<ARTICLE> 9
<LEGEND>
This schedule  contains  financial  information  extracted from the consolidated
financial  statements  of  FirstSpartan  Financial  Corp. as of or for the three
months ended September 30, 1999 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
such financial statements (dollars in thousands except per share data).
</LEGEND>

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JUN-30-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1999
<CASH>                                          10,763
<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>                          23,986
<FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                                 1,480
<TRADING-ASSETS>                                     0
<INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>                     24,260
<INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>                              43
<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                                44
<LOANS>                                        455,319
<ALLOWANCE>                                      2,993
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 541,139
<DEPOSITS>                                     408,008
<SHORT-TERM>                                         0
<LIABILITIES-OTHER>                              6,912
<LONG-TERM>                                     59,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                            44
<OTHER-SE>                                      67,219
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>                 541,139
<INTEREST-LOAN>                                  8,837
<INTEREST-INVEST>                                  950
<INTEREST-OTHER>                                     0
<INTEREST-TOTAL>                                 9,787
<INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                               4,194
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               5,019
<INTEREST-INCOME-NET>                            4,768
<LOAN-LOSSES>                                      100
<SECURITIES-GAINS>                                   0
<EXPENSE-OTHER>                                  3,400
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  2,291
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>                       2,291
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                     1,370
<EPS-BASIC>                                       0.41
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.41
<YIELD-ACTUAL>                                    3.70
<LOANS-NON>                                        622
<LOANS-PAST>                                       133
<LOANS-TROUBLED>                                   847
<LOANS-PROBLEM>                                  2,839
<ALLOWANCE-OPEN>                                 2,896
<CHARGE-OFFS>                                        5
<RECOVERIES>                                         2
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<ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>                             2,993
<ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                                  0
<ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>                              0