RIVERSIDE, Calif., June 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Provident Financial Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ GS:PROV), the holding company for Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B.(“the Bank”), announced they have given back over a half million dollars to local non-profits through their Community Partnership Program (“Program”) since the Program’s inception in 2006. In 2017, Provident Bank donated more than $95,000 to local non-profit organizations in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, bringing the 11 year total to more than $570,000 to various non-profit organizations such as service groups, parent-teacher associations, homeowner’s associations, booster clubs, faith-based groups, foundations and societies, among others.

“We are pleased this Program helps those who help others. We celebrate giving back to local non-profits in the communities we serve,” stated Gwen Wertz, Senior Vice President of Retail Banking.

Provident Bank’s Community Partnership Program allows participating non-profits to receive annual donations by simply linking their unique ID number to their members who bank with Provident Bank. Organizations can earn more as more members link their accounts to their unique ID. Interested non-profits are encouraged to contact us for more information about the Program as some restrictions apply.

With approximately $1.2 billion in total assets, Provident Bank is the largest independent community bank headquartered in Riverside County and has been serving the financial needs of its customers since 1956.

For more information about the Program, please contact Provident Bank at (800) 745-2217 and ask about the Community Partnership Program or visit myprovident.com.

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Contacts:   Craig G. Blunden   Donavon P. Ternes
    Chairman and   President, Chief Operating Officer,
    Chief Executive Officer   and Chief Financial Officer
         

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