RIVERSIDE, Calif., March 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. ("Company"), (Nasdaq:PROV), the holding company for Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. ("Bank"), today announced that the Bank has donated over $120,000 to local non-profits and not-for-profits during the past five years through the Community Partnership Program.
"The Bank realizes the importance of giving back to groups and organizations in our local communities that continue to improve our quality of life," stated Kathryn Gonzales, Senior Vice President of Retail Banking. Through the Bank's Community Partnership Program, established in 2006, participating non-profits and not-for profits can receive donations by having their members bank with Provident, some restrictions apply.
For more information about the program, please contact Provident Bank at (800) 745-2217 and ask about the Community Partnership Program.
Provident Bank is a federally chartered, full-service retail bank with assets of approximately $1.3 billion. Headquartered in Riverside, California, Provident Bank has been serving the Inland Empire for over 55 years and currently operates 14 full-service retail/business banking branches in the Inland Empire along with 14 Provident Bank Mortgage loan production offices throughout California. More information regarding Provident Bank can be found on its website, www.myprovident.com.
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