SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 11-K

                                  ANNUAL REPORT
                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

[X]   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
       1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 7, 1996].

For the fiscal year ended        December 31, 2002

                                       OR

[ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
      OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED].

    For the transition period from _______________ to ______________________

                        Commission File Number 000-24811

         A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different
from that of the issuer named below:

                   Sound Federal Savings and Loan Association
                  401(k) Savings Plan in RSI Retirement Trust

         B:  Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the
address of its principal executive office:

                           Sound Federal Bancorp, Inc.
                        1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 190
                          White Plains, New York 10605




                              SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT

               FOR SOUND FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION 401(K)
                      SAVINGS PLAN IN RSI RETIREMENT TRUST


This is a summary of the annual report of the SOUND FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN
ASSOCIATION 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN IN RSI RETIREMENT TRUST, EIN 13-1719192, Plan
No. 002, for the period January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002. The annual
report has been filed with the Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (ERISA).

                            Basic Financial Statement

Benefits under the plan are provided through a trust fund. Plan expenses were
$12,619. These expenses included $12,619 in benefits paid to participants and
beneficiaries. A total of 84 persons were participants in or beneficiaries of
the plan at the end of the plan year, although not all of these persons had yet
earned the right to receive benefits.

The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the plan, was
$2,742,685 as of December 31, 2002, compared to $1,728,467 as of January 1,
2002. During the plan year the plan experienced an increase in its net assets of
$1,014,218. This increase includes unrealized appreciation and depreciation in
the value of plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the
plan's assets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the
beginning of the year or the cost of assets acquired during the year. The plan
had total income of $1,026,837 including employee contributions of $109,244 and
earnings from investments of $917,593.

                      Your Rights To Additional Information

You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part
thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report:

         1.       financial information.

To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call
SOUND FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOC., 300 MAMARONECK AVENUE, MAMARONECK, NY
10543, (914) 698-6400.

You also have the right to receive from the plan administrator, on request and
at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the plan and
accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the plan and
accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report
from the plan administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be
included as part of that report.

You also have the legally protected right to examine the annual report at the
main office of the plan (SOUND FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOC., 300 MAMARONECK
AVENUE, MAMARONECK, NY 10543) and at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington,
D.C., or to obtain a copy from the U.S. Department of Labor upon payment of
copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to: Public
Disclosure Room, Room N1513, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.





                                   SIGNATURES


         The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit
plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                     SOUND FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
                                     401(k) SAVINGS PLAN IN RSI RETIREMENT TRUST



Date:   June  15, 2003               By: /s/ Scott Ridenour
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                                        Name:  Scott Ridenour
                                        Title: Trust Officer