December 7, 2009 (FinancialWire) — The board of Peoples Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: PFBX), parent of The Peoples Bank, declared a regular semiannual cash dividend of $.10 per common share, payable January 15, 2010, to stockholders of record January 8, 2010.

Mississippi-based Peoples Bank operates 16 branches along the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Hancock, Harrison, Jackson and Stone counties.

In addition to a range of retail and commercial banking services, the bank also operates a trust and investment services department. The bank also operates a mortgage loan department providing residential loans for primary, secondary and multi-family homes up to four units.

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