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): November 1, 2005

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                         First Federal Bankshares, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                     0-25509                   42-1485449
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(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File No.)        (I.R.S. Employer
        of incorporation)                                   Identification No.)

                    329 Pierce Street, Sioux City, Iowa 51101
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (712) 277-0200
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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)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

      On November 1, 2005, First Federal Bankshares, Inc. issued a press release
regarding its results of operations and financial condition at and for the
three-month period ended September 30, 2005. The text of the press release and a
related financial supplement are included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The
information included in the press release text and the financial supplement is
considered to be "furnished" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
Company will include final financial statements and additional analyses at and
for the three-month period ended September 30, 2005, as part of its Form 10-Q
covering that period.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Exhibits: The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:

       Exhibit No.        Exhibit Description
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          99.1            Press release text and financial supplement of
                          First Federal Bankshares, Inc. dated November 1, 2005.


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                                    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.


                                   FIRST FEDERAL BANKSHARES, INC.

DATE:  November 3, 2005               By:  /s/Barry Backhaus
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                                           Barry Backhaus
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer




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