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<link:definition>059 - Disclosure - Investment Securities (Details 2)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>060 - Disclosure - Investment Securities (Details 3)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>061 - Disclosure - Investment Securities (Details 4)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>062 - Disclosure - Investment Securities (Details 5)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>063 - Disclosure - Investment Securities (Details 6)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>064 - Disclosure - Investment Securities (Details 7)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>065 - Disclosure - Investment Securities (Details 8)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>066 - Disclosure - Investment Securities (Narrative) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>067 - Disclosure - Loans Held For Investment: Schedule of Loans Held for Investment (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>068 - Disclosure - Loans Held For Investment: Schedule of Loans Held for Investment Contractually Repricing (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>069 - Disclosure - Loans Held For Investment Loans Held For Investment: Schedule of Gross Loans Held for Investment by Loan Types and Risk Category (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>070 - Disclosure - Loans Held For Investment Loans Held For Investment: Schedule of Allowance For Loan Losses and Recorded Investment in Gross Loans, by Portfolio Type (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>072 - Disclosure - Loans Held For Investment Loans Held for Investment: Allowance Roll-forward (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>071 - Disclosure - Loans Held For Investment Loans Held For Investment: Schedule of Total Recorded Investment in Non-Performing Loans by Type (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>073 - Disclosure - Loans Held For Investment Loans Held For Investment: Schedule of Past Due Status of Loans Held for Investment, Gross (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>074 - Disclosure - Loans Held For Investment: Schedule of Aging Analysis of Non-Performing Loans (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>077 - Disclosure - Loans Held For Investment (Narrative) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>078 - Disclosure - Loans Held For Investment: (Narrative) (Details 1)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>075 - Disclosure - Loans Held For Investment: Schedule of Restructured Loans by Type, Net of Individually Evaluated Allowances (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>076 - Disclosure - Loans Held For Investment Loans Held for Investment: Related Party Loan Activity (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>079 - Disclosure - Mortgage Loan Servicing and Loans Originated for Sale (Loans Serviced for Others) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>080 - Disclosure - Mortgage Loan Servicing and Loans Originating for Sale (Amortized Value) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>081 - Disclosure - Mortgage Loan Servicing and Loans Originating for Sale (Fair Value) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>082 - Disclosure - Mortgage Loan Servicing and Loans Originating for Sale (Future Amortization) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>083 - Disclosure - Mortgage Loan Servicing and Loans Originated for Sale (Hypothetical Effect) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>084 - Disclosure - Mortgage Loan Servicing and Loans Originated for Sale (Loans Sold) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>085 - Disclosure - Mortgage Loan Servicing and Loans Originated for Sale (Loans Held for Sale) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>086 - Disclosure - Mortgage Loan Servicing and Loans Originated for Sale (Narrative) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>087 - Disclosure - Real Estate Owned (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>088 - Disclosure - Real Estate Owned (Gains (Losses) on Real Estate Owned) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>089 - Disclosure - Real Estate Owned (Narrative) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>090 - Disclosure - Premises and Equipment (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>091 - Disclosure - Deposits (Summary) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>092 - Disclosure - Deposits (Time Deposit Maturities) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>093 - Disclosure - Deposits (Interest Expense) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>094 - Disclosure - Deposits (Narrative) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>098 - Disclosure - Borrowings (Narrative) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.myprovident.com/role/BorrowingsFhlbAdvancesDetails" id="BorrowingsFhlbAdvancesDetails">
<link:definition>095 - Disclosure - Borrowings (FHLB Advances) (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.myprovident.com/role/BorrowingsWeightedAverageDisclosuresDetails" id="BorrowingsWeightedAverageDisclosuresDetails">
<link:definition>096 - Disclosure - Borrowings (Weighted Average Disclosures) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.myprovident.com/role/BorrowingsContractualMaturitiesDetails" id="BorrowingsContractualMaturitiesDetails">
<link:definition>097 - Disclosure - Borrowings (Contractual Maturities) (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.myprovident.com/role/IncomeTaxesDetails" id="IncomeTaxesDetails">
<link:definition>099 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.myprovident.com/role/IncomeTaxesProvisionForIncomeTaxesDetails" id="IncomeTaxesProvisionForIncomeTaxesDetails">
<link:definition>100 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Provision for Income Taxes) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.myprovident.com/role/IncomeTaxesEffectiveTaxRateDetails" id="IncomeTaxesEffectiveTaxRateDetails">
<link:definition>101 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Effective Tax Rate) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>102 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Assets) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.myprovident.com/role/IncomeTaxesDeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesDetails" id="IncomeTaxesDeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesDetails">
<link:definition>103 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.myprovident.com/role/IncomeTaxesNarrativeDetails" id="IncomeTaxesNarrativeDetails">
<link:definition>104 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>105 - Disclosure - Capital (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>106 - Disclosure - Capital (Narrative) (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>107 - Disclosure - Benefit Plans Benefit Plans (Post-retirement) (Narrative) (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>108 - Disclosure - Benefit Plans Benefit Plans (ESOP) (Narrative) (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>109 - Disclosure - Incentive Plans Incentive Plans Equity Incentive Plan Policy: Valuation Assumptions (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>110 - Disclosure - Incentive Plans: Equity Incentive Plan Policy - Schedule of Incentive Plan Stock Option Activity (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>111 - Disclosure - Incentive Plans: Equity Incentive Plan Policy: Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>112 - Disclosure - Incentive Plans Incentive Plans: (Narrative) (Details)</link:definition>
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