<ARTICLE>                                            9
<LEGEND>
This schedule  contains  financial  information  extracted from the consolidated
financial statements of FirstSpartan Financial Corp. for the year ended June 30,
2000 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial  statements
(dollars in thousands).
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                   JUN-30-2000
<PERIOD-END>                        JUN-30-2000
<CASH>                               13,375
<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>                6,951
<FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                        280
<TRADING-ASSETS>                          0
<INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>          33,693
<INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>                   25
<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                     26
<LOANS>                             505,028
<ALLOWANCE>                           3,474
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                      585,657
<DEPOSITS>                          419,619
<SHORT-TERM>                          8,763
<LIABILITIES-OTHER>                   5,891
<LONG-TERM>                          82,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                     0
<PREFERRED>                               0
<COMMON>                                 44
<OTHER-SE>                           69,384
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>      585,657
<INTEREST-LOAN>                      37,622
<INTEREST-INVEST>                     3,284
<INTEREST-OTHER>                          0
<INTEREST-TOTAL>                     40,906
<INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                   17,157
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                   21,223
<INTEREST-INCOME-NET>                19,683
<LOAN-LOSSES>                           683
<SECURITIES-GAINS>                        0
<EXPENSE-OTHER>                      13,448
<INCOME-PRETAX>                       9,808
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>            9,808
<EXTRAORDINARY>                           0
<CHANGES>                                 0
<NET-INCOME>                          5,942
<EPS-BASIC>                            1.77
<EPS-DILUTED>                          1.77
<YIELD-ACTUAL>                         3.73
<LOANS-NON>                           3,420
<LOANS-PAST>                             23
<LOANS-TROUBLED>                      1,419
<LOANS-PROBLEM>                       5,998
<ALLOWANCE-OPEN>                      2,896
<CHARGE-OFFS>                           110
<RECOVERIES>                              5
<ALLOWANCE-CLOSE>                     3,474
<ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>                  3,474
<ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                       0
<ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>                   0