Exhibit 99






Release Date:                                               Further Information:

IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                           David J. Bursic
July 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 July 26,  2005  declared  a regular  $0.16 cash
dividend on the common stock of the  Company,  payable on August 18, 2005 to the
stockholders of record at the close of business on August 8, 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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