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 March 31, 1997
 
                                       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.
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             (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)
 
                                (765) 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 May 9, 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
 


PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                     PAGE
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Item 1.    Financial Statements

           Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 1997
           (unaudited) and June 30, 1996                                1

           Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) for
           the three and nine months ended March 31, 1997 and
           1996.                                                        2

           Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
           for the nine months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996.           3

           Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements         4

Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
           Condition and Results of Operations                          6

Part II.   Other Information

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings                                           10
Item 2.    Changes in Securities                                       10
Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities                             10
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders         10
Item 5.    Other Information                                           10
Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                            10

SIGNATURES



 
                HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
 
                         Consolidated Balance Sheets
                            (Dollars in Thousands)
                                 (Unaudited)
 


                                                                                 MARCH 31,    JUNE 30,
                                                                                    1997        1996
                                                                                 ----------  ----------
                                                                                       
ASSETS
Cash...........................................................................  $      952  $    1,036
Interest-bearing deposits......................................................      13,348      16,107
                                                                                 ----------  ----------
  Total cash and cash equivalents..............................................      14,300      17,143
Securities held for trading--at fair value (amortized cost of $384,590 and 
  $323,936)....................................................................     384,251     324,221
Securities available for sale--at fair value (amortized cost of $1,246 and
  $2,062)......................................................................       1,188       2,050
Due from brokers...............................................................      20,766       --
Loans receivable, net..........................................................      85,821      65,925
Interest receivable, net.......................................................       1,991       1,807
Premises and equipment, net....................................................       3,461       3,105
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis stock...................................       2,645       2,645
Other..........................................................................         937       1,300
                                                                                 ----------  ----------
  Total assets.................................................................  $  515,360  $  418,196
                                                                                 ----------  ----------
                                                                                 ----------  ----------
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits.......................................................................  $  130,952  $  135,143
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase.................................     312,865     219,067
Federal Home Loan Bank advances................................................      26,000      26,000
Interest payable...............................................................       1,705       1,970
Note payable...................................................................      10,729       8,998
Due to brokers.................................................................       5,863       --
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes & insurance............................         742         392
Deferred income taxes, net.....................................................         187         663
Accrued income taxes payable...................................................       1,230         115
Deferred compensation payable..................................................          96         119
Accrued expenses payable and other liabilities.................................         344       2,612
                                                                                 ----------  ----------
  Total liabilities............................................................     490,713     395,079
                                                                                 ----------  ----------
Common stock...................................................................         407         407
Additional paid-in-capital.....................................................      15,623      15,623
Unrealized loss on securities available for sale, net of tax...................         (35)         (8)
Retained earnings..............................................................       8,652       7,095
                                                                                 ----------  ----------
  Total stockholders' equity...................................................      24,647      23,117
                                                                                 ----------  ----------
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity.................................  $  515,360  $  418,196
                                                                                 ----------  ----------
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           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     NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                               MARCH 31,             MARCH 31,
                                                                          --------------------  --------------------
                                                                                               
                                                                              1997       1996       1997       1996
                                                                          ----------  ----------  ---------  ---------
INTEREST INCOME
 Securities held for trading.............................................  $   6,733  $   4,244  $  21,438  $  13,386
 Securities available for sale...........................................         30         56        104        158
 Loans receivable........................................................      1,591      1,109      4,345      3,043
 Dividends on Federal Home Loan Bank stock...............................         51         50        155        151
 Deposits................................................................        316        187        894        575
 Net interest expense on interest rate contracts maintained in the
   trading portfolio.....................................................       (335)       (30)      (517)      (144)
                                                                           ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
 Interest income.........................................................      8,386      5,616     26,419     17,169
                                                                           ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
INTEREST EXPENSE
 Deposits................................................................      1,779      1,793      5,508      5,311
 Federal Home Loan Bank advances.........................................        401        365      1,226      1,241
 Short-term borrowings...................................................      4,009      1,961     12,718      6,088
 Long-term borrowings....................................................        231        219        681        694
                                                                           ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
 Interest expense........................................................      6,420      4,338     20,133     13,334
                                                                           ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
NET INTEREST INCOME......................................................      1,966      1,278      6,286      3,835
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES................................................         93       --           93         (1)
                                                                           ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES......................      1,873      1,278      6,193      3,836
                                                                           ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
OTHER INCOME
Gain on sale of securities held for trading.............................       6,006      5,088        995      2,467
Unrealized loss on securities held for trading..........................      (5,408)    (4,498)      (624)    (2,046)
Other...................................................................          59         76        175        190
                                                                           ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Total other income......................................................         657        666        546        611
                                                                           ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
OTHER EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits..........................................         577        525      1,571      1,310
Premises and equipment expense..........................................         141        126        387        340
FDIC insurance premiums.................................................          22         69        159        209
Special SAIF assessment.................................................       --           --         830       --
Marketing...............................................................          17         69         54        164
Computer services.......................................................          44         40        119        105
Consulting fees.........................................................          72         58        211        172
Other...................................................................         288        157        863        455
                                                                           ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Total other expenses....................................................       1,161      1,044      4,194      2,755
                                                                           ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION......................................       1,369        900      2,545      1,692
INCOME TAX PROVISION....................................................         534        293        988        542
                                                                           ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
NET INCOME..............................................................   $     835  $     607  $   1,557  $   1,150
                                                                           ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
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NET INCOME PER SHARE....................................................   $    0.26  $    0.30  $    0.48  $    0.58
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    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)
 


                                                                          NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                              MARCH 31,
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                                                                           1997        1996
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income............................................................  $    1,557  $    1,150
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating
  activities:
 Provision (credit) for loan losses....................................          93          (1)
 Depreciation..........................................................         175         147
 Premium and discount amortization of securities, net..................       1,568       1,452
 Amortization of premiums and discounts on loans.......................           9        (118)
 Gain on sale of securities held for trading...........................        (995)     (2,467)
 Unrealized loss on securities held for trading........................         624       2,046
 Deferred income tax provision.........................................        (476)       (714)
 Decrease in interest receivable.......................................        (184)       (194)
 Increase (decrease) in interest payable...............................        (265)        758
 Increase in accrued income taxes......................................       1,115          72
 Purchases of securities held for trading..............................    (715,396)   (216,531)
 Increase in amounts due to brokers....................................       5,863      --
 Increase in amounts due from brokers..................................     (20,766)     --
 Proceeds from maturities of securities held for trading...............      20,277      18,117
 Proceeds from sales of securities held for trading....................     633,892     200,488
 Decrease in other assets..............................................         363       1,207
 Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities.........      (1,941)        530
                                                                         ----------  ----------
  Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities..................     (74,487)      5,942
                                                                         ----------  ----------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale.............         835         473
 Change in loans receivable, net.......................................     (19,998)    (21,772)
 Purchases of premises and equipment...................................        (531)       (829)
                                                                         ----------  ----------
  Net cash used in investing activities.................................    (19,694)    (22,128)
                                                                         ----------  ----------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 Net increase (decrease) in deposits...................................      (4,191)     11,705
 Increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase............      93,798      12,913
 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...............      (3,300)    (15,000)
 Principal repayments on note payable..................................        (569)       (737)
                                                                         ----------  ----------
  Net cash provided by financing activities.............................     91,338      19,846
                                                                         ----------  ----------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS.......................       (2,843)      3,660
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 Beginning of period...................................................      17,143       5,705
                                                                         ----------  ----------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 End of period.........................................................  $   14,300  $    9,365
                                                                         ----------  ----------
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 Cash paid for interest................................................  $   19,804  $    7,500
 Cash paid for income taxes............................................         100         728


 
    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 nine months ended March 31, 
1997 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 March 31, 1997 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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    FAS 128, "Earnings per Share," applies to financial statements for public 
companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997. This statement 
establishes new accounting standards for the calculation of basic earnings 
per share as well as diluted earnings per share. Management does not believe 
the adoption of this statement will have a material effect on the Company's 
calculation of earnings per share.























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                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
               OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
    At March 31, 1997, the Company's total assets amounted to $515.4 million, 
as compared to $418.2 million at June 30, 1996. The $97.2 million or 23.2% 
increase in total assets during the nine months ended March 31, 1997 was 
primarily the result of a $60.0 million increase in securities held for 
trading, a $20.8 million increase in receivables from brokers and a $19.9 
million increase in net loans receivable which was partially offset by an 
$2.8 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 receivables from brokers is a result of recording unsettled sales 
of specific securities in the held for trading classification on a trade date 
basis as of March 31, 1997. 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 March 31, 1997 was funded 
primarily by a $93.8 million or 42.8% increase in securities sold under 
agreements to repurchase.
 
    At March 31, 1997, the Company's stockholders' equity amounted to $24.6 
million, as compared to $23.1 million at June 30, 1996. The 6.6% increase in 
stockholders' equity was due to the $1.6 million of net income recognized 
during the nine month period. At March 31, 1997, the Bank's tangible and core 
capital amounted to $34.4 million or 6.7% of adjusted total assets, which 
exceeded the minimum 1.5% and 3.0% requirements by $26.7 million and $19.0 
million, respectively. Additionally, as of such date, the Bank's risk-based 
capital totalled $34.6 million or 31.7% of total risk-adjusted assets, which 
exceeded the minimum 8.0% requirement by $25.9 million.
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
    GENERAL. The Company reported earnings of $835,000 or $0.26 per share and 
$1.6 million or $0.48 per share during the three and nine months ended March 
31, 1997, as compared to $607,000 or $0.30 per share and $1.2 million or 
$0.58 per share during the prior comparable periods. The $228,000 or 37.6% 
increase in earnings during the three months ended March 31, 1997, as 
compared to the same period in the prior year, was primarily due to a 
$688,000 increase in net interest income which was partially offset by a 
$93,000 increase in the provision for loan losses, a $117,000 increase in 
operating expenses and a $241,000 increase in the Company's income tax 
provision. The $407,000 or 35.4% increase in earnings during the nine months 
ended March 31, 1997, as compared to the same period in the prior year, was 
primarily due to a $2.5 million increase in net interest income which was 
partially offset by a $93,000 increase in the provision for loan losses, a 
$50,000 decrease in realized and unrealized net gains on securities held for 
trading, a $1.4 million increase in operating expenses 

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(of which $830,000 related to the special assessment to recapitalize the 
Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF)) and a $446,000 increase in the 
Company's income tax provision.
 
    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 nine months ended 
March 31, 1997, future earnings will be enhanced due to lower insurance 
premiums. The Bank's insurance premiums, which had amounted to $0.23 for 
every $100 of assessable deposits, were reduced to $0.065 for every $100 of 
assessable deposits beginning on January 1, 1997. Given this reduction, the 
Bank expects to save approximately $136,000 per year on SAIF assessments, net 
of taxes.
 
    SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS.  The following schedule shows selected 
financial ratios for the three and nine months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996.
 


                                                                                  AT OR FOR THE THREE    AT OR FOR THE NINE
                                                                                      MONTHS ENDED          MONTHS ENDED
                                                                                       MARCH 31,             MARCH 31,
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                                                                                    1997       1996       1997       1996
                                                                                  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Return on average...............................................................        .66%       .75%       .40%       .48%
Return on average assets, excluding special SAIF assessment.....................        .66%       .75%       .54%       .48%
Return on average equity........................................................      13.64%     21.06%      8.75%     13.93%
Return on average equity, excluding special SAIF assessment.....................      13.64%     21.06%     11.69%     13.93%
Interest rate spread(1).........................................................       1.40%      1.67%      1.47%      1.65%
Net interest margin (2).........................................................       1.60%      1.68%      1.66%      1.68%
Operating expenses to average assets............................................        .92%      1.29%      1.08%      1.15%
Operating expenses to average assets, excluding special SAIF assessment.........        .92%      1.29%       .87%      1.15%
Efficiency ratio (3)............................................................      60.09%     77.10%     65.86%     68.43%
Efficiency ratio (3), excluding special SAIF assessment.........................      60.09%     77.10%     52.81%     68.43%
Non-performing assets to total assets...........................................        .23%       .43%       .23%       .43%
Loan loss reserves to non-performing loans......................................      63.20%     45.98%     63.20%     45.98%

 
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(1) Interest rate spread is the difference between interest income as a
    percentage of interest earning assets and interest expense as a percentage
    of interest bearing liabilities.
 
(2) Net interest margin is net interest income divided by average
    interest-earning assets.
 
(3) The efficiency ratio is total other expense as a percentage of the net
    interest income after provision for loan losses plus other income, excluding
    gains and losses on securities held for trading.

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    NET INTEREST INCOME.  Net interest income increased by $688,000 or 53.8% 
during the three months ended March 31, 1997, as compared to the same period 
in the prior year. This increase was primarily due to a $187.1 million 
increase in the level of average interest-earning assets and was partially 
offset by a 27 basis point decline in the Company's interest rate spread. Net 
interest income increased by $2.5 million or 63.9% during the nine months 
ended March 31, 1997 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The 
increase was primarily due to a $201.9 million increase in the level of 
average interest-earning assets which was partially offset by an 18 basis 
point decline in the Company's interest spread. The decline in the Company's 
interest rate spread for the three and nine months ended March 31, 1997 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.
 
    PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES.  Although delinquencies and loan write-offs 
continue to be low and the non-performing assets remain stable, the Company 
increased the general allowance for loan losses by $93,000 during the three 
months ended March 31, 1997 in order to cover the substantial loan growth 
during the last several quarters. Total provision for loan losses amounted to 
$93,000 during the three and nine months ended March 31, 1997 as compared to 
none during the three months ended March 31, 1996 and a recovery of $1,000 
during the nine months ended March 31, 1996.
 
    OTHER INCOME.  Total other income amounted to $657,000 and $546,000 
during the three months and nine months ended March 31, 1997, as compared to 
$666,000 and $611,000 during the respective periods in the prior year. This 
income 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 nine months ended March 31, 1997, the Company 
recognized $6.0 million and $995,000 of realized net gains on the sale of 
securities held for trading which were partially offset by $5.4 million and 
$624,000 of unrealized net losses on securities held for trading (which 
includes interest rate contracts used for hedging purposes). During the three 
and nine months ended March 31, 1996, the Company recognized $5.1 million and 
$2.5 million of realized net gains on the sale of securities held for trading 
which were partially offset by $4.5 million and $2.0 million of unrealized 
net losses on securities held for trading.

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    OTHER EXPENSE.  Total other expense amounted to $1.2 million and $4.2 
million during the three and nine months ended March 31, 1997, as compared to 
$1.0 million and $2.8 million during the respective periods in the prior 
year. The increase in total other expense during the three and nine 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 related to retail growth, total 
other expense for the nine months ended March 31, 1997 included the special 
SAIF assessment of $830,000 which accounts for 57.7% of the increase in 
expenses from the comparative nine month period in 1996.
 
    INCOME TAX PROVISION.  The Company incurred income tax expense of 
$534,000 and $988,000 during the three and nine months ended March 31, 1997, 
as compared to $293,000 and $542,000 during the respective periods in the 
prior year. The Company's effective tax rate amounted to 39.0% and 38.8% 
during the three and nine months ended March 31, 1997, as compared to 32.6% 
and 32.0% 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 5.19% at March 31, 1997, as compared to 
5.53% and 5.36% at June 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. At March 31, 1997, 
the Bank's average "liquid" assets totalled approximately $22.7 million, 
which was $851,000 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. At March 31, 1997, 
the Company's total approved originated loan commitments outstanding amounted 
to $292,000 and the unused lines of credit outstanding totalled $1.1 million. 
At the same date, commitments outstanding to purchase investment securities 
and loans were $94.0 million and $7.1 million respectively, offset by $112.0 
million of commitments to sell investment securities. Certificates of deposit 
scheduled to mature in one year or less at March 31, 1997 totalled $65.2 
million. The Company believes that it has adequate resources to fund ongoing 
commitments such as investment security and loan purchases as well 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
           Not applicable.

Item 5.    Other Information
           None.

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: MAY 9, 1997               BY:   /S/ CRAIG J. CERNY 
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                                    CRAIG J. CERNY
                                    PRESIDENT 


DATE: MAY 9, 1997               BY:   /S/ CATHERINE A. HABSCHMIDT 
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                                    CATHERINE A. HABSCHMIDT 
                                    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND TREASURER