EXHIBIT 99.1

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT
DATE:           JANUARY 15, 2004
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  $1,350,000,  or $0.21 basic earnings per share and $0.21
diluted  earnings per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2003 as compared
to earnings of  $2,257,000,  or $0.35 basic earnings per share and $0.35 diluted
earnings per share, for the prior year comparable period.

Earnings were  $4,282,000,  or $0.67 basic  earnings per share and $0.66 diluted
earnings per share, for the six-month period ended December 31, 2003 as compared
to $3,944,000,  or $0.62 basic earnings per share and $0.61 diluted earnings per
share, for the prior year comparable period.

As of December 31, 2003, PVF Capital Corp.  reported assets of $687.4 million, a
decrease  of $56.0  million  or 7.5% from the fiscal  year ended June 30,  2003.
Total  stockholders'  equity of PVF Capital Corp.  was $61.5 million at December
31,  2003.  Annualized  return on assets  and  return on equity  were  1.21% and
14.21%, respectively, for the six months ended December 31, 2003.

Commenting on the results,  Chairman John R. Male stated that, "The reduction in
earnings for the quarter is largely attributable to a decline in gains from loan
sales, included in non-interest income, which is the direct result of a slowdown
in refinancing activities.  Those gains are expected to remain soft for at least
the rest of the fiscal year."

On December 22, 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 January 30, 2004
to the stockholders of record at the close of business on January 23, 2004.

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)                            DECEMBER 31, JUNE 30,
                                                     2003       2003
                                                   --------   --------
ASSETS
- ------
   Cash and cash equivalents                       $  7,701   $ 96,751
   Investment securities                                  0         33
   Loans and mortgage backed securities             647,475    616,240
   Other assets                                      32,226     30,380

                                                   --------   --------
      Total Assets                                 $687,402   $743,404
                                                   ========   ========

LIABILITIES
- -----------
   Deposits                                        $475,259   $526,429
   Borrowed money                                   122,102    125,938
   Other liabilities                                 28,502     32,434

                                                   --------   --------
      Total Liabilities                             625,863    684,801
                                                   --------   --------

      Total Stockholders' Equity                     61,539     58,603

                                                   --------   --------
      Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   $687,402   $743,404
                                                   ========   ========

        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                     (UNAUDITED)



                                                     THREE MONTHS ENDED   SIX MONTHS ENDED
 (Dollars in thousands except per share data)            DECEMBER 31,       DECEMBER 31,
                                                      -----------------   ------------------
                                                        2003     2002      2003      2002
                                                                        
Interest income                                       $ 9,830   $11,299   $19,888   $22,704

Interest expense                                        4,078     5,317     8,388    11,142
                                                      -------   -------   -------   -------

Net interest income                                     5,752     5,982    11,500    11,562

       Provision for loan losses                          192         0       292         0

                                                      -------   -------   -------   -------
Net interest income after provision for loan losses     5,560     5,982    11,208    11,562

Total noninterest income                                  868     1,838     4,179     2,588

Total noninterest expense                               4,362     4,412     8,900     8,214
                                                      -------   -------   -------   -------

Income before federal income tax provision              2,066     3,408     6,487     5,936

        Federal income tax provision                      716     1,151     2,205     1,992

                                                      -------   -------   -------   -------
Net income                                            $ 1,350   $ 2,257   $ 4,282   $ 3,944
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BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE                              $  0.21   $  0.35   $  0.67   $  0.62
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DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE                            $  0.21   $  0.35   $  0.66   $  0.61
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