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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                           Washington, D.C.  20549

                                   Form 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT


                    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                       Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                    Date of Report (Date of earliest event
                          Reported):  June 24, 1997


     THE  PROVIDENT  BANK (as  seller  under the  Pooling  and Servicing
     Agreement, dated  as of  June 1, 1997,  which forms  Provident Bank
     Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-2,  which will issue the Provident Bank
     Home  Equity Loan  Trust  1997-2,  Home  Equity  Loan  Asset-Backed
     Certificates, Series 1997-2).


                            THE PROVIDENT BANK                     
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     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Ohio                333-18897      31-0412725     
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(State or Other Jurisdiction  (Commission    (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)        File Number)   Identification No.)



One East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio                                    45202  
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(Address of Principal                             (Zip Code)
 Executive Offices)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code (513) 579-2000
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Item 5.  Other Events.
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Filing of Derived Materials.*
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     Pursuant to Rule  424(b) under the Securities Act  of 1933, concurrently
with, or subsequent to, the filing  of this Current Report on Form 8-K  ("the
Form  8-K"), The Provident  Bank (the "Company")  is filing  a prospectus and
prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in relation
to its Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1997-2.

     In connection with the  offering of the Provident Bank Home  Equity Loan
Trust  1997-2, Home  Equity Loan  Asset-Backed  Certificates, Series  1997-2,
Lehman Brothers Inc. and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation,
as  underwriters  of  the Certificates  (the  "Underwriters"),  have prepared
certain materials (the "Derived Materials") for distribution to its potential
investors.   Although  the  Company provided  the  Underwriters with  certain
information regarding  the  characteristics  of  the  Loans  in  the  related
portfolio,  it  did  not  participate  in  the  preparation  of  the  Derived
Materials.

     For purposes  of this  Form 8-K, Derived  Materials shall  mean computer
generated tables  and/or charts displaying, with respect to the Certificates,
any  of the  following:  yield; average  life,  duration; expected  maturity;
interest  rate  sensitivity;  loss  sensitivity;  cash  flow characteristics;
background information regarding the Loans; the proposed structure; decrement
tables; or  similar  information (tabular  or  otherwise) of  a  statistical,
mathematical, tabular  or computational  nature.   The Derived Materials  are
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.  

__________________
*   Capitalized terms used  and not otherwise  defined herein shall  have the
meanings assigned to them in the  Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement of
The Provident Bank,  relating to its  Provident Bank  Home Equity Loan  Trust
1997-2, Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1997-2.


Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
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     Pursuant to Rule  411 of Regulation C  under the Securities Act  of 1933
and  in  reliance  on  MBIA   Insurance  Corporation,  SEC  No-Action  Letter
(September 6, 1996), the Company  will incorporate by reference the financial
statement  of  MBIA   Insurance  Corporation  ("MBIA")  into   the  Company's
registration statement (File  No. 333-18897).  The financial  statements will
be referred  to in the  prospectus supplement relating to  the Company's Home
Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1997-2.  In connection with the
incorporation of  such documents by  reference, the Company is  hereby filing
the consent  of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. ("Coopers  & Lybrand") to the use of
their name in such prospectus supplement.   The consent of Coopers &  Lybrand
is attached hereto as Exhibit 23.

Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
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          Information and Exhibits.
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(a)  Not applicable.

(b)  Not applicable.

(c)  Exhibits:

     23.       The Consent of Coopers & Lybrand.

     99.       Derived Materials

                                  SIGNATURES

Pursuant to  the requirements  of the  Securities Exchange Act  of 1934,  the
registrant  duly  caused  this report  to  be  signed on  its  behalf  by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                              THE PROVIDENT BANK




                              By:  /s/Kevin M. Shea                        
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Dated:  June 24, 1997


                                Exhibit Index
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Exhibit                                                   Page
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     23.       The Consent of Coopers & Lybrand             5

     99.       Derived Materials                            6

               EXHIBIT 23:  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to  the incorporation by reference in  this Prospectus Supplement,
of our  report dated  February 3,  1997, on  our audits  of the  consolidated
financial statements  of MBIA  Insurance Corporation and  Subsidiaries as  of
December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for  the three years ended December 31,  1996.
We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts".



                              \s\  Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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                                   Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

June 24, 1997
New York, New York

                        EXHIBIT 99:  DERIVED MATERIALS





                               LEHMAN BROTHERS
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                             DERIVED INFORMATION
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                          $230,000,000 Certificates




                 PROVIDENT BANK HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1997-2



                             The Provident Bank,
                        as Seller and Master Servicer



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This  information  does   not  constitute  either  an  offer  to  sell  or  a
solicitation  of an offer  to buy any  of the securities  referred to herein.
Offers to sell  and solicitations of  offers to buy  the securities are  made
only by,  and this information  must be read  in conjunction with,  the final
Prospectus Supplement and the related  Prospectus or, if not registered under
the securities laws, the final Offering Memorandum (the "Offering Document").
Information  contained herein does not purport to  complete and is subject to
the  same  qualifications  and  assumptions,  and  should  be  considered  by
investors only in  the light  of the  same warnings, lack  of assurances  and
representations and other precautionary matters, as disclosed in the Offering
Document. Information  regarding the underlying  assets has been  provided by
the  issuer  of the  securities  or an  affiliate  thereof and  has  not been
independently verified by Lehman Brothers Inc. or any affiliate. The analyses
contained herein have been prepared and delivered by Lehman Brothers Inc. and
the contents and accuracy thereof have not  been reviewed by the issuer. This
information was prepared  on the basis of certain  assumptions (including, in
certain  cases,  assumptions  specified by  the  recipient  hereof) regarding
payments, interest rates, weighted average lives, weighted average loan  age,
losses  and other  matters, including,  but not  limited to,  the assumptions
described  in the Offering  Document. Lehman  Brothers Inc.,  and any  of its
affiliates, make  no representation  or  warranty as  to the  actual rate  or
timing of  payments on any of the underlying assets  or the payments or yield
on the securities. This information  supersedes any prior versions hereof and
will be deemed  to be superseded by any subsequent  versions (including, with
respect  to any  description  of  the securities  or  underlying assets,  the
information contained in the Offering Document).


SECURITIES OFFERED (1):
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TO 5% CALL (2):


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                              Approx.       Estimated       Estimated         Expected      Stated
                     Expected      Group                     Expected      WAL/MDUR        Principal           Final        Final
   Securities          Size         No.       Benchmark       Price          (yrs)        Pmt. Window         Maturity     Maturity
- --------------     ---------------  ---     --------------   ----------    ------------  ---------------    -----------   ----------
<S>                   <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>        <C>               <C>            <C>           <C>
Class A-1 (3)         $27,881,000    I               Curve      99.997%    1.08/1.00           25 months      7/25/99     10/25/10
Class A-2 (3)         $19,753,000    I            3 Yr Tsy      99.973%    3.05/2.66           27 months      9/25/01      5/25/12
Class A-3 (3)         $10,296,000    I            5 Yr Tsy      99.969%    5.25/4.23           27 months     11/25/03      5/25/12
Class A-4 (3)         $12,070,000    I               Curve      99.997%    8.79/6.18           51 months      1/25/08      7/25/28
Class A-5 (4)        $160,000,000    II            1 mo LI     100.000%    3.39/2.80          127 months      1/25/08      7/25/28

</TABLE>


To Maturity:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               Approx.    Estimated    Estimated   Expected   Stated
               Expected    Group               Expected   WAL/MDUR     Principal    Final     Final
 Securities      Size       No.    Benchmark    Price       (yrs)     Pmt. Window  Maturity  Maturity
- ------------  -----------   ----   ----------  -------   ---------    -----------  --------  --------
<S>           <C>           <C>      <C>      <C>        <C>          <C>         <C>        <C> 
Class A-1(3)  $27,881,000   I           Curve  99.997%   1.08/1.00     25 months   7/25/99   10/25/10
Class A-2(3)  $19,753,000   I        3 Yr Tsy  99.973%   3.05/2.66     27 months   9/25/01    5/25/12
Class A-3(3)  $10,296,000   I        5 Yr Tsy  99.969%   5.25/4.23     27 months  11/25/03    5/25/12
Class A-4(3)  $12,070,000   I           Curve  99.997%   9.35/6.40    103 months   5/25/12    7/25/28
Class A-5(4)  $160,000,000  II        1 mo LI 100.000%   3.50/2.85    215 months   5/25/15    7/25/28


</TABLE>

(1)  The Classes have all been rated Aaa/AAA/AAA by Moody's, S&P and Fitch.

(2)  The transaction will be priced to call due to the step-up coupon feature
     on the Class A-4 and Class A-5 Certificates.

(3)  Prepayments are  sized at  115% of  the Prepayment  Assumption.  A  100%
     Prepayment Assumption assumes that prepayments  start at 4% CPR in month
     one, increase by 1.455% each month to 20% CPR by month 12, and remain at
     20% CPR thereafter.

(4)  Prepayments  are sized  at 125%  of the  Prepayment Assumption.   A 100%
     Prepayment Assumption assumes that prepayments  start at 4% CPR in month
     one, increase by 1.455% each month to 20% CPR by month 12, and remain at
     20% CPR thereafter.


                            PROJECTED PERFORMANCE
                            ---------------------
                     UNDER VARYING PREPAYMENT ASSUMPTIONS



GROUP I CERTIFICATES
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TO 5% CLEANUP CALL

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                 <C>             <C>              <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>
% of Prepayment Assumption             50.0%           75.0%          100.0%        115.0%         150.0%        200.0%
% of Prepayment Assumption
Implied Seasoned CPR                   10.0%           15.0%          20.0%          23.0%         30.0%          40.0%

Class A-1
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Avg. Life (yrs)                         7.46            2.00           1.20          1.08           0.89          0.73
Mod Duration (yrs)                      5.40            1.78           1.11          1.00           0.84          0.69
Window (begin-end) (mths)             1 - 154          1 - 50         1 - 28        1 - 25         1 - 20        1 - 16
Expected Final Maturity               4/25/10         8/25/01        10/25/99       7/25/99       2/25/99       10/25/98
Yield @ 99.997%                         6.71            6.55           6.39          6.35           6.27          6.15

Class A-2
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Avg. Life (yrs)                        14.48            6.22           3.46          3.05           2.38          1.81
Mod Duration (yrs)                      8.88            4.87           2.97          2.66           2.12          1.64
Window (begin-end) (mths)            154 - 179        50 - 105       28 - 59        25 - 51       20 - 40        16 - 29
Expected Final Maturity               5/25/12         3/25/06        5/25/02        9/25/01       10/25/00      11/25/99
Yield @ 99.973%                         6.97            6.93           6.87          6.86           6.82          6.76

Class A-3
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Avg. Life (yrs)                        14.91           10.47           5.99          5.25           4.04          2.99
Mod Duration (yrs)                      8.91            7.13           4.71          4.23           3.40          2.61
Window (begin-end) (mths)            179 - 179       105 - 150       59 - 88        51 - 77       40 - 59        29 - 44
Expected Final Maturity               5/25/12         12/25/09       10/25/04      11/25/03       5/25/02        2/25/01
Yield @ 99.969%                         7.20            7.19           7.15          7.14           7.12          7.08

Class A-4
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Avg. Life (yrs)                        21.27           14.92          10.17          8.79           6.86          5.01
Mod Duration (yrs)                     10.07            8.63           6.81          6.18           5.14          4.02
Window (begin-end) (mths)            179 - 352       150 - 260       88 - 154      77 - 127       59 - 102       44 - 74
Expected Final Maturity               10/25/26        2/25/19        4/25/10        1/25/08       12/25/05       8/25/03
Yield @ 99.997%                         7.63            7.62           7.61          7.60           7.58          7.56

</TABLE>


                            PROJECTED PERFORMANCE
                           ---------------------
                     UNDER VARYING PREPAYMENT ASSUMPTIONS



GROUP I CERTIFICATES
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TO MATURITY

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                               <C>             <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>
% of Prepayment Assumption         50.0%           75.0%          100.0%        115.0%         150.0%        200.0%
Implied Seasoned CPR               10.0%           15.0%          20.0%          23.0%         30.0%          40.0%

Class A-1
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Avg. Life (yrs)                     7.46            2.00           1.20          1.08           0.89          0.73
Mod Duration (yrs)                  5.40            1.78           1.11          1.00           0.84          0.69
Window (begin-end) (mths)         1 - 154          1 - 50         1 - 28        1 - 25         1 - 20        1 - 16
Expected Final Maturity           4/25/10         8/25/01        10/25/99       7/25/99       2/25/99       10/25/98
Yield @ 99.997%                     6.71            6.55           6.39          6.35           6.27          6.15

Class A-2
- ---------
Avg. Life (yrs)                    14.48            6.22           3.46          3.05           2.38          1.81
Mod Duration (yrs)                  8.88            4.87           2.97          2.66           2.12          1.64
Window (begin-end) (mths)        154 - 179        50 - 105       28 - 59        25 - 51       20 - 40        16 - 29
Expected Final Maturity           5/25/12         3/25/06        5/25/02        9/25/01       10/25/00      11/25/99
Yield @ 99.973%                     6.97            6.93           6.87          6.86           6.82          6.76

Class A-3
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Avg. Life (yrs)                    14.91           10.47           5.99          5.25           4.04          2.99
Mod Duration (yrs)                  8.91            7.13           4.71          4.23           3.40          2.61
Window (begin-end) (mths)        179 - 179       105 - 150       59 - 88        51 - 77       40 - 59        29 - 44
Expected Final Maturity           5/25/12         12/25/09       10/25/04      11/25/03       5/25/02        2/25/01
Yield @ 99.969%                     7.20            7.19           7.15          7.14           7.12          7.08

Class A-4
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Avg. Life (yrs)                    21.27           14.95          10.45          9.35           7.27          5.34
Mod Duration (yrs)                 10.07            8.64           6.91          6.40           5.34          4.20
Window (begin-end) (mths)        179 - 356       150 - 295       88 - 184      77 - 179       59 - 165      44 - 123
Expected Final Maturity           2/25/27         1/25/22        10/25/12       5/25/12       3/25/11        9/25/07
Yield @ 99.997%                     7.63            7.62           7.62          7.62           7.61          7.58

</TABLE>



                            PROJECTED PERFORMANCE
                           ---------------------
                     UNDER VARYING PREPAYMENT ASSUMPTIONS



GROUP II CERTIFICATES
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TO MATURITY


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                               <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>          <C>            <C> 
% of Prepayment Assumption          50.0%           75.0%          100.0%        125.0%         150.0%        200.0%
Implied Seasoned CPR                10.0%           15.0%          20.0%          25.0%         30.0%          40.0%

Class A-5
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Avg. Life (yrs)                     21.27            8.01           4.36          3.50           2.91          2.16
Mod Duration (yrs)                  11.07            5.42           3.41          2.85           2.45          1.89
Window (begin-end) (mths)          1 - 359         1 - 348        1 - 264        1 - 215       1 - 178        1 - 127
Expected Final Maturity            5/25/27         6/25/26        6/25/19        5/25/15       4/25/12        1/25/08
Yield @ 100.000%                     6.08            6.08           6.08          6.08           6.09          6.09

</TABLE>


TO 5% CLEANUP CALL

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                               <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>          <C>            <C> 
% of Prepayment Assumption         50.0%           75.0%          100.0%        125.0%         150.0%        200.0%
Implied Seasoned CPR               10.0%           15.0%          20.0%          25.0%         30.0%          40.0%

Class A-5
- ---------
Avg. Life (yrs)                    21.25            7.8            4.2           3.39           2.81          2.09
Mod Duration (yrs)                 11.06            5.37           3.35          2.80           2.4           1.85
Window (begin-end) (mths)         1 - 352         1 - 260        1 - 154        1 - 127       1 - 102        1 - 74
Expected Final Maturity           10/25/26        2/25/19        4/25/10        1/25/08       12/25/05       8/25/03
Yield @ 100.000%                    6.08            6.08           6.08          6.08           6.08          6.08

</TABLE>


COLLATERAL SUMMARY
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    INITIAL GROUP I LOANS
                                    ---------------------

<S>                                                              <C>    <C>             <C>
Total Number of Loans                                                              953
Total Outstanding Scheduled Loan Balance                                $49,494,687.09
     Balloon (% of Total) (1)                                                   43.87%
     Level Pay (% of Total)                                                     56.13%
Average Loan Principal Balance                                              $51,935.66  $6,700-$391,200.00
Weighted Average Coupon                                                         11.50%  8.69%-15.99%
Weighted Average Original Term (mths)                                              206  60-360
Range of Original Terms (mths)
                                                                             Level Pay  Balloon
                                                                             ---------  -------
                                                                      60         0.39%  180  100.00%
                                                                  61-120         4.80%
                                                                 121-180        59.93%
                                                                 181-240        10.77%
                                                                 241-360        24.11%
Weighted Average Remaining Term (mths)                                             205  58 - 360
Weighted Average CLTV                                                           74.66%  9.44% - 100.00%
Weighted Average Second Mortgage Ratio                                          36.09%  (for secondliens only)
Lien Position (first/second)                                      77/00% /      23.00%

Property Type
     Single Family                                                              85.66%
     Two to Four Family                                                          6.53%
     Condo                                                                       4.27%
     PUD                                                                         2.66%
     Other                                                                       0.87%
Occupancy Status
     Owner Occupied                                                             88.86%
     Non-Owner Occupied                                                         11.14%

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
other states account individually for less than                       OH        22.57%  UT   4.80%
4% of Group I pool balance                                            FL        16.91%  SC   4.60%
                                                                      MD         8.53%  IN   4.55%
                                                                      IL         5.81%  CO   4.10%

Origination Years                                                   1996         1.51%
                                                                    1997        98.49%

Credit Class                                                           A        41.45%  C    8.17%
                                                                      A-        23.19%  D    3.59%
                                                                       B        23.60%


(1)  Amortizes over a 30 year original term.
</TABLE>


COLLATERAL SUMMARY (CONTINUED)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                              INITIAL GROUP II LOANS
                              ----------------------
<S>                                                                              <C>               <C>        
Total Number of Loans                                                                      1,163
Total Outstanding Loan Balance                                                   $113,358,436.95
     Balloon (% of Total)                                                                  0.00%
     Level Pay (% of Total)                                                              100.00%
Average Loan Principal Balance                                                        $97,470.71    $11,994.90-$711,884.84
Weighted Average Coupon                                                                   10.34%    7.35%-14.88%
Weighted Average Margin                                                                    6.05%    4.50%-10.02%
Weighted Average Original Term (mths)                                                        360    360-360
Weighted Average Remaining Term (mths)                                                       359    341-360
Weighted Average Life Cap                                                                 17.27%    14.25%-25.00%
Weighted Average Periodic Cap                                                              1.04%    1.00%-2.00%
Weighted Average Floor                                                                    10.17%    0.00%-14.75%
Weighted Average CLTV                                                                     77.62%    16.47%-97.19%
Lien Position (first/second)                                                        95.84%/4.16%
Property Type
     Single Family                                                                        83.87%
     Two to Four Family                                                                    7.68%
     Condo                                                                                 4.25%
     PUD                                                                                   4.00%
     Other                                                                                 0.19%
Occupancy Status
     Owner Occupied/Non-Owner Occupied                                              91.92%/8.08%

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION                                                         OH        17.99%    FL   6.85%
other states account individually for less than 6% of                           IL         9.27%    OR   6.51%
Group II principal balance                                                      WA         7.01%

Next Rate Adjustment Date                                           7/97              0.14%         4/99                4.19%
                                                                    8/97              3.36%         5/99                2.78%
                                                                    9/97              7.76%         6/99-2/00           3.17%
                                                                   10/97              15.50%        3/00                5.46%
                                                                   11/97              8.59%         4/00               16.62%
                                                                   12/97              1.35%         5/00               19.87%
                                                                    5/98              0.22%         6/00                6.46%
                                                                   12/98              0.14%         11/00-6/02          2.60%
                                                                    3/99              1.80%
Loan Type                                                         6 month             36.92%        3/27               52.01%
                                                                    2/28              8.47%         5/25                2.60%
Origination Years                                                   1995              0.90%         1997               92.19%
                                                                    1996              6.91%
Credit Class                                                         A                37.83%        C    7.63%
                                                                     A-               25.08%        D    3.95%
                                                                     B                25.52%

</TABLE>



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