Note 4: Operating Segment Reports: Segment Reporting Policy (Policies)	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Policies
Segment Reporting Policy	The Corporation operates in two business segments: community banking through the Bank and mortgage banking through Provident Bank Mortgage (“PBM”), a division of the Bank.

Disclosure of accounting policy for segment reporting.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367646&loc=d3e18780-107790

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