Provident Financial Holdings Reports First Quarter Earnings



      Preferred Loans Increase to 40% of Loans Held for Investment

            Net Interest Margin Expands (Sequential Quarter)

         Operating Expenses Decline by 13% (Sequential Quarter)

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. ("Company"), (Nasdaq:PROV), the holding company for Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. ("Bank"), today announced first quarter earnings for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2007, the Company reported net income of $758,000, or $0.12 per diluted share (on 6.17 million weighted-average shares outstanding), compared to net income of $5.26 million, or $0.77 per diluted share (on 6.79 million weighted-average shares outstanding), in the comparable period a year ago. The decline in net income in the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was primarily attributable to decreases in net interest income, gain on sale of loans and gain on sale of real estate, partly offset by a decrease in compensation expense. The decrease in weighted-average shares outstanding primarily reflects repurchases of common stock through the Company's stock repurchase programs.

"This was a disappointing quarter in a difficult operating environment," said Craig G. Blunden, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. "The mortgage banking business became much worse this quarter with little liquidity in the secondary market except for conforming loan products. As a result, loans originated for sale declined precipitously and we responded by closing one mortgage banking office during the quarter and announcing our intention to close five more by December 31, 2007."

Mr. Blunden went on to say, "The positive momentum that we have established in our community banking business, such as sequential quarter preferred loan and deposit growth, was insufficient to overcome the drag from mortgage banking."

Return on average assets for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 was 0.19 percent, compared to 1.27 percent for the same period of fiscal 2007. Return on average stockholders' equity for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 was 2.36 percent, compared to 15.25 percent for the comparable period of fiscal 2007.

On a sequential quarter basis, net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 decreased by $1.24 million, or 62 percent, to $758,000 from $2.00 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007; and diluted earnings per share decreased $0.20, or 63 percent, to $0.12 from $0.32 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. Return on average assets decreased 28 basis points to 0.19 percent for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 from 0.47 percent in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 and return on average equity for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 was 2.36 percent, compared to 6.09 percent for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007.

Net interest income before provision for loan losses decreased by $1.37 million, or 13 percent, to $9.37 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 from $10.74 million for the same period in fiscal 2007. Non-interest income decreased $6.01 million, or 81 percent, to $1.38 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 from $7.39 million in the comparable period of fiscal 2007. Non-interest expense decreased $591,000, or seven percent, to $7.63 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 from $8.22 million in the comparable period in fiscal 2007.

The average balance of loans outstanding decreased by $12.7 million to $1.37 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 from $1.39 billion in the same quarter of fiscal 2007, and the average yield decreased by seven basis points to 6.26 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 from an average yield of 6.33 percent in the same quarter of fiscal 2007. The decrease in the average loan yield was primarily attributable to accrued interest reversals on non-accrual loans and loan payoffs at a higher average yield than the average yield of loans held for investment, partly offset by higher interest rates on newly originated loans and the upwardly repricing adjustable rate loans in the loans held for investment portfolio. Total loans originated for investment in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 were $91.4 million (including $42.2 million of loans purchased for investment), which consisted primarily of multi-family and single-family loans. This compares to total loans originated for investment of $110.1 million (including $35.5 million of loans purchased for investment) in the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The outstanding balance of "preferred loans" (multi-family, commercial real estate, construction and commercial business loans) increased by $74.7 million, or 16 percent, to $545.2 million at September 30, 2007 from $470.5 million at September 30, 2006. The ratio of preferred loans to total loans held for investment increased to 40 percent at September 30, 2007 compared to 36 percent at September 30, 2006. Loan prepayments in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 were $72.3 million, compared to $78.4 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2007.

Average deposits increased by $89.3 million to $1.01 billion and the average cost of deposits increased by 71 basis points to 3.66 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2008, compared to an average balance of $916.6 million and an average cost of 2.95 percent in the same quarter last year. Transaction account balances (core deposits) decreased by $42.8 million, or 11 percent, to $336.1 million at September 30, 2007 from $378.9 million at September 30, 2006. The decrease is primarily attributable to a $25.7 million, or 15 percent, decline in savings account balances. Time deposits increased by $135.0 million, or 25 percent, to $676.0 million at September 30, 2007 compared to $541.0 million at September 30, 2006. The increase in time deposits is primarily attributable to the Company's time deposit marketing campaigns and depositors switching from savings deposits to time deposits.

The average balance of borrowings, which primarily consists of Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") of San Francisco advances, decreased $125.3 million to $444.7 million and the average cost of advances decreased seven basis points to 4.54 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2008, compared to an average balance of $570.0 million and an average cost of 4.61 percent in the same quarter of fiscal 2007. The decrease in the average cost of borrowings was primarily the result of lower short-term and overnight balances at higher average interest rates, partly offset by maturities of long-term advances at lower average interest rates.

The net interest margin during the first quarter of fiscal 2008 decreased 27 basis points to 2.40 percent from 2.67 percent during the same quarter last year. On a sequential quarter basis, the net interest margin in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 increased three basis points from 2.37 percent in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2008, the Company recorded a loan loss provision of $1.52 million, compared to a loan loss provision of $637,000 during the same period of fiscal 2007. The loan loss provision in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 was primarily attributable to loan classification downgrades and deterioration in real estate collateral values ($1.35 million) and an increase in loans held for investment ($168,000).

Non-performing assets increased to $20.6 million, or 1.28 percent of total assets, at September 30, 2007, compared to $4.4 million, or 0.26 percent of total assets at September 30, 2006 and $19.7 million, or 1.20 percent of total assets, at June 30, 2007. The non-performing assets at September 30, 2007 were primarily comprised of 20 single-family loans originated for investment ($6.7 million), 24 construction loans originated for investment ($3.1 million), 17 single-family loans repurchased from, or unable to sell to, investors ($4.8 million) and 14 single-family properties (REO) acquired in the settlement of loans ($5.6 million). Net charge-offs for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 were $765,000 or 0.22 percent of average loans receivable, compared to $105,000 or 0.03 percent of average loans receivable in the comparable quarter last year.

Classified loans at September 30, 2007 were $28.8 million, comprised of $6.4 million in the special mention category, $21.9 million in the substandard category and $529,000 in the doubtful category. Classified loans at June 30, 2007 were $32.3 million, comprised of $13.3 million in the special mention category and $19.0 million in the substandard category.

The allowance for loan losses was $15.6 million at September 30, 2007, or 1.13 percent of gross loans held for investment, compared to $10.8 million, or 0.82 percent of gross loans held for investment at September 30, 2006. The allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2007 includes $3.7 million of specific loan loss reserves, compared to $104,000 of specific loan loss reserves at September 30, 2006. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is sufficient to absorb potential losses inherent in loans held for investment.

The decrease in non-interest income in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 compared to the same period of fiscal 2007 was primarily the result of decreases in the gain on sale of real estate and the gain on sale of loans. The decrease in the gain on sale of real estate was primarily attributable to the sale of land with a pre-tax gain of $2.31 million ($1.34 million, net of statutory taxes) in the quarter ended September 30, 2006 (not replicated this year). The gain on sale of loans declined by $3.37 million, or 97 percent, to $122,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 from $3.49 million in the comparable quarter last year. The decline in the gain on sale of loans was attributable to the lower volume of loans sold and the lower average loan sale margin. Total loans sold for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was $96.8 million, down 69 percent from $316.1 million for the same quarter last year. The average loan sale margin for mortgage banking was 11 basis points for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, down 100 basis points from 111 basis points in the comparable quarter last year. The decrease in the average loan sale margin was primarily attributable to a $309,000 lower of cost or market adjustment on unsaleable loans that were moved to loans held for investment, the $73,000 loss on derivative financial instruments consistent with SFAS No. 133, and a $76,000 reserve provision for loans sold that are subject to early payment default repurchase. The mortgage banking environment remains highly competitive and volatile as a result of the well-publicized collapse of the sub-prime loan market, which has eroded loan sale prices and liquidity in the secondary market.

The volume of loans originated for sale decreased $220.0 million, or 69 percent, to $99.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 from $319.5 million during the same period last year. Total loan originations (including loans originated for investment, loans purchased for investment and loans originated for sale) were $190.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2008, a decrease of $238.8 million, or 56 percent, from $429.7 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2007. The decrease in loan originations was primarily attributable to the lack of liquidity in the secondary mortgage markets particularly for non-conforming mortgage loans.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2008, the fair-value adjustment of derivative financial instruments pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133 on the Consolidated Statements of Operations was a loss of $73,000, compared to a gain of $319,000 in the same period last year. The fair-value adjustment for SFAS No. 133 is derived from changes in the market value of commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale, forward loan sale agreements and option contracts. The SFAS No. 133 adjustment is relatively volatile and results in timing differences in the recognition of income, which may have an adverse impact on future earnings.

The decrease in non-interest expense was primarily the result of a decrease in compensation expense, which was lower because of the fewer number of mortgage banking personnel in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 compared to the same quarter of fiscal 2007. The decrease in compensation expense was partly offset by higher professional expenses.

The Company's efficiency ratio increased to 71 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 from 45 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The increase was a result of the declines in net interest income and non-interest income which outpaced the decline in non-interest expense.

The effective income tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 was 52.7 percent, up from 43.3 percent in the same quarter last year. The increase was primarily the result of a higher percentage of permanent tax differences relative to income before taxes. The Company believes that the effective income tax rate applied in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 reflects its current income tax obligations.

The Company repurchased 150,712 shares of its common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2007 at an average cost of $22.40 per share. To date, the Company has repurchased 47 percent of the June 2007 Stock Repurchase Program, leaving 168,135 shares available for future repurchase activity.

The Bank currently operates 13 retail/business banking offices in Riverside County and San Bernardino County (Inland Empire). Provident Bank Mortgage ("PBM") operates two wholesale loan production offices in Pleasanton and Rancho Cucamonga, California and two retail loan production offices in Glendora and Riverside, California. In the first quarter of fiscal 2008, PBM closed one loan production office in Vista, California and during the second quarter of fiscal 2008, PBM announced that it intends to close its loan production offices in Diamond Bar, La Quinta, San Diego, Temecula and Torrance, California.

The Company will host a conference call for institutional investors and bank analysts on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) to discuss its financial results. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 209-9920 and requesting the Provident Financial Holdings Earnings Release Conference Call. An audio replay of the conference call will be available through Wednesday, October 31, 2007 by dialing (800) 475-6701 and referencing access code number 890105.

For more financial information about the Company please visit the website at www.myprovident.com and click on the "Investor Relations" section.

Safe-Harbor Statement

Certain matters in this News Release and the conference call noted above may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may relate to, among others, expectations of the business environment in which the Company operates, projections of future performance, perceived opportunities in the market, potential future credit experience, and statements regarding the Company's mission and vision. These forward-looking statements are based upon current management expectations, and may, therefore, involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results, performance, or achievements may differ materially from those suggested, expressed, or implied by forward-looking statements as a result of a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, the general business environment, interest rates, the California real estate market, competitive conditions between banks and non-bank financial services providers, regulatory changes, and other risks detailed in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.


                  PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
            Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
                  (Unaudited - Dollars In Thousands)

                                           September 30,     June 30,
                                               2007            2007
 =====================================================================
 Assets
   Cash and due from banks                  $    9,947      $   11,024
   Federal funds sold                            4,300           1,800
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
     Cash and cash equivalents                  14,247          12,824

   Investment securities - held to
    maturity (fair value $8,935 and
    $18,837, respectively)                       9,001          19,001
   Investment securities - available for
    sale at fair value                         135,107         131,842
   Loans held for investment, net of
    allowance for loan losses of $15,599
    and $14,845, respectively                1,366,792       1,350,696
   Loans held for sale, at lower of cost
    or market                                    4,042           1,337
   Receivable from sale of loans                17,591          60,513
   Accrued interest receivable                   7,442           7,235
   Real estate owned, net                        5,567           3,804
   FHLB - San Francisco stock                   30,754          43,832
   Premises and equipment, net                   6,969           7,123
   Prepaid expenses and other assets             8,801          10,716
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

     Total assets                           $1,606,313      $1,648,923
 =====================================================================

 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 Liabilities:
   Non interest-bearing deposits            $   41,556      $   45,112
   Interest-bearing deposits                   970,615         956,285
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total deposits                          1,012,171       1,001,397

   Borrowings                                  452,764         502,774
   Accounts payable, accrued interest
    and other liabilities                       15,251          15,825
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total liabilities                       1,480,186       1,519,996

 Stockholders' equity:
   Preferred stock, $.01 par value
    (2,000,000 shares authorized; none
    issued and outstanding)                         --              --
   Common stock, $.01 par value
    (15,000,000 shares authorized;
    12,435,865 and 12,428,365 shares
    issued, respectively; 6,232,803 and
    6,376,945 shares outstanding,
    respectively)                                  124             124
   Additional paid-in capital                   70,010          69,456
   Retained earnings                           149,134         149,523
   Treasury stock at cost (6,203,062 and
    6,051,420 shares, respectively)            (94,097)        (90,694)
   Unearned stock compensation                     (61)           (175)
   Accumulated other comprehensive
    income, net of tax                           1,017             693
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

     Total stockholders' equity                126,127         128,927
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

     Total liabilities and stockholders'
      equity                                $1,606,313      $1,648,923
 =====================================================================


                  PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
                 Consolidated Statements of Operations
     (Unaudited - Dollars in Thousands, Except Earnings Per Share)

                                                  Quarter Ended
                                                  September 30,
                                            --------------------------
                                               2007            2006
 =====================================================================
 Interest income:
   Loans receivable, net                    $   21,514      $   21,958
   Investment securities                         1,744           1,696
   FHLB - San Francisco stock                      469             514
   Interest-earning deposits                         9              19
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total interest income                        23,736          24,187

 Interest expense:
   Checking and money market deposits              425             353
   Savings deposits                                787             644
   Time deposits                                 8,058           5,827
   Borrowings                                    5,093           6,624
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total interest expense                       14,363          13,448

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 Net interest income, before provision
  for loan losses                                9,373          10,739
 Provision for loan losses                       1,519             637
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net interest income after provision
  for loan losses                                7,854          10,102

 Non-interest income:
   Loan servicing and other fees                   491             476
   Gain on sale of loans, net                      122           3,492
   Deposit account fees                            658             522
   Gain on sale of real estate, net                 61           2,313
   Other                                            43             591
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total non-interest income                     1,375           7,394

 Non-interest expense:
   Salaries and employee benefits                4,982           5,416
   Premises and occupancy                          707             784
   Equipment                                       400             393
   Professional expenses                           319             264
   Sales and marketing expenses                    173             261
   Other                                         1,045           1,099
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total non-interest expense                    7,626           8,217

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 Income before taxes                             1,603           9,279
 Provision for income taxes                        845           4,021
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Net income                               $      758      $    5,258
 =====================================================================

 Basic earnings per share                   $     0.12      $     0.79
 Diluted earnings per share                 $     0.12      $     0.77
 Cash dividends per share                   $     0.18      $     0.15
 =====================================================================


                  PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
      Consolidated Statements of Operations - Sequential Quarter
         (Unaudited - In Thousands, Except Earnings Per Share)

                                                  Quarter Ended
                                            --------------------------
                                           September 30,     June 30,
                                               2007            2007
 =====================================================================
 Interest income:
   Loans receivable, net                    $   21,514      $   22,841
   Investment securities                         1,744           1,768
   FHLB - San Francisco stock                      469             521
   Interest-earning deposits                         9              18
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total interest income                        23,736          25,148

 Interest expense:
   Checking and money market deposits              425             413
   Savings deposits                                787             784
   Time deposits                                 8,058           7,640
   Borrowings                                    5,093           6,469
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total interest expense                       14,363          15,306

 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net interest income, before provision
  for loan losses                                9,373           9,842
 Provision (recovery) for loan losses            1,519            (490)
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net interest income, after provision
  (recovery) for loan losses                     7,854          10,332

 Non-interest income:
   Loan servicing and other fees                   491             706
   Gain on sale of loans, net                      122             601
   Deposit account fees                            658             530
   Gain on sale of real estate, net                 61               1
   Other                                            43             376
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total non-interest income                     1,375           2,214

 Non-interest expense:
   Salaries and employee benefits                4,982           5,616
   Premises and occupancy                          707             984
   Equipment                                       400             349
   Professional expenses                           319             346
   Sales and marketing expenses                    173             221
   Other                                         1,045           1,258
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total non-interest expense                    7,626           8,774

 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Income before taxes                             1,603           3,772
 Provision for income taxes                        845           1,777
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Net income                               $      758      $    1,995
 =====================================================================

 Basic earnings per share                   $     0.12      $     0.32
 Diluted earnings per share                 $     0.12      $     0.32
 Cash dividends per share                   $     0.18      $     0.18
 =====================================================================


                  PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
                         Financial Highlights
                              (Unaudited)

 (Dollars in Thousands,                           Quarter Ended
 Except Share Information)                        September 30,
                                            --------------------------
                                               2007            2006
                                            ----------      ----------
 SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS:
 Return on average assets                         0.19%           1.27%
 Return on average stockholders' equity           2.36%          15.25%
 Stockholders' equity to total assets             7.85%           8.15%
 Net interest spread                              2.16%           2.42%
 Net interest margin                              2.40%           2.67%
 Efficiency ratio                                70.95%          45.32%
 Average interest-earning assets to
  average interest-bearing liabilities          107.52%         108.32%

 SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA:
 Basic earnings per share                   $     0.12      $     0.79
 Diluted earnings per share                 $     0.12      $     0.77
 Book value per share                       $    20.24      $    20.09
 Shares used for basic EPS computation       6,113,334       6,660,040
 Shares used for diluted EPS computation     6,167,270       6,793,713
 Total shares issued and outstanding         6,232,803       6,886,345

 ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:
 Non-performing loans to loans held for
  investment, net                                 1.10%           0.31%
 Non-performing assets to total assets            1.28%           0.26%
 Allowance for loan losses to
  non-performing loans                          103.83%         270.16%
 Allowance for loan losses to gross
  loans held for investment                       1.13%           0.82%
 Net charge-offs as a percentage of
  average loans receivable, net                   0.22%           0.03%

 REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS:
 Tangible equity ratio                            7.18%           7.51%
 Tier 1 (core) capital ratio                      7.18%           7.51%
 Total risk-based capital ratio                  11.96%          12.42%
 Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio                 10.78%          11.40%

 LOANS ORIGINATED FOR SALE:
 Retail originations                        $   34,559      $   79,083
 Wholesale originations                         64,954         240,458
                                            ----------      ----------
   Total loans originated for sale          $   99,513      $  319,541

 LOANS SOLD:
 Servicing released                         $   94,639      $  314,648
 Servicing retained                              2,139           1,407
                                            ----------      ----------
   Total loans sold                         $   96,878      $  316,055


                  PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
                         Financial Highlights
                              (Unaudited)
 (Dollars in Thousands)                  As of September 30,
                              ----------------------------------------
                                      2007                  2006
                              ------------------    ------------------
 INVESTMENT SECURITIES:        Balance     Rate      Balance     Rate
 Held to maturity:            ------------------    ------------------
 U.S. government sponsored
  enterprise debt securities  $    9,000    3.22%   $   48,029    2.85%
 U.S. government agency MBS            1    8.73             2    8.07
                              ----------            ----------
   Total investment
    securities held to
    maturity                       9,001    3.22        48,031    2.85

 Available for sale (at
  fair value):
 U.S. government sponsored
  enterprise debt securities       9,768    3.20        21,474    2.85
 U.S. government agency MBS       59,544    5.13        56,120    4.65
 U.S. government sponsored
  enterprise MBS                  60,627    5.30        62,067    4.58
 Private issue CMO                 4,296    4.28         5,225    3.81
 Freddie Mac common stock            354                   398
 Fannie Mae common stock              24                    22
 Other common stock                  494                   445
                              ----------            ----------
   Total investment
    securities available
    for sale                     135,107    5.01       145,751    4.30
                              ----------            ----------
     Total investment
      securities              $  144,108    4.90%   $  193,782    3.94%

 LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT:
 Single-family (1 to 4
  units)                      $  823,683    5.93%   $  827,916    5.82%
 Multi-family (5 or more
  units)                         364,204    6.65       258,640    6.53
 Commercial real estate          143,086    7.09       133,191    7.06
 Construction                     53,412    8.98       134,256    9.41
 Commercial business               8,556    8.19        13,065    8.71
 Consumer                            587   11.87           662   11.42
 Other                             7,473   12.76        16,930    9.83
                              ----------            ----------
   Total loans held for
    investment                 1,401,001    6.40%    1,384,660    6.50%

 Undisbursed loan funds          (24,085)              (68,614)
 Deferred loan costs               5,475                 3,662
 Allowance for loan losses       (15,599)              (10,839)
                              ----------            ----------
   Total loans held for
    investment, net           $1,366,792            $1,308,869

 Purchased loans serviced
  by others included above    $  161,100    6.81%   $  124,756    7.13%

 DEPOSITS:
 Checking accounts - non
  interest-bearing            $   41,556      --%   $   49,347      --%
 Checking accounts -
  interest-bearing               116,404    0.67       126,754    0.72
 Savings accounts                144,678    2.07       170,360    1.52
 Money market accounts            33,491    2.71        32,453    1.66
 Time deposits                   676,042    4.79       541,030    4.52
                              ----------            ----------
   Total deposits             $1,012,171    3.67%   $  919,944    3.11%

 Note: The interest rate or yield/cost described in the rate or
 yield/cost column is the weighted-average interest rate or yield/cost
 of all instruments, which are included in the balance of the
 respective line item.


                  PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
                         Financial Highlights
                              (Unaudited)

                                         As of September 30,
                              ----------------------------------------
 (Dollars in Thousands)               2007                  2006
                              ------------------    ------------------
                               Balance     Rate      Balance     Rate
                              ------------------    ------------------
 BORROWINGS:
 Overnight                    $   10,000    4.84%   $   55,000    5.41%
 Six months or less              146,000    4.59       148,800    5.18
 Over six months to one
  year                            45,000    4.23        70,000    4.08
 Over one year to two years       50,000    3.74        92,000    4.21
 Over two years to three
  years                           47,000    4.01        50,000    3.74
 Over three years to four
  years                          103,000    5.10        47,000    4.01
 Over four years to five
  years                           50,000    4.43       103,000    5.10
 Over five years                   1,764    6.37        51,802    4.50
                              ----------            ----------
   Total borrowings           $  452,764    4.51%   $  617,602    4.65%

                                                    Quarter Ended
                                                    September 30,
                                              ------------------------
                                                 2007          2006
 SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS:              Balance       Balance
                                              ----------    ----------

 Loans receivable, net (1)                    $1,374,711    $1,387,363
 Investment securities                           149,421       183,090
 FHLB - San Francisco stock                       34,915        38,370
 Interest-earning deposits                           746         1,443
                                              ----------    ----------
 Total interest-earning assets                $1,559,793    $1,610,266

 Deposits                                     $1,005,945    $  916,608
 Borrowings                                      444,698       570,024
                                              ----------    ----------
 Total interest-bearing liabilities           $1,450,643    $1,486,632

                                                    Quarter Ended
                                                    September 30,
                                              ------------------------
                                                 2007          2006
                                              Yield/Cost    Yield/Cost
                                              ----------    ----------

 Loans receivable, net (1)                          6.26%         6.33%
 Investment securities                              4.67%         3.71%
 FHLB - San Francisco stock                         5.37%         5.36%
 Interest-earning deposits                          4.83%         5.27%
 Total interest-earning assets                      6.09%         6.01%

 Deposits                                           3.66%         2.95%
 Borrowings                                         4.54%         4.61%
 Total interest-bearing liabilities                 3.93%         3.59%

 (1) Includes loans held for investment, loans held for sale and
 receivable from sale of loans.

 Note: The interest rate or yield/cost described in the rate or
 yield/cost column is the weighted-average interest rate or yield/cost
 of all instruments, which are included in the balance of the
 respective line item.


            

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