BRIEF-Provident Financial Services Announces Record Q1 Earnings, Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

April 27 (Reuters) - Provident Financial Services Inc :

* PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. ANNOUNCES RECORD FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS AND DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.43

* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.43 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S

* SETS QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.20PER SHARE

* FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018, NET INTEREST INCOME INCREASED $6.2 MILLION TO $73.3 MILLION Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: