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PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT
DATE:      OCTOBER 20, 2004
CONTACT:   C. KEITH SWANEY
           (440)248-7171

PVF CAPITAL CORP. ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY EARNINGS AND A 10% INCREASE IN ITS
QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND.

PVF  Capital  Corp.,  the parent  company  of Park View  Federal  Savings  Bank,
announced  earnings of  $1,268,000  or $0.18 basic  earnings per share and $0.18
diluted  earnings per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 as compared
to earnings of  $2,932,000  or $0.42 basic  earnings per share and $0.41 diluted
earnings per share for the prior year comparable period.

Commenting  on the  results,  Chairman  John R. Male  stated  "the  decrease  in
earnings  is  largely   attributable  to  a  decrease  in  non-interest  income.
Non-interest  income  decreased  primarily  as  a  result  of  mortgage  banking
activities,  specifically  a decrease in gains on the sale of loans,  and from a
decline in the sale of real estate owned in the current  period.  The results of
mortgage banking activity in the prior period were  attributable to historically
low market interest rates and refinancing activity", concluded Mr. Male.

As of September 30, 2004, PVF Capital Corp.  reported  assets of $774.1 million,
an increase of $18.4  million or 2.4% from the fiscal year ended June 30,  2004.
Total  stockholders'  equity of PVF Capital Corp. was $63.9 million at September
30, 2004. Annualized return on assets and return on equity were 0.66% and 7.97%,
respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2004.

On September 28, 2004,  the Board of Directors of PVF Capital  Corp.  declared a
quarterly  cash dividend on the  Company's  outstanding  common stock.  The cash
dividend  will be in the  amount of $0.074  per  share  and will be  payable  on
November  8, 2004 to the  stockholders  of record  at the close of  business  on
October 25, 2004. This cash dividend represents a 10.00% increase over the prior
quarter.

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking, as that term is
defined by the Private  Securities  Litigation Act of 1995 or the Securities and
Exchange Commission in its rules, regulations, and releases. The Company intends
that such  forward-looking  statements  be subject to the safe  harbors  created
thereby.  All  forward-looking  statements  are  based  on  current  expectation
regarding  important  risk  factors  including,  but not limited to, real estate
values  and the  impact of  interest  rates on  financing.  Accordingly,  actual
results may differ from those expressed in the forward-looking  statements,  and
the making of such statements  should not be regarded as a representation by the
Company or any other person that results expressed therein will be achieved.

PVF Capital  Corp.'s,  common stock trades on the NASDAQ  Small-Cap market under
the symbol PVFC.


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PVF CAPITAL CORP.
                                                               30000 Aurora Road
                                                               Solon, OH 44139
                                                               (440) 248-7171

                         Summary of Financial Highlights


                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                                                (UNAUDITED)

 (Dollars in thousands)                        SEPTEMBER 30,          JUNE 30,
                                                  2004                  2004
                                              ---------------      -------------
ASSETS
- ------
  Cash and cash equivalents                     $ 18,112              $ 17,470
  Investment securities                           27,500                27,500
  Loans and mortgage backed securities           676,183               659,331
  Other assets                                    52,314                51,386
                                                --------              ---------
      Total Assets                              $774,109              $755,687
                                                ========              =========

LIABILITIES
- -----------
  Deposits                                      $512,419              $526,493
  Borrowed money                                 176,999               147,526
  Other liabilities                               20,764                18,307
                                                --------              ---------
    Total Liabilities                            710,182               692,326
                                                --------              ---------
    Total Stockholders' Equity                    63,927                63,361
                                                --------              ---------
    Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  $774,109              $755,687
                                                ========              =========


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                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

                                                        THREE MONTHS ENDED
(Dollars in thousands except per share data)              SEPTEMBER 30,
                                               ---------------------------------
                                                      2004                2003
                                               ---------------------------------

Interest income                                     $10,034             $10,058

Interest expense                                      4,424               4,311
                                                    -------             -------

Net interest income                                   5,610               5,747

Provision for loan losses                               136                 100
                                                    -------             -------

Net interest income after provision
     for loan losses                                  5,474               5,647

Total noninterest income                                686               3,311

Total noninterest expense                             4,324               4,538
                                                    -------             -------

Income before federal income tax provision            1,836               4,420

        Federal income tax provision                    568               1,488
                                                    -------             -------

Net income                                           $1,268              $2,932
                                                    =======             =======

BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE                              $0.18               $0.42
                                                    =======             =======

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE                            $0.18               $0.41
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