September 18, 2000

     Securities and Exchange Commission
     Judiciary Plaza
     450 Fifth Street, N.W.
     Washington, D.C.  20549

     Re:  Provident Home Equity Loan Trust 2000-A Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed
          Notes, Series 2000-A;  File No.  333-95263.

     Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Enclosed herewith for filing on behalf of the trust (the "Trust") created
     pursuant to a Sale and Servicing agreement dated as of June 1, 2000 (the
     "Agreement") among Provident Home Equity Loan Trust 2000-A, a Delaware
     business trust (the "Trust"), The Provident Bank, an Ohio banking
     corporation, as Master Servicer (the "Master Servicer"), and Bankers Trust
     Company of California, N.A., a national banking association, as Indenture
     Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders (in such capacity, the "Indenture
     "Trustee").

     The Provident Home Equity Loan Trust 2000-A will issue two classes of Home
     Equity Loan Asset-Backed Notes, the Class A-1 Notes and the Class A-2
     Notes, pursuant to the indenture to be dated as of June 1, 2000, between
     the trust and Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A. as indenture
     trustee.  Pursuant to the indenture, the Class A-1 Notes will be secured
     by the Group 1 Loans and the Class A-2 Notes will be secured by the Group
     2 Loans.  The Class A-1 Notes and the Class A-2 Notes are referred to
     herein collectively as the Class A Notes.  The trust will also issue the
     Group 1 Transferor Interest and the Group 2 Transferor Interest pursuant
     to the trust agreement.  The indenture, the trust agreement and the sale
     and servicing agreement are collectively referred to as the agreements.
     The forms of the agreements have been filed as exhibits to the
     registration statement of which the Prospectus Supplement and the
     Prospectus are a part.

     The Offered Certificates were registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
     as amended, by a Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No.
     333-95263).  As a result, the Trust is subject to the filing requirements
     of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
     "Exchange Act").  The Trust intends to fulfill these filing requirements
     in the manner described herein:

     The Trust will file, promptly after each Distribution Date (as defined in
     the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), a Current Report on Form 8-K in
     substantially the form enclosed herewith, including as an exhibit thereto
     the applicable Distribution Date report.  Each such Current Report will
     also disclose under Item 5 any matter occurring during the relevant
     reporting period which would be reportable under Item 1, 2, 4 or 5 of
     Part II of Form 10-Q.

     The Trust will file a Current Report on Form 8-K promptly after the
     occurrence of any event described under Item 2, 3, 4 or 5 thereof,
     responding to the requirements of the applicable Item.

     Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Trust will file
     an annual report of Form 10-K which responds to Items 2, 3, and 4 of
     Part I, Items 5 and 9 of Part II, Items 12 and 13 of Part III and
     Item 14 of Part IV thereof, and include as exhibits thereto certain
     information from the Distribution Date reports aggregated for such
     year and a copy of the independent accountants' annual compliance
     statement required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

     The Trust will follow the above procedures except for any fiscal year
     as to which its reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the
     Exchange Act have been suspended pursuant to such Section.  In such
     event, the Trust will file a Form 15 as required under Rule 15d-6.

     Should you wish to discuss the above filing procedures, please call
     Judy L. Gomez at (714) 247-6255.


     Sincerely,
     /s/ Judy L. Gomez
     Assistant Vice President
     Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A.
     S.E.C. Reporting Agent for Provident Home Equity Loan Trust 2000-A Home
     Equity Loan Assset-Backed Notes, Series 2000-A.


                           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):  July 25, 2000


                                 THE PROVIDENT BANK,
           (as "Transferor" and "Master Servicer", under the Sale and Servicing
           Agreement dated as of June 1, 2000 (the "Agreement") providing for
           the issuance of the Provident Home Equity Loan Trust 2000-A Home
           Equity Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2000-A.)


                       PROVIDENT HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2000-A
                  HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2000-2
                 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)


                                        OHIO
                     (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

               333-95263                  31-0412725
          (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


          ONE EAST FOURTH STREET
          CINCINNATI, OHIO                             45202
          (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)


          Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (212) 272-4095


     Item 5.  Other Events

     Attached hereto is a copy of the Monthly Remittance Statements to the
     Certificateholders which was derived from the monthly information
     submitted by the Master Servicer of the Trust to the Trustee.


     Item 7.  Financial Statement and Exhibits

     Exhibits:  (as noted in Item 5 above)

     Monthly Remittance Statement to the Certificateholders dated as of
     July 25, 2000.



                                     SIGNATURE


               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.


                                  Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A.,
                                  not in its individual capacity, but solely as
                                  a duly authorized agent of the Registrant
                                  pursuant to the Agreement, dated as of June
                                  1, 2000.


          Date:  September 18, 2000         By:  /s/ Judy L. Gomez
                                            Judy L. Gomez
                                            Assistant Vice President


                                   EXHIBIT INDEX

          DOCUMENT

          Monthly Remittance Statement to the Certificateholders
          dated as of July 25, 2000.





                              Provident Home Equity Loan Trust   2000-A
                              Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Notes
                              July 25, 2000 Distribution
                                 Contents
                                                            TABLE OF CONTENTS

>                                                                  Page
                                                                       1.  Cont
>ents                                                                1
                                                                       2.  Cert
>ificate Payment Report                                              2
                                                                       3.  Coll
>ection Account Report                                               4
                                                                       4.  Cred
>it Enhancement Report                                               7
                                                                       5.  Coll
>ateral Report                                                       8
                                                                       6.  Deli
>nquency Report                                                     11
                                                                       7.  Prep
>ayment Report                                                      14
                                                                       8.  Real
>ized Loss Report                                                   17
                                                                       9.  Trig
>gers, Adj. Rate Cert. and Miscellaneous Report                     20
                                                                           Tota
>l Number of Pages
> 20
                                                            CONTACTS
                                                                            Adm
>inistrator:   Ronaldo R Reyes
                                                                            Dir
>ect Phone Number:   (714)247-6320
                                                                            Add
>ress:   Deutsche Bank

>              1761 E. St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, CA 92705
                                                                            Web
> Site:   http://www-apps.gis.deutsche-bank.com/invr
                                                                            Fac
>tor Information:   (800) 735-7777
                                                                            Mai
>n Phone Number:   (714) 247-6000
               ISSUANCE INFORMATION
                              Seller:                       Provident Bank
>                                                         Cut-Off Date:
>     May 31, 2000
                              Certificate Insurer:          MBIA Insurance Corp
>oration                                                  Closing Date:
>      June 30, 2000
                              Servicer(s):                  Provident Bank
> Master Servicer                                         First Payment Date:
>  July 25, 2000
                              Underwriter(s):               Lehman Brothers Sec
>urities Corporation                                      Distribution Date:
>    July 25, 2000
                                                            Prudential Securiti
>es Incorporated                                          Record Date:
>      July 24, 2000

>                          Page 1 of 20
>          (c) COPYRIGHT 2000 Deutsche Bank
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