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Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFS) is the holding company for Provident Bank, a community-focused financial institution founded in Jersey City in 1839. Through Provident Bank and its subsidiaries, the company operates in the financial services industry, providing traditional banking and related financial services to customers in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
This news page aggregates coverage and official announcements related to Provident Financial Services, Inc. and Provident Bank. Readers can follow company press releases on quarterly and year-end earnings, dividend declarations, investor conference calls, and presentation materials furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company regularly reports financial results and hosts conference calls to discuss performance, as reflected in its earnings releases and associated 8-K filings.
In addition to financial and investor updates, the news flow highlights Provident Bank’s community and philanthropic activities. Recent releases describe employee-funded grant programs supporting nonprofit organizations, crisis response funds addressing food insecurity, and participation in small business recovery grant programs in partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. These items illustrate the bank’s role as a community-focused institution within its operating footprint.
Corporate governance and executive developments are also covered, including announcements of executive appointments, promotions, and retirement plans, as well as disclosures about executive compensation and severance arrangements. Together, these updates provide insight into the company’s strategic priorities, leadership, and community engagement.
Investors, analysts, and community stakeholders can use this page to review the latest publicly released information about Provident Financial Services, Inc. (PFS) and Provident Bank, including financial performance updates, capital actions, and community initiatives.
Provident Bank (NYSE:PFS) announced that Thomas M. Lyons, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, plans to retire effective upon the earlier of June 30, 2026 or the appointment of his successor.
Mr. Lyons will remain in his CFO roles until a successor is named and then serve in an advisory capacity to support the transition. The company has launched a nationwide search and engaged an executive search firm. Lyons has been CFO since 2011, joined via a 2004 merger that helped grow assets from $6 billion at that time to nearly $25 billion today.
Provident Bank (NYSE:PFS) announced that employees raised $80,000 through its 2025 "We Wear Jeans for a Cause" program and awarded grants to five local nonprofits on Jan. 13, 2026. Funds were distributed across NY, NJ, and PA: Queens Community House $10,000, Isles, Inc. $20,000, PRAHD $20,000, New Bethany $15,000, and Rising Tide Community Loan Fund $15,000. The grants support affordable housing, soup kitchen operations, and small business lending to strengthen community stability and economic growth. Provident credited employee contributions for enabling expanded local impact and thanked team members for their support.
Provident Bank (PFS) released its 2026 Economic Outlook Survey of 1,000 U.S. business owners and senior executives (companies >$1M revenue).
Key findings: 70% plan higher capital expenditures in 2026, with “significant increase” plans rising to 19%. 57% plan to increase hiring and 58% are using or plan to adopt AI (up from 41%). Inflation remains the top concern at 49%, while political/policy uncertainty rose to 37%. Younger owners show stronger optimism and expansion intent.
Provident Financial Services (NYSE: PFS) will release fourth quarter and year-end 2025 results on Jan 27, 2026 after market close and will host an investor conference call on Jan 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET.
The earnings release and a live listen-only webcast will be available at www.Provident.Bank under Investor Relations. Replay access runs from Jan 28, 2026 12:00 p.m. ET until Feb 11, 2026 11:59 p.m. ET, and the call archive will be posted on the company website for one year.
Contact: Investor Relations at 1-732-590-9300. As of Sept 30, 2025 the company reported $24.8 billion in assets and operates full-service branches across New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and parts of New York; subsidiaries include Beacon Trust Company and Provident Protection Plus.
Provident Bank (NYSE: PFS) announced two executive hires and two promotions on December 17, 2025, reinforcing its focus on technology, data, customer experience, and commercial real estate.
Key moves: Satish Harikrishnan promoted to SVP, Chief Technology Officer after establishing a Network Operations Center and Enterprise Architecture; Shyam Nair hired as SVP, Head of Data, Analytics, and Data Governance with 20+ years' experience and prior work modernizing Texas Capital’s cloud data platform; Linda Martin promoted to SVP, Regional Sales Manager, Central Region (joined 2023); Andrew Markey hired as SVP, Team Leader, Commercial Real Estate with 30+ years of CRE experience.
Provident Bank (NYSE:PFS) and The Provident Bank Foundation launched a Crisis Response Fund on November 25, 2025, committing $50,000 in emergency grants to address rising food insecurity after the recent U.S. government shutdown.
The program awards five $10,000 grants to nonprofits serving Queens, Somerset, Monmouth, Lehigh, and Hudson counties, supporting meal programs, client-choice pantries, SNAP assistance, senior nutrition, and Meals on Wheels services.
Provident Bank (NYSE:PFS) announced on November 6, 2025 that it awarded a total of $50,000 in grants to six non-profit organizations through the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Small Business Recovery Grant (SBRG) Program.
The SBRG program allows members to provide grants of up to $10,000 to qualifying small businesses and nonprofits affected by the rate environment, inflation, supply-chain constraints, or rising energy costs. Provident said the funding supports local small businesses and community services.
Grant recipients included:
- Focus Hispanic Center for Community Development
- Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens CDC
- New Brunswick Tomorrow
- Yonkers Partners In Education – Jersey City
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal & Northern NJ
- Team Walker
Provident Financial Services (NYSE: PFS) reported strong 2025 Q3 results on November 5, 2025, showing continued profitability and operational improvement.
Key metrics: net income $71.7M (EPS $0.55), record total revenue $221.8M (prior quarter $214.2M), net interest income $194.3M, non-interest income $27.4M, and net interest margin 3.43%. Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings rose to $109M (1.76% return on average assets). Loans and deposits increased: total commercial loans rose to $16.70B and total deposits to $19.10B. Non-performing assets improved to 0.41% of total assets.
Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) corrected its earlier release to state a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per common share payable on November 28, 2025 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 14, 2025. The correction changes the payable date from November 18 to November 28 in the first paragraph.
This clarifies timing for payments and recordkeeping for PFS shareholders ahead of the November 14, 2025 record date.
Provident Financial Services (NYSE: PFS) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per common share. The dividend is payable on November 18, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 14, 2025. This declaration provides a near-term cash return to shareholders.
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