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<ARTICLE>                                            9
<LEGEND>
This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from
Provident  Financial  Group,  Inc.'s  10-Q  for  June 30,  2000  and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-2000
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