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10-Q - PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. FORM 10-Q - PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INCq121310.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INCex312q123110.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INCex311q123110.htm
EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INCex321q123110.htm
Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.  SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.  (the “Corporation”) for the period ended December 31, 2010 (the “Report”), I, Donavon P. Ternes, hereby certify in my capacity as Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.  
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.  
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation as of the dates and for the periods presented in the financial statements included in such Report.

Date: February 9, 2011   
  /s/ Donavon P. Ternes                                                  
  Donavon P. Ternes
  Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer