Provident Financial Services
Provident Financial Services, Inc. operates as a holding company for the Provident Bank, which provides banking services to individual and corporate customers in northern and central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. It attracts deposits from the general public and businesses primarily in the areas surrounding its banking offices and uses those funds, together with funds generated from operations and borrowings, to originate commercial real estate loans, residential mortgage loans, commercial business loans, and consumer loans. The firm also invests in mortgage backed securities and other permissible investments. The company was founded on January 15, 2003 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.