PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC

Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B., established in 1956, is a financial services company committed to serving consumers and small to mid-sized businesses in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. The Bank conducts its business operations as Provident Bank and through its subsidiary, Provident Financial Corp (“PFC”). The business activities of the Corporation, primarily through the Bank, consist of community banking and, to a lesser degree, investment services for customers and trustee services on behalf of the Bank.

Community banking operations primarily consist of accepting deposits from customers within the communities surrounding the Corporation’s full service offices and investing those funds in single-family, multi-family and commercial real estate loans. Also, to a lesser extent, the Corporation makes construction, commercial business, consumer and other mortgage loans. The primary source of income in community banking is net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income earned on loans and investment securities, and the interest expense paid on interest-bearing deposits and borrowed funds. Additionally, certain fees are collected from depositors, such as non-sufficient funds fees, deposit account service charges, ATM fees, IRA/KEOGH fees, safe deposit box fees, and wire transfer fees, among others.

The Corporation plans to enhance its community banking operations through moderate asset growth, with a strategic focus on expanding its single-family, multi-family, commercial real estate, construction, and commercial business lending portfolios. In parallel, the Corporation plans to improve the composition of its deposit base by reducing reliance on retail time deposits and increasing the proportion of lower-cost checking and savings accounts. To further diversify its funding sources, the Corporation utilizes brokered certificates of deposit and government deposits, as appropriate based on market conditions and funding requirements. This strategy is designed to strengthen core revenue by improving the net interest margin and, in conjunction with asset growth, increase overall net interest income. While the Corporation’s long-term strategy targets moderate and sustainable growth, management recognizes that the pace and success of this growth will be influenced by general economic conditions and other external factors.

Investment services operations primarily consist of selling alternative investment products such as annuities and mutual funds to the Bank’s depositors. PFC performs trustee services for the Bank’s real estate secured loan transactions and has in the past held, and may in the future hold, real estate for investment. Investment services and trustee services contribute a very small percentage of gross revenue.

There are a number of risks associated with the business activities of the Corporation, many of which are beyond the Corporation’s control as described in the 2025 Annual Form 10-K. The Corporation attempts to mitigate many of these risks through prudent banking practices, such as interest rate risk management, credit risk management, operational risk management, and liquidity risk management.

The California economic environment presents heightened risk to the Corporation, particularly with respect to real estate values and loan delinquencies. Because the majority of the Corporation’s loans are secured by real estate located in California, significant declines in California property values could limit the Corporation’s ability to recover on defaulted loans through the sale of the underlying collateral. Within commercial real estate, the office sector continues to face elevated risk, driven by higher vacancy rates, slower leasing activity, and downward pressure on rental rates in certain California markets. These trends may negatively affect collateral values and the repayment capacity of the borrowers. In response, the Bank has evaluated its existing loans collateralized by office space for outsized concentrations and has implemented tighter underwriting standards for such collateral. At March 31, 2026, our commercial real estate portfolio totaled $69.9 million, including office properties of various types, totaling approximately $36.1 million or 51.6 percent of the total commercial real estate portfolio and 3.5 percent of the total loan portfolio. While current credit performance within the office segment remains satisfactory, management continues to monitor the portfolio closely in light of evolving market conditions.

The Corporation remains committed to prudent risk management practices to mitigate potential risks and support customers in navigating any financial challenges that may arise. For additional information, see “Asset Quality” below.