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BDO SEIDMAN, LLP 285 Peachtree Center Avenue, Suite 800
Accountants and Consultants Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1230
Telephone: (404) 688-6841 Fax: (404) 688-1075
August 11, 2000
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Gentlemen:
We have been furnished with a copy of the response to Item 4 of Form 8-K for
the event that occurred on August 1, 2000, to be filed by our former client,
The PB Financial Services Corporation. We agree with the statements made in
response to that Item insofar as they relate to our Firm.
Very truly yours,
/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
