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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.1

[PVF CAPITAL CORP. LETTERHEAD]

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INFORMATION                                                    PVF Capital Corp.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                          30000 Aurora Road
                                                               Solon, Ohio 44139

                                                    For Further Information Call
                                                                 Carol S. Porter
                                                                    440.248.7171
                                                    carol.porter@myparkview.como
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           PVF CAPITAL APPOINTS ROBERT J. KING, JR. PRESIDENT AND CEO;
                           NAMES TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS

SOLON, OH - JULY 31, 2009 - PVF Capital Corp. (Nasdaq: PVFC) today announced the
appointment of Robert J. King, Jr. as president and chief executive officer of
the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Park View Federal Savings Bank.

King, the former president and chief executive officer of Fifth Third Bank
(Northeastern Ohio), a unit of Fifth Third Bancorp, succeeds Marty E. Adams, who
has been serving as interim chief executive of the Company and Bank since March
4.

"Bob's wide-ranging experience is most impressive. He has done pretty much
everything in the banking field and has a track record of significant success
that few can match," said Mark D. Grossi, chairman of the board of the Company
and the Bank. "The board wants to thank Marty Adams for making great progress in
an extremely tough environment."

Adams will join the board of directors for the Company and the Bank, and will
become chairman of the newly created capital committee on the Company's board.
Adams will stand for re-election to both boards at the 2009 annual meeting of
shareholders.

"Park View Federal is a good franchise with good people and has a bright future
with Bob King at the helm," said Adams. "We're looking forward to having Bob
lead Park View Federal to the next level, and realize its full potential as a
profitable and dynamic community bank."

King has more than 30 years of banking experience, most recently as senior
managing director of FSI Group, LLC, a private equity operation focused on
investing in the financial sector. King joined Fifth Third Bank in 1975. During
his tenure with the Cincinnati-based company, he served as vice president of
Institutional Asset Administration, director of marketing, commercial lending
officer, customer service manager and marketing research specialist. In 1989, he
joined Fifth Third Bank (Northeastern Ohio) as an executive vice president and

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was promoted to president and chief executive officer the following year. In
1997, Fifth Third's board of directors appointed King chairman of Fifth Third
Bank (Northeastern Ohio), a position he held until his retirement in 2004. He
also was an executive vice president of Fifth Third Bancorp and regional
president of Fifth Third affiliates in Toledo, Dayton, Columbus and southern
Ohio.

"We have the critical elements in place to make Park View Federal Savings Bank a
more competitive force: a well-respected banking name and an attractive
footprint in Northeast Ohio," said King. "I look forward to working with my new
colleagues to aggressively serve the needs of our customers, including making
residential loans, a long-time strength of the bank."

PVF today also announced:

    o    Thomas J. Smith, vice president and chief financial officer of Energy
         West, will join the board of the Company. Smith will fill a seat as a
         representative of Richard M. Osborne as part of a previously announced
         agreement entered into last September with Osborne. Osborne resigned
         his position on the board in January. Smith's term on the board will
         extend until the 2010 annual meeting of shareholders.

    o    The Company plans to expand its board of directors to 12 from 10,
         pending regulatory approval, to accommodate the additions of Adams and
         Smith.

    o    John R. Male retired July 27 from his position as president of the
         Company's wholly owned subsidiary, PVF Service Corporation. Male will
         remain a member of the board of the Company and the Bank.

The appointments of King, Adams and Smith are subject to regulatory approval.

PVF Capital Corp. is the holding company for Park View Federal Savings Bank,
headquartered in Solon, Ohio, serving the Greater Cleveland area with 17
full-service branch offices. Additional information on the Company may be found
at www.myparkview.com.
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This press release contains statements that are forward-looking, as that term is
defined by the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995 or the Securities and
Exchange Commission in its rules, regulations and releases. The Company intends
that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created
thereby. All forward-looking statements are based on current expectation
regarding important risk factors including, but not limited to, real estate
values and the impact of interest rates on financing. Accordingly, actual
results may differ from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, and
the making of such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the
Company or any other person that results expressed therein will be achieved.

PVF Capital Corp.'s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the
symbol PVFC.

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