P B FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
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                                  SCHEDULE 14A
                                 (RULE 14A-101)
                     INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
           PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
                    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. N/A)

Filed by the registrant  [X]
Filed by a party other than the registrant [ ]
Check the appropriate box:                          [ ] Confidential, for Use of
      [X] Preliminary proxy statement                   the Commission Only (as
      [ ] Definitive proxy statement                    permitted by Rule
      [ ] Definitive additional materials               14a-6(e)(2)
      [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12

                      THE PB FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
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                (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


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      (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than Registrant)
Payment of filing fee (Check the appropriate box):
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      [ ]     Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and
              0-11.

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      (2)Aggregate number of securities to which transactions applies:

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      (3)Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
             pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which
             the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):

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              Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the
              offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing
              by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the
              date of its filing.

      (1)Amount previously paid:

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      (2)Form, Schedule or Registration Statement no.:

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                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                             TO BE HELD MAY 16, 2000



To the Shareholders of The PB Financial Services Corporation:

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The PB Financial Services Corporation (the
"Company") will be on Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 4:30 p.m. at The Peachtree Bank,
9570 Medlock Bridge Road, Duluth, Georgia, for the following purposes:

(1)  To reelect the current members of the Board of Directors to serve a
     one-year term expiring at the 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and upon
     the election and qualification of their successors and

(2)  To approve certain amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of the
     Company; and

(3)  To transact other business as may properly come before the meeting or any
     adjournments thereof.


The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 15, 2000, as the
record date for determining the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote
at, the meeting.

To ensure the greatest number of shareholders will be present either in person
or by proxy, we ask that you mark, date, sign, and return the enclosed proxy
card as soon as possible. If you attend the meeting in person, you may revoke
your proxy at the meeting and cast your vote in person. You may revoke your
proxy at any time before the proxy is exercised.


                                            By Order of the Board of Directors,




                                            Kelly J. Johnson
                                            Corporate Secretary


April 11, 2000


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THE PB FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
9570 Medlock Bridge Road
Duluth, Georgia   30097
(770) 814-8100

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                     PROXY STATEMENT FOR 2000 ANNUAL MEETING

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                                  INTRODUCTION


The Board of Directors of The PB Financial Services Corporation (the "Company")
is furnishing this Proxy Statement in connection with its solicitation of
proxies for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Tuesday, May
16, 2000, and at any adjournments thereof. In addition to this solicitation by
mail, the officers and employees of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary,
The Peachtree Bank (the "Bank"), without additional compensation, may solicit
Proxies in favor of the Proposal, if deemed necessary, by personal contact,
letter, telephone or other means of communication. Brokers, nominees and other
custodians and fiduciaries will be requested to forward Proxy solicitation
material to the beneficial owners of the shares, where appropriate, and the
Company will reimburse them for their reasonable expenses incurred in connection
with such transmittals. The Company will bear the costs of solicitation of
Proxies for the Annual Meeting.

This Proxy Statement and the proxy card are first being mailed to shareholders
on or about April 21, 2000. If the enclosed proxy card is properly executed,
returned, and not revoked, it will be voted in accordance with the
specifications made by the shareholder. If the proxy card is signed and returned
but specifications are not made, the proxy will be voted FOR the reelection of
the nominees to the Board of Directors and FOR the amendments to the Articles of
Incorporation. The Board of Directors of the Company is not aware of any other
matters which may be presented for action at the meeting, but if other matters
do properly come before the meeting, it is intended that shares represented by
proxies will be voted by the persons named in the proxies in accordance with
their best judgement.

You can revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted by delivering to Kelly
J. Johnson, Corporate Secretary of the Company, at the main office of the
Company, either written revocation of your proxy or a duly executed proxy
bearing a later date or by attending the meeting and voting in person.


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                          RECORD DATE AND VOTING RIGHTS

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 15, 2000 as the
record date for determining the shareholders who are entitled to notice of, and
to vote at, the meeting. As of the close of business on the record date, the
authorized common stock, $5.00 par value (the "Common Stock"), of the Company
consisted of 10,000,000 shares, with 775,375 shares issued and outstanding. Each
issued and outstanding share is entitled to one vote.

Directors are elected by plurality of the shares present in person or by proxy
and entitled to vote. Only those votes actually cast will be counted for the
purpose of determining whether a particular nominee received sufficient votes to
be elected. Accordingly, any abstentions and broker non-votes will not be
included in vote totals and will not be considered in determining the outcome of
the vote.

Approval of the amendments to the Articles of Incorporation or any other matter
that may properly come before the Annual Meeting requires the affirmative vote
of a majority of shares of Common Stock present in person or by proxy and
entitled to vote on such matter. Abstentions will be counted in determining the
minimum number of votes required for approval and will, therefore, have the
effect of negative votes. Broker non-votes will not be counted as votes for or
against approval of any other matter properly brought before the Annual Meeting.



                       PROPOSAL 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Board proposes that the current slate of directors to be reelected as
directors of The PB Financial Services Corporation to serve an additional
one-year term and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. If any
of these nominees should become unavailable to serve as a director (which is not
now anticipated), then the persons named as proxies reserve full discretion to
vote for any other person or persons as may be nominated. To be elected, a
director nominee must receive more votes than any other nominee for the same
seat on the board of directors. As a result, if you withhold your vote as to one
or more nominees, it will have no effect on the outcome of the election unless
you cast that vote for a competing nominee.

The table below sets forth for each director nominee (a) the person's name, (b)
his age at January 1, 2000, (c) the year he was first elected as a director, and
(d) his position with The PB Financial Services Corporation other than a
director and his other business experience for the past five years.


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                                DIRECTOR NOMINEES

                     TO SERVE A TERM OF ONE YEAR UNTIL 2001



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                     Year
                                                     First             Principal
Name                                Age              Elected           Occupation
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<S>                                 <C>              <C>               <C>
Robert Cheeley                      42               1999              Director of The PB Financial
                                                                       Services Corporation
                                                                       and Attorney/Retired


Daniel B. Cowart                    41               1999              Director of The PB Financial
                                                                       Services Corporation
                                                                       and Real Estate Developer


Paul D. Donaldson                   53               1999              Director of The PB Financial
                                                                       Services Corporation
                                                                       and Real Estate Developer

Charles L. Douglas                  75               1999              Director of The PB Financial
                                                                       Services Corporation
                                                                       and Insurance Agent/Retired


Dexter R. Floyd                     53               1999              Director of The PB Financial
                                                                       Services Corporation and
                                                                       Direct Mail Advertising/Printing


J. Edwin Howard                     71               1999              Director of The PB Financial
                                                                       Services Corporation
                                                                       and Retired


John J. Howard                      40               1999              Chairman of the Board of
                                                                       The PB Financial Services
                                                                       Corporation and Retail/Hardware
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<S>                                 <C>              <C>               <C>
J. Stephen Hurst                    50               1999              Director of The PB Financial
                                                                       Services Corporation
                                                                       and Insurance Agent


Charles A. Machemehl, III           42               1999              Director of The PB Financial
                                                                       Services Corporation
                                                                       and Orthodontist


J. Paul Maggard                     38               1999              Director of The PB Financial
                                                                       Services Corporation
                                                                       and Restaurateur


Monty G. Watson                     41               1999              Chief Executive Officer,
                                                                       President, and Director of
                                                                       The PB Financial
                                                                       Services Corporation
</TABLE>


                      MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

During the year ended December 31, 1999, the Board of Directors of the Company
had one meeting. All incumbent directors attended this meeting.

Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 1999, the Board of Directors of
the Bank held 12 meetings. The directors of the Bank are the same as those of
the Company.

The Board of Directors of the Company has no audit, compensation or nominating
committees. The Board of Directors will consider shareholders' nominations of
individuals to serve as directors if information concerning such nominees,
including the person's name and a description of his or her qualifications are
furnished in writing to the Chairman of the Board of the Company.


                               EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Monty G. Watson and Kelly J. Johnson are executive officers of the Company. Mr.
Watson has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since
its inception in 1999 and the Bank since its inception in 1998.

Ms. Johnson has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Corporate Secretary of the Company since its inception in 1999, and Senior Vice
President, Chief


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Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank since its inception in
1998. Ms. Johnson is 43 years old.

                 COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTORS


The following table sets forth certain summary information concerning the
compensation paid or granted to the Company's chief executive officer in fiscal
year 1999.

                             CASH COMPENSATION TABLE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Name and Principal Position                 Year              Salary
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<S>                                         <C>               <C>
Monty G. Watson, President and              1999             $141,145
Chief Executive Officer
</TABLE>


Currently, the directors of The PB Financial Services Corporation receive no
compensation for their service as directors, and they will not be compensated
for their service as directors until The PB Financial Services Corporation
achieves cumulative profitability.

The following table contains, with respect to the person named in the Summary
Compensation table, information concerning the number of PB Financial Services
Corporation stock options held, the number currently exercisable, and the value
of the exercisable options. On October 20, 1998, The Peachtree Bank granted Mr.
Watson an option to purchase 20,000 shares of The Peachtree Bank common stock,
with all shares being exercisable on the date of grant. Upon the reorganization
of the Bank to a holding company structure, each option to purchase one share of
The Peachtree Bank common stock was converted into an option to purchase one
share of The PB Financial Services Corporation common stock. Based on the
limited trading information available on the Company's common stock, the per
share market value of The Peachtree Bank common stock at December 31, 1999
($10.00) was equal to the per share exercise price of the listed options
($10.00). Fair market value is based on trades in Bank Stock during 1999.

                          FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 Value of Unexercised
                     No. of Unexercised                          In-the-Money
                     Options at 12/31/99                         Options at 12/31/99
Name                 # Exercisable/Unexercisable                 # Exercisable/Unexercisable
- ----                 ---------------------------                 ---------------------------

<S>                  <C>                                         <C>
Monty G. Watson               20,000/0                                    $0/$0
</TABLE>


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                              CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

The PB Financial Services Corporation's directors and principal officers, their
immediate family members and certain companies and other entities associated
with them, have been customers of and have had banking transactions with The
Peachtree Bank and are expected to continue these relationships in the future.
In the opinion of The Peachtree Bank's management, the extensions of credit made
by The Peachtree Bank to such individuals, companies and entities (a) were made
in the ordinary course of business, (b) were made on substantially the same
terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time
for comparable transactions with other persons and (c) did not involve more than
a normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features.


                 OWNERSHIP OF PB FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMON STOCK

MANAGEMENT STOCK OWNERSHIP

The following table presents information about each of the directors and
executive officers of The PB Financial Services Corporation and all executive
officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, each person has
sole voting and investment powers over the indicated shares. Information
relating to beneficial ownership of the PB Financial common stock is based upon
"beneficial ownership" concepts described in the rules issued under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Under these rules, a person is
deemed to be a "beneficial owner" of a security if that person has or shares
voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of the
security, or investment power, which includes the power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of such security. Under the rules, more than one person may be
deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                    Number of Shares                 Percent
                                    Beneficially Owned at            Of
Name                                The Record Date                  Class (% )
                                    ---------------------            ---------

<S>                                 <C>                              <C>
(A) DIRECTORS

Robert D. Cheeley                   37,636 (1)                         4.81%

Daniel B. Cowart                    37,636 (2)                         4.81%

Paul D. Donaldson                   32,132 (3)                         4.11%

Charles L. Douglas                  13,172 (4)                         1.69%
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<S>                                 <C>                                <C>
Dexter R. Floyd                     30,736 (5)                         3.93%

J. Edwin Howard                     12,545 (6)                         1.61%

John J. Howard                      34,876 (7)                         4.46%

J. Stephen Hurst                    12,545 (8)                         1.61%

Charles Machemehl, III              25,090 (9)                         3.21%

J. Paul Maggard                     26,197 (10)                        3.36%

Monty G. Watson                     30,155 (11)                        3.79%

(B) EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Kelly J. Johnson                     6,800 (12)                         .87%


(C) EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
DIRECTORS AS A GROUP
(12 PERSONS)                       299,519                            35.11%
</TABLE>


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1)   Consists of 20,000 shares held by Cheeley Investments and 10,000 shares
     held by Mr. Cheeley's spouse, as to which beneficial ownership is shared;
     also includes option to purchase 7,636 shares of The PB Financial Services
     Corporation common stock.

2)   Includes option to purchase 7,636 shares of The PB Financial Services
     Corporation common stock.

3)   Includes 2,420 shares held by Mr. Donaldson's spouse in an IRA plan, 500
     shares held by Mr. Donaldson's spouse and 2,500 shares held by
     Con-Structural Enterprises, Inc. to which beneficial ownership is shared;
     also includes option to purchase 6,012 shares of The PB Financial Services
     Corporation common stock.

4)   Includes 500 shares held by Mr. Douglas' spouse as to which beneficial
     ownership is shared; also includes option to purchase 2,672 shares of The
     PB Financial Services Corporation common stock.

5)   Includes of 1,000 shares held by Mr. Floyd's spouse and 2,000 shares held
     by Mr. Floyd's adult children as to which beneficial ownership is shared;
     also includes option to purchase 6,236 shares of The PB Financial Services
     Corporation common stock.


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6)   Includes option to purchase 2,545 shares of The PB Financial Services
     Corporation common stock.

7)   Includes 1,000 shares held by Mr. Howard's spouse and 800 shares held by
     Mr. Howard's spouse as custodian for their minor children; also includes
     option to purchase 7,076 shares of The PB Financial Services Corporation
     common stock.

8)   Includes 5,000 shares held in Mr. Hurst's IRA plan; also includes option to
     purchase 2,545 shares of The PB Financial Services Corporation common
     stock.

9)   Includes option to purchase 5,090 shares of The PB Financial Services
     Corporation common stock.

10)  Includes 900 shares held by Mr. Maggard as custodian for his minor
     children; also includes option to purchase 5,297 shares of The PB Financial
     Services Corporation common stock.

11)  Includes 7,100 shares held in Mr. Watson's IRA plan and 2,055 shares held
     by Mr. Watson as custodian for his minor children; also includes option to
     purchase 20,000 shares of The PB Financial Services Corporation common
     stock.

12)  Consists of 1,800 shares held in Ms. Johnson's IRA plan; also includes
     option to purchase 5,000 shares of The PB Financial Services Corporation
     common stock.



                COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires that the Company's
directors and executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of the
Company's outstanding Common Stock file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in their
ownership of the Company's Common Stock. Directors, executive officers and
greater than 10% shareholders are required to furnish the Company with copies of
the reports they file.

To the Company's knowledge, based solely upon a review of copies of Reports of
Beneficial Ownership and Changes in Beneficial Ownership furnished to it and
representations that no other reports were required, its directors, executive
officers, and greater than ten percent shareholders have complied with
applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements.


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                PROPOSAL 2 - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATON

The Board of Directors has determined that it is in the best interest of the
Company to amend its Articles of Incorporation to include anti-takeover
provisions. The purpose of these provisions is not to prevent the acquisition of
the Company by any acquiror, but rather to give the Board control over any such
transaction by requiring the potential acquiror to negotiate with the Board, who
can then determine whether the proposed transaction would be in the best
interests of the shareholders. The approval of the amendments to the Articles of
Incorporation requires the affirmative vote of a majority of shares of Common
Stock present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter.

Article 7, as it is proposed to be amended, provides that the Board of Directors
of the Company will be divided into three classes and that the directors in each
class will serve for staggered terms of three years each. This means that,
unless the existing directors were to resign (which might be the case in a
friendly acquisition of the Company), it would take two annual meetings of the
Company's shareholders to replace a majority of its directors.
As amended, the new Article 7 will read as follows:

                                       "7.

a.   The Board of Directors shall be divided into three (3) classes, Class
     I, Class II, and Class III, which shall be as nearly equal in number as
     possible. Each director in Class I shall be elected to an initial term
     of one (1) year, each director in Class II shall be elected to an
     initial term of two (2) years, each director in Class III shall be
     elected to an initial term of three (3) years, and each director shall
     serve until the election and qualification of his or her successor or
     until his or her earlier resignation, death or removal from office.
     Upon the expiration of the initial terms of office for each Class of
     directors, the directors of each Class shall be elected for terms of
     three (3) years, to serve until the election and qualification of their
     successors or until their earlier resignation, death or removal from
     office.

b.   Unless two thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office shall approve the
     proposed change, this Article 7 may be amended or rescinded only by the
     affirmative vote of the holders of at least two thirds (2/3) of the issued
     and outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote in an election
     of directors, at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders, and
     notice of the proposed change must be contained in the notice of the
     meeting."

A new article 8 is proposed to be added. This Article would require a
supermajority (66 2/3%) vote of the directors or shareholders to change the
number of directors of the Company. This article helps to discourage a potential
raider from attempting to take over the Company by removing one of the ways in
which the raider could gain control of the Board; that is, after gaining control
of the majority to the stock, a raider could double the


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size of the Board and elect its nominees as directors. As amended, the new
Article 8 will read as follows:

                                       "8.

a.   Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Article 8, the Board of
     Directors shall have the right to adopt, amend, or repeal the bylaws of the
     Corporation by the affirmative vote of a majority of the issued and
     outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote in an election of
     directors.

b.   Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this Article 8, any amendment of the
     bylaws of the Corporation changing the number of directors shall require
     the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all directors then in office or
     the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds (2/3) of the issued and
     outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote in an election of
     directors, at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders, and
     notice of the proposed change must be contained in the notice of the
     meeting."

A new Article 13 will be added providing that a supermajority vote of the
shareholders (66 2/3%) will be required to approve any merger or share exchanger
of the Company with or into another corporation, or any sale, lease, exchange or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
unless such transaction has been approved by the affirmative vote of two-thirds
of the directors of the Company then in office, in which case the affirmative
vote of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares will be required. The
new Article 13 will read as follows:

                                      "13.

a.   In any case in which the Georgia Business Corporation Code or other
     applicable law requires shareholders approval of any merger or share
     exchange of the Corporation with or into any other corporations, or any
     sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of substantially all of the
     assets of the Corporation to any other corporation, person or other entity,
     such approval shall require either:

     (i)      the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors of the
              Corporation then in office and the affirmative vote of a majority
              of the issued and outstanding shares of the corporation entitled
              to vote; or

     (ii)     The affirmative vote of a majority of the director of the
              Corporation then in office and the affirmative vote of the holders
              of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the issued and outstanding shares
              of the Corporation entitled to vote.

b.   The Board of Directors shall have the power to determine for the purposes
     of this Article 13, on the basis of information known to the Corporation,
     whether any sale, lease or exchange or other disposition of part of the
     assets of the Corporation involves substantially all of the assets of the
     Corporation."


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A new article 14 will also be added to the Articles. This article will provide
that the Board may consider factors in addition to price when evaluating an
offer from another party to acquire the Company. The new Article 14 will read as
follows:

                                      "14.

a.   The Board of Directors, when evaluating any offer of another party (I)
     to make a tender offer or exchange offer for any equity security of the
     Corporation, (ii) to merge or consolidate any other corporation with
     the Corporation, or (iii) to purchase or otherwise acquire all or
     substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall, in
     determining what is in the best interests of the Corporation and its
     shareholders, give due consideration to all relevant factors, including
     without limitation: (A) the short-term and long-term social and
     economic effects on the employees, customers, shareholders and other
     constituents of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, and on the
     communities within which the Corporation and its subsidiaries operate
     (it being understood that any subsidiary bank of the Corporation is
     charged with providing support to and being involved in the communities
     it serves); and (B) the consideration being offered by the other party
     in relation to the then-current value of the Corporation in a freely
     negotiated transaction and in relation to the Board of Directors'
     then-estimate of the future value of the Corporation as an independent
     entity.

b.   Unless two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office shall approve the
     proposed change, this Article 14 may be amended or rescinded only by the
     affirmative vote of the holders of at least two thirds (2/3) of the issued
     and outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, at any
     regular or special meeting of the shareholders, and notice of the proposed
     change must be contained in the notice of the meeting."

In addition, the amended and restated Articles will require that any amendment
of Articles 7, 8, 13, and 14, as described above, as well as Articles 9 (dealing
with removal of directors) and 11 (limiting the liability of directors), be
approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least tow thirds of the
issued and outstanding shares of Company Stock unless tow-thirds of the entire
Board of Directors approves the amendment, in which case the applicable
provisions of the Georgia Business Corporation Code would govern and the
approval of only a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Stock would be
required.


THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.


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                         INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

BDO Seidman, LLP is the accounting firm responsible for preparing an audited
report of the Company's financial statements. BDO Seidman has acted as the
Bank's accounting firm since its inception in 1998. A representative from BDO
Seidman is expected to be present at the meeting and will be given the
opportunity to make a statement if he or she desires to do so and will be
available to respond to appropriate questions from shareholders.


                              AVAILABLE INFORMATION

A copy of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB is available upon request
(except for the exhibits thereto) without charge. Shareholders may request a
copy of the "Form 10-KSB" by contacting Kelly J. Johnson, The PB Financial
Services Corporation, 9570 Medlock Bridge Road, Duluth, Georgia, 30097
(Telephone: 770-814-8100).


                              SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

Any shareholder proposal submitted for consideration at the next Annual Meeting
of Shareholders must be received at the principal offices of the Company not
later than December 1, 2000, to be included in the 2001 proxy materials. A
shareholder must notify the Company before February 1, 2001 of a proposal in the
2001 Annual Meeting which the shareholder intends to present other than by
inclusion in the Company's proxy materials. If the Company does not receive such
notice prior to February 1, 2001, proxies solicited by management of the Company
will confer discretionary authority upon the management of the Company to vote
upon any such matter.


                                  OTHER MATTERS

The Board of Directors of the Company knows of no other matters that may be
brought before the meeting. If, however, any matter other than the election of
directors, or matters incidental thereto, should properly come before the
meeting, votes will be cast pursuant to the proxies in accordance with the best
judgment of the proxyholders.

If you cannot be present in person, you are requested to complete, sign, date,
and return the enclosed proxy promptly. An envelope has been provided for that
purpose. No postage is required if mailed in the United States.

April 11, 2000


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                                      PROXY

                      THE PB FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

                         ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS


         The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Monty G. Watson and
Kelly J. Johnson, or either of them, as proxies, each with full power of
substitution, to vote the number of shares of common stock of The PB Financial
Services Corporation, which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if
personally present at the Annual Shareholders Meeting of The PB Financial
Services Corporation to be held at the main office of The Peachtree Bank located
at 9570 Medlock Bridge Road, Duluth, Georgia, on Tuesday, May 16, 2000, at 4:30
p.m., local time, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof (the "Annual
Meeting") upon the proposals described in the Proxy Statement and the Notice of
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, dated April 11, 2000, the receipt of which is
acknowledged in the manner specified below.


Proposal 1. To elect the following persons to serve as directors for a one-year
            term until the next annual meeting:

            Nominees: Robert D. Cheeley, Daniel B. Cowart, Paul D. Donaldson,
            Charles L. Douglas, Dexter R. Floyd, J. Edwin Howard, John J.
            Howard, J. Stephen Hurst, Charles A. Machemehl, III, J. Paul
            Maggard, Monty G. Watson

            [ ] FOR All Nominees               [ ] Withhold Authority to Vote
                (except as may be noted below)     for All Nominees Listed Above

            To withhold authority to vote for any nominee, write that nominee's
            name below:


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Proposal 2. To approve the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of The PB
            Financial Services Corporation to include certain anti-takeover
            provisions as described in the Proxy Statement.

            FOR  [ ]                 AGAINST  [ ]               ABSTAIN  [ ]

Proposal 3. In the discretion of the proxies on such other matters as may
            properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments thereof.

THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN
BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS ABOVE.


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Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears below. When shares are held
jointly, both should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please
sign in full corporate name by President or other authorized officer. If a
partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.

DATED: _____________________________, 2000



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                                                 Signature


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                                                 Signature if held jointly

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PB FINANCIAL SERVICES
CORPORATION AND MAY BE REVOKED PRIOR TO ITS EXERCISE.


I _____will _____will not attend the Annual Meeting.


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