EXHIBIT 99.1

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT
DATE:      APRIL 16, 2003
CONTACT:   C. KEITH SWANEY
           (440)248-7171

PVF CAPITAL CORP. ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY EARNINGS AND CASH DIVIDEND.

PVF  Capital  Corp.,  the parent  company  of Park View  Federal  Savings  Bank,
announced  earnings of  $2,095,000,  or $0.36 basic earnings per share and $0.35
diluted  earnings per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 as compared to
earnings of  $1,763,000,  or $0.30 basic  earnings  per share and $0.30  diluted
earnings per share, for the prior year comparable period.

Earnings were  $6,039,000,  or $1.04 basic  earnings per share and $1.03 diluted
earnings per share,  for the nine-month  period ended March 31, 2003 as compared
to $5,277,000,  or $0.91 basic earnings per share and $0.90 diluted earnings per
share, for the prior year comparable period.

As of March 31, 2003, PVF Capital Corp.  reported assets of $695.9  million,  an
increase  of $16.3  million  or 2.4% from the fiscal  year ended June 30,  2002.
Total  stockholders'  equity of PVF Capital Corp. was $57.0 million at March 31,
2003.  Annualized  return on assets and return on equity  were 1.16% and 14.76%,
respectively, for the nine months ended March 31, 2003.

On March 25,  2003,  the Board of  Directors  of PVF  Capital  Corp.  declared a
quarterly  cash dividend on the  Company's  outstanding  common stock.  The cash
dividend will be in the amount of $0.074 per share payable on May 2, 2003 to the
stockholders of record at the close of business on April 25, 2003.

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking, as that term is
defined by the Private  Securities  Litigation Act of 1995 or the Securities and
Exchange Commission in its rules, regulations, and releases. The Company intends
that such  forward-looking  statements  be subject to the safe  harbors  created
thereby.  All  forward-looking  statements  are  based  on  current  expectation
regarding  important  risk  factors  including,  but not limited to, real estate
values  and the  impact of  interest  rates on  financing.  Accordingly,  actual
results may differ from those expressed in the forward-looking  statements,  and
the making of such statements  should not be regarded as a representation by the
Company or any other person that results expressed therein will be achieved.

PVF Capital Corp.'s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Small-Cap market under the
symbol PVFC.



PVF CAPITAL CORP.
                                                               30000 Aurora Road
                                                               Solon, OH  44139
                                                               (440) 248-7171

                         SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                                   (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands)                                   MARCH 31,      JUNE 30,
                                                           2003           2002
                                                         --------       --------
 ASSETS
 ------
   Cash and cash equivalents                             $ 13,102       $ 14,314
   Investment securities                                   30,050         55,121
   Loans and mortgage backed securities                   622,156        582,528
   Other assets                                            30,593         27,657

                                                         --------       --------
      Total Assets                                       $695,901       $679,620
                                                         ========       ========

LIABILITIES
- -----------
   Deposits                                              $488,263       $479,672
   Borrowed money                                         126,617        129,028
   Other liabilities                                       24,052         18,621

                                                         --------       --------
      Total Liabilities                                   638,932        627,321
                                                         --------       --------

      Total Stockholders' Equity                           56,969         52,299

                                                         --------       --------
      Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity         $695,901       $679,620
                                                         ========       ========



                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                   (UNAUDITED)



                                                     THREE MONTHS ENDED  NINE MONTHS ENDED
(Dollars in thousands except per share data)               MARCH 31,         MARCH  31,
                                                      -----------------   -----------------
                                                       2003      2002      2003      2002

                                                                        
Interest income                                       $10,415   $11,611   $33,119   $37,216

Interest expense                                        4,740     6,231    15,882    21,121
                                                      -------   -------   -------   -------

Net interest income                                     5,675     5,380    17,237    16,095

       Provision for loan losses                            0        50         0       403

                                                      -------   -------   -------   -------
Net interest income after provision for loan losses     5,675     5,330    17,237    15,692

Total noninterest income                                1,597       870     4,185     2,722

Total noninterest expense                               4,113     3,548    12,328    10,439
                                                      -------   -------   -------   -------

Income before federal income tax provision              3,159     2,652     9,094     7,975

        Federal income tax provision                    1,064       889     3,055     2,698

                                                      -------   -------   -------   -------
Net income                                            $ 2,095   $ 1,763   $ 6,039   $ 5,277
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BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE                              $  0.36   $  0.30   $  1.04   $  0.91
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DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE                            $  0.35   $  0.30   $  1.03   $  0.90
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