UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) - April 27, 2005
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                        PENNFED FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


          Maryland                       0-24040                  22-3297339
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(State or other jurisdiction of        (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)        File Number)       Identification Number)


622 Eagle Rock Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey                     07052-2989
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(Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (973) 669-7366
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                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On April 27, 2005,  PennFed Financial  Services,  Inc. (the Company) issued
the press release  attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing its third quarter
results and an increase in the quarterly cash dividend.

     The press release includes  non-GAAP  financial  measures which exclude the
effects of a non-recurring charge associated with an environmental liability.

     Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures because it believes these
measures facilitate comparisons of the Company's historical financial results.

     These  non-GAAP  financial  measures  are not prepared in  accordance  with
generally  accepted  accounting  principles  and may be different  from non-GAAP
financial  measures used by other companies.  Non-GAAP financial measures should
not be  considered  as a substitute  for, or superior to,  measures of financial
performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.





                                   SIGNATURES
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     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                          PENNFED FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.



Date: April 28, 2005                      By: /s/ Joseph L. LaMonica
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                                              Joseph L. LaMonica
                                              President and Chief
                                              Executive Officer