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                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                          WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                 FORM 10-Q


For Quarter Ended March 31, 1994              Commission File Number 1-4629


                      GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION                    


          Delaware                                 95-2080059              
(State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)


1901 Harrison Street, Oakland, California                           94612  
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:          (510) 446-3420


     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all 
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter 
period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has 
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.


Yes    X            No        


     The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock on 
April 30, 1994, was 63,389,185 shares.

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     The consolidated financial statements of Golden West Financial 
Corporation and subsidiaries (Golden West or the Company) for the three 
months ended March 31, 1994, and 1993, have been prepared from unaudited 
records of the Company and, in the opinion of the Company, all adjustments 
(consisting only of normal recurring accruals) that are necessary for a 
fair statement of the results for such three month periods have been 
included.  The operating results for the three months ended March 31, 1994, 
are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.



                     Golden West Financial Corporation
               Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition
                                (Unaudited)
                              ($000s Omitted)


                                                                   March 31      March 31    December 31 
                                                                     1994          1993          1993     
                                                                 -----------   -----------   -----------
                                                                                    
Assets:
Cash                                                             $   130,919   $   130,768   $   243,185 
Securities available for sale                                      1,799,561       386,708     1,636,586 
Other investments                                                    785,625     1,698,685       538,100 
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale at fair value          966,085           -0-     1,114,069
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity at cost                  401,402     1,757,972       408,467
Loans receivable                                                  24,027,203    22,600,049    23,912,571 
Interest earned but uncollected                                      177,257       162,848       175,080 
Investment in capital stock of Federal Home Loan Banks--at
  cost, which approximates fair value                                328,663       346,543       325,737 
Real estate held for sale or investment                               64,795        67,874        67,156 
Prepaid expenses and other assets                                    169,189       139,860       108,832 
Premises and equipment--at cost less accumulated depreciation        168,594       150,836       162,751 
Goodwill arising from acquisitions                                   136,176       133,076       136,754 
                                                                 -----------   -----------   -----------
                                                                 $29,155,469   $27,575,219   $28,829,288
                                                                 ===========   ===========   ===========

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Customer deposits                                                $17,519,321   $16,495,595   $17,422,484 
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks                              6,226,617     6,634,751     6,281,691 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase                       647,533       501,007       442,874 
Medium-term notes                                                    676,709       477,901       676,540 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                397,344       372,291       355,799 
Taxes on income                                                      376,418       277,132       364,235 
Subordinated notes--net of discount                                1,220,431     1,020,806     1,220,061
Stockholders' equity                                               2,091,096     1,795,736     2,065,604 
                                                                 -----------   -----------   -----------
                                                                 $29,155,469   $27,575,219   $28,829,288
                                                                 ===========   ===========   ===========



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                           Golden West Financial Corporation
                        Consolidated Statement of Net Earnings
                                    (Unaudited)
                       ($000s omitted except per share figures)


                                                         Three Months Ended March 31       
                                                           1994                1993  
                                                         --------            --------
                                                                          
  Interest Income:
    Interest on loans                                    $398,052            $407,055
    Interest on mortgage-backed securities                 28,273              38,879
    Interest and dividends on investments                  25,370              17,093
                                                         --------            --------
                                                          451,695             463,027
  Interest Expense:                                                                  
    Interest on customer deposits                         165,367             175,823
    Interest on advances                                   58,890              67,140
    Interest on repurchase agreements                       6,939              10,622
    Interest on other borrowings                           31,605              27,326
                                                         --------            --------
                                                          262,801             280,911
                                                         --------            --------
      Net Interest Income                                 188,894             182,116              
  Provision for loan losses                                16,492              11,459
                                                         --------            --------
      Net Interest Income after Provision for 
        Loan Losses                                       172,402             170,657
  Non-Interest Income:
    Fees                                                    7,941               7,027
    Gain on the sale of securities and
      mortgage-backed securities                                1               1,524 
    Other                                                   3,482               3,356
                                                         --------            --------
                                                           11,424              11,907
  Non-Interest Expense:
    General and administrative:
      Personnel                                            35,981              31,825
      Occupancy                                            10,363               9,684
      Deposit insurance                                    10,060               8,062
      Advertising                                           2,435               1,825
      Other                                                13,998              13,414
                                                         --------            --------
                                                           72,837              64,810
    Amortization of goodwill arising 
      from acquisitions                                       578                (449)
                                                         --------            --------
                                                           73,415              64,361
                                                         --------            --------
  Earnings Before Taxes on Income                         110,411             118,203
    Taxes on income                                        45,115              46,619
                                                         --------            --------
  Net Earnings                                           $ 65,296            $ 71,584
                                                         ========            ========
  Net earnings per share                                 $   1.02            $   1.12
                                                         ========            ========

      
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                                Golden West Financial Corporation
                             Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
                                          (Unaudited)
                                        ($000s Omitted)


                                                                Three Months Ended March 31       
                                                                 1994                1993    
                                                              -----------         -----------
                                                                             
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
  Net earnings                                                $    65,296         $    71,584 
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
    provided by operating activities:                             
    Provision for loan losses                                      16,492              11,459 
    Amortization of loan fees and discounts                        (8,787)            (10,295)
    Depreciation and amortization                                   4,453               3,201 
    Reduction of a valuation allowance on investments                 -0-              (1,500)
    Loans originated for sale                                     (67,903)            (36,472)
    Sales of loans originated for sale                            101,726              46,570 
    (Increase) in interest earned but uncollected                  (2,177)             (5,125)
    Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends                         (6,225)             (2,268)
    (Increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets               (57,058)             (6,239)
    Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses              41,545              11,165 
    Increase in taxes on income                                    26,109              43,268 
    Other, net                                                     (4,739)                369  
                                                              -----------         -----------
      Net cash provided by operating activities                   108,732             125,717 

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
  New loan activity:
    New real estate loans originated for portfolio             (1,161,031)         (1,414,651)
    Real estate loans purchased                                      (109)               (190)
    Other, net                                                      2,369               8,247 
                                                              -----------         -----------
                                                               (1,158,771)         (1,406,594)
  Real estate loan principal payments:
    Monthly payments                                              142,210             138,106 
    Payoffs, net of foreclosures                                  721,913             517,177 
    Refinances                                                     94,205              66,120  
                                                              -----------         -----------
                                                                  958,328             721,403 
  Purchases of mortgage-backed securities                            (494)            (98,558)
  Sales of mortgage-backed securities                                  12                 138 
  Repayments of mortgage-backed securities                        132,818             132,063 
  Sales of real estate                                             50,992              45,530  
  Purchases of securities available for sale                   (1,120,600)         (1,060,680)
  Sales and maturities of securities available for sale           949,026             836,017  
  (Increase) in other investments                                (247,525)           (906,996)
  Purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank stock                           -0-             (56,795)
  Additions to premises and equipment                              (9,851)             (9,402)
                                                              -----------         -----------
    Net cash used in investing activities                        (446,065)         (1,803,874)


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                                Golden West Financial Corporation
                       Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Continued)
                                          (Unaudited)
                                        ($000s Omitted)


                                                                  Three Months Ended March 31       
                                                                    1994               1993    
                                                                 ----------         ---------
                                                                                  
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
  Customer deposit activity:                                         
    Decrease in deposits, net                                    $  (36,823)        $(129,260)
    Interest credited                                               133,660           138,609 
                                                                 ----------         ---------
                                                                     96,837             9,349 

  Additions to Federal Home Loan Bank advances                       10,000         1,174,200  
  Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances                     (65,139)          (38,900) 
  Increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreements          
    to repurchase                                                   204,659           (55,703)
  Proceeds from medium-term notes                                       -0-           409,555 
  Repayments of medium-term notes                                       -0-           (13,000)
  Proceeds from subordinated debt                                       -0-            98,786 
  Dividends on common stock                                          (4,799)           (4,158)
  Purchase and retirement of Company stock                          (16,491)              -0- 
                                                                 ----------         ---------
    Net cash provided by financing activities                       225,067         1,580,129  
                                                                 ----------         ---------
Net Decrease in Cash                                               (112,266)          (98,028)
Cash at beginning of period                                         243,185           228,796  
                                                                 ----------         ---------
Cash at end of period                                            $  130,919         $ 130,768
                                                                 ==========         ========= 
Supplemental cash flow information:
  Cash paid for:
    Interest                                                     $  269,350         $ 273,630
    Income taxes                                                     19,005             5,540
  Cash received for interest and dividends                          449,518           457,902
  Noncash investing activities:
    Loans transferred to foreclosed real estate                      53,976            50,302



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                                Golden West Financial Corporation
                        Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity
                                          (Unaudited)
                           ($000s omitted except per share figures)


                                                                Three Months Ended March 31       
                                                                  1994               1993     
                                                               ----------         ----------
                                                                            
Common Stock:
  Balance at January 1                                         $    6,393         $    6,392 
  Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options -                                      
     89,750 shares (1994) and 60,200 shares (1993)                      9                  7
  Common stock retired upon purchase of treasury stock -                                    
     426,900 shares (1994) and -0- shares (1993)                      (43)               -0-
                                                               ----------         ----------

  Balance at March 31                                               6,359              6,399
                                                               ----------         ----------

Paid-in Capital:
  Balance at January 1                                             40,899             36,186 
  Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options - 
     89,750 shares (1994) and 60,200 shares (1993)                  1,321                905  
                                                               ----------         ----------

  Balance at March 31                                              42,220             37,091 
                                                               ----------         ----------

Retained Earnings:                                                   
  Balance at January 1                                          1,933,593          1,684,820 
  Net earnings                                                     65,296             71,584 
  Cash dividends on common stock - $.075 per share (1994)
    and $.065 per share (1993)                                     (4,799)            (4,158)
                                                               ----------         ----------
  Retirement of treasury stock                                    (16,448)              -0- 


  Balance at March 31                                           1,977,642          1,752,246 
                                                               ----------         ----------

Unrealized Gains on Securities Available for Sale:
  Balance at January 1                                             84,719                -0- 
  Change during period                                            (19,844)               -0- 
                                                               ----------         ----------

  Balance at March 31                                              64,875                -0- 
                                                               ----------         ----------

Total Stockholders' Equity at March 31                         $2,091,096         $1,795,736
                                                               ==========         ==========


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ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
          AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The discussion and analysis included herein covers those material 
changes in liquidity and capital resources that have occurred since 
December 31, 1993, as well as certain material changes in results of 
operations during the three month periods ended March 31, 1994, and 1993, 
respectively.  

     The following narrative is written with the presumption that the users 
have read or have access to the Company's 1993 Form 10-K, which contains 
the latest audited financial statements and notes thereto, together with 
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of 
Operations as of December 31, 1993, and for the year then ended.  
Therefore, only material changes in financial condition and results of 
operations are discussed herein.

     ACCOUNTING CHANGES

     At December 31, 1993, the Company adopted Statement of Financial 
Accounting Standards No. 114 (FAS 114), "Accounting by Creditors for 
Impairment of a Loan".  FAS 114 imposes certain requirements on the 
measurement of impaired loans.  The Company had previously measured loan 
impairment in accordance with the methods prescribed in FAS 114.  As a 
result, no additional loss provisions were required by early adoption of 
the pronouncement.  FAS 114 also requires that impaired loans for which 
foreclosure is probable should be accounted for as loans.  Amounts at 
March 31, 1993 have not been restated.

     Effective December 31, 1993, the Company adopted Statement of 
Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments 
in Debt and Equity Securities."  FAS 115 establishes three investment 
classifications:  held to maturity, trading, and available for sale.  In 
accordance with FAS 115, the Company modified its accounting policies as of 
December 31, 1993, to identify investment securities as either held to 
maturity or available for sale.  The Company has no trading securities.  
Held to maturity securities are recorded at cost with any discount or 
premium amortized using a method that is not materially different from the 
interest method.  Securities held to maturity are recorded at cost because 
the Company has the ability to hold these securities to maturity and 
because it is Management's intention to hold them to maturity.  Securities 
available  for sale increase the Company's portfolio management flexibility 
for investments and are reported at fair value.  Net unrealized gains and 
losses are excluded from earnings and reported net of applicable income 
taxes as a separate component of stockholders' equity until realized.  



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                                     Golden West Financial Corporation
                                          Financial Highlights
                                               (Unaudited)
                                ($000s omitted except per share figures)
                                                                  March 31       March 31    December 31 
                                                                    1994           1993          1993     
                                                                -----------    -----------   -----------
                                                                                     
Assets                                                          $29,155,469    $27,575,219   $28,829,288 
Loans receivable, including mortgage-backed securities           25,394,690     24,358,021    25,435,107
Customer deposits                                                17,519,321     16,495,595    17,422,484 
Stockholders' equity                                              2,091,096      1,795,736     2,065,604 
Stockholders' equity/total assets                                      7.17%          6.51%         7.16%
Book value per common share                                     $     32.88    $     28.06   $     32.31 
Common shares outstanding                                        63,591,785     63,985,010    63,928,935 
Yield on loan portfolio                                                6.69%          7.38%         6.84%
Yield on investments                                                   4.25%          3.54%         3.80%
Yield on earning assets                                                6.47%          7.08%         6.61%
Cost of deposits                                                       3.79%          4.25%         3.92%
Cost of borrowings                                                     4.60%          5.26%         4.69%
Cost of funds                                                          4.06%          4.60%         4.18%
Yield on earning assets less cost of funds                             2.41%          2.48%         2.43%
Ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets(a)                       1.49%          1.34%         1.37%
Ratio of troubled debt restructured to total assets                    0.13%          0.05%         0.13%
World Savings and Loan Association:
  Net worth                                                     $ 2,216,190    $ 1,907,153     2,164,651
  Net worth/total assets                                               7.81%          7.04%         7.72%
  Regulatory capital ratios:
    Tangible capital                                                   7.38%          6.59%         7.27%
    Core capital                                                       7.75%          7.34%         8.02%
    Risk-based capital(b)                                             15.79%         16.20%        17.42%
                                                                Three Months Ended March 31
                                                                    1994           1993     
                                                                -----------    -----------
New real estate loans originated                                $ 1,228,934    $ 1,451,123 
Average yield on new real estate loans                                 6.53%          7.04%
Increase in customer deposits                                   $    96,387    $     9,349 
Net earnings                                                         65,296         71,584
Net earnings per share                                                 1.02           1.12
Cash dividends on common stock                                         .075           .065
Average common shares outstanding                                63,934,636     63,965,453 
Ratios:(c)
  Net earnings/average net worth                                      12.49%         16.25%
  Net earnings/average assets                                          0.91%          1.07%
  Net interest income/average assets                                   2.62%          2.72%
  General and administrative expense/average assets                    1.01%          0.97%

(a)  Nonperforming assets include non-accrual loans (loans 90 days or more past
     due), without reduction for loan loss allowances, and real estate acquired
     through foreclosure.
(b)  The decrease in the risk-based capital ratio from December 1993 to March 
     1994 was due to the March 1994 change in regulations concerning the 
     criteria used to determine the risk weighting for multi-family loans in 
     the calculation of the risk-based capital ratio.  Due to uncertainty over 
     how the new regulations will be applied, World Savings has taken a 
     conservative approach and, pending further clarification from the Office 
     of Thrift Supervision, has weighted the Association's entire multi-family 
     portfolio at 100%. 
(c)  Ratios are annualized by multiplying the quarterly computation by four.  
     Averages are computed by adding the beginning balance and each month end 
     balance during the quarter and dividing by four.
                                                                              
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     FINANCIAL CONDITION

     The consolidated condensed balance sheet shown in the table below 
presents the Company's assets and liabilities in percentage terms at 
March 31, 1994, and 1993, and December 31, 1993.  The reader is referred to 
page 43 of the Company's 1993 Form 10-K for similar information for the 
years 1990 through 1993 and a discussion of the changes in the composition 
of the Company's assets and liabilities in those years.



                                  TABLE 1

                   Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet

                                               March 31        
                                          ------------------   December 31
                                           1994        1993       1993    
                                          ------      ------   -----------
                                                      
Assets:                                                                
  Cash and investments                      9.3%        8.1%          8.4%
  Mortgage-backed securities                4.7         6.4           5.3
  Loans receivable                         82.4        81.9          82.9
  Other assets                              3.6         3.6           3.4
                                          -----       -----         -----
                                          100.0%      100.0%        100.0%
                                          =====       =====         =====
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:                                  
  Customer deposits                        60.1%       59.8%         60.4%
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances          21.4        24.1          21.8 
  Securities sold under agreements
    to repurchase                           2.2         1.8           1.5
  Medium-term notes                         2.3         1.7           2.4 
  Other liabilities                         2.6         2.4           2.5 
  Subordinated debt                         4.2         3.7           4.2
  Stockholders' equity                      7.2         6.5           7.2
                                          -----       -----         -----
                                          100.0%      100.0%        100.0%
                                          =====       =====         =====


     As the above table shows, customer deposits represent the majority of 
the Company's liabilities.  On the other side of the balance sheet, the 
loan portfolio, which consists primarily of long-term mortgages, is the 
largest asset component.  The disparity between the repricing (maturity or 
interest rate change) of deposits and other liabilities and the repricing 
of mortgage loans can affect the Company's liquidity and can have a 
material impact on the Company's results of operations.  The difference 
between the repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities is commonly 
referred to as the gap.  The gap table on the following page shows the 
repricing of the Company's assets and liabilities at March 31, 1994.

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                                              TABLE 2

              Repricing of Interest-Earning Assets and Interest-Bearing Liabilities, 
                                   Repricing Gaps, and Gap Ratio
                                       (Dollars in Millions)

                                                              March 31, 1994                   
                                                          Projected Repricing(a)                
                                          ------------------------------------------------------
                                           0 - 3       4 - 12      1 - 5      Over 5      
                                           Months      Months      Years      Years       Total 
                                          -------     -------     -------     ------     -------
                                                                           
Interest-Earning Assets:
  Investments                             $ 1,446     $   342     $   612     $  185     $ 2,585
  Mortgage-backed securities                  154         159         462        593       1,368
  Loans receivable:                 
    Rate-sensitive                         17,258       2,582         697        -0-      20,537
    Fixed-rate                              1,193         542         547        863       3,145
  Other(b)                                    443         -0-         -0-        -0-         443
                                          -------     -------     -------     ------     -------
  Total                                   $20,494     $ 3,625     $ 2,318     $1,641     $28,078
                                          =======     =======     =======     ======     =======
Interest-Bearing Liabilities(c):
  Customer deposits                       $ 9,805     $ 4,883     $ 2,625     $  206     $17,519
  FHLB advances                             5,569         502          91         65       6,227
  Other borrowings                          1,028        (122)        832        808       2,546
                                          -------     -------     -------     ------     -------
  Total                                   $16,402     $ 5,263     $ 3,548     $1,079     $26,292
                                          =======     =======     =======     ======     =======
  Repricing gap                           $ 4,092     $(1,638)    $(1,230)    $  562
                                          =======     =======     =======     ======
  Cumulative gap                          $ 4,092     $ 2,454     $ 1,224     $1,786
                                          =======     =======     =======     ======
  Cumulative gap as a percentage of
    total assets                            14.0%        8.4%        4.2%
                                          =======     =======     =======

(a)  Based on scheduled maturity or scheduled repricing; loans reflect 
     scheduled repayments and projected prepayments of principal.
(b)  Includes cash in banks, FHLB stock, and loans collateralized by customer 
     deposits.
(c)  Liabilities with no maturity date, such as passbook and money market 
     deposit accounts, are assigned zero months.

     CASH AND INVESTMENTS

     The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) requires insured institutions, 
such as the Company's principal subsidiary, World Savings and Loan 
Association (World or Association), to maintain a minimum amount of cash 
and certain qualifying investments for liquidity purposes.  The current 
minimum requirement is equal to a monthly average of 5% of customer 
deposits and short-term borrowings.  For the months ended March 31, 1994, 
and 1993, and December 31, 1993, World's average regulatory liquidity ratio 
was 8%, 6%, and 8%, respectively, consistently exceeding the requirement.  

     Effective December 31, 1993, the Company adopted FAS 115, "Accounting 
for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities."  FAS 115 
establishes three investment classifications:  held to maturity, trading, 
and  available  for  sale.  At March 31, 1994,  and December 31, 1993,  the
  
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Company had no securities held to maturity or for trading.  At 
March 31, 1994, and December 31, 1993, the Company had securities available 
for sale in the amount of $1.8 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, and 
unrealized gains on  securities  available  for  sale  included in  
stockholders'  equity of $35 billion and $41 million, respectively.  The 
Company has other investments that are recorded at cost with any discount 
or premium amortized using a method that is not materially different from 
the interest method.  The adoption of FAS 115 resulted in the 
reclassification of certain securities from the investment securities 
portfolio to the securities available for sale portfolio.  Prior to 
December 31, 1993, securities were classified as either securities held for 
sale or investment securities.  At March 31, 1993, the Company had 
$387 million of securities held for sale.  Securities held for sale were 
recorded at the aggregate portfolio's lower of amortized cost or market, 
with any unrealized losses included in earnings.

          MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

     FAS 115 also requires the same three classifications for 
mortgage-backed securities (MBS):  held to maturity, trading, and available 
for sale.  In accordance with FAS 115, the Company modified its accounting 
policies as of December 31, 1993, to identify MBS as either held to 
maturity or available for sale.  The Company has no trading MBS.  At 
March 31, 1994, March 31, 1993, and December 31, 1993, the Company had 
mortgage-backed securities held to maturity in the amount of $401 million, 
$1.8 billion, and $408 million, respectively.  At March 31, 1994, and 
December 31, 1993, the Company had mortgage-backed securities available for 
sale in the amount of $966 million and $1.1 billion, respectively, and 
unrealized gains on mortgage-backed securities included in stockholders' 
equity of $30 million and $44 million, respectively.

     Repayments of MBS during the first quarter of 1994 were $133 million 
compared to $132 million in the same period of 1993.  The portion of the 
Company's loans receivable represented by MBS was 5%, 7%, and 6% at 
March 31, 1994, and 1993, and December 31, 1993, respectively.

     LOAN PORTFOLIO

          LOAN VOLUME

     New loan originations for the quarter ended March 31, 1994, amounted 
to $1.2 billion compared to $1.5 billion for the same period in 1993.  
Refinanced loans constituted 59% of new loan originations for the quarter 
ended March 31, 1994, compared to 58% for the quarter ended March 31, 1993.  
In the first quarter of 1994, the rising cost of new fixed rate mortgages 
caused the volume of refinance activity in the marketplace to drop 
considerably from the high levels of 1993 with a corresponding decline in 
the overall mortgage demand.  As a result of rising rates and increased 
competition in a smaller market, the Company's 1994 loan originations for 
both purchasing residences and refinances declined as compared to 1993.  
Although the  Company  has lending operations in  21 states, the  primary  

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mortgage origination focus continues to be on residential property in 
California.  For the three months ended March 31, 1994, 70% of total loan 
originations were on residential properties in California compared to 78% 
for the same period in 1993.  Although  California originations continue to 
be a large  portion of total originations, the decrease in 1994 as compared 
to 1993 was due to increased activity by the Company in markets outside 
California and the decrease of originations in California.  The percentage 
of the total loan portfolio that is comprised of residential loans in 
California was 81% at March 31, 1994, compared to 83% at March 31, 1993, 
and 81% at December 31, 1993.   

     The tables on the following two pages show the Company's loan 
portfolio by state at March 31, 1994, and 1993.

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                                         TABLE 3

                                 Loan Portfolio by State
                                     March 31, 1994
                                     ($000s Omitted)


                       Residential               
                       Real Estate                   Commercial                 Loans as
   State        ------------------------                Real         Total        a % of 
                   1 - 4          5+         Land      Estate      Loans (a)    Portfolio
- ------------    -----------   ----------    ------    --------    -----------   ---------
                                                                 
California      $16,352,122   $3,275,926    $  301    $ 86,024    $19,714,373     81.38% 
Colorado            571,205      127,183       -0-       8,768        707,156      2.92  
Illinois            435,400      144,526       -0-       5,167        585,093      2.42  
New Jersey          533,170           40       -0-         165        533,375      2.20  
Washington          221,688      223,613       -0-         837        446,138      1.84  
Florida             320,076          -0-       393       2,372        322,841      1.33  
Texas               275,161        2,732       612       1,835        280,340      1.16  
Virginia            253,677          887       -0-       1,789        256,353      1.06  
Arizona             185,775        4,297       -0-       1,866        191,938      0.79  
Connecticut         184,135          -0-       -0-         -0-        184,135      0.76  
Pennsylvania        152,926          -0-       -0-       9,183        162,109      0.67  
Oregon              120,255        8,032       -0-       4,049        132,336      0.55  
Maryland            130,711          -0-       -0-         675        131,386      0.54  
Kansas              122,686        5,396       -0-         235        128,317      0.53  
Nevada               94,118        1,386       -0-         -0-         95,504      0.39  
Missouri             60,527        8,982       -0-          79         69,588      0.29  
New York             64,900          173       -0-         648         65,721      0.27  
Georgia              55,718          -0-       -0-       2,678         58,396      0.24  
Ohio                 38,372        3,785     1,054       7,169         50,380      0.21  
Utah                 40,822          139       -0-       2,297         43,258      0.18  
Wisconsin             5,152        3,773       -0-         -0-          8,925      0.04  
New Mexico            3,563          -0-       -0-         -0-          3,563      0.02 
Idaho                   793          -0-       -0-         -0-            793      0.00 
Delaware                231          -0-       -0-         -0-            231      0.00 
Other                39,510          543       -0-      11,622         51,675      0.21
                -----------   ----------    ------    --------    -----------    ------
  Totals        $20,262,693   $3,811,413    $2,360    $147,458     24,223,924    100.00%
                ===========   ==========    ======    ========                   ======
FAS 91 deferred loan fees                                            (100,948)
Loan discount on purchased loans                                       (7,909)
Undisbursed loan funds                                                 (2,957)
Allowance for loan losses                                            (113,497)
LTF interest reserve                                                     (852)
TDR interest reserve                                                   (1,341)
Loans on customer deposits                                             30,783 
                                                                  -----------
  Total loan portfolio                                            $24,027,203
                                                                  ===========

(a)  The Company has no commercial loans.

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                                         TABLE 4

                                 Loan Portfolio by State
                                     March 31, 1993
                                     ($000s Omitted)


                       Residential               
                       Real Estate                   Commercial                 Loans as
   State        ------------------------                Real         Total        a % of 
                   1 - 4          5+         Land      Estate      Loans (a)    Portfolio
- ------------    -----------   ----------    ------    --------    -----------   ---------
                                                                 
California      $15,693,947   $3,189,113    $  324    $ 93,310    $18,976,694     83.39% 
Colorado            584,846       83,363       -0-       7,441        675,650      2.97  
New Jersey          532,292           42       -0-         310        532,644      2.34  
Illinois            313,035      103,997       -0-       5,711        422,743      1.86  
Washington          154,242      193,915       -0-       1,337        349,494      1.54  
Florida             278,047          118        35       6,865        285,065      1.25  
Virginia            188,706          -0-       -0-       2,956        191,662      0.84  
Connecticut         161,515          -0-       -0-         -0-        161,515      0.71  
Arizona             134,195        4,397       -0-       1,938        140,530      0.62  
Kansas              129,555        5,531       -0-         355        135,441      0.60  
Texas               113,655        4,996       624       4,452        123,727      0.54  
Oregon               93,246        8,863       -0-       4,203        106,312      0.47  
Pennsylvania         91,450          114       -0-      11,084        102,648      0.45  
Maryland             89,226          -0-       -0-       3,070         92,296      0.41  
Nevada               76,367        1,467       -0-         -0-         77,834      0.34  
New York             75,063          177       -0-         680         75,920      0.33  
Georgia              71,690          -0-       -0-       2,959         74,649      0.33  
Missouri             65,583        8,258       -0-          82         73,923      0.32  
Ohio                 58,096        6,387     1,352       3,747         69,582      0.31  
Utah                 22,832          146       -0-       2,454         25,432      0.11  
Other                40,862        6,143       -0-      15,028         62,033      0.27 
                -----------   ----------    ------    --------    -----------    ------
  Totals        $18,968,450   $3,617,027    $2,335    $167,982     22,755,794    100.00%
                ===========   ==========    ======    ========                   ======
FAS 91 deferred loan fees                                             (97,249)
Loan discount on purchased loans                                      (11,070)
Undisbursed loan funds                                                 (3,106)
Allowance for loan losses                                             (74,637)
LTF interest reserve                                                   (1,015)
TDR interest reserve                                                   (1,134)
Loans on customer deposits                                             32,466 
                                                                  -----------
  Total loan portfolio                                            $22,600,049
                                                                  ===========

(a)  The Company has no commercial loans.

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     Golden West continues to emphasize adjustable rate mortgages 
(ARMs)--loans with interest rates that change periodically in accordance 
with movements in specified indexes.  The portion of the mortgage portfolio 
(excluding mortgage-backed securities) composed of rate-sensitive loans was   
87% at March 31, 1994, compared to 88% at March 31, 1993, and 87% at 
December 31, 1993.  Despite stiff competition from mortgage bankers who 
aggressively marketed fixed-rate mortgages at the lowest rates seen in the 
past 20 years, Golden West's ARM originations constituted approximately 78% 
of new mortgage loans made by the Company in the first quarter of 1994 
compared to 86% in the first three months of 1993.  

     The weighted average maximum lifetime cap rate on the Association's 
ARM and modified ARM loan portfolio was 13.74%, or 7.43% above the actual 
weighted average rate, at March 31, 1994, versus 14.09%, or 7.15% above the 
weighted average rate, at March 31, 1993.

     Approximately $4.5 billion of the Association's loans have terms that 
state that the interest rate may not fall below a lifetime floor set at the 
time of origination.  Due to the decline in interest rates, as of 
March 31, 1994, $1.4 billion of these loans had reached their rate floors.  
The weighted average floor rate on these loans was 7.43% at March 31, 1994.

     Loan repayments consisting of monthly loan amortization, payoffs, and 
refinances during the first quarter of 1994 were $958 million compared to 
$721 million in the same period of 1993.  The increase in loan repayments 
was primarily due to higher mortgage payoffs within our loan portfolio.

     The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 
No. 114 (FAS 114), "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan," in 
the fourth quarter of 1993, retroactive to January 1, 1993.  See 
"Accounting Changes" on page 7.  

     It is too early to predict with any precision all of the potential 
losses to the Company resulting from the Northridge (Southern California) 
earthquake in January 1994; however, based on preliminary assessments of 
severity of damage, borrower equity, and levels of insurance coverage, the 
Company believes that any potential loss to the Company will not be 
material to the financial condition and results of operations of the 
Company.  The first quarter 1994 loan loss reserve and provision for loan 
losses included $3.4 million in loss reserves specifically identified as 
earthquake losses.

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          NONPERFORMING ASSETS

     One measure of the soundness of the Company's portfolio is its ratio 
of nonperforming assets (NPAs) to total assets.  Nonperforming assets 
include non-accrual loans (loans that are 90 days or more past due) and 
real estate acquired through foreclosure.  Loans in-substance foreclosed 
were no longer classified as part of the real estate held for sale 
portfolio upon adoption of FAS 114 during December 1993 and are now 
included in the Company's total loan portfolio as previously discussed.  No 
interest is recognized on non-accrual loans.      

     The table below shows the components of the Company's nonperforming 
assets and the ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets at 
March 31, 1994, and 1993, and December 31, 1993.



                                  TABLE 5

                           Nonperforming Assets
                              ($000s Omitted)

                                          March 31              
                                  ------------------------      December 31
                                    1994            1993           1993    
                                  --------        --------      -----------
                                                          
Non-accrual loans                 $371,260        $301,733         $330,062
Real estate acquired                                                
  through foreclosure               60,643          57,327           62,724
Loans in-substance foreclosed          -0-           9,351              -0-
Real estate in judgement             1,764             457            1,366
                                  --------        --------         --------
Total nonperforming assets        $433,667        $368,868         $394,152
                                  ========        ========         ========
Ratio of nonperforming
  assets to total assets             1.49%           1.34%            1.37%
                                  ========        ========         ========
 

     The increase in NPAs in 1994 and 1993 was primarily in single-family 
loans and foreclosed real estate in California.  The continued weak 
California economy and high unemployment led to a slow down in the real 
estate market, resulting in an increase in loan delinquencies and, in 
certain areas, decreases in real estate prices.  The growth in NPAs has 
also been impacted by a continued high level of bankruptcy filings, which 
often delay the collection process and extend the length of time a loan 
remains delinquent.  The Company continues to closely monitor all 
delinquencies and takes appropriate steps to protect its interests.  
Interest foregone on non-accrual loans amounted to $6 million in the first 
quarter of both 1994 and 1993.

     The tables on the following two pages show the Company's nonperforming 
assets by state at March 31, 1994, and 1993.

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                                                TABLE 6

                                     Nonperforming Assets by State
                                            March 31, 1994
                                            ($000s Omitted)


                      Non-Accrual Loans(a)    
                ------------------------------
                                                       Real Estate Owned                    
                   Residential                  -------------------------------            NPAs as
                   Real Estate      Commercial    Residential        Commercial   Total     a % of  
   State           1-4       5+    Real Estate    1-4       5+      Real Estate    NPAs     Loans 
- -----------     --------  -------  -----------  -------   ------    -----------  --------  -------
                                                                     
California      $300,750  $23,780     $508      $46,135   $8,016      $4,566     $383,755   1.94% 
Colorado           1,397      325      -0-          262      842         261        3,087   0.44  
Illinois           3,024      628      -0-          218      -0-         -0-        3,870   0.66  
New Jersey        13,988      -0-        3          647      -0-         -0-       14,638   2.74  
Washington           553      -0-      -0-          -0-      -0-         -0-          553   0.12  
Florida            3,951      -0-      314        1,079      -0-         -0-        5,344   1.66  
Texas              1,600      -0-      -0-          160      -0-         -0-        1,760   0.63  
Virginia             800      -0-      -0-          320      -0-         -0-        1,120   0.44  
Arizona            1,277      -0-      -0-          115      -0-         -0-        1,392   0.73  
Connecticut        4,732      -0-      -0-          566      -0-         -0-        5,298   2.88  
Pennsylvania       1,932      -0-      -0-          -0-      -0-         -0-        1,932   1.19  
Oregon               392      -0-      -0-          -0-      -0-         -0-          392   0.30  
Maryland           1,792      -0-      -0-          -0-      -0-         -0-        1,792   1.36  
Kansas               898       40      -0-          278      -0-         -0-        1,216   0.95  
Nevada               469      -0-      -0-          -0-      -0-         -0-          469   0.49  
Missouri             427      375      -0-           19      -0-         -0-          821   1.18  
New York           4,687      -0-      -0-          533      -0-         -0-        5,220   7.94  
Georgia            1,923      -0-      -0-          140      -0-         -0-        2,063   3.53  
Ohio                   7      -0-       58          -0-      -0-          80          145   0.29  
Utah                 156      -0-      -0-          -0-      -0-         -0-          156   0.36  
Wisconsin              2      -0-      -0-          -0-      -0-         -0-            2   0.02  
New Mexico            18      -0-      -0-          -0-      -0-         -0-           18   0.50  
Idaho                -0-      -0-      -0-          -0-      -0-         -0-          -0-   0.00  
Delaware             -0-      -0-      -0-          -0-      -0-         -0-          -0-   0.00  
Other                453      -0-      -0-          -0-      -0-         -0-          453   0.96 
                --------  -------     ----      -------   ------      ------     --------  -----
  Totals        $345,228  $25,148     $883      $50,472   $8,858      $4,907      435,496   1.80 
                ========  =======     ====      =======   ======      ======                   
REO general valuation allowance                                                    (1,829) (0.01)
                                                                                 --------  -----
                                                                                 $433,667   1.79% 
                                                                                 ========  ===== 


(a)  Non-accrual loans are 90 days or more past due and have no unpaid 
     interest accrued.

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                                                TABLE 7

                                     Nonperforming Assets by State
                                            March 31, 1993
                                            ($000s Omitted)


                      Non-Accrual Loans(a)    
                ------------------------------
                                                       Real Estate Owned                    
                   Residential                  -------------------------------            NPAs as
                   Real Estate      Commercial    Residential        Commercial   Total     a % of  
   State           1-4       5+    Real Estate    1-4       5+      Real Estate    NPAs     Loans 
- -----------     --------  -------  -----------  -------   ------    -----------  --------  -------
                                                                     
California      $228,507  $21,034     $  978    $45,282  $ 1,421      $5,236     $302,458   1.59% 
Colorado           2,316      530        -0-      1,649    6,198       2,641       13,334   1.97  
New Jersey        14,577      -0-        -0-      1,061      -0-          88       15,726   2.95  
Illinois           2,084    2,618        -0-        285      -0-         -0-        4,987   1.18  
Washington           839      -0-        -0-        -0-      -0-         -0-          839   0.24  
Florida            5,476      -0-        154        977      -0-         -0-        6,607   2.32  
Virginia           1,546      -0-        -0-        933      -0-         -0-        2,479   1.29  
Connecticut        4,059      -0-        -0-        348      -0-         -0-        4,407   2.73  
Arizona            1,707      -0-        -0-        497      -0-         -0-        2,204   1.57  
Kansas             1,314      -0-        112        156      -0-         -0-        1,582   1.17  
Texas              1,949      -0-        -0-        167      351         -0-        2,467   1.99  
Oregon               251      -0-        -0-        -0-      -0-         -0-          251   0.24  
Pennsylvania         608      -0-        -0-        -0-      -0-         -0-          608   0.59  
Maryland           1,431      -0-        -0-        180      -0-         -0-        1,611   1.75  
Nevada               521      -0-        -0-        -0-      -0-         -0-          521   0.67  
New York           4,463      -0-        -0-        889      -0-         -0-        5,352   7.05  
Georgia            2,519      -0-        -0-        464      -0-         -0-        2,983   4.00  
Missouri             860      -0-        -0-        -0-      626         -0-        1,486   2.01  
Ohio                  68      -0-        -0-         43      -0-         109          220   0.32  
Utah                  30      -0-        -0-        -0-      -0-         -0-           30   0.12  
Other              1,182      -0-        -0-         36      -0-         -0-        1,218   1.96 
                --------  -------     ------    -------  -------      ------     --------  -----
  Totals        $276,307  $24,182     $1,244    $52,967  $ 8,596      $8,074      371,370   1.63 
                ========  =======     ======    =======  =======      ======                   
REO general valuation allowance                                                    (2,502) (0.01)
                                                                                 --------  -----
                                                                                 $368,868   1.62% 
                                                                                 ========  ===== 

(a)  Non-accrual loans are 90 days or more past due and have no unpaid 
     interest accrued.

     The Company's troubled debt restructured (TDRs), which are loans that 
have been modified due to a weakness in the collateral and/or borrower, 
were $38 million or 0.13% of assets at March 31, 1994, compared to 
$14 million or 0.05% of assets at March 31, 1993, and $37 million or 0.13% 
of assets at December 31, 1993.  The increase from March 1993 to March 1994 
is due in part to the December 31, 1993, FAS 114 reclassification of 
in-substance foreclosed loans previously discussed, which included loans 
that had been modified.  The great majority of the Company's TDRs have 
temporary  interest rate reductions and have been made primarily to 
customers negatively impacted by adverse economic conditions.  Interest 
foregone on TDRs amounted to $120 thousand for the three months ended 
March 31, 1994, compared to $60 thousand for the quarter ended 
March 31, 1993.

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     The Company provides allowances for losses on loans when impaired and 
real estate owned when any significant and permanent decline in value is 
identified and based upon trends in the basic portfolio.  Additions to and 
reductions from the allowances are reflected in current earnings.  Periodic 
reviews are made of major loans and real estate owned, and major lending 
areas are regularly reviewed to determine potential problems.  Where 
indicated, valuation allowances are established or adjusted.  In estimating 
loan losses, consideration is given to the estimated sale price, cost of 
refurbishing, payment of delinquent taxes, cost of disposal, and cost of 
holding the property.

     The table below shows the changes in the allowance for loan losses for 
the three months ended March 31, 1994, and 1993.



                                  TABLE 8

                 Changes in the Allowance for Loan Losses
                              ($000s Omitted)

                                                       1994          1993 
                                                     --------      -------
                                                              
Beginning allowance for loan losses                  $106,698      $70,924
Provision charged to expense                           16,492       11,459
Less loans charged off                                 (9,954)      (8,120)
Add recoveries                                            261          374
                                                     --------      -------
Ending allowance for loan losses                     $113,497      $74,637
                                                     ========      =======
Ratio of net chargeoffs to average loans 
  outstanding (excluding MBS)                           0.16%        0.14%
                                                     ========      =======
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to    
  nonperforming assets                                  26.2%        20.2%
                                                     ========      =======


     The Company continues to use a methodology for monitoring and 
estimating loan losses that is based on both historical experience in the 
loan portfolio and factors reflecting current economic conditions.  This 
approach utilizes a data base that identifies losses on loans and fore- 
closed real estate from past years to the present, broken down by year of 
origination, type of loan and geographical area.  Management is then able 
to estimate a range of loss allowances to cover losses in the portfolio.  
The increase in the allowance and the provision in 1994 over 1993 was 
considered prudent given the slowdown in the California housing market, the 
increase in the size of the loan portfolio, and the increase in nonper- 
forming assets and loan losses experienced by the Association in 1994, 
including the reserve for earthquake losses previously noted.

     Chargeoffs increased as a result of the increase in nonperforming 
loans, the increase in the percentage of nonperforming loans that became 
real estate owned, and the increased losses on real estate owned primarily 
due to the weakened California housing market.

PAGE 20
          CUSTOMER DEPOSITS

     Customer deposits increased during the first quarter of 1994 by 
$97 million, including interest credited of $134 million.  In the first 
three months of 1993, customer deposits increased by $9 million, including 
interest credited of $139 million.  The increase in the open market yields 
during the first quarter of 1994 resulted in the net increase of customer 
deposits compared with no growth during the same period a year ago.  The 
Company has no brokered deposits.

     The table below shows the Company's customer deposits by interest rate 
and by remaining maturity at March 31, 1994, and 1993.



                                  TABLE 9

                             Customer Deposits
                           (Dollars in millions)
          
                                           1994                 1993        
                                     -----------------    -----------------
                                      Rate*    Amount      Rate*    Amount 
                                     -----------------    -----------------
                                                          
Customer deposits by interest rate:
Interest-bearing checking 
  accounts                            1.27%    $   740     1.72%    $   689  
Passbook accounts                     2.08         642     2.58         575  
Money market deposit accounts         3.06       2,386     3.76       2,567  
Term certificate accounts with                                        
  original maturities of:
    4 weeks to 1 year                 3.15       3,928     3.30       4,287  
    1 to 2 years                      3.81       4,681     4.04       3,888  
    2 to 3 years                      4.49       1,772     5.40       1,289  
    3 to 4 years                      5.99       1,138     6.85       1,292  
    4 years and over                  5.36       2,071     6.39       1,781  
Retail jumbo CDs                      4.56         144     5.60         106  
All other                             7.78          17     7.76          22
                                               -------              -------
                                               $17,519              $16,496
                                               =======              =======

Customer deposits by remaining maturity:
No contractual maturity                        $ 3,768              $ 3,831  
Maturity within one year:
  2nd quarter                                    3,805                3,912  
  3rd quarter                                    2,737                2,628  
  4th quarter                                    1,485                1,298  
  1st quarter                                    1,259                1,397
                                               -------              -------
                                                 9,286                9,235  

1 to 2 years                                     2,463                1,597  
2 to 3 years                                       482                  474  
3 to 4 years                                       807                  201  
4 years and over                                   713                1,158
                                               -------              -------
                                               $17,519              $16,496
                                               =======              =======  

*Weighted average interest rate.

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     ADVANCES FROM FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS

     The Company uses FHLB borrowings, also known as "advances," to 
supplement cash flow and to provide funds for loan origination activities.  
Advances offer strategic advantages for asset-liability management, 
including long-term maturities and, in certain cases, prepayment at the 
Company's option.  FHLB advances amounted to $6.2 billion at 
March 31, 1994, compared to $6.6 billion and $6.3 billion at 
March 31, 1993, and December 31, 1993, respectively.  

     SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE

     The Company borrows funds through transactions in which securities are 
sold under agreements to repurchase (Reverse Repos).  These funds are used 
to take advantage of arbitrage investment opportunities and to supplement 
cash flow.  Reverse Repos are entered into with selected major government 
securities dealers, as well as large banks, typically using MBS from the 
Company's portfolio.  Reverse Repos with dealers and banks amounted to 
$583 million, $433 million, and $377 million at March 31, 1994, and 1993, 
and December 31, 1993, respectively.  

     OTHER BORROWINGS

     Golden West currently has on file a registration statement with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission for the sale of up to $100 million of 
subordinated debt securities.  The Company had issued a total of 
$1.0 billion of subordinated debt at March 31, 1994.  As of March 31, 1994, 
Golden West's subordinated debt securities were rated A3 and A- by Moody's 
Investors Service (Moody's) and Standard & Poor's Corporation (S&P), 
respectively.

     World currently has on file a shelf registration with the OTS for the 
issuance of $2.0 billion of unsecured medium-term notes.  At 
March 31, 1994, $1.2 billion was available for issuance.  The Association 
had medium-term notes outstanding under the current and prior registrations 
with principal amounts of $677 million at March 31, 1994, compared to 
$478 million at March 31, 1993, and $677 million at December 31, 1993.  As 
of March 31, 1994, the Association's medium-term notes were rated  A1 and 
A+ by Moody's and S&P, respectively.  

     World also has on file a registration statement with the OTS for the 
sale of up to $250 million of subordinated notes.  Under a prior filing 
with the OTS, $50 million of subordinated notes remain unissued.  As of 
March 31, 1994, the Association had issued a total of $200 million of 
subordinated notes.  As of March 31, 1994, World's subordinated notes were 
rated A2 and A by Moody's and S&P, respectively.  The subordinated notes 
are included in the Association's risk-based regulatory capital as 
Supplementary Capital.

PAGE 22
     STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 

     The Company's stockholders' equity increased in the first three months 
of 1994 and 1993 through the retention of a high percentage of net 
earnings.  However, the increase in stockholders' equity in 1994 was 
partially offset by a $20 million decrease in unrealized gains on 
securities available for sale due to the adoption of FAS 115 as of December 
31, 1993 and the subsequent decrease in market values of securities 
available for sale.

     The Company has on file a shelf registration statement with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission to issue up to two million shares of its 
preferred stock.  The preferred stock may be sold from time to time in one 
or more transactions for total proceeds of up to $200 million.  The 
preferred stock may be issued in one or more series, may have varying 
provisions and designations, and may be represented by depository shares.  
The preferred stock is not convertible into common stock.  No preferred 
stock has yet been issued under the registration.  

     On October 28, 1993, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the 
purchase by the Company of up to 3.2 million shares of Golden West's common 
stock.  As of March 31, 1994, 630,900 shares had been repurchased and 
retired at a cost of $24.3 million, of which 426,900 shares were purchased 
and retired at a cost of $16.5 million during the first quarter of 1994.

     REGULATORY CAPITAL

     The OTS requires federally insured institutions, such as World, to 
meet certain minimum capital requirements.  The table below shows World's 
current regulatory capital ratios and compares them to the current OTS 
minimum requirements at March 31, 1994, and 1993.



                                 TABLE 10

                    World Savings and Loan Association
                         Regulatory Capital Ratios
                        Under Current Requirements
                              ($000s Omitted)
.
                                      1994                                          1993                  
                   -----------------------------------------     -----------------------------------------
                          ACTUAL               REQUIRED                 ACTUAL               REQUIRED     
                   -------------------    ------------------     -------------------    ------------------
                     Capital     Ratio      Capital    Ratio       Capital     Ratio      Capital    Ratio
                   ----------   ------    ----------  ------     ----------    -----    ----------   -----
                                                                              
     Tangible      $2,083,093    7.38%    $  423,482   1.50%     $1,777,219    6.59%    $  404,510   1.50%
     Core           2,188,964    7.75        846,965   3.00       1,979,474    7.34        809,020   3.00
     Risk-based     2,485,765   15.79      1,259,556   8.00       2,245,626   16.20      1,109,051   8.00

                                                 
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     During the first quarter of 1994, the Office of Thrift Supervision 
changed the regulations concerning the criteria used to determine the risk 
weighting for multi-family loans in the calculation of the risk-based 
capital ratio.  Due to uncertainty over how the new regulations will be 
applied, World Savings has taken the conservative approach and pending any 
further clarification from the OTS, has weighted the Association's entire 
multi-family portfolio at 100%.  This change caused a decrease in the 
risk-based capital ratio from March 1993 to March 1994.

     The table below shows World's regulatory capital ratios and compares 
them to the fully phased-in 1995 OTS minimum requirements at 
March 31, 1994, and 1993.



                                 TABLE 11

                    World Savings and Loan Association
                         Regulatory Capital Ratios
                    Under Fully Phased-In Requirements
                              ($000s Omitted)
.
                                      1994                                          1993                  
                   -----------------------------------------     -----------------------------------------
                          ACTUAL               REQUIRED                 ACTUAL               REQUIRED     
                   -------------------    ------------------     -------------------    ------------------
                     Capital     Ratio      Capital    Ratio       Capital     Ratio      Capital    Ratio
                   ----------   ------    ----------  ------     ----------    -----    ----------   -----
                                                                              
     Tangible      $2,083,093    7.38%    $  423,482   1.50%     $1,777,219    6.59%    $  404,510   1.50%
     Core           2,083,093    7.38        846,965   3.00       1,777,219    6.59        809,020   3.00
     Risk-based     2,378,993   15.21      1,251,014   8.00       2,039,673   14.93      1,092,575   8.00


     The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 
(FDICIA) required each federal banking agency to implement prompt 
corrective actions for institutions that it regulates to resolve the 
problems of insured depository institutions at the least possible long-term 
loss to the deposit insurance fund.  In response to this requirement, the 
OTS adopted final rules as to capital adequacy, effective 
December 19, 1992, based upon FDICIA's five capital tiers.  The rules 
provide that a savings association is "well capitalized" if its total 
risk-based capital ratio is 10% or greater, its Tier 1 risk-based capital 
ratio is 6% or greater, its leverage ratio is 5% or greater, and the 
institution is not subject to a capital directive.  A savings association 
is "adequately capitalized" if its total risk-based capital ratio is 8% or 
greater, its Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio is 4% or greater, and its 
leverage ratio is 4% or greater (3% or greater for one-rated institutions).   
An institution is considered "undercapitalized" if its total risk-based 
capital ratio is less than 8%, its Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio is less 
than 4%, or its leverage ratio is less than 4% (less than 3% for one-rated 
institutions).  An institution is "significantly undercapitalized" if its 
total risk-based capital ratio is less than 6%, its Tier 1 risk-based 
capital ratio is less than 3%, or its leverage ratio is less than 3%.  A 
savings association is deemed to be "critically undercapitalized" if 
itsratio of tangible equity to total assets is equal to, or less than, 2%.  
At its discretion, the OTS may determine that an institution is in a 
capitalization category that is lower than is indicated by its actual 

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capital position.  As used herein, total risk-based capital ratio means the 
ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets, Tier 1 risk-based capital 
ratio means the ratio of core capital to risk-weighted assets, and leverage 
ratio means the ratio of core capital to adjusted total assets, in each 
case as calculated in accordance with current OTS capital regulations.  
World met the "well capitalized" standard as of March 31, 1994.

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     The table below shows a reconciliation of World's equity capital to 
regulatory capital under FIRREA and FDICIA at March 31, 1994.


                                 TABLE 12

          Reconciliation of Equity Capital to Regulatory Capital
                          Under FIRREA and FDICIA
                              ($000s Omitted)
                                                                           Core/        Tier 1       Total
                                   Equity      Tangible    Tangible      Leverage    Risk-Based   Risk-Based
                                  Capital       Capital     Equity        Capital      Capital      Capital  
                                -----------  -----------  -----------   -----------  -----------  -----------
                                                                                 
Common stock                    $       150
Paid-in surplus                     233,441                                                           
Retained earnings                 1,921,476
Unrealized gains on 
  securities available for sale      61,123
                                -----------
Equity capital                  $ 2,216,190  $ 2,216,190  $ 2,216,190   $ 2,216,190  $ 2,216,190  $ 2,216,190
                                ===========
Positive goodwill (1) (2)                       (228,991)    (228,991)     (228,991)    (228,991)    (228,991)
Negative goodwill (1) (3)                         95,894       95,894        95,894       95,894       95,894 
Qualifying supervisory
  positive goodwill (1) (2)                                   105,871       105,871      105,871      105,871 
Equity/other investments (4)                                                                           (1,351)
Subordinated debt                                                                                     198,930
General valuation allowances                                                                           99,222
                                             -----------  -----------   -----------  -----------  -----------
Regulatory capital                           $ 2,083,093  $ 2,188,964   $ 2,188,964  $ 2,188,964  $ 2,485,765
                                             ===========  ===========   ===========  ===========  ===========
Total assets                    $28,358,391
                                ===========
Adjusted total assets                        $28,232,164  $28,232,164   $28,232,164
                                             ===========  ===========   ===========
Risk-weighted assets                                                                 $15,744,452  $15,744,452
                                                                                     ===========  ===========
CAPITAL RATIO - ACTUAL                7.81%        7.38%        7.75%         7.75%       13.90%       15.79%
                                ===========  ===========  ===========   ===========  ===========  ===========
Regulatory Capital Ratio Requirements:
  Well capitalized, equal to
    or greater than                                                           5.00%        6.00%       10.00%
                                                                        ===========  ===========  ===========
  Adequately capitalized, 
    equal to or greater than                       1.50%                      4.00%        4.00%        8.00%
                                             ===========                ===========  ===========  ===========
  Undercapitalized, less than                      1.50%                      4.00%        4.00%        8.00%
                                             ===========                ===========  ===========  ===========
  Significantly undercapital- 
    ized, less than                                                           3.00%        3.00%        6.00%
                                                                        ===========  ===========  ===========
  Critically undercapitalized,
    equal to or less than                                       2.00%
                                                          ===========

(1)  All goodwill is required to be deducted from tangible capital.  Goodwill 
     arising prior to April 12, 1989, in excess of a sliding scale limit 
     (0.375% of assets at March 31, 1994), is required to be deducted from all 
     other capital computations on a phased-in basis through December 1994.  
     Goodwill arising after April 12, 1989, must be deducted from all capital 
     computations.
(2)  All but $2,296 of the Association's positive goodwill arose prior to April 
     12, 1989.  
(3)  The Association's negative goodwill arose after April 12, 1989.
(4)  Equity and certain other investments are required to be deducted from 
     total risk-based capital on a phased-in basis (40% at March 31, 1994) 
     through June 1994.

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     The table below compares World's regulatory capital to the well 
capitalized classification of FDICIA's capital standards at March 31, 1994.



                                 TABLE 13

                    World Savings and Loan Association
      Regulatory Capital Compared to Well Capitalized Classification
                              ($000s Omitted)

                                    ACTUAL           WELL CAPITALIZED 
                            -------------------    -------------------
                              Capital     Ratio      Capital     Ratio 
                            ----------   ------    ----------   ------
                                                     
     Leverage               $2,188,964    7.75%    $1,411,608    5.00%  
     Tier 1 risk-based       2,188,964   13.90        944,667    6.00   
     Total risk-based        2,485,765   15.79      1,574,445   10.00   


     World's leverage, Tier 1 risk-based, and total risk-based capital 
ratios under the fully phased-in 1995 OTS minimum requirements at 
March 31, 1994, were 7.38%, 13.32%, and 15.21%, respectively.


     RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

          PROFIT MARGINS/SPREADS

     An important determinant of Golden West's earnings is its profit 
margin or primary spread--the difference between its yield on earning 
assets and its cost of funds.  The table below shows the components of the 
Company's spread at March 31, 1994, and 1993, and December 31, 1993.



                                     TABLE 14

                             Yield on Earning Assets,
                        Cost of Funds, and Primary Spread,
                      Including Effect of Purchase Accounting

                                          March 31              
                                  ------------------------      December 31
                                   1994              1993          1993    
                                  ------            ------      -----------
                                                            
Yield on loan portfolio            6.69%             7.38%            6.84% 
Yield on investments               4.25              3.54             3.80
                                   ----              ----             ----
Yield on earning assets            6.47              7.08             6.61
                                   ----              ----             ----
Cost of customer deposits          3.79              4.25             3.92
Cost of borrowings                 4.60              5.26             4.69
                                   ----              ----             ----
Cost of funds                      4.06              4.60             4.18
                                   ----              ----             ----
Primary spread                     2.41%             2.48%            2.43%
                                   ====              ====             ==== 


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     The Company's primary spread is somewhat dependent on changes in 
interest rates because Golden West's liabilities tend to respond somewhat 
more rapidly to rate movements than its assets.  Because of the relatively 
stable interest rate environment during 1993 and 1994, the benefit from 
Eleventh  District  FHLB  Cost of Funds  Index  (the COFI)  timing  lag was
significantly smaller, resulting in a lower spread than a year ago.  The 
yield on most of the Company's ARMs is tied to the COFI, and the COFI 
responds more slowly to changes in market rates.  

     The table below shows the Company's revenues and expenses as a 
percentage of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 1994, and 
1993, in order to focus on the changes in interest income between years as 
well as changes in other revenue and expense amounts.



                                 TABLE 15

                    Selected Revenue and Expense Items
                     as Percentages of Total Revenues

                                                               1994   1993 
                                                              ------ ------
                                                                
Interest on loans                                              85.9%  85.7%
Interest on mortgage-backed securities                          6.1    8.2
Interest and dividends on investments                           5.5    3.6
                                                               ----   ----
                                                               97.5   97.5
Less:
  Interest on customer deposits                                35.7   37.0
  Interest on advances and other borrowings                    21.1   22.2
                                                               ----   ----
                                                               56.8   59.2

Net interest income                                            40.7   38.3
  Provision for loan losses                                     3.6    2.4
                                                               ----   ----
Net interest income after provision for
  loan losses                                                  37.1   35.9

Add:
  Fees                                                          1.7    1.5
  Gain on the sale of securities and 
    mortgage-backed securities                                  0.0    0.3
  Other non-interest income                                     0.8    0.7
                                                               ----   ----
                                                                2.5    2.5
Less:
  General and administrative expenses                          15.7   13.6
  Amortization of goodwill                                      0.1   (0.1)
  Taxes on income                                               9.7    9.8
                                                               ----   ----
  Net earnings                                                 14.1%  15.1%
                                                               ====   ====



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         INTEREST ON LOANS

     In the first quarter of 1994, interest on loans was lower than in the 
comparable 1993 period by $9.0 million or 2.2%.  The 1994 decrease was due 
primarily to a 64 basis point decrease in the average portfolio yield, 
which was partially offset off by a $1.7 billion increase in the average 
portfolio balance.  

          INTEREST ON MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

     In the first quarter of 1994, interest on mortgage-backed securities 
was lower than in the comparable 1993 period by $10.6 million or 27.3%.  
The 1994 decrease was due primarily to a 70 basis point decrease in the 
average portfolio yield and a $363 million decrease in the average 
portfolio balance.

          INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS ON INVESTMENTS

     The income earned on the investment portfolio fluctuates, depending 
upon the volume outstanding and the yields available on short-term 
investments.  For the first three months of 1994, interest and dividends on 
investments was $8.3 million or 48.4% higher than for the same period in 
1993.  The increase was primarily due to a 25 basis point increase in the 
average portfolio yield as well as a $609 million increase in the average 
portfolio balance. 

          INTEREST ON CUSTOMER DEPOSITS

     The major portion of the Company's customer deposit base consists of 
savings accounts with remaining maturities of less than one year.  Thus, 
the amount of interest paid on these funds depends upon the level of 
short-term interest rates and the savings balances outstanding.  In the 
first quarter of 1994, interest on customer deposits decreased by 
$10.5 million or 5.9% from the comparable period in 1993.  The decrease was 
primarily due to a 47 basis point decrease in the average cost of deposits, 
which was partially offset by an $894 million increase in the average 
deposit balance.  

          INTEREST ON ADVANCES AND OTHER BORROWINGS

     For the first three months of 1994, interest on advances and other 
borrowings decreased by $7.7 million or 7.3% compared to the same period a 
year earlier.  The decrease was primarily due to a 72 basis point decrease 
in the average cost of these borrowings, which was mostly offset by a 
$694 million increase in their average balance.  

          PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

     The provision for loan losses was $16.5 million for the three months 
ended  March 31, 1994,  compared  to $11.5 million  for the  same period of  

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1993.  The 1994 increase in provision over 1993 reflected increased 
chargeoffs, increased nonperforming assets, and the continued weak 
California economy.  In addition, the provision for the first three months 
of 1994 included $3.4 million in specific earthquake loss reserves.

          GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

     For the first three months of 1994, general and administrative 
expenses (G & A) increased by $8.0 million or 12.4% from the comparable 
period in 1993.  The primary reasons for the increase were general 
inflation, growth of mortgage and deposit balances, the expansion of loan 
origination capacity outside California, and the installation of 
enhancements to data processing systems.  The increase in 1994 was also due 
to the relocation of some of our administrative operations to San Antonio, 
Texas.  In addition, during the first six months of 1993, the Company 
received a reduction in the FDIC premium due to the settlement of the FSLIC 
secondary reserve.  As a result, deposit insurance expense for the first 
three months of 1993 included a credit of $1.4 million.  G & A as a 
percentage of average assets on an annualized basis was 1.01% for the first 
quarter of 1994 compared to 0.97% for the same period in 1993.

          TAXES ON INCOME

     The Company utilizes the accrual method of accounting for income tax 
purposes and for preparing its published financial statements.  For 
financial reporting purposes only, the Company uses purchase accounting in 
connection with certain assets acquired through mergers.  The purchase 
accounting portion of income is not subject to tax.

     In the first quarter of 1993, the Company adopted Statement of 
Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 109,  "Accounting for  Income Taxes."
FAS 109 requires a change from the deferred method to the liability method 
of computing deferred income taxes.  The Company has applied FAS 109 
prospectively.  FAS 109 required the Company to adjust its purchase 
accounting for prior business combinations by increasing deferred tax 
assets and reducing goodwill by $23 million to reflect the non-taxability 
of purchase accounting income.  This deferred tax asset is being amortized 
over the remaining lives of the related purchased assets.

     The corporate tax rate for the first quarter of 1994 was 40.9% 
comparable to 39.4% for the same period a year ago.  This increase is 
primarily due to the effect of the federal legislation enacted during the 
third quarter of 1993 that increased the federal corporate income tax rate 
from 34% to 35%.

          LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     The Association's principal sources of funds are cash flows generated 
from earnings; customer deposits; loan repayments; borrowings from the 
FHLB; issuance of medium-term notes; and debt collateralized by mortgages, 
MBS, or securities.  In addition, the Association has a number of other 
alternatives  available to  provide liquidity or finance operations.  These 

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include borrowings from public offerings of debt or equity, sales of loans, 
negotiable certificates of deposit, issuances of commercial paper, and 
borrowings from  commercial banks.  Furthermore, under  certain conditions,
World may borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to meet 
short-term cash needs.  The availability of these funds will vary depending 
upon policies of the FHLB, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and 
the Federal Reserve Board.  For a discussion of the Association's liquidity 
positions at March 31, 1994, and 1993, and December 31, 1993, see the cash 
and investments section on page 10.

     The principal sources of funds for the Association's parent, Golden 
West, are dividends from World and the proceeds from the issuance of debt 
and equity securities.  Various statutory and regulatory restrictions and 
tax considerations limit the amount of dividends the Association can pay.  
The principal liquidity needs of the parent company are for payment of 
interest on subordinated debt securities, dividends to stockholders, and 
general and administrative expenses.  At March 31, 1994, and 1993, and 
December 31, 1993, the parent company's total cash and investments amounted 
to $964 million (including a $150 million short-term loan to World), 
$724 million (including a $220 million short-term loan to World), and 
$956 million (including a $150 million short-term loan to the Association), 
respectively.

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

     (a)  April 28, 1994 - Annual Meeting.

     (b)  Directors elected:

          Kenneth T. Rosen

          For:  56,917,791   Against:  10,710   Withheld:  466,138
               
          William D. McKee

          For:  56,916,859   Against:  11,920   Withheld:  465,860

          Herbert M. Sandler

          For:  56,918,305   Against:  10,724   Withheld:  465,610

          Other Directors continuing in office are:

          Louis J. Galen, William Patrick Kruer, Bernard A. Osher, Paul 
          Sack, and Marion O. Sandler

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     (c)  Ratification  of  the   appointment   of   Deloitte & Touche, 
          independent  public accountants,  to examine the  accounts of the 
          Company for the fiscal year 1994:

          For:  57,302,398    Against:  29,076  Abstain:  63,165   

          PASSED

ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a)  Exhibits

          11 - Statement of Computation of Earnings Per Share


                              SIGNATURES

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



                                          GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION




Dated:  May 10, 1994.                     /s/ J. L. Helvey                 
                                          ---------------------------------
                                          J. L. Helvey
                                          Group Senior Vice President (duly
                                          authorized and principal
                                          financial officer)
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                                 EXHIBIT 11 

                      Golden West Financial Corporation

               Statement of Computation of Earnings Per Share
                  ($000s omitted except per share amounts)


                                                      Three Months Ended
                                                           March 31        
                                                   ------------------------
                                                      1994          1993   
                                                   -----------  -----------
                                                           
Line 1:
  Average Number of Common 
    Shares Outstanding                              63,934,636   63,965,453
                                                   ===========  ===========


Line 2:
  Net Earnings                                     $    65,296  $    71,584
                                                   ===========  ===========


Line 3:
  Earnings Per Common Share
    (Line 2 divided by Line 1)                           $1.02        $1.12
                                                         =====        =====