></table>


<p><table width=600><tr>
    <td width=283><font size=2>Date: June 27, 2003 </font></td>
    <td width=305><font size=2>United Security Bancshares <BR>
      <BR>
      <BR>
      </font> <font size=2> By: /s/ Ken Donahue <BR>
      </font>
      <hr noshade size="1" width="90%" align="left">
      <font size=2>Ken Donahue <BR>
      Senior Vice President &amp; <BR>
      Chief Financial Officer</font></td>
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<p><table width=600><tr><td  align=center><FONT SIZE="5"><B>Cash Dividend Increased by 11.5%<BR>
United Security Bancshares</B></FONT></td></tr></table>

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<p><table width=600><tr><td  align=center><font size=4><B>59th Consecutive Quarterly Cash
Dividend Declared...</B></font></td></tr></table>

<p><table width=600><tr><td><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FRESNO, CA, June
25, 2003 -- Dennis R. Woods, President and Chief Executive  Officer of United Security
Bancshares (NasdaqNM: UBFO), reported that the Board  of Directors on June 24, 2003
declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.145 per  share, to shareholders of record on
July 11, 2003, payable on July 23, 2003.</font></td></tr></table>

<p><table width=600><tr><td><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The dividend of
$0.145 per share is up $0.015 from the July 2002 quarterly  dividend of $0.13, an 11.5%
increase. This dividend marks the 59th consecutive  quarterly cash dividend paid to
shareholders since inception.</font></td></tr></table>

<p><table width=600><tr><td><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Woods added,
&#147;With the passage of tax cuts, the winding down of the war in  Iraq, and the
mortgage refinancing boon, spending is taking hold and the economy  appears to be on the
mend and now, the action by the Federal Reserve today,  cutting rates a quarter point, a
little insurance has been added for better  economic times ahead.&#148;</font></td></tr></table>

<p><table width=600><tr><td><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;United Security
Bancshares is a $510 million bank holding company and  United Security Bank, a state
banking corporation, is its primary subsidiary.  United Security Bancshares stock is
available through The Seidler Amdec  Securities Inc., (contact Troy Norlander at
1-800-288-2811), Hoefer &amp; Arnett  (contact Dave Bonaccorso at 1-800 346 5544 ext. 723) or
Hill Thompson, Magid &amp; Co. (contact Jason Biggerstaff 1-800-631-3083) as well as other
firms, and  trades under the symbol &#147;UBFO&#148;.</font></td></tr></table>

<p><table width=600><tr><td><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This press release
may include forward-looking statements that involve  inherent risks and uncertainties. A
number of important factors could cause  actual results to differ materially from those
in the forward-looking  statements. Those factors include fluctuations in interest rates,
inflation,  government regulations, the progress of integrating acquisitions and economic
conditions and competition in the geographic and business areas in which the  Company
conducts its operations. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise  or update these
forward-looking statements.</font></td></tr></table>


<p><table width=600><tr><td><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Contact: Dennis
Woods at 559-248-4928</font></td></tr></table>

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