Provident Financial (PROV) 10-Q 2012 Q3 Quarterly report

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 March 31, 2012 (the “Report”), I, Donavon P. Ternes, hereby certify in my capacity as President, Chief Operating Officer and 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: May 9, 2012	/s/ Donavon P. Ternes
	Donavon P. Ternes
	President, Chief Operating Officer and
	Chief Financial Officer