EXHIBIT 23.2

                        CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP




                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.2


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Harrington Financial Group, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated September 8,
1995 (February 5, 1996 as to Note 19), appearing in Harrington Financial Group,
Inc.'s Prospectus, which is a part of Registration Statement No. 333-1556 on
Form S-1.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana

July 15, 1996