SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): April 22, 2003



                            HFB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


         Tennessee                       0-20956                 61-1228266
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction           (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation)                 File Number)        Identification No.)

               1602 Cumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (606) 248-1095
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)







Item 9.  First Quarter Earnings Release.
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           HFB Financial Corporation Announces First Quarter earnings

                                  PRESS RELEASE
                                 April 22, 2003
                             First Quarter Earnings

David  B.  Cook,   President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  HFB  Financial
Corporation  announced  today,  earnings of $650,000 for the quarter ended March
31, 2003,  as compared to earnings of $653,000 for the  previous  quarter  ended
December  31,  2002.  Basic  earnings per share were $0.52 per share and diluted
earnings per share were $.51 for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 as compared to
basic and diluted  earnings  per share of $0.52 for the previous  quarter  ended
December  31,  2002.  The  Corporation  had  1,301,101  shares of  common  stock
outstanding at March 31, 2003.

     HFB  Financial  Corporation  is the holding  company for Home  Federal Bank
Corporation,  a state  chartered  commercial  bank with assets  totaling  $256.2
million at March 31,  2003.  Home  Federal  which was founded in 1920,  has full
service offices in the communities of Middlesboro Kentucky, Harlan Kentucky, New
Tazewell Tennessee and Jacksboro Tennessee.

Contact:          Stanley Alexander, Jr.  606-248-1095


                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                     HFB FINANCIAL CORPORATION


Date:   April 25, 2003               By:   /s/ David B. Cook
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                                          David B. Cook
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer
                                          (Duly Authorized Representative)