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		<title><![CDATA[Provident Financial Services, Inc.Â Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<title><![CDATA[Provident Financial Services, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Mark Fitzgibbon - Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP. Mark Fitzgibbon - Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP Linda, I wondered if you could help us think about the margin as we go forward. As you begin to deploy that...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Provident Financial Services Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Rick Weiss - Janney. Rick Weiss - Janney I was just wondering, if you could talk a little bit about the increases that you&#8217;re seeing in the commercial loan demand? First, is that coming from C&I lending or commercial real...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:30:33 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Provident Financial Services Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Our first question comes from Mark Fitzgibbon - Sandler O&#8217;Neill and Partners. Mark Fitzgibbon - Sandler O&#8217;Neill and Partners   Thanks. First, and I apologize if you mentioned this because I hopped on the call a minute or two late, but do you plan to participate...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Provident Financial Services, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Our first question comes from Mark Fitzgibbon of Sandler O'Neill. Please go ahead. Mark Fitzgibbon &#8211; Sandler O&#8217;Neill  Hey, guys. How are you? Paul Pantozzi  Good morning. Linda Niro  Good. How are you doing? Mark Fitzgibbon &#8211; Sandler O&#8217;Neill  First question...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:53:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Provident Financial Services Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from Rick Weiss of Janney. Rick Weiss - Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Good morning. Thank you for taking my question. Linda Niro Good morning. Rick Weiss - Janney Montgomery Scott LLC First, could you just talk about housekeeping of the tax...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:45:57 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Provident Financial Services Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions  Our first question comes from Alex Twerdahl - Sandler O&#8217;Neill. Alex Twerdahl - Sandler O&#8217;Neill  My first question is you mentioned the downgrades of risk ratings on certain credits. Aside from the four large problem loans, how many other credits were...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Provident Financial Services, Inc. Completes Acquisition of First Sentinel Bancorp, Inc]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE:PFS) ("Provident" or the "Company") announced today that its acquisition of First Sentinel Bancorp, Inc. ("First Sentinel") was completed as of the close of business on July 14, 2004. In accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 19, 2003,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Provident Financial Services, Inc. Announces Director Resignation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors  JERSEY CITY, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 2, 2003  Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFS) announced today that Daniel T. Scott resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of both Provident Financial Services, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Provident Bank.  Mr. Scott, who first became...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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