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                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                        WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
                              FORM 8-K
  
  
                           CURRENT REPORT
  
                 PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March
  30, 2000
  
  
                     United Security Bancorporation
           (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  
  
            Washington           0-18561            91-1259511
            ----------           -------            ----------
  (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission        (IRS
  Employer Identi-
          of incorporation)       File Number)       fication
  Number)
  
         9506 North Newport Highway, Spokane, Washington 99218-
  1200
         -----------------------------------------------------
  -----
              (Address of principal executive offices/Zip
  Code)
  
     Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
  (509) 467-6949
     ---------------------------------------------------------
  ----------
  
         Item 5.  Other Events.
  
  United Security Bancorporation (USBN) announced that Richard
  C. Emery notified the Board of Directors of his intention to
  retire as President and CEO of USBN effective June 1, 2000.
  Emery will complete his terms on the Boards of the holding
  company and individual subsidiary banks through USBN's May
  23 annual meeting, but will not stand for re-election.  Wes
  Colley, President and CEO of USBN's AmericanWest Bank
  subsidiary, was named to succeed Emery as President and CEO.
  
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                         EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit No.              Title
  -----------              -----
  
  99.                      Press release dated March 30, 2000,
                           issued by United Security
  Bancorporation
  
  SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Security Exchange Act of
  1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
  signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
  authorized.
  
  Dated:  April 3, 2000
  
                           UNITED SECURITY BANCORPORATION
  
                           By:  /s/ Chad Galloway
                           ------------------------------
                           Name:    Chad Galloway
                           Title:   Vice President and
                                    Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                        WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
                              FORM 8-K
  
                           CURRENT REPORT
  
                 PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March
  30, 2000
  
                     United Security Bancorporation
           (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  
            Washington           0-18561            91-1259511
            ----------           -------            ----------
  (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission        (IRS
  Employer Identi-
          of incorporation)       File Number)       fication
  Number)
  
         9506 North Newport Highway, Spokane, Washington 99218-
  1200
         -----------------------------------------------------
  -----
              (Address of principal executive offices/Zip
  Code)
  
     Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
  (509) 467-6949
     ---------------------------------------------------------
  ----------
  
         Item 5.  Other Events.
  
  United Security Bancorporation (USBN) announced that Richard
  C. Emery notified the Board of Directors of his intention to
  retire as President and CEO of USBN effective June 1, 2000.
  Emery will complete his terms on the Boards of the holding
  company and individual subsidiary banks through USBN's May
  23 annual meeting, but will not stand for re-election.  Wes
  Colley, President and CEO of USBN's AmericanWest Bank
  subsidiary, was named to succeed Emery as President and CEO.
  
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit No.              Title
  -----------              -----
  
  99.                      Press release dated March 30, 2000,
                           issued by United Security
  Bancorporation
  
  SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Security Exchange Act of
  1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
  signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
  authorized.
  
  Dated:  April 3, 2000
  
                           UNITED SECURITY BANCORPORATION
  
                           By:  /s/ Chad Galloway
                           ------------------------------
                           Name:    Chad Galloway
                           Title:   Vice President and
                                    Chief Financial Officer
  
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