EXHIBIT 99.2






PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE:      OCTOBER 1, 2008
CONTACT:   JOHN R. MALE (440) 248-7171

          PVF CAPITAL CORP. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF TWO NEW DIRECTORS

SOLON, Ohio, October 1 -- PVF Capital Corp. (Nasdaq: PVFC) PVF Capital Corp.
(the "Company") announced today that it has entered into agreements with Steven
A. Calabrese and Richard M. Osborne pursuant to which the Company and its wholly
owned subsidiary, Park View Federal Savings Bank, expanded their Boards of
Directors by two members and appointed Mr. Osborne and Mr. Calabrese as
directors of both entities.

John R. Male, Chairman of the Board of the Company, stated: "We are pleased to
welcome Mr. Osborne and Mr. Calabrese to the Board of Directors, and look
forward to working with them to build shareholder value."

PVF Capital Corp. is the holding company for Park View Federal Savings Bank,
headquartered in Solon, Ohio, serving the Greater Cleveland area with 17
full-service branch offices. Additional information on the Company may be found
at www.myparkview.com.
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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 Capital market under the
symbol PVFC.