SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                 WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                     FORM 10-Q

[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996

                                        OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        For the transition period from _____________ to ____________

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 33-93312

                           BEAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                     TEXAS                                 75-2583551
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation    (I.R.S. Employer Identification
                or organization)                             Number)


SUITE 300, LB66, 15770 NORTH DALLAS PARKWAY, DALLAS, TEXAS            75248
         (Address of principal executive offices)                   (ZIP code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 404-4000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 
required to be filed by Sections 12, 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 [ ]

As of September 30, 1996, there were 300,000 shares of the Registrant's 
common stock issued and outstanding.






                            BEAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                                       INDEX


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                                                             NUMBER
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PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

          Item 1. - Financial Statements ...................... 1

          Item 2. - Management's Discussion and Analysis of 
                    Financial Condition and Results of 
                    Operations................................. 2


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

          SIGNATURES


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BEAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)


                                                          September 30
                                                              1996          June 30
                                                          (Unaudited)        1996
                                                          ------------    ----------
                                                                    
ASSETS
  Cash                                                     $      522     $      532
  Interest bearing deposits                                    79,141         54,838
                                                           ----------     ----------

    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                  79,663         55,370

  Accrued interest receivable                                  14,463         16,146
  Securities available for sale                               124,598        194,699

  Net loans receivable                                      1,003,396        908,246
    LESS ALLOWANCE FOR LOSSES                                 (11,903)       (11,832)
                                                           ----------     ----------
                                                              991,493        897,414

  Federal Home Loan Bank stock                                  9,478          9,340
  Real estate held for investment or sale                      89,341         77,632
  Premises and equipment, net                                   6,819          6,918
  Other assets                                                 16,983         11,760
                                                           ----------     ----------

                                                           $1,332,838     $1,269,279
                                                           ----------     ----------
                                                           ----------     ----------
LIABILITIES
  Deposit accounts                                         $1,013,584       $891,304
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances                              99,000        185,000
  Senior notes, net                                            57,072         57,051
  Other borrowings                                             21,638         21,468
  Other liabilities                                            32,226         21,284
                                                           ----------     ----------

    TOTAL LIABILITIES                                       1,223,520      1,176,107

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Common stock, par value $1 per share
    authorized                 375,000
    issued and outstanding     300,000                            300            300
  Paid-In capital                                               2,740          2,740
  Unrealized loss on available for sale
    securities, net of tax benefit of $211 and $466 at
    September 30, 1996, and June 30, 1996, respectively          (392)          (862)
  Retained earnings                                           106,670         90,994
                                                           ----------     ----------

    TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                109,318         93,172
                                                           ----------     ----------

                                                           $1,332,838     $1,269,279
                                                           ----------     ----------
                                                           ----------     ----------


                 See notes to consolidated financial statements

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BEAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
           UNAUDITED
(In thousands, except share data)

                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                            September 30,
                                                          1996        1995
                                                        -------     -------

Interest Income:
  Loans, including fees                                 $23,631     $13,869
  Purchase discount accretion                            19,861       6,529
  Investment securities                                   3,251       1,409
                                                        -------     -------
    TOTAL INTEREST INCOME                                46,743      21,807

Interest expense:
  Deposits                                               13,894       7,873
  Federal Home Loan Bank
    advances and other borrowings                           845         774
  Senior notes                                            1,979         982
                                                        -------     -------
    TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE                               16,718       9,629
                                                        -------     -------

    NET INTEREST INCOME                                  30,025      12,178

Provision for loan losses                                   334       1,366
                                                        -------     -------

    NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
      PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES                          29,691      10,812

Other income
  Gain on sales of loans                                  1,413         335
  Gain on real estate transactions                        2,026       2,435
  Other real estate operations, net                         583         241
  Other operating income                                   -              7
                                                        -------     -------
    TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME                              4,022       3,018

Other expense
  Salaries and employee benefits                          2,845       2,518
  Occupancy and equipment                                   528         413
  SAIF deposit insurance premium                          2,612         178
  Loss on sales of securities available for sale            437        -
  Other operating expenses                                2,866       1,980
                                                        -------     -------
    TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSES                            9,288       5,089
                                                        -------     -------

    INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                           24,425       8,741

  Income taxes                                            8,749       3,100
                                                        -------     -------

    NET INCOME                                          $15,676     $ 5,641
                                                        -------     -------
                                                        -------     -------

Income per common share                                 $ 52.25     $ 18.80
                                                        -------     -------
                                                        -------     -------

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding        300         300
                                                        -------     -------
                                                        -------     -------

                 See notes to consolidated financial statements

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                           BEAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (UNAUDITED)
                                (In thousands)

                                                              Three Months
                                                           ended September 30
                                                           ------------------
                                                           1996          1995
                                                           ----          ----
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
   Net income                                           $  15,676      $  5,641

   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
    provided by operating activities   
      Depreciation and amortization                           507           308
      Accretion of purchased discount                     (19,861)       (6,529)
      Provision for loan losses                               334         1,366
      Amortization of bond premium and underwriting 
       costs                                                  146            66
      Gains on real estate transactions                    (2,026)       (2,536)
      Gain on sales of loans                               (1,413)         (335)
      Loss on sales of investment securities-available        
       for sale                                               437          --
      Loss on sale of premises and equipment                   71          --

   Changes in operating assets and liabilities
      Accrued interest receivable                             705          (583)
      Prepaid expenses and other assets                      (165)         (364)
      Accrued interest payable-bonds                       (1,833)          916
      Other liabilities and accrued expenses               10,713         4,089
                                                        ---------      --------

         Net cash provided by operating activities          3,291         2,039

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
   Proceeds from sales of loans                             6,526         1,219
   Proceeds from sales of securities available for 
    sale                                                   68,134          --
   Proceeds from paydowns of securities available for
    sale                                                    2,318           927
   Proceeds from loan collections, less loan 
    originations and advances                              58,846        19,559
   Proceeds from sales of real estate                       4,714         5,902
   Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment               43          --
   Purchases of loans and bid deposits on loan 
    purchases                                            (151,845)      (99,809)
   (Purchases) sales of Federal Home Loan Bank stock         (138)        4,438
   Purchases of real estate held for invest, or sale
    and partnership/JV interests                           (3,811)       (8,749)
   Purchases of premises and equipment                       (235)         (399)
                                                        ---------      --------

         Net cash used in investing activities            (15,448)      (76,912)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
   Net increase in deposit accounts                       122,280        93,769
   Proceeds from long-term debt                               693         8,638
   Repayments of long-term debt                              (523)         (137)
   Repayments of advances from the Federal Home
    Loan Bank                                             (86,000)      (77,000)
   Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net               --          54,491
   Cash dividends paid                                       --             (25)
                                                        ---------      --------

         Net cash provided by financing activities         36,450        79,736
                                                        ---------      --------

         Increase in cash and cash equivalents             24,293         4,863

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period           55,370        31,507
                                                        ---------      --------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period              $  79,663        36,370
                                                        ---------      --------
                                                        ---------      --------

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
   Cash paid during the period for
      Interest                                          $  16,847        8,480
      Income taxes                                          4,000          750

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and 
 financing activities
      Real estate acquired in foreclosure or in 
       settlement of loans                              $  14,258        5,146
      Assumption of majority stockholder's debt 
       related to initial public offering                    --          2,500


                  See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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BEAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE A--BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been 
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for 
interim financial statements and with instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-1 
of Regulation S-X.  The financial statements as of September 30, 1996 and for 
the three months ended September 30, 1996, and 1995 are unaudited and, in the 
opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary (which consist of 
only normal recurring adjustments) for a fair presentation of the financial 
position and results of operations for the interim periods. The results of 
operations for the three month period are not necessarily indicative of the 
results to be expected for the full year.

These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 
financial statements and notes thereto included in the Beal Financial 
Corporation's annual report in Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1996.

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

     WHEN USED IN THIS FORM 10-Q, THE WORDS "BELIEVES", "ANTICIPATES", 
"EXPECTS", AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS ARE INTENDED TO IDENTIFY FORWARD LOOKING 
STATEMENTS.  SUCH STATEMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES 
WHICH COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY.  READERS ARE CAUTIONED 
NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WHICH SPEAK 
ONLY AS OF THE DATE HEREOF.  THE CORPORATION UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO 
PUBLICLY RELEASE THE RESULTS OF ANY REVISIONS TO FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS 
WHICH MAY BE MADE TO REFLECT EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER THE DATE HEREOF OR 
TO REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVENTS.


FINANCIAL CONDITION

     Beal Financial Corporation (the "Corporation"), the parent company of 
Beal Bank, ssb, (the "Bank"), had total assets of $1.3 billion at September 
30, 1996 representing an increase of $63.6 million or 5%, from $1.2 billion 
at June 30, 1996.  The increase resulted primarily from an increase in net 
loans receivable of $94.1 million, an increase in cash and cash equivalents 
of $24.3 million and an increase in real estate held for investment or sale 
of $11.7 million; partially offset by a decrease in securities available for 
sale of $70.1 million.  The increase in net loans receivable was due 
primarily to the Corporation being the successful bidder on loan pools sold 
by various U.S. governmental agencies and to a lesser extent, to loan 
origination activity.  The increase in cash and cash equivalents was the 
result of normal operations, including proceeds received from the sale of 
certain mortgage-backed securities from the securities available for sale 
portfolio.  The increase in real estate held for investment or sale was 
primarily the result of additional real estate direct investments by the 
Bank's subsidiaries.

     Total liabilities increased $47.4 million, or 4.0% from June 30, 1996 to 
$1.2 billion at September 30, 1996, primarily due to an increase in deposits 
of $122.3 million, or 13.7%, and an increase of $10.9 million in other 
liabilities, partially offset by a decline in Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") 
advances of $86.0 million. Advances for the FHLB of Dallas were repaid with 
the increase in deposits and the proceeds from the sale of mortgaged backed 
securities.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND 1995

     NET INCOME.  For the three months ended September 30, 1996, net income 
of $15.7 million represented an increase of $10.0 million, or 177.9% from the 
three months ended September 30, 1995.  As discussed in more detail below, 
the increase in net income was primarily due to a $18.9 million increase in 
net interest income after provision for loan losses, partially offset by an 
increase in non-interest expense of $4.2 million and an increase in income 
taxes of $5.6 million.

     NET INTEREST INCOME.  Net interest income increased $17.8 million, or 
146.6%, from $12.2 million at September 30, 1995, to $30.0 million at 
September 30, 1996 due to an increase in average interest-earning assets.  
The average balance of interest-earning assets increased $515.0 million 
during this period primarily due to an increase in discounted loans purchased 
and, to a lesser extent, increased loan originations and purchases of 
mortgage-backed securities.  In addition, net interest rate spread increased 
from 8.29% for the

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three months ended September 30, 1995, to 10.71% for the three months ended 
September 30, 1996 primarily due to an increase in the yield on interest 
earning assets from 14.67% to 16.79% for the three month period ending 
September 30, 1995 and 1996, respectively.

     INTEREST INCOME.  Interest income increased $24.9 million, or 114.3% 
from $21.8 million at September 30, 1995 to $46.7 million at September 30, 
1996.  Of the total increase in interest income, $13.3 million was due to an 
increase in the discount accretion and $11.6 million was due to an increase 
in average interest-earning assets and, to a lesser extent, to an increase in 
the yield on interest earning assets.  The yield on interest earning assets 
increased by 2.12% for the three months ended September 30, 1996 compared to 
the same prior year period.  This increased yield was primarily due to an 
increase in the yield on loans, net, from 15.96% for the three months ended 
September 30, 1995 to 18.82% for the three months ended September 30, 1996.

     INTEREST EXPENSE.  Interest expense increased $7.1 million, or 73.6%, 
from $9.6 million at September 30, 1995 to $16.7 million at September 30, 
1996 primarily due to an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing 
liabilities of $492.8 million.  The increase in average interest-bearing 
liabilities was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of 
deposits of $462.6 million and the issuance of 12.75% senior notes in August, 
1995, partially offset by the decline in the average balance of FHLB advances 
of $7.6 million.  The increase in the average balance of interest-bearing 
liabilities more than offset the 31 basis point decrease in the average cost 
of interest-bearing liabilities from 6.39% for the three month period ending 
September 30, 1995 to 6.08% for the three month period ending September 30, 
1996.

     PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES.  The provision for loan losses is determined 
by management as an amount sufficient to maintain the allowance for loan 
losses at a level considered adequate to absorb future losses inherent in the 
loan portfolio in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  
The provision for loan losses decreased $1.0 million, or 75.6% for the three 
months ended September 30, 1996 as compared to the same period last year.  
The majority of this decrease was the result of a decrease in the volume of 
loans receivable growth for the three months ended September 30, 1996, as 
compared to the same period last year.

     The Corporation establishes an allowance for loan losses based upon a 
systematic analysis of risk factors in the loan portfolio as well as a 
specific analysis of certain impaired loans.  This analysis includes an 
evaluation of the corporation's loan portfolio, past loan loss experience, 
current economic conditions, loan volume and growth, composition of the loan 
portfolio and other relevant factors.  Management's analysis results in the 
establishment of allowance amounts by loan type based on allocations by asset 
classification.  The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of net 
non-performing loans was 6.5% at September 30, 1996 as compared to 9.7% at 
June 30, 1996.  The  primary reason for the decline in this ratio was due to 
the purchase of $41.0 million, net, of multi-family non-performing loans.  
Management believes that the underlying collateral value is sufficient to 
cover the Corporation's investment in these loans.



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   Although management believes it uses the best information available to 
determine the allowance, unforeseen market conditions could result in 
adjustments and net income could be significantly affected if circumstances 
differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the final 
determination. Future additions to the Corporation's allowance will be the 
result of periodic loan, property and collateral reviews and thus cannot be 
predicted in advance. In addition, regulatory agencies, as an integral part 
of the examination process, periodically review the Corporation's allowance 
for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Corporation to recognize 
additions to the allowance level based upon their judgment of the information 
available to them at the time of their examination.

   NON-INTEREST INCOME. Total non-interest income increased $1.0 million, or 
33.3% to $4.0 million at September 30, 1996 from $3.0 million at September 
30, 1995. This increase was primarily due to a increase in the income 
attributable to the sale of loans of $1.1 million and an increase of $342,000 
in other real estate operations, net, partially offset by a decrease in the 
gain on real estate transactions of $409,000. The increase in gain on sale of 
loans was primarily attributable to a $916,000 gain on the sale of two 
multi-family loans in the process of foreclosure.

   NON-INTEREST EXPENSE. Non-interest expense increased $4.2 million, or 
82.5%, from $5.1 million at September 30, 1995 to $9.3 million for the same 
period in fiscal 1996 primarily due to an increase in SAIF deposit insurance 
premium of $2.4 million, an increase in other operating expenses of $886,000, 
and a loss of $437,000 on sale of securities available for sale.

   On September 30, 1996, federal legislation was enacted that requires the 
Savings Association Insurance fund ("SAIF") to be recapitalized with a 
one-time assessment on virtually all SAIF-insured institutions, such as the 
Bank, equal to 65.7 basis points on SAIF-insured deposits maintained by those 
institutions as of March 31, 1995. This SAIF assessment which is to be paid 
to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") by November 27, 1996, 
is approximately $2 million and has been accrued by the Corporation at 
September 30, 1996. The Bank after recording the SAIF assessment charge to 
earnings, still remains a well capitalized institution for regulatory capital 
purposes.

   As a result of the SAIF recapitalization, the FDIC has proposed to amend 
its regulation concerning the insurance premiums payable by SAIF-insured 
institutions. Effective October 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996, the FDIC 
has proposed that the SAIF insurance premium for all SAIF-insured 
institutions that are required to pay  the Financing Corporation ("FICO") 
obligation, such as the Bank, be reduced to a range of 18 to 27  basis points 
from 23 to 31 basis points per $100 of domestic deposits. The Bank currently 
qualifies for the minimum SAIF insurance premium of 23 basis points. The FDIC 
has also proposed to further reduce the SAIF insurance premium to a range of 
0 to 27 basis points per $100 of domestic deposits, effective January 1, 
1997. Management cannot predict whether or in what form the FDIC's final 
regulation may be promulgated.

   The increases in other operating expenses, consisting principally of legal 
expenses, loan servicing expenses, marketing expenses, and loan acquisition 
and origination expenses, were primarily due to the Corporation's purchasing 
activities and resultant increase in asset size.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

   The Corporation's primary sources of funds for operations are deposits 
obtained from areas surrounding its branch offices, principal and interest 
payments on loans, brokered deposits, advances from the FHLB of Dallas and to 
a lesser extent, from the sale of assets. While maturities and scheduled 
amortization of loans are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and 
mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, 
economic conditions, and competition.

   Historically, the primary investing activity of the Corporation has been 
the purchase of discounted loans from various U.S. government agencies 
through the sealed bid process, auctions and other private sector sellers. 
During the three month period ended September 30, 1996, the Corporation 
purchased $151.8 million of loans, net. Loan originations for the three 
months ended September 30, 1996, totaled $41.3 million.

   The Corporation's primary financing activity is the attraction of 
deposits. During the three months ended September 30, 1996, the Corporation 
experienced a net increase in deposits of $122.3 million, which was generated 
by the Bank's three retail deposit locations. In addition, liquidity was 
provided by proceeds received from the $70.0 million sale of securities from 
the securities available for sale portfolio during the quarter ended 
September 30, 1996. The increased liquidity provided by the deposit increase 
and the decrease of securities available for sale for the three months ended 
September 30, 1996 was used to fund the increase in loans and to decrease 
FHLB borrowings by $86.0 million. The Corporation had Senior Notes of $57.1 
million, net, FHLB advances of $99.0 million, and other borrowings of $21.6 
million at September 30, 1996.

   The Corporation has the ability to borrow additional funds from the FHLB 
of Dallas by pledging assets as collateral, subject to certain restrictions. 
At September 30, 1996, the Corporation had an undrawn advance arrangement 
with the FHLB of Dallas for $53.7 million.

   The Bank is required to maintain minimum levels of liquid assets as 
defined by the Texas Savings and Loan Department ("Texas Department"). Unless 
approved in advance by the Texas Department, a Texas savings bank is required 
to maintain a minimum of 10% of the previous quarters average deposits in 
liquid assets, (the "Liquidity Ratio"). At September 30, 1996, the Bank's 
Liquidity Ratio was 18.3%.

   The Corporation's most liquid asset is cash and cash equivalents. The 
level of cash equivalents is dependent on the Corporation's operating, 
financing, and investing activities during any given period. At September 30, 
1996, the Corporation had cash and cash equivalents of $79.7 million.

   The Corporation anticipates it will have sufficient funds available to 
meet its current foreseeable commitments. At September 30, 1996 the 
Corporation had commitments to originate loans of $34.9 million and 
outstanding unfunded letters of credit of $11.6 million. Certificates of 
deposits which are scheduled to mature in one year of less at September 30, 
1996

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totaled $725.7 million.  Due to the Corporation's high interest rate spread, 
management has typically relied upon interest rate sensitive short-term 
deposits to fund its loan purchases and origination activities.  The 
Corporation believes the potential interest rate risk is acceptable in view of 
the Corporation's belief that it can maintain an acceptable net interest 
spread.  The Corporation further believes that based on the levels of 
retention for such deposits in the recent past, that a significant portion of 
such deposits will remain with the Corporation.

     At September 30, 1996, the Bank exceeded each of its three regulatory 
capital requirements.  The following is a summary of the Bank's regulatory 
capital position at September 30, 1996.

                                              At September 30, 1996
                                     ---------------------------------------
                                         Required(1)            Actual
                                     ------------------   ------------------
                                      Amount    Percent    Amount    Percent
                                     --------   -------   --------   -------
                                              (Dollars in Thousands)
Leverage capital...................  $117,548     9.00%   $129,735     9.93%
Tier 1 capital.....................    39,727     4.00     129,735    13.06
Total risk-based capital...........   109,251    11.00     141,638    14.26

- --------------------
(1) Required leverage and total risk-based capital requirements represent 
higher capital requirements imposed by the Texas Department as a condition to 
the Bank's continued asset growth.

IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES

     The Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto presented herein 
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
principles, which require the measurement of financial position and operating 
results in terms of historical dollars without considering the change in the 
relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation.  The impact of 
inflation is reflected in the increased cost of the Corporation's operations. 
Nearly all the assets and liabilities of the corporation are financial, 
unlike most industrial companies.  As a result, the Corporation's performance 
is directly impacted by changes in interest rates, which are indirectly 
influenced by inflationary expectations.  Since the Corporation has 
historically placed more emphasis on increasing net interest margin rather 
than on matching the maturities of interest rate sensitive assets and 
liabilities, changes in interest rates may have a greater impact on the 
Corporation's financial condition and results of operations.  Changes in 
investment rates do not necessarily move to the same extent as changes in the 
price of goods and services.

RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

     The Corporation's consolidated ratios of earnings to fixed charges for 
the three months ended September 30, 1996 are set forth below.  Earnings used 
in computing the ratios shown 


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consist of earnings from continuing operations before taxes and interest 
expense.  Fixed charges, excluding interest on deposits, represent interest 
expense on borrowings.  Fixed charges, including interest on deposits, 
represent all of the foregoing items plus interest on deposits.  Interest 
expense (other than on deposits) includes interest on FHLB of Dallas 
borrowings, the Senior Notes and other borrowed funds.

                                                 For the Three Months Ended
                                                     September 30, 1996
     Excluding interest on deposits...........              9.6:1
     Including interest on deposits...........              1.6:1

AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     Effective October 8, 1996, the employment agreement of David C. Meek, 
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, (the "Agreement"), 
attached as Exhibit 10.3a, was amended.  As a first stage to renegotiating 
the Agreement's bonus compensation, the amendment, attached as Exhibit 10.3b, 
basically changed the expiration date of the Agreement from December 31, 1998 
to December 31, 1996 in return for a payment of $150,000, in accordance with 
the terms of the Agreement.  The parties are currently negotiating a new 
employment agreement.

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                         PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         The Corporation is not currently involved in any legal proceedings. 
The Bank is involved in various legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary 
course of business. Management of the Bank, based on discussions with 
litigation counsel, believes that such proceedings will not have a material 
adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of the Bank. There 
can be no assurance that any of the outstanding legal proceedings to which 
the Bank is a party will not be decided adversely to the Corporation's 
interests and have a material adverse effect on the financial position or 
results of operations of the Corporation.

         There have been no material developments to the Kenneth L. Musgrave 
vs. Beal Banc, S.A. lawsuit described in the Form 10-K submission for the 
period ending June 30, 1996.

Item 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES

         None.

Item 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

         None.

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

         None.

Item 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

         None.

Item 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

         None.


The following Exhibit is attached to this Form 10Q

         Exhibit 10.3a - Form of Employment Contract with David C. Meek

         Exhibit 10.3b - First Amendment to Employment Contract with
                         David C. Meek

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                                EXHIBIT INDEX

          Exhibit 10.3a - Form of Employment Contract with David C. Meek

          Exhibit 10.3b - First Amendment to Employment Contract with
                          David C. Meek





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                                 SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirement 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.

                                              BEAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                                              Registrant



Date: November 14, 1996                              /s/ DAVID C. MEEK
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              David C. Meek, President



Date: November 14, 1996                             /s/ DAVID R. FARMER
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              David R. Farmer, Senior Vice 
                                              President and Treasurer (Chief
                                              Financial and Accounting Officer)











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