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 11, 2006, relating to
the  consolidated   statements  of  financial  condition  of  PennFed  Financial
Services,  Inc. and  Subsidiaries  as of June 30, 2006 and 2005, and the related
consolidated   statements   of   income,   comprehensive   income,   changes  in
stockholders'  equity,  and cash  flows for the years then  ended,  management's
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial  reporting as
of June 30, 2006,  and the  effectiveness  of internal  control  over  financial
reporting as of June 30, 2006,  which  reports are included in the June 30, 2006
Annual Report on Form 10-K of PennFed Financial Services, Inc.



/s/ KPMG LLP
Short Hills, New Jersey
September 13, 2006