Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statements Nos.
33-90820,  33-90822, 333-42685 and 333-47591 of PennFed Financial Services, Inc.
on Forms S-8, and  Registration  Statement  No.  333-20499 of PennFed  Financial
Services,  Inc. on Form S-3 of our reports dated September 12, 2005, relating to
the consolidated statement of condition of PennFed Financial Services,  Inc. and
Subsidiaries  as of June 30, 2005,  and the related  consolidated  statements of
income,  comprehensive  income,  changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows
for the  year  then  ended,  management's  assessment  of the  effectiveness  of
internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as of  June  30,  2005,  and  the
effectiveness of internal control over financial  reporting as of June 30, 2005,
which  reports are  included in the June 30, 2005 Annual  Report on Form 10-K of
PennFed Financial Services, Inc.

/s/ KPMG LLP
Short Hills, New Jersey
September 13, 2005