UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 10-Q


             QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 1997

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-18620

                               JSB FINANCIAL, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED ON ITS CHARTER)


                               DELAWARE 11-3000874
                 STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
               INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)

                   303 MERRICK ROAD, LYNBROOK, NEW YORK 11563
                    (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

                                 (516) 887-7000
              (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)



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. [X] YES [ ] NO



Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.



       CLASS OF COMMON STOCK           OUTSTANDING AT May 5, 1997
          $.01 PAR VALUE                           9,839,125






                                      INDEX

                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


                                                                     Page
                                                                    Number
ITEM 1.  Financial Statements - Unaudited
       
         Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
         at March 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996                       3

         Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three
         Months Ended March 31, 1997 and March 31, 1996                4

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
         Three Months Ended March 31, 1997 and March 31, 1996          5

         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                    6-8

ITEM 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
          Financial Condition and Results of Operations                9-14



                       PART II - OTHER INFORMATION



ITEM 1.  Legal Proceedings                                            15

ITEM 2.  Changes in Securities                                        15

ITEM 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities                              15

ITEM 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders          15

ITEM 5.  Other Information                                            15

ITEM 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                             15

         Signatures                                                   16









                              JSB FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                   UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                      (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)



                                                                   March 31,    DECEMBER 31,
                                                                     1997          1996
                                                                          
ASSETS
- ------
Cash and due from banks .......................................... $   13,586   $   12,894
Federal funds sold ...............................................     39,000       86,500
                                                                   ----------   ----------
     Cash and cash equivalents ...................................     52,586       99,394

Securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value ...........     51,663       51,021
Securities held-to-maturity, net (estimated fair value of
 $501,551 and $461,784, respectively) ............................    501,628      460,509
Other investments ................................................      7,645        6,859
Mortgage loans, net ..............................................    845,490      827,052
Other loans, net .................................................     27,367       27,722
Premises and equipment, net ......................................     16,717       16,829
Interest due and accrued .........................................     10,656        9,310
Real estate held for investment, net .............................      6,187        6,082
Real estate held for sale and Other real estate ("ORE") ..........      5,082        5,236
Other assets .....................................................      5,881        6,002
                                                                   ----------   ----------
             Total Assets ........................................ $1,530,902   $1,516,016
                                                                   ==========   ==========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
- ------------------------------------
Due to depositors ................................................ $1,140,982   $1,144,393
Advance payments for real estate taxes and insurance .............     20,054        8,265
Official bank checks outstanding .................................      6,903        9,644
Accrued expenses and other liabilities ...........................     23,592       18,415
                                                                   ----------   ----------
              Total Liabilities ..................................  1,191,531    1,180,717
                                                                   ----------   ----------

Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 6.)

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
- --------------------
Preferred stock ($.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized;
 none issued) ....................................................       -            -
Common stock ($.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized;
 16,000,000 issued; 9,830,205 and 9,783,031 outstanding,
 respectively) ...................................................        160          160
Additional paid-in capital .......................................    163,734      163,500
Retained income, substantially restricted ........................    292,038      289,588
Net unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale, net of tax .     22,151       21,795
Common stock held by Benefit Restoration Plan Trust, at cost
 (166,848 shares) ................................................     (3,278)      (3,275)
Common stock held in treasury, at cost (6,169,795 and 6,216,969
 shares, respectively) ...........................................   (135,434)    (136,469)
                                                                   ----------   ----------
              Total Stockholders' Equity .........................    339,371      335,299
                                                                   ----------   ----------
              Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity ......... $1,530,902   $1,516,016
                                                                   ==========   ==========


See accompanying Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.










                              JSB FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                         UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                           (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)



                                                                 THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                      March 31,
                                                                 ------------------
                                                                   1997      1996
                                                                 -------------------
                                                                     
Interest Income
- ---------------
Mortgage loans, net ................................             $17,957   $16,751
Debt & equity securities, net ......................               5,013     6,289
Collateralized mortgage obligations, net ("CMOs") ..               2,151     2,316
Other loans, net ...................................                 496       542
Mortgage-backed securities, net ("MBS").............                 141       206
Federal funds sold .................................                 925       801
                                                                 -------   -------
  Total Interest Income ............................              26,683    26,905
                                                                 -------   -------

Interest Expense
- ----------------
Deposits ...........................................               9,738    10,147
                                                                 -------   -------
  Net Interest Income ..............................              16,945    16,758

Provision for Possible Loan Losses .................                 160       161
                                                                 -------   -------
 Net Interest Income After Provision for
  Possible Loan Losses .............................              16,785    16,597
                                                                 -------   -------

Non-Interest Income
- -------------------
Real estate operations, net ........................                 356       377
Loan fees and service charges ......................                 707       871
Income on loaned securities ........................                   2        10
Miscellaneous income/(loss) ........................                  49       (43)
                                                                 -------   -------
  Total Non-Interest Income ........................               1,114     1,215
                                                                 -------   -------

Non-Interest Expense
- --------------------
Compensation and benefits ..........................               3,943     4,079
Occupancy and equipment expenses, net ..............               1,145     1,398
Federal deposit insurance premiums .................                  38         1
Advertising ........................................                 301       285
ORE expense/(income), net ..........................                  33       (28)
Other general and administrative ...................               1,424     1,531
                                                                 -------   -------
  Total Non-Interest Expense .......................               6,884     7,266
                                                                 -------   -------

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes ...........              11,015    10,546
Provision for Income Taxes .........................               4,567     4,468
                                                                 -------   -------

Net Income .........................................             $ 6,448   $ 6,078
                                                                 =======   =======

Earnings and Cash Dividends Per Share:
  Earnings per common and common equivalent share ..               $ .63     $ .56
                                                                   =====     =====

  Cash Dividends ...................................               $ .35     $ .30
                                                                   =====     =====

Weighted Average Number of Shares and Share
 Equivalents Outstanding ...........................              10,266    10,877
                                                                  ======    ======


See accompanying Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.









                             JSB FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                       UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                        (IN THOUSANDS)

                                                                      THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                           MARCH 31,
                                                                      ------------------
                                                                       1997      1996
                                                                      ------------------
                                                                         
Cash flows from operating activities
- ------------------------------------
Net income ........................................................  $  6,448  $  6,078
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
 operating activities:
Provision for possible loan losses ................................       160       161
Net gain on sale/redemption of equity securities...................      -           (4)
Decrease in deferred loan fees and discounts, net .................      (123)     (118)
Accretion of discount in excess of amortization
 of premium on MBS and CMOs .......................................      (133)     (122)
Accretion of discount in excess of amortization of
 premium on debt securities .......................................       (74)      (56)
Depreciation and amortization on premises and equipment ...........       455       459
Mortgages loans originated for sale ...............................      -          (93)
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans originated for sale ..........      -           94
Gains on sale of mortgage and other loans .........................      -           (1)
Tax benefit for stock plans credited to capital ...................       231       286
(Increase) decrease in interest due and accrued ...................    (1,346)       62
Decrease in official bank checks outstanding ......................    (2,741)  (14,050)
Other .............................................................     5,012     4,643
                                                                     --------  --------
  Net cash provided by (used by) operating activities .............     7,889    (2,661)
                                                                     --------  --------

Net cash flow from investing activities
- ---------------------------------------
Loans originated:
  Mortgage loans ..................................................   (27,537)  (43,543)
  Other loans .....................................................    (4,644)   (4,137)
Purchases of CMOs held-to-maturity ................................   (29,977)  (66,577)
Purchases of debt securities held-to-maturity and securities
 available-for-sale ...............................................  (134,922)  (50,009)
Principal payments on:
  Mortgage loans ..................................................     9,064    13,048
  Other loans .....................................................     4,852     4,435
  CMOs ............................................................    28,644    22,879
  MBS .............................................................       343       514
Proceeds from maturities of U.S. Government and federal agency
  securities ......................................................    95,000   110,000
Proceeds from sale of other loans .................................       145        25
Purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank stock .........................      (786)     (558)
Proceeds from sale/redemption of equity securities ................      -           19
Purchases of premises and equipment, net of disposals .............      (343)   (1,106)
Net (increase) decrease in real estate held for investment ........      (105)      114
Net decrease in investment in real estate held for sale ...........       154       365
                                                                     --------  --------
  Net cash used by activities .....................................   (60,112)  (14,531)
                                                                     --------  --------

Net cash flow from financing activities
- ---------------------------------------
Net (decrease) increase in due to depositors ......................    (3,411)    4,742
Increase in advance payments for real estate taxes and insurance ..    11,789     9,544
Proceeds upon exercise of common stock options ....................       472       550
Cash dividends paid to common stockholders ........................    (3,435)   (3,121)
Payments to repurchase common stock ...............................      -       (7,225)
                                                                     --------  --------
  Net cash provided by financing activities ..... .................     5,415     4,490
                                                                     --------  --------
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents .............................   (46,808)  (12,702)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year ....................    99,394    85,893
                                                                     --------  --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of quarter .......................  $ 52,586  $ 73,191
                                                                     ========  ========

See accompanying Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.







                       JSB FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                 NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  Basis of Presentation
    ---------------------

     The  financial  information  for JSB  Financial,  Inc.  (the  "Company") as
consolidated  with its wholly  owned  subsidiary  Jamaica  Savings Bank FSB (the
"Bank") is prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting  principles
for interim financial  statements and with instructions to Form 10-Q and Article
10 of  Regulation  S-X.  Such  principles  are  applied  on a  basis  materially
consistent  with  those  reflected  in the 1996  Annual  Report  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  The financial  information included herein,
other than the consolidated  statement of financial condition as of December 31,
1996,  has been prepared by management  without audit by  independent  certified
public  accountants  who do not  express an opinion  thereon.  The  consolidated
statement of financial condition as of December 31, 1996, has been derived from,
but does not include all the disclosures  contained in, the audited consolidated
financial  statements  for the year ended  December  31, 1996.  The  information
furnished  includes  all  adjustments  and  accruals  consisting  only of normal
recurring accrual adjustments which are in the opinion of management,  necessary
for a fair  presentation  of results  for the  interim  periods.  The  foregoing
interim results are not necessarily  indicative of the results of operations for
the full year ending December 31, 1997.

     These consolidated  financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, included in the
Annual  Report  to  Stockholders  for JSB  Financial,  Inc.  for the year  ended
December 31, 1996.

2.  Adoption of Accounting Standard
    -------------------------------

     On January 1, 1997, the Company adopted  Statement of Financial  Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No. 125, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial
Assets and  Extinguishments  of  Liabilities"  ("Statement  125"),  as  amended.
Statement 125 established  accounting and reporting  standards for transfers and
servicing  of  financial  assets and  extinguishments  of  liabilities  based on
consistent  application  of a  financial  components  approach  that  focuses on
control.  Under this approach, an entity,  subsequent to a transfer of financial
assets,  must  recognize the financial and servicing  assets it controls and the
liabilities it has incurred,  derecognize financial assets when control has been
surrendered,  and  derecognize  liabilities  when  extinguished.  Standards  for
distinguishing  transfers of financial assets that are sales from those that are
secured  borrowings  are provided in  Statement  125. A transfer not meeting the
criteria for a sale must be accounted  for as a secured  borrowing  with pledged
collateral.

     Statement  125  requires  that  liabilities  and  derivatives  incurred  or
obtained by transferors  as part of a transfer of financial  assets be initially
measured at fair value, if practicable.  It additionally requires that servicing
assets  and other  retained  interests  in  transferred  assets be  measured  by
allocating  the previous  carrying  amount  between the assets sold, if any, and
retained  interests,  if any, based on their relative fair values at the date of
transfer.  Servicing  assets and liabilities  must be  subsequently  measured by
amortization  in  proportion  to and over the period of estimated  net servicing
income or loss and assessed for asset impairment, or increased obligation, based
on their fair value.

    Statement  125 requires that a liability be  derecognized  if either (a) the
debtor pays the creditor and is relieved of its  obligation for the liability or
(b) the debtor is legally  released  from being the  primary  obligor  under the
liability either judicially or by the creditor.

     Statement 125 provided  implementation  guidance for assessing isolation of
transferred  assets and for  accounting  for  transfers  of  partial  interests,
servicing of financial  assets,  securitizations,  transfers of  sales-type  and
direct financing lease receivables, securities lending transactions,  repurchase
agreements  including  "dollar  rolls",  "wash  sales",  loan  syndications  and
participations,   risk   participations  in  banker's   acceptances,   factoring
agreements,  transfers  of  receivables  with  recourse and  extinguishments  of
liabilities.

     Statement 125  superseded  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board ("FASB")
Statements  No.  76,   "Extinguishment  of  Debt"  and  No.  77,  "Reporting  by
Transferors  for Transfer of Receivables  with  Recourse".  Statement 125 amends
Statement  No.  115,  "Accounting  for  Certain  Investments  in Debt and Equity
Securities" ("Statement 115"), to prohibit the classification of a debt security
as held-to-maturity if it can be prepaid or otherwise settled in such a way that
the holder of the security would not recover  substantially  all of its recorded
investment.  Statement 125 further requires that loans and other assets that can
be prepaid or otherwise  settled in such a way that the holder would not recover
substantially all of its recorded investment shall be subsequently measured like
debt securities classified as available-for-sale or trading under Statement 115,
as  amended by  Statement  125.  Statement  125 also  amends and  extends to all
servicing  assets and liabilities the accounting for mortgage  servicing  rights
now in Statement 65, and supersedes  Statement No. 122, "Accounting for Mortgage
Servicing Rights".

        In  December  1996,  the FASB  issued  SFAS No.  127,  "Deferral  of the
Effective  Date  of  Certain  Provisions  of FASB  Statement  125.  As  amended,
Statement 125 became  effective for transfers and servicing of financial  assets
and  extinguishments  of liabilities  occurring after December 31, 1996,  except
that its provisions with respect to securities  lending,  repurchase  agreements
and  dollar-roll  transactions  are  effective  for  transfers  occurring  after
December 31, 1997.

     The adoption of Statement  125 had no material  effect on the  consolidated
financial statements of the Company.

3.    Impact of New Accounting Standards
      ----------------------------------

     During the first quarter of 1997,  the FASB issued SFAS No. 128,  "Earnings
Per Share" ("Statement 128").  Statement 128 establishes standards for computing
and presenting  earnings per share ("EPS") and applies to entities with publicly
held common  stock or potential  common  stock.  Statement  128  simplifies  the
standards for  computing EPS  previously  found in Accounting  Principles  Board
Opinion No. 15,  "Earnings Per Share"  ("Opinion 15"), and makes them comparable
to international EPS standards. It replaces the presentation of primary EPS with
a presentation of basic EPS.  Statement 128 requires dual  presentation of basic
and  diluted  EPS on the face of the  income  statement  for all  entities  with
complex capital  structures and requires a  reconciliation  of the numerator and
denominator of the basic EPS computation to the numerator and denominator of the
diluted EPS computation.

        Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available
to  common  stockholders  by  the  weighted-average   number  of  common  shares
outstanding  for the period.  Diluted EPS reflects the  potential  dilution that
could  occur  if  securities  or other  contracts  to issue  common  stock  were
exercised or  converted  into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common
stock that then shared in the  earnings  of the entity.  Diluted EPS is computed
similarly to fully diluted EPS pursuant to Opinion 15.

        Statement 128 supersedes  Opinion 15 and American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants  Accounting  Interpretations  1-102 of Opinion 15, as well as
other   accounting   pronouncements.   The   provisions  in  Statement  128  are
substantially  the  same as  those  in  International  Accounting  Standard  33,
Earnings per Share,  recently issued by the International  Accounting  Standards
Committee.

        Statement 128 is effective for financial  statements  issued for periods
ending after December 15, 1997,  including interim periods;  earlier application
is not permitted.  This Statement  requires  restatement of all prior-period EPS
data presented.

        The basic  EPS  under  Statement  128 will  result  in  higher  EPS than
previously disclosed under Opinion 15. Diluted EPS are expected to be similar to
fully diluted EPS.

4.  Debt and Equity Securities
    --------------------------

     The following tables set forth information regarding the Company's debt and
equity securities as of:

                                             March 31, 1997
                                             --------------
                                             
                                                        Estimated Fair
                                       Amortized Cost       Value
                                       --------------       -----
     Held-to-Maturity                          (In Thousands)
     ----------------                          

     U.S. Government and Federal
         Agency securities                $339,640         $339,645

     CMOs, net                             156,733          156,205

     MBS, net                                5,255            5,701
                                          --------         --------
     Total Securities held-to-maturity    $501,628         $501,551
                                          ========         ========

                                                          Estimated
                                                             Fair
                                             Cost           Value
                                             ----           -----
     Available-for-Sale                        (In Thousands)
     ------------------                        

     Equity securities:
      Common stock                        $ 11,107         $ 33,692
      SLMA* stock                                6            1,905
      FHLMC* stock                             576           16,023
      FNMA* stock                                2               43
                                          --------         --------
       Total equity securities            $ 11,691         $ 51,663
                                          ========         ========

* Student  Loan  Marketing  Association  ("SLMA"),  Federal  Home Loan  Mortgage
Corporation ("FHLMC"), Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA").

5.  Subsequent Events
    -----------------

a. On April 8, 1997, the Company's Board of Directors  declared a $.35 per share
dividend on its common  stock.  The dividend is to be paid on May 21,  1997,  to
stockholders  of  record  on May 7,  1997,  and will  total  approximately  $3.4
million.

b. During the first quarter of 1997, the Company approved the formation of a new
operating subsidiary, Tier Inc., intended to qualify as a real estate investment
trust.  Tier Inc.  may,  among  other  things,  be utilized by the Bank to raise
capital in the future. The Bank received  regulatory approval from the Office of
Thrift  Supervision  ("OTS") to operate Tier Inc.  during the second  quarter of
1997.





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


General
- -------

     JSB Financial, Inc. is a Delaware-chartered  holding company. The Company's
assets,  which totaled  approximately  $1.53 billion at March 31, 1997, included
assets  totaling  $1.42  billion owned by its wholly owned  subsidiary,  Jamaica
Savings  Bank (the  "Bank").  In addition to the Bank's  assets,  the  Company's
earning  assets were  comprised of $11.9 million in money market  investments on
deposit with the Bank,  $80.0 million in short-term U.S.  Government and federal
agency  securities and $15.2 million in mortgage  loans secured by  multi-family
rental properties.

Asset Quality
- -------------

     At March 31, 1997, the Bank's  non-performing  assets,  which totaled $14.7
million,  included:  non-performing  loans of $14.0 million and $632,000 of ORE.
The $14.0 million of  non-performing  loans continues to include a $12.8 million
underlying   cooperative   mortgage  loan  that  is  under  foreclosure  and  on
non-accrual status. The ratio of non-performing  assets to total assets was .96%
and .98% at March 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996, respectively.

     The Bank generally  includes in  non-performing  loans,  loans which are 90
days or more in arrears and loans which have been placed on non-accrual  status.
In addition to non-performing loans,  non-performing assets include ORE, as well
as any other  investments on which the  collection of contractual  principal and
interest  is  uncertain.  The ratio of  non-performing  loans to total loans was
1.59% and 1.64% (See Non-performing/Non-accrual Table, herein) at March 31, 1997
and December 31, 1996, respectively.

Loan Delinquency Table
- ----------------------


     At  March  31,  1997  and  December  31,  1996,  delinquencies  in the loan
portfolios were as follows:
                                     61-90 Days             90 Days and Over
                                     ----------             ----------------
                                  Number   Principal       Number   Principal
                                   of       balance         of       balance
                                  loans    of loans        loans    of loans
                                  -----    --------        -----    --------
                                           (Dollars in Thousands)

                                                    
At March 31, 1997:
- ------------------
Delinquent loans:
   Guaranteed(1)                   63      $  281             121     $   650
   Non-guaranteed                  13          95              15      13,398(2)
                                   --      ------             ---     -------
                                   76      $  376             136     $14,048
                                   ==      ======             ===     =======
Ratio of delinquent loans
 to total loans                       .04%                        1.59%
                                      ====                        =====

At December 31, 1996:
 Delinquent loans
   Guaranteed(1)                   78      $  390             144     $   692
   Non-guaranteed                   9          20              15      13,459(2)
                                   --       -----             ---     -------
                                   87      $  410             159     $14,151
                                   ==      ======             ===     =======
Ratio of delinquent loans
 to total loans                       .05%                        1.64%
                                      ====                        =====
<FN>

(1)  Loans  which  are  Federal   Housing   Administration   ("FHA"),   Veterans
Administration  ("VHA")  or  SLMA  guaranteed.

(2) Includes a $12.8 million underlying  cooperative mortgage loan that is under
foreclosure.
</FN>





Non-performing/Non-accrual Table
- --------------------------------

     The following table sets forth information  regarding non-accrual loans and
loans  which  are  delinquent  90 days or more on  which  the  Bank is  accruing
interest at March 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996:


                                                 March 31,      December 31,
                                                   1997            1996
                                                   ----            ----

                                                              

Mortgage loans:
- ---------------
Non-accrual loans (1)                             $12,753         $12,754
                                                  -------         -------
Accruing loans 90 or more days overdue:
   Conventional mortgages                             631             686
   VA and FHA mortgages (2)                           406             361
                                                  -------         -------
     Total                                          1,037           1,047
                                                  -------         -------

Other loans:
- ------------
Non-accrual loans                                    -               -
Accruing 90 or more days overdue:
   Student loans                                      244             331
   Consumer loans                                      14              19
                                                  -------         -------
     Total                                            258             350
                                                  -------         -------

Total non-performing loans:
   Non-accrual                                     12,753          12,754
   Accruing 90 days or more overdue                 1,295           1,397
                                                  -------         -------
     Total                                        $14,048         $14,151
                                                  =======         =======



Non-accrual loans to total loans                     1.44%          1.48%

Accruing loans 90 or more days overdue
 to total loans                                       .15            .16

Non-performing loans to total loans                  1.59           1.64

<FN>

(1)  Represents a single  underlying  cooperative  mortgage  loan in arrears and
under foreclosure.

(2) The Bank's FHA and VA loans are guaranteed,  seasoned loans. As such,  these
loans,  including the past due loans, do not present any significant  collection
risk to the Bank,  and therefore,  are presented  separately  from  conventional
mortgages.
</FN>






Loan Loss Activity Table
- ------------------------

     Activity in the  allowance  for possible  loan losses for the mortgage loan
portfolio and the other loan portfolio are summarized for the three months ended
March 31, 1997 and the year ended December 31, 1996, as follows,:



                                                March 31,      December 31,
                                                  1997            1996
                                              -------------    ------------
                                                  (Dollars in Thousands)

                                                            

Mortgage Portfolio Loan Loss Allowance:
- ---------------------------------------
Balance at beginning of period                   $5,176           $4,575
Provision for possible loan losses                  150              600
Loans charged off                                  -                -
Recoveries of loans previously charged off         -                   1
                                                  -----           ------
  Balance at end of period                       $5,326           $5,176
                                                 ======           ======

Ratios for Mortgage Portfolio:
- ------------------------------
Net charge-offs to average mortgages                -  %            -  %
Allowance for possible loan losses to
 net mortgage loans                                 .63%            .63%
Allowance for possible loan losses to
 mortgage loans delinquent 90 days or more        38.62%          37.50%


Other Loan Portfolio Loss Allowance:
- ------------------------------------
Balance at beginning of period                   $  151          $  122
Provision for possible loan losses                   10              40
Loans charged off                                    (8)            (33)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off            1              22
                                                 ------          ------
Balance at end of period                         $  154          $  151
                                                 ======          ======

Ratios for Other Loan Portfolio:
- --------------------------------
Net charge-offs to average other loans              .02%            .04%
Allowance for possible loan losses to
 net other loans                                    .56%            .54%
Allowance for possible loan losses to
 other loans delinquent 90 days or more           59.60%          43.14%



Liquidity and Capital Resources
- -------------------------------

     The Company's funds are primarily  obtained  through  dividends paid by the
Bank. The Bank's primary source of funds are deposits,  proceeds from maturities
of debt securities,  principal and interest payments on CMOs, mortgage and other
loans.  During  the  three  months  ended  March  31,  1997,  purchases  of U.S.
Government and agency  securities  represented the most significant use of funds
from investing  activities.  Mortgage  originations,  substantially all of which
were at fixed rates, decreased for the three months ended 1997 to $27.5 million,
from $43.5 million for the comparative period in 1996. The decrease is primarily
reflective  of  decreased   originations   of  loans  secured  by   multi-family
properties.  For the three  months  ended  March 31,  1997,  maturities  of U.S.
Government and agency securities  generated $95.0 million,  the most significant
cash inflow from investing activities, followed by principal payments on CMOs of
$28.6  million.  Dividend  payments of $3.4 million and net deposit  outflows of
$3.4 million  represent  the net cash outflows from  financing  activities.  The
increase in dividend  payments  reflects the increase in cash dividends paid per
share to $.35 for the first three months of 1997, compared to $.30 per share for
the first three months of 1996.

     The net decrease in deposits of $3.4 million to $1.141 billion at March 31,
1997, from $1.144 billion at December 31, 1996,  reflects  decreases in passbook
accounts,  money market  accounts and demand  deposit  accounts of $8.4 million,
$1.7  million and  $916,000,  respectively,  partially  offset by a $6.7 million
increase in certificate accounts, a $563,000 increase in lease security accounts
and a $320,000  increase in  negotiable  order of withdrawal  ("NOW")  accounts.
Interest rates offered on passbook accounts remained  relatively low compared to
alternative  short-term  investments  offered  by the  Bank  and the  investment
community.  This  scenario has caused the trend of deposit  shifts from passbook
accounts to short-term certificate accounts and the slow decline in net deposits
to continue.  Management  continues to monitor deposit levels and interest rates
in conjunction  with asset structure and has evaluated and  implemented  various
strategies  to  provide  for  targeted   objectives  in  various  interest  rate
scenarios. Net interest rate spread, net interest margin, liquidity, and related
asset  quality  are  some of the key  measures  of  financial  performance  that
management  remains  focused on. The Bank's assets are intended to be structured
such that a gradual decline in deposits,  such as the current scenario, will not
adversely affect the Company. The Bank's liquidity ratios continue to exceed all
short and long term minimum  regulatory  requirements.  Management is focused on
providing  quality  customer  service as its main strategy for  maintaining  its
relationships with its customers. The Bank has expanded its range of services to
customers,  including  automated  telephone  banking  and  credit  cards  to its
depositors.

     The Company did not  repurchase  shares of its common stock for the quarter
ended March 31, 1997,  pursuant to its tenth  repurchase  program (the  "current
program"), which began on June 12, 1996. As of December 31, 1996, 415,000 of the
900,000  shares   targeted  for  repurchase   under  the  current  program  were
repurchased at an aggregate cost of $13.7 million, or an average price of $33.00
per share.  Pursuant to the Company's 1990 stock option plans,  47,174 shares of
treasury  stock were reissued for option  exercises  during the first quarter of
1997.

Regulations
- -----------

     As a condition of deposit account insurance,  OTS regulations  require that
the Bank calculate three regulatory net worth requirements on a quarterly basis,
and satisfy each  requirement at the calculation date and throughout the ensuing
quarter.  The three requirements are: tangible capital of 1.50%,  leverage ratio
(or "core  capital") of 3.00%,  and a risk-based  assets capital ratio of 8.00%.
Although  the minimum  core capital  ratio is 3.00%,  the OTS Prompt  Corrective
Action  Regulation  stipulates  that an  institution  with less than  4.00% core
capital is deemed to be undercapitalized. The Bank's capital ratios at March 31,
1997, were as follows:



                                       Percentage       Dollars
                                       ----------       -------
                                                     (In Thousands)

                                                  
      TANGIBLE CAPITAL
        Required                         1.50%         $ 21,124
        Actual                          13.76           193,825
                                        -----          --------
         Excess                         12.26%         $172,701
                                        =====          ========

      CORE CAPITAL
        Required                         3.00%         $ 42,249
        Actual                          13.76           193,825
                                        -----          --------
         Excess                         10.76%         $151,576
                                        =====          ========

      RISK BASED CAPITAL
        Required                         8.00%         $ 74,562
         Actual                         20.17           188,014
                                        -----          --------
          Excess                        12.17%         $113,452
                                        =====          ========





Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended
- ----------------------------------------------------------
  March 31, 1997 and 1996
  -----------------------

     Net income for the three months ended March 31, 1997, was $6.4 million,  or
$.63 per  share,  compared  with $6.1  million,  or $.56 per share for the three
months ended March 31, 1996.

     Net interest  income for the three  months ended March 31, 1997,  was $16.9
million,  compared to $16.8  million for the three  months ended March 31, 1996.
This net increase reflects a $409,000  decrease in interest  expense,  partially
offset by a $222,000  decrease  in  interest  income.  The  annualized  yield on
interest earning assets increased slightly to 7.47%,  compared to 7.45%, for the
quarters  ended March 31, 1997 and 1996,  respectively;  while average  interest
earning  assets  decreased by $15.5  million.  The  annualized  cost of interest
bearing deposits  decreased to 3.52% from 3.58% for the quarters ended March 31,
1997 and 1996,  respectively and average interest bearing deposits  decreased by
$26.6  million.  For the quarter  ended March 31, 1997,  the net  interest  rate
spread and net  interest  margin  increased  to 3.95% and  4.75%,  respectively,
compared to 3.87% and 4.64%, respectively for the quarter ended March 31, 1996.

     Interest  earned on mortgage loans  increased by $1.2 million,  or 7.2%, to
$18.0 million from $16.8 million,  reflecting  continued  growth in the mortgage
portfolio,  partially  offset by a decrease  in the yield on  mortgage  loans to
8.57% for the quarter  ended March 31,  1997,  from 8.83% for the quarter  ended
March 31, 1996.  During the quarter ended March 31, 1997,  the Bank did not sell
any mortgage loans, compared to a sale of $93,000 during the quarter ended March
31, 1996, which resulted in a net gain of $1,000.

     For the three  months  ended  March 31,  1997,  income from debt and equity
securities,  net, decreased by $1.3 million, or 20.3%, to $5.0 million from $6.3
million for the three months ended March 31, 1996.  This  decrease is the result
of a decrease in the average  investment in U.S.  Government  and federal agency
securities and other investments of $80.0 million,  or 19.0%, to $340.3 million,
compared  to $420.3  million for the three  months  ended  March 31,  1996.  The
annualized  yield on the debt and equity security  portfolio  decreased to 5.89%
for the three  months ended March 31, 1997 from 5.99% for the three months ended
March 31,  1996.  The debt and  equity  securities  portfolio  activity  for the
current  period  included  purchases of $134.9  million and  maturities of $95.0
million,  compared  with  purchases of $50.0  million and  maturities  of $110.0
million each for the quarter ended March 31, 1996.

     For the quarter ended March 31, 1997,  income on CMOs decreased by 7.1%, to
$2.2  million,  with an  annualized  yield of 5.84%,  from $2.3  million with an
annualized yield of 5.49% for the quarter ended March 31, 1996. During the first
quarter of 1997, the Bank received  principal payments of $28.7 million on CMOs,
compared with $22.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 1996.  CMO purchases
during the quarter  ended  March 31, 1997  totaled  $30.0  million,  compared to
purchases of $66.6  million for the quarter  ended March 31, 1996.  The Bank did
not sell any CMOs during either period.

     Income on federal  funds sold  increased by $124,000,  or 15.5% to $925,000
for the quarter  ended March 31, 1997 from  $801,000 for the quarter ended March
31, 1996. This increase  resulted from an increase in the average  investment in
federal funds of $10.6 million to $70.3 million for the current period, compared
with $59.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 1996. The annualized yield on
federal funds sold decreased to 5.26% for the current quarter, compared to 5.37%
for the quarter ended March 31, 1996.

     Interest  expense on deposits  decreased  by 4.0%,  to $9.7 million for the
quarter  ended March 31, 1997,  compared to $10.1  million for the quarter ended
March 31,  1996.  This net decrease  reflects  the decrease in average  interest
bearing deposits of $26.6 million,  to $1.106 billion for the three months ended
March 31, 1997,  compared to $1.133 billion for the three months ended March 31,
1996. The cost of interest  bearing  deposits  decreased  slightly to 3.52% from
3.58% from the comparative quarter.

     The provision for possible loan losses for the three months ended March 31,
1997 remained relatively unchanged at $160,000 compared to $161,000 for the same
period in 1996.  Management  regularly  evaluates the quality and performance of
the  Company's  asset  portfolios,  and thereby  assesses  the  adequacy of loss
allowances.

     Total  non-interest  income  for the three  months  ended  March 31,  1997,
decreased  to $1.1  million from $1.2  million,  a net decrease of $101,000,  or
8.3%.  The net  change in  non-interest  income  primarily  reflects  a $164,000
decrease in loan fees and service charges resulting from decreases in prepayment
penalties and mortgage  loan late charges of $85,000 and $49,000,  respectively.
This decrease was offset by a $92,000  increase in  miscellaneous  income as the
1996 quarter  reflects an $83,000 loss incurred in connection  with a robbery at
one of the branch offices.

     Non-interest expense decreased by $382,000, or 5.3%, to $6.9 million during
the quarter ended March 31, 1997,  from $7.3 million for the quarter ended March
31, 1996. The net change in non-interest expense is comprised of: (1) a $253,000
decrease  in  occupancy  and  equipment  expense,  primarily  the  result of the
completion of the renovations to the Company's  headquarters  during 1996; (2) a
$136,000  decrease  in  compensation  and  benefits  expense  resulting  from an
insurance  premium  holiday,  whereby a $115,000  medical and dental premium was
waived due to insurance  reserve  targets being met; (3) a $107,000  decrease in
other general and  administrative  expense  reflecting  decreases of $196,000 in
legal fees due to the sale of a property acquired through foreclosure during the
first quarter of 1996,  offset by increases of $100,000 in tax consultation fees
relating  to the Bank  forming a new  subsidiary  (See Note 5b to the  unaudited
consolidated financial statements.) and $65,000 in other professional fees (4) a
$61,000  increase  in ORE  expense,  as the 1996 period  included  net income of
$68,000 from the sale of a real estate property  acquired  through  foreclosure;
and (5) a $37,000 increase in Federal Deposit Insurance  Corporation premiums in
connection with federal legislation assessing Bank Insurance Fund members a 1.3%
basis  point  charge  per  $100 of  insurable  deposits  to meet  the  Financing
Corporation ("FICO") bond obligations.

     The  provision  for income  taxes  increased by $99,000,  or 2.2%,  to $4.6
million for the three  months  ended March 31,  1997,  from $4.5 million for the
three months ended March 31, 1996.  This  increase is reflective of the increase
in pretax income.

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Safe Harbor Statement
- --------------------------------------------------------------

     In addition to historical  information,  this Form 10-Q may include certain
forward  looking  statements  based  on  current  management  expectations.  The
Company's   actual  results  could  differ   materially  from  those  management
expectations.  Factors  that could  cause  future  results to vary from  current
management  expectations  include,  but are not  limited  to,  general  economic
conditions,  legislative and regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of
the  federal  government,  changes in tax  policies,  rates and  regulations  of
federal,  state and local tax  authorities,  changes in interest rates,  deposit
flows,  the cost of  funds,  demand  for loan  products,  demand  for  financial
services, competition,  changes in the quality or composition of the Bank's loan
and  investment  portfolios,  changes  in  accounting  principles,  policies  or
guidelines,  and other economic,  competitive,  governmental  and  technological
factors  affecting the Company's  operations,  markets,  products,  services and
prices.  Further  description of the risks and uncertainties to the business are
included in detail in Item 1, BUSINESS of the Company's 1996 Form 10-K.





                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1.  Legal proceedings

         The Bank is a defendant in several  lawsuits  arising out of the normal
conduct of business. In the opinion of management, after consultation with legal
counsel,  the  ultimate  outcome  of these  matters  is not  expected  to have a
material  adverse  effect  on the  Company's  results  of  operations,  business
operations or the consolidated financial condition of the Company.

ITEM 2.  Changes in securities                        (Not Applicable)

ITEM 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities              (Not Applicable)

ITEM 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote
          of Security Holders                         (Not Applicable)

ITEM 5.  Other information                            (Not Applicable)

ITEM 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

                                                           Page
                                                          Number
    (a)  Exhibits

         3.01  Articles of Incorporation     (1)
         3.02  By-laws                       (2)
        11.00  Computation of Earnings Per Share            18
        27.00  Financial Data Schedule                      19-20

    (b)  Reports on Form 8-K                          (Not Applicable)





    (1)  Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits filed
          with the Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration
          No. 33-33821.



    (2)   Incorporated  herein by reference to Exhibits filed with the Form 10-Q
          for the Quarter Ended March 31, 1996.








                                   SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934, the  Registrant  has duly caused this Quarterly  Report on the Form
10-Q for the  quarter  ended March 31,  1997,  to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.





                                  JSB Financial, Inc.
                                  (By)





                             /s/  Park T. Adikes
                                  --------------
                                  Park T. Adikes
                                  Chief Executive Officer


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following  persons on behalf of the  Registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



DATE:  May 7, 1997              /s/  Park T. Adikes
       -----------                   --------------
                                     Park T. Adikes
                                     Chief Executive Officer



DATE:  May 7, 1997              /s/  Thomas R. Lehmann
       -----------                   -----------------
                                     Thomas R. Lehmann
                                     Chief Financial Officer










                                Exhibit Index
                                -------------


      Exhibit No.     Identification of Exhibit
      -----------     -------------------------

        11.00         Statement Re:  Computation of Per Share Earnings

        27.00         Financial Data Schedule