FinancialCircuit Provides Customer Acquisition Services to Provident Bank

FinancialCircuit, a leading provider of e-business solutions for the financial services industry today announced that it has signed an agreement to provide customer acquisition services for The Provident Bank, the main subsidiary of Provident Financial Group. Under this agreement, The Provident Bank will become a provider of home equity loans on the FinancialCircuit platform.

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Marjaneh Ravai
Marjaneh@financialcircuit.com
1 888 557 7200
FinancialCircuit Provides Customer Acquisition Services to Provident Bank
Campbell, CA -- January 11, 2002. FinancialCircuit, an emerging leader in providing e-business solutions for the financial services industry today announced that it has signed an agreement to provide customer acquisition services for The Provident Bank, the main subsidiary of Provident Financial Group. Under this agreement, The Provident Bank will become a provider of home equity loans on the FinancialCircuit platform.

FinancialCircuit delivers financial services through tax professionals, CPAs, financial advisers, and independent financial consultants by enabling them to set-up complementary practices and expand their services instantly with the Company's patent pending platform and turnkey e-business solutions. The Company aggregates financial services transactions generated on its platform via thousands of e-businesses across the Internet.

FinancialCircuits platform will help us to cost-effectively offer our home-equity loans through the Companys network of hosted financial e-businesses," said Stephen Wilt, Vice President, Provident Bank. We believe the established relationships these e-businesses have with their clients will be valuable in distributing our services to end customers."

FinancialCircuits solution is the only one on the market that instantly expands independent financial professionals businesses. It seamlessly integrates their existing businesses with various complementary financial services on an independent platform resulting in a more fulfilling experience for their clients. FinancialCircuits e-business management, marketing, and productivity tools enable independent financial professionals and firms to do more with less effort and increase their productivity, customer loyalty, and income.

With The Provident Bank as a provider, were able to yet again offer our members and their clients access to services and products from a nationally known and respected financial institution," said Adrian Nazari, CEO of FinancialCircuit. With The Provident Bank, we bring the best products and the most competitive rates to our hosted e-businesses and their end customers. The Provident Banks reputation, geographical coverage and unparalleled customer service are some of the key reasons we chose to partner with them."

About The Provident Bank
The Provident Bank is the main subsidiary of Provident Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PFGI), a Cincinnati-based company with $15.3 billion in on - balance sheet assets and $19.7 billion in managed assets. The Provident Bank provides full-service retail and commercial banking operations regionally and nationally. Additional company information is available at http://www.provident-bank.com.
About FinancialCircuit
Founded in 1999, FinancialCircuit is an emerging leader providing Web technology and marketing services that result in market expansion and lower customer acquisition costs for the financial services industry. FinancialCircuits patent-pending platform and channel enable financial service providers to extend their reach, build their brand and drive sales at lower customer acquisition costs. FinancialCircuits platform has been adopted by thousands of financial service providers nationwide. The Company is headquartered in Campbell, CA. For more information, visit www.financialcircuit.com.