SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    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 10, 2008

                         FIRST FEDERAL BANKSHARES, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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)                       (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (712) 277-0200
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                                 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 August 12, 2008, First Federal Bankshares,  Inc. (the "Company") filed a
Form 8-K announcing its results of operations and financial condition at and for
the three  months and twelve  months ended June 30,  2008.  In that filing,  the
Company  reported a net loss for the three and twelve months ended June 30, 2008
of $19.3 million and $22.5 million, respectively. Subsequent to that filing, the
Company, in consultation with its public accounting firm,  concluded that "other
than  temporary"  impairment  charges  should be  recognized  on  certain of the
Company's trust preferred  collateralized  debt obligations.  This increased the
net loss for the three and twelve  months  ended June 30, 2008 to $22.2  million
and $25.4 million, respectively.

     Details of the Company's  results of operations and financial  condition at
and for the twelve months ended June 30, 2008, will be reported in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K,  which is expected to be filed by the Company during
the week of November 10, 2008.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

          (a)  Not Applicable.

          (b)  Not Applicable.

          (c)  Not Applicable.

          (d)  Not Applicable.













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                                   SIGNATURES

     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 10, 2008               By:  /s/ Michael Moderski
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                                           Michael Moderski
                                           Senior Vice President and
                                           Chief Financial Officer