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




                                    FORM 8-K

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


         DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) JULY 21, 1999


                                MAF BANCORP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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             DELAWARE                      0-18121              36-3664868
 (State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
          Incorporation)                                    Identification No.)




    55TH STREET & HOLMES AVENUE                                    60514
     CLARENDON HILLS, ILLINOIS                                   (Zip Code)
   (Address of principal executive
              offices)



        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (630) 325-7300




                                 NOT APPLICABLE
           (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST YEAR)


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Item 5.     Other Events.

     On July 21, 1999, MAF Bancorp, Inc. announced its 1999 second quarter
earnings results as reflected in the attached press release which is
incorporated herein by reference and which constitutes a part of this report.

Item 7(c).  Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1   Press Release dated July 21, 1999.





                                    SIGNATURE



     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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                              MAF Bancorp, Inc.



Date:  July 21, 1999                          By:  /s/ Jerry Weberling
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                                                   Jerry A. Weberling
                                                   Executive Vice President and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer





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Exhibit
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99.1     Press Release dated July 21, 1999.