Peoples Financial Corp.
Peoples Financial Corp. (OTC: PFBX) is the holding company for The Peoples Bank, a community bank headquartered in Biloxi, Mississippi, serving the financial needs of individuals, families, and businesses along Mississippi's Gulf Coast and surrounding region since 1896. According to its website at thepeoplesholdingcompany.com, The Peoples Bank provides a comprehensive range of personal and business banking services to the communities of Harrison, Jackson, Hancock, Stone, Pearl River, George, Greene, and Wayne counties in Mississippi, with branch locations serving customers from the Gulf Coast resort communities through the inland counties of southeastern Mississippi. With more than 125 years of continuous operation, Peoples Financial Corp. and The Peoples Bank represent one of the most enduring banking institutions in coastal Mississippi.
The Peoples Bank's service portfolio, described at thepeoplesholdingcompany.com, encompasses personal banking including checking and savings accounts, residential mortgage lending, home equity products, consumer installment loans, and other personal financial services; commercial banking including commercial real estate loans, business operating lines of credit, business term loans, and treasury management services for the small and medium-sized businesses that form the economic backbone of Mississippi's Gulf Coast communities; and wealth management services including investment advisory and trust services for clients seeking comprehensive personal financial planning. The bank's Gulf Coast focus has encompassed serving the complex financial needs of communities that have experienced significant economic impacts from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, building resilience and community commitment through successive regional challenges.
Peoples Financial Corp. is publicly traded on the OTC markets, providing investors with access to a focused Mississippi Gulf Coast community banking franchise with 125-plus years of operating history and deep community roots across eight Mississippi counties. According to thepeoplesholdingcompany.com, the bank's leadership team is drawn from the Gulf Coast business and civic community, reflecting the local governance and community knowledge that define community banking at its best. Peoples Financial's combination of Mississippi Gulf Coast community banking mission, multi-county southeastern Mississippi market presence, long operating history, and commitment to the financial well-being of its coastal Mississippi communities positions it as a trusted and enduring financial institution in its Gulf Coast regional market.