<ARTICLE> 9 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR PFSB BANCORP, INC. FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-2000 <PERIOD-START> OCT-1-1999 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 <CASH> 423 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 1,140 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 0 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 8,793 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 7,426 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 0 <LOANS> 43,353 <ALLOWANCE> 280 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 66,250 <DEPOSITS> 53,112 <SHORT-TERM> 3,750 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 221 <LONG-TERM> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 6 <OTHER-SE> 9,161 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 66,250 <INTEREST-LOAN> 2,374 <INTEREST-INVEST> 1,004 <INTEREST-OTHER> 0 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 3,378 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 1,921 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,079 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 1,299 <LOAN-LOSSES> 0 <SECURITIES-GAINS> 0 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 1,077 <INCOME-PRETAX> 222 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 147 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 147 <EPS-BASIC> 0.33 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.33 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 2.71 <LOANS-NON> 212 <LOANS-PAST> 0 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 0 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 280 <CHARGE-OFFS> 0 <RECOVERIES> 0 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 280 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 233 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 47