Exhibit 99



Release Date:                                               Further Information:

IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                           David J. Bursic
April 26, 2005                                              President and CEO
                                                                  -or-
                                                            Pamela M. Tracy
                                                            Investor Relations
                                                            Phone: 412/364-1913


              WVS FINANCIAL CORP. ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND


     WVS  Financial  Corp.  (NASDAQ:  WVFC)  announced  today  that its Board of
Directors  at their  meeting on April 26,  2005  declared  a regular  $0.16 cash
dividend  on the common  stock of the  Company,  payable on May 19,  2005 to the
stockholders of record at the close of business on May 9, 2005.

     WVS Financial Corp. owns 100% of the outstanding  common stock of West View
Savings Bank. The Savings Bank is a Pennsylvania-chartered, FDIC insured savings
bank which conducts business from six offices located in the North Hills suburbs
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


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