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EX-23 3 pfbi2012-exhibit23.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM pfbi2012-exhibit23.htm

EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-97237 and No. 333-185239 on Forms S-8 of Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. of our report dated March 28, 2013 relating to the consolidated financial statements appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ Crowe Horwath LLP

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Crowe Horwath LLP

Brentwood, Tennessee

March 28, 2013