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

                                      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 December 31, 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 0-27940

                          HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Indiana                                           48-1050267
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(State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                           Identification Number)

722 Promenade
Richmond, Indiana                                                47374
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(Address of principal executive office)                       (Zip Code)


                                   (317) 962-8531
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                 (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.  Yes  X   No               
                                                    ---     ---

    Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes 
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:  As of February 6, 1997, 
there were issued and outstanding 3,256,738 shares of the Registrant's Common 
Stock, par value $.125 per share. 




                   HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                                  TABLE OF CONTENTS


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Part I.  Financial Information
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Item 1.  Financial Statements

         Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996
         (unaudited) and June 30, 1996                                        1

         Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) for the three
         and six months ended December 31, 1996 and 1995.                     2

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the six 
         months ended December 31, 1996 and 1995.                             3

         Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements                 4

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
         Results of Operations                                                5


Part II. Other Information
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Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                                                    8
Item 2.  Changes in Securities                                                8
Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                      8
Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders                  8
Item 5.  Other Information                                                    9
Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                     9

Signatures




                   HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                             Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                (Dollars in Thousands)
                                     (Unaudited)





                                         December 31,      June 30,
                                            1996             1996
                                         ------------      --------

ASSETS

  Cash                                    $    983         $  1,036

  Interest-bearing deposits                  7,819           16,107
                                         -------------     ---------

    Total cash and cash equivalents          8,802           17,143

  Securities held for trading - 
    at fair value (amortized cost 
    of $420,228 and $323,936)              425,297          324,221


  Securities available for sale - at
    fair value (amortized cost of 
    $1,403 and $2,062)                       1,358            2,050

  Loans receivable, net                     80,592           65,925

  Interest receivable, net                   2,014            1,807

  Premises and equipment, net                3,327            3,105

  Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis 
    stock                                    2,645            2,645

  Income tax receivable                        160              ---

  Other                                      3,174            1,300
                                           -------          -------

    Total assets                          $527,369         $418,196
                                           -------          -------
                                           -------          -------

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

  Deposits                                $131,954         $135,143

  Securities sold under agreements
    to repurchase                          328,283          219,067

  Federal Home Loan Bank advances           29,300           26,000

  Interest payable                           1,350            1,970

  Note payable                              10,729            8,998

  Advance payments by borrowers for
    taxes & insurance                          389              392

  Deferred income taxes, net                 1,104              663

  Accrued income taxes payable               ---                115

  Deferred compensation payable                104              119

  Accrued expenses payable and other
    liabilities                                336             2,612
                                           -------          --------
    Total liabilities                      503,549           395,079
                                           -------          --------

  Common stock                                 407               407

  Additional paid-in-capital                15,623            15,623

  Unrealized loss on securities
    available for sale, net of tax             (27)               (8)

  Retained earnings                          7,817             7,095
                                           -------          --------


    Total stockholders' equity              23,820            23,117
                                           -------          --------

      Total liabilities and
        stockholders' equity              $527,369           $418,196
                                           -------          --------
                                           -------          --------



              See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements. 


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                   HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                          Consolidated Statements of Income
                       (Dollars in Thousands Except Share Data)
                                     (Unaudited)








                               Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                  December 31,             December 31,
                               ------------------       -----------------
                                  1996     1995           1996     1995
                               --------- --------       -------- --------



INTEREST INCOME

 Securities held for trading   $7,719    $4,465         $14,705  $9,142
 Securities available for sale     33        47              74     102
 Loans receivable               1,448     1,005           2,754   1,934
 Dividends on Federal Home Loan
  Bank stock                       52        51             104     101
 Deposits                         319       204             578     388
 Net interest expense on
  interest rate contracts
  maintained in the trading
  portfolio                      (112)       (5)           (182)   (114)
                                -----     -----          ------  ------
  Interest income               9,459     5,767          18,033  11,553
                                -----     -----          ------  ------
INTEREST EXPENSE
 Deposits                       1,889     1,809           3,729   3,518

 Federal Home Loan Bank 
  advances                        414       409             825     876

 Short-term borrowings          4,677     2,101           8,709   4,127
 Long-term borrowings             239       237             450     475
                                -----     -----          ------   -----
  Interest expense              7,219     4,556          13,713   8,996
                                -----     -----          ------   -----

NET INTEREST INCOME             2,240     1,211           4,320   2,557

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES         ---       ---             ---      (1)
                                -----     -----           -----   -----

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES       2,240     1,211           4,320   2,558
                                -----     -----           -----   -----

OTHER INCOME (LOSS)
 Loss on sale of securities
  held for trading             (3,176)   (3,335)         (5,011) (2,621)

 Unrealized gain on securities
  held for trading              2,899     3,123           4,784   2,452

 Other                             58        60             116     114
                                -----     -----           -----   -----

  Total other income (loss)      (219)     (152)           (111)    (55)
                                -----     -----           -----   -----

OTHER EXPENSE

 Salaries and employee benefits   478       416             994     785

 Premises and equipment expense  125       107             246     214

 FDIC insurance premiums          63        67             137     140

 Special SAIF assessment         ---       ---             830     ---

 Marketing                        17        35              37      95

 Computer services                37        33              75      65

 Consulting fees                  69        57             139     114

 Other                           246       159             575     298
                               -----       ---           -----   -----
 Total other expenses          1,035       874           3,033   1,711
                               -----       ---           -----   -----

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX
 PROVISION                      986        185           1,176     792

INCOME TAX PROVISION            385         54             454     249
                               ----        ---           -----     ---

NET INCOME                     $601       $131            $722    $543
                              -----       -----           -----  -----
                              -----       -----           -----  -----

NET INCOME PER SHARE          $0.18       $0.07           $0.22  $0.28
                              -----       -----           -----  -----
                              -----       -----           -----  -----

              See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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                   HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                        Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                (Dollars in Thousands)
                                     (Unaudited)


                                                Six Months Ended
                                                    December 31,
                                              ---------------------

                                              1996            1995
                                              ----            ----

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income                                    $722            $  543
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to net cash used in operating activities:
  Provision (credit) for loan losses           ---                (1)
  Depreciation                                 111                88
  Premium and discount amortization
   of securities, net                        1,013             1,065
 Amortization of premiums and discounts 
  on loans                                      (8)              (89)
  Loss on sale of securities held
   for trading                               5,011             2,621
 Unrealized gain on securities held
  for trading                               (4,784)           (2,452)
  Deferred income tax provision                441               249
  (Increase) decrease in interest
    receivable                                (207)              161
 Increase (decrease) in interest
  payable                                     (620)              248

 Decrease in accrued income taxes             (275)           (1,100)

 Purchases of securities held for
  trading                                 (447,268)          (119,782)
 Proceeds from maturities of
  securities held for trading               14,647             10,833
 Proceeds from sales of securities
  held for trading                         330,304            124,068
 (Increase) decrease in other
  assets                                    (1,874)             1,464
 Increase (decrease) in accrued
  expenses and other liabilities            (2,294)               262
                                           -------             ------
 Net cash provided by (used in)
  operating activities                     (105,081)           18,178
                                           --------            ------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
 ACTIVITIES:

 Proceeds from maturities of 
  securities available for sale                 674               232
 Change in loans receivable, net            (14,659)          (18,844)
 Purchases of premises and equipment           (333)             (561)
                                            -------           -------
 Net cash used in investing activities      (14,318)          (19,173)
                                            -------           -------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:

 Net decrease in deposits                    (3,189)             (498)
 Increase in securities sold under
  agreements to repurchase                  109,216            11,231
 Proceeds from stock options exercised          ---               165
 Proceeds from Federal Home Loan
 Bank advances                                3,300            10,000
 Proceeds from note payable                   2,300               800
 Principal repayments on Federal
  Home Loan Bank advances                       ---           (15,000)
 Principal repayments on note payable          (569)             (479)
                                             ------           -------
 Net cash provided by financing 
  activities                                111,058             6,219
                                            -------           -------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND
EQUIVALENTS                                  (8,341)           5,224

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
  Beginning of period                        17,143            5,705
                                            -------           ------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
  End of period                            $ 8,802            $ 10,929
                                            ------             -------
                                            ------             -------

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH
FLOW INFORMATION:

 Cash paid for interest                   $13,040             $ 8,748
 Cash paid for income taxes                   100               1,100


              See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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                   HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                 Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 - Business of the Company

    Harrington Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") is a savings and loan 
    holding company incorporated in 1988 to acquire and hold all of the 
    outstanding common stock of Harrington Bank, FSB (the "Bank"), a federally
    chartered savings bank with principal offices in Richmond, Indiana and two
    branch locations in Hamilton County, Indiana.

Note 2 - Basis of Presentation

    The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company
    have been prepared in accordance with instructions to Form 10-Q.  
    Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes 
    required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial
    statements.  However, such information reflects all adjustments (consisting
    solely of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of 
    management, necessary for a fair presentation of results for the interim
    periods.

    The results of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 
    1996 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the 
    year ending June 30, 1997.  The unaudited consolidated financial statements
    and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited financial
    statements and notes thereto for the year ended June 30, 1996.  
    Reclassifications of certain prior period amounts have been made to conform
    with the December 31, 1996 presentation.

Note 3 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements

    The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) 121,
    "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets or for Long-Lived Assets
    to be Disposed of," effective July 1, 1996.  The adoption of FAS 121 had no
    effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Company.

    The Company adopted FAS 122, "Accounting for Mortgage Servicing Rights," 
    effective July 1, 1996.  Due to the fact that the Company currently does 
    not originate loans for sale, the adoption of FAS 122 has not had an effect
    on the financial position or results of operations of the Company.

    The Company adopted FAS 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," 
    effective July 1, 1996.  The Company has elected to continue to account for
    stock-based transactions under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 
    "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" but will disclose in the notes 
    to the financial statements the pro forma effects of the new method of 
    accounting under FAS 123. 

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                         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                   OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Financial Condition

    At December 31, 1996, the Company's total assets amounted to $527.4 
million, as compared to $418.2 million at June 30, 1996.  The $109.2 million 
or 26.1% increase in total assets during the six months ended December 31, 
1996 was primarily the result of an $101.1 million increase in securities 
held for trading and a $14.7 million increase in net loans receivable which 
was partially offset by an $8.3 million decrease in cash and cash 
equivalents.  The increase in securities held for trading was a result of 
further utilization of the capital raised in the Company's May 1996 initial 
public offering (IPO).  The increase in loans receivable reflected the 
Company's continuing efforts to increase its retail banking operations, 
particularly the origination (both directly and through correspondent 
mortgage banking companies) of single-family residential loans.  The increase 
in the Company's assets from June 30, 1996 to December 31, 1996 was funded 
primarily by a $109.2 million or 49.9% increase in securities sold under 
agreements to repurchase.  The $3.2 million decline in deposits was offset by 
a $3.3 million increase in Federal Home Loan Bank advances. 

    At December 31, 1996, the Company's stockholders' equity amounted to 
$23.8 million, as compared to $23.1 million at June 30, 1996.  The 3.0% 
increase in stockholders' equity was due to the $722,000 of net income 
recognized during the six month period.  At December 31, 1996, the Bank's 
tangible and core capital amounted to $33.4 million or 6.3% of adjusted total 
assets, which exceeded the minimum 1.5% and 3.0% requirements by $25.5 
million and $17.6  million, respectively.  Additionally, as of such date, the 
Bank's risk-based capital totalled $33.5 million or 30.2% of total 
risk-adjusted assets, which exceeded the minimum 8.0% requirement by $24.6 
million.

Results of Operations

    General.  The Company reported earnings of $601,000 or $0.18 per share 
and $722,000 or $0.22 per share during the three and six months ended 
December 31, 1996, as compared to $131,000 or $0.07 per share and $543,000 or 
$0.28 per share during the prior comparable periods.  The $470,000 or 358.8% 
increase in earnings during the three months ended December 31, 1996, as 
compared to the same period in the prior year, was primarily due to a $1.0 
million increase in net interest income which was partially offest by a 
$65,000 increase in realized and unrealized net losses on securities held for 
trading, a $161,000 increase in operating expenses and a $331,000 increase in 
the Company's income tax provision.  The $179,000 or 33.0% increase in 
earnings during the six months ended December 31, 1996, as compared to the 
same period in the prior year, was primarily due to a $1.8 million increase 
in net interest income which was partially offest by a $58,000 increase in 
realized and unrealized net losses on securities held for trading, a $1.3 
million increase in operating expenses (of which $830,000 related to the 
special assessment to recapitalize the Savings Association Insurance Fund 
(SAIF)) and a $205,000 increase in the Company's income tax provision. 

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    The Bank's deposits are insured by the SAIF, which is statutorily 
required to be recapitalized to a ratio of 1.25% of insured deposits.  The 
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) met its required capitalization levels in 1995 and,
as a result, most BIF insured banks have been paying significantly lower 
premiums than SAIF insured institutions.  The legislation enacted by the U.S. 
Congress, which was signed by the President on September 30, 1996, has 
recapitalized the SAIF by a one-time charge of $0.657 for each $100 of 
assessable deposits held at March 31, 1995.  Although this resulted in 
expense of $830,000 recognized in the Company's earnings for the six months 
ended December 31, 1996, future earnings will be enhanced due to lower 
insurance premiums.  The Bank's insurance premiums, which have amounted to 
$0.23 for every $100 of assessable deposits, were reduced to $0.0648 for 
every $100 of assessable deposits beginning on January 1, 1997.  Given this 
expectation, the Bank will save approximately $136,000 per year on SAIF 
assessments, net of taxes.

    Net Interest Income.  Net interest income increased by $1.0 million or 
85.0% during the three months ended December 31, 1996, as compared to the 
same period in the prior year.  This increase was primarily due to a $230.8 
million increase in the level of average interest-earning assets.  Net 
interest income increased by $1.8 million or 68.9% during the six months 
ended December 31, 1996 as compared to the same period in the prior year.  
The increase was primarily due to a $209.3 million increase in the level of 
average interest-earning assets which was partially offset by a 12 basis 
point decline in the Company's interest spread (from 1.63% to 1.51%). This 
decline was primarily due to the Bank investing the capital raised in the 
Company's May 1996 IPO in mortgage-backed and related securities, which earn 
somewhat lower option-adjusted spreads than the mortgage loans in the 
Company's portfolio. These purchases were funded primarily through reverse 
repurchase agreements.  

    Other Income (Loss).  Total other income (loss) amounted to ($219,000) 
and ($111,000) during the three months and six months ended December 31, 
1996, as compared to ($152,000) and ($55,000) during the respective periods 
in the prior year. This income (loss) principally represents the net market 
value gain or loss (realized or unrealized) on securities held for trading, 
offset by the net market value gain or loss (realized or unrealized) on 
interest rate contracts used for hedging such securities.  Management's goal 
is to attempt to offset any change in the market value of its securities 
portfolio with the change in the market value of the interest rate risk 
management contracts and mortgage-backed derivative securities utilized by 
the Company to hedge its interest rate exposure.  In addition, management 
attempts to produce a positive hedged excess return (i.e. total return, which 
includes interest income plus realized and unrealized net gains/losses on 
investments minus the one month LIBOR funding cost for the period) on the 
investment portfolio using option-adjusted pricing analysis.

       During the three and six months ended December 31, 1996, the Company 
recognized $3.2 million and $5.0 million of realized losses on the sale of 
securities held for trading which were partially offest by $2.9 million and 
$4.8 million of unrealized gains on securities held for trading (which 
includes interest rate contracts used for hedging purposes).  During the 
three and six months ended December 31, 1995, the Company recognized $3.3 
million and $2.6 million of realized losses on the sale of securities held 
for trading which were partially offest by $3.1 million and $2.5 million of 
unrealized gains on securities held for trading. 

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    Other Expense.  Total other expense amounted to $1.0 million and $3.0 
million during the three and six months ended December 31, 1996, as compared 
to $874,000 and $1.7 million during the respective periods in the prior year. 
 The increase in total other expense during the three and six month periods 
reflected increases in salaries and other operating expenses, which were 
primarily the result of the Company's retail growth (including the opening of 
a new branch office in Fishers, Indiana in December 1995).  In addition to 
increases in expenses primarily to retail growth, total other expense for the 
six months ended December 31, 1996 included the special SAIF assessment of 
$830,000 which accounts for 62.8% of the increase in expenses from the 
comparative six month period in 1995.  

    Income Tax Provision.  The Company incurred income tax expense of 
$385,000 and $454,000 during the three and six months ended December 31, 
1996, as compared to $54,000 and $249,000 during the respective periods in 
the prior year.  The Company's effective tax rate amounted to 39.0% and 38.6% 
during the three and six months ended December 31, 1996, as compared to 29.2% 
and 31.4% during the respective periods in the prior year.  

Liquidity and Capital Resources

    The Bank is required under applicable federal regulations to maintain 
specified levels of "liquid" investments in qualifying types of U.S. 
Government and government agency obligations and other similar investments 
having maturities of five years or less.  Such investments are intended to 
provide a source of relatively liquid funds upon which the Bank may rely if 
necessary to fund deposit withdrawals and for other short-term funding needs. 
 The required level of such liquid investments is currently 5% of certain 
liabilities as defined by the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS").

    The regulatory liquidity of the Bank was 5.09% at December 31, 1996, as 
compared to 5.53% and 5.36% at June 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively.  At 
December 31, 1996, the Bank's average "liquid" assets totalled approximately 
$25.6 million, which was $488,000 in excess of the current OTS minimum 
requirement. 

    The Company manages its liquidity so as to maintain a minimum regulatory 
ratio of 5%.  However, as a result of the Company's active portfolio 
management, the Bank's regulatory liquidity can be expected to fluctuate from 
a minimum of 5% to approximately 6%, based upon investment alternatives 
available and market conditions. In addition, the Company also calculates the 
amount of cash which could be raised in one, seven or thirty days, either by 
selling unpledged assets or by borrowing against them.  The ratio of this 
amount of liquidity to total deposits generally ranges from over 50% to 90% 
or more for one- and thirty-day time frames, respectively.  The Company 
believes that it has adequate resources to fund ongoing commitments such as 
deposit account withdrawals and loan commitments.

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                   HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                                       Part II


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

         Neither the Company nor the Bank is involved in any pending legal
         proceedings other than non-material legal proceedings occurring in the
         ordinary course of business.

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

         a)   An annual meeting of stockholders ("Annual Meeting") was held on
              October 23, 1996.

         b)   Not applicable.

         c)   Two matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting.  The 
              stockholders approved matters brought before the Annual Meeting.
              The matters voted upon together with the applicable voting results
              were as follows:

              1)   Proposal to elect directors for a three-year term expiring in
                   1999 - Craig J. Cerny, William F. Quinn and Stanley J. Kon 
                   each received votes for 3,056,929; withheld 35,600; not voted
                   164,209.

              2)   Proposal to ratify the appointment by the Board of Directors
                   of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent 
                   auditors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997 - votes 
                   for 3,091,079; against 400; abstain 1,050; not voted 164,209.

         d)   Not applicable.
         
Item 5.  Other Information

         None.



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Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         a)   Exhibit 11:  Statement of Computation of Per Share Earnings.
              The copy of this exhibit, filed as Exhibit 11 to the Company's 
              Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1996, is 
              incorporated herein by reference.

         b)   Exhibit 27:  Financial Data Schedule

         c)   No Form 8-K reports were filed during the quarter.








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                                      SIGNATURES

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

                                     HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.


Date:  February 6, 1997              By: /s/ Craig J. Cerny
                                         ----------------------------

                                         Craig J. Cerny
                                         President



Date:  February 6, 1997              By: /s/ Catherine A. Habschmidt
                                         ---------------------------

                                         Catherine A. Habschmidt
                                         Chief Financial Officer and
                                           Treasurer