SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C. 20549
                                                  

                           FORM 10-QSB

[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15 (d) OF THE
     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996
                                 
                                OR

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15 (d) OF THE
     SECURITIES  EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     For the transition period from                  to           




                  Commission File Number 0-26560


                       HARDIN BANCORP, INC.
      (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



         Delaware                               43-1719104
(State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)           Identification Number)


  2nd and Elm Street, Hardin, Missouri             64035   
(Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(816) 398-4312

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by section 13 of 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days.

   Yes (X)       No ( )

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
common stock as of the latest practicable date.


Common stock, .01 par value                          1,012,180
     Class                                           Outstanding at
                                                    June 30, 1996 
 










                       HARDIN BANCORP, INC.

                             CONTENTS

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     Item 1:  Financial Statements                           Page

              Consolidated Balance Sheets                       1

              Consolidated Statements of Earnings               2

              Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity   3

              Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows           4-5

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements      6-7

     Item 2:  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
              Financial Condition and Results of
              Operations                                     8-11

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION                                    12

              Signatures                                       13
PAGE

              Hardin Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                   Consolidated Balance Sheets
                June 30, 1996, and March 31, 1996 



                                               (Unaudited)                     
                                                 June 30,           March 31, 
        Assets                                     1996               1996 
                                               -----------          ---------
                                                             
Cash                                           $    277,856        $    253,557      
Interest bearing deposits                         2,412,632           5,430,396    
Certificates of deposits                                  -                   -      
Investment securities - available for sale       12,110,020           6,362,850      
Mortgage backed securities:                          
     Held to maturity                            15,231,170          16,298,987      
     Available for sale                           7,554,609           7,906,862      
Loans receivable, net                            47,175,133          45,031,460      
Accrued interest receivable:
     Investment securities                          188,051             116,562      
     Mortgage backed securities                     176,185             188,532      
     Loans receivable                               311,157             296,775      
Premises and equipment                              533,482             510,218      
Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of
     Des Moines, at cost                            742,000             742,000      
Prepaid expenses and other assets                   237,301             248,623      
     Total assets                              $ 86,949,596        $ 83,386,822      
        

Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity

     Liabilities
Deposits                                       $ 66,090,856         $66,605,247
Advances from borrowers for
     taxes and insurance                            343,464             223,752
Advances on FHLB line of credit                   5,000,000                   -
Accrued interest payable                             40,480              30,385
Income taxes payable:
     Current                                        171,393              56,575
     Deferred                                       (60,325)             48,000
Accrued expenses and other liabilities              431,248             387,922
                                                 ----------          ----------
     Total liabilities                           72,017,116          67,351,881
                                                 ----------          ----------
     Stockholders' equity
Serial preferred stock, $.01 par value;
     500,000 shares authorized, none issued
     or outstanding                                       -                   -
Common stock, $.01 par value: 3,500,000 shares
     authorized, 1,058,000 shares issued, and
     1,012,180 and 1,058,000 outstanding at 
     June 30, 1996 and March 31, 1996 
     respectively                                    10,580              10,580
Additional paid-in capital                       10,055,448          10,055,448
Retained earnings                                 6,979,995           6,885,230
Unrealized gain or (loss) on available for
     sale securities, net                          (338,329)           (154,597)
Unearned employee stock ownership plan             (761,720)           (761,720)
Deferred recognition and retention plan            (476,979)                  -      
Treasury stock (45,820 shares, at cost)            (536,515)                  -
                                                 ----------          ----------
     Total stockholders' equity                  14,932,480          16,034,941
                                                 ----------          ----------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity     $ 86,949,596        $ 83,386,822
                                                 ----------          ----------
                                                 ----------          ----------
<FN>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



                 Hardin Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                  Consolidated Statements of Earnings
                      for the three months ended
                        June 30, 1996 and 1995
                              (Unaudited)



                                                         1996            1995  
                                                    -----------    -----------
                                                             
     Interest income
Loans receivable                                    $   947,561    $   704,238
Mortgage backed securities                              367,865        403,950
Investment securities                                   197,029         83,400
Other                                                    60,065         75,485
                                                    -----------    -----------
     Total interest income                            1,572,520      1,267,073
                                                    -----------    -----------

     Interest expense
Deposits                                                829,107        851,958
FHLB advances                                            68,288          8,588  
                                                    -----------    -----------
     Total interest expense                             897,395        860,546
                                                    -----------    -----------
     Net interest income                                675,125        406,527
Provision for loan loss                                   7,500              -
                                                    -----------    -----------
Net interest income after provision
     for loan losses                                    667,625        406,527

     Non-interest income
Service charges                                          20,565         26,913
Loan servicing fees                                       9,613              - 
Gain/(loss) on sale of investments and
     mortgage backed securities                               -         (2,886)
Other income                                             62,327         25,781
                                                    -----------    -----------
     Total non-interest income                           92,505         49,808
                                                    -----------    -----------
     Non-interest expense
Compensation and benefits                               231,026        164,952
Occupancy and equipment                                  25,886         22,287
Federal insurance premiums                               37,771         38,660
Data processing                                          22,332         22,150
Other                                                   133,021         80,408
                                                    -----------    -----------
     Total non-interest expense                         450,036        328,457
                                                    -----------    -----------

     Earnings before income taxes                       310,094        127,878
Income tax expense                                      114,818         43,415
                                                    -----------    -----------
     Net earnings                                   $   195,276    $    84,463
                                                    -----------    -----------
                                                    -----------    -----------


Net earnings per common share:
     Primary and fully diluted                      $      0.20    $       N/A
Weighted average number of
     shares outstanding:
     Primary and fully diluted                          972,301            N/A
<FN>
N/A not applicable because no stock was outstanding.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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                                   Hardin Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                              Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
                                       Year ended March 31, 1996 and
                                     Three months ended June 30, 1996
                                                (Unaudited)


                                                                      Unrealized      Unearned
                                            Additional              Gain or (Loss)    Employee                              Total
                                   Common     Paid-in     Retained        on           Stock      Deferred    Treasury Stockholders'
                                    Stock     Capital     Earnings  Securities,net Ownership Plan    RRP        Stock      Equity   
                                   -------  ----------  ----------    ---------      ---------    ---------  ---------- -----------

                                                                                                
Balance at March 31, 1996          $10,580  10,055,448   6,885,230     (154,597)     (761,720)           -           -   16,034,941
Net earnings                             -           -     195,276            -             -            -           -      195,276
Change in unrealized loss on      
 available-for-sale securities, 
 net of tax                              -           -           -     (183,732)            -            -           -     (183,732)
Repurchase of common stock               -           -           -            -             -            -  (1,034,665)  (1,034,665)
Adoption of RRP                          -           -           -            -             -     (498,150)    498,150            -
Amortization of RRP                      -           -           -            -             -       21,171           -       21,171
Dividend declared ($.10 per share)       -           -    (100,511)           -             -            -           -     (100,511)
                                   -------  ----------  ----------    ---------     ---------    ---------  ----------  -----------
Balance at June 30, 1996           $10,580  10,055,448   6,979,995     (338,329)     (761,720)    (476,979)   (536,515)  14,932,480
                                   -------  ----------  ----------    ---------     ---------    ---------  ----------  -----------
                                   -------  ----------  ----------    ---------     ---------    ---------  ----------  -----------

<FN>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.                                              

PAGE

                      Hardin Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                    Three Months Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995
                                   (Unaudited)


                                                  1996           1995
                                              -----------    ------------
                                                       
Operating Activities:                  
Net Earnings                                  $   195,276    $     84,463
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings
  to net cash provided by operating
  activities:
    Provision for losses on loans                   7,500              -
    Depreciation                                   12,263         10,654
    Premium accretion and amortization
      of discounts and deferred loan
      fees, net                                    23,863         22,828
    Net gain (Loss) on sale of loans and
    investment securities available for sale            -          2,886
    Gain on sale of premises and equipment              -         (4,877)
    Amortization of deferred Recognition 
      and Retention Plan (RRP)                     21,171              -
    Changes in assets and liabilities:
      Interest receivable                         (73,524)        34,199 
      Other assets                                 11,322        (75,929)
      Accrued interest payable                     10,095         (2,214)
      Accrued expense and other liabilities        48,615        (40,305)
      Income taxes payable                        114,818         43,316 
                                              -----------    ------------
Net cash provided by operating activities         371,399         75,021 
                                              -----------    ------------

    Investing Activities:
Net increase in loans receivable               (1,753,741)      (320,775) 
Proceeds from maturities of certificate
  of deposits in other institutions                     -        100,000
Purchase of loans receivable                     (396,238)    (1,761,669) 
Principal payments on mortgage backed
  securities:
  Available for sale                              305,910              -
  Held to maturity                              1,049,407      1,184,877
Purchase of investments securities 
  Available for sale                           (7,499,531)    (1,267,655)
  Proceeds from maturities of investment
  securities:
    Available for sale                          1,500,000              -
    Held to maturity                                    -              -
Proceeds from sales of investment
  securities available for sale                         -      2,993,438
Proceeds from sale of real estate owned                 -              -
Purchase of office premises and equipment         (35,527)        (2,776)
Proceeds from sale of office premises and
  equipment                                             -         13,500 
                                              -----------    ------------
Net cash used in investing activities          (6,829,720)       938,940 
                                              -----------    ------------











                      Hardin Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Continued
                    Three Months Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995
                                   (Unaudited)


                                                   1996          1995
                                                ----------    ----------
                                                        
    Financing Activities:
Net (decrease) increase in savings
  deposits                                        (514,391)      369,833
Proceeds from FHLB advances                      5,000,000             -
Repayments of FHLB advances                              -    (1,500,000)   
Net increase in advances from borrowers
  for taxes and insurance                          119,712        96,799
Payment of dividends                              (105,800)            -
Purchase of treasury stock                      (1,034,665)            - 
                                                ----------    ----------
Net cash provided by financing activities        3,464,856    (1,033,368)
                                                ----------    ----------

Increase in cash                                (2,993,465)      (19,407)

Cash at beginning of period                      5,683,953     4,442,116
                                                ----------    ----------
Cash at end of period                          $ 2,690,488   $ 4,422,709
                                                ----------    ----------
                                                ----------    ----------

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow 
 information:
  Cash paid for: 
    Interest                                   $   887,300   $   862,760
    Income taxes, net of refunds               $         -   $        99 
Noncash investing and financing:
  Allocation of treasury stock to RRP          $   498,150   $         -
  Dividends declared and payable               $   100,511   $         -  

<FN>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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              HARDIN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                           (Unaudited)

(1)   Hardin Bancorp, Inc.

     Hardin Bancorp, Inc. (the "Holding company") was incorporated
     under the laws of the State of Delaware for the purpose of
     becoming the savings and loan holding company of Hardin
     Federal Savings Bank, (the "Bank") in connection with the
     Bank's conversion from a federally chartered mutual savings
     bank to a federally chartered stock savings bank, pursuant to
     its Plan of Conversion.  On August 21, 1995, the Holding
     Company commenced a Subscription and Community Offering of its
     shares in connection with the conversion of the Bank (the
     "Offering").  The Offering was consummated and the Holding
     Company acquired the Bank on September 28, 1995.  It should be
     noted that the Holding Company had no assets prior to the
     conversion and acquisition on September 28, 1995.  

     The accompanying consolidated financial statements as of and
     for the three months ended June 30, 1996 include the
     accounts of the Holding Company and the Bank.

(2)   Basis of Preparation

     The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements
     were prepared in accordance with instructions for Form 10-QSB.  
     To the extent that information and footnotes required
     by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
     financial statements are contained in the audited financial
     statements included in the Holding Company's Annual Report
     for the year ended March 31, 1996, such information and
     footnotes have not been duplicated herein.  In the opinion
     of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal
     recurring accruals, which are necessary for the fair
     presentation of the interim financial statements have been
     included.  The statements of earnings for the three month
     period ended June 30, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of
     the results which may be expected for the entire year. 

(3)   Earnings Per Share

     On September 28, 1995, 1,058,000 shares of the Holding
     Company's stock were issued, including 84,640 shares issued
     to the ESOP.  Earnings per share amounts for the three month
     period ended June 30, 1996 are based upon an average of
     972,301 shares.  The shares issued to the Employee Stock
     Ownership Plan (ESOP) are not included in this computation
     until they are allocated to plan participants.

(4)   Stockholders' Equity and Stock Conversion

     The Bank converted from a federally chartered mutual savings
     bank to a federally chartered stock savings bank pursuant to
     its Plan of Conversion which was approved by the Bank's
     members on September 21, 1995.  The conversion was effective
     on September 28, 1995 and resulted in the issuance of
     1,058,000 shares of common stock (par value $0.01) at $10.00
     per share for a gross sales price of $10,580,000.  Costs
     related to conversion (primarily underwriters' commissions,
     printing, and professional fees)  aggregated $532,600 and
     were deducted to arrive at the net proceeds of $10,047,400. 
     The Holding Company established an employee stock ownership
     trust which purchased 84,640 shares of common stock of the
     Holding Company at the issuance price of $10.00 per share
     with funds borrowed from the holding company.


(5)   Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

     All employees meeting age and service requirements are
     eligible to participate in an ESOP established on September
     28, 1995.  Contributions made by the Bank to the ESOP are
     allocated to participants by a formula based on compensation. 
     Participant benefits become 100 percent vested after five
     years.  The ESOP purchased 84,640 shares in the Bank's
     conversion.  ESOP expense for the three month period ended
     June 30, 1996 was $29,742.

(6)   Recognition and Retention Plan (RRP)

     On April 16, 1996, the shareholders approved adoption of a RRP
whereby   42,320 shares of common stock were authorized to be
purchased by the plan.   At June 30, 1996, 35,972  shares have been
awarded to plan participants.      The cost of these shares will be
amortized as compensation expense over a 
     five year vesting period.          


              HARDIN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

               MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
         OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

GENERAL

Hardin Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated under the
laws of the state of Delaware to become a savings bank holding
company with Hardin Federal Savings Bank (the "Bank") of Hardin,
Missouri, as its subsidiary.  The Holding Company was incorporated
at the direction of the Board of Directors of the Bank, and on
September 28, 1995, acquired all of the capital stock of the Bank
upon its conversion from mutual to stock form (the "conversion"). 
Prior to the conversion, the holding company did not engage in any
material operations and at June 30, 1996, had no significant assets
other than the investment in the capital stock of the Bank, cash,
investment securities, and Hardin Bancorp loan to the employee
stock ownership plan (ESOP), representing a portion of the net
proceeds from the conversion retained at the holding company level.

Hardin Federal Savings Bank was originally founded in 1888 as a
Missouri chartered savings and loan association located in Hardin,
Missouri.  On March 21, 1995, the Bank members voted to convert the
Bank to a Federal mutual charter.  The Bank conducts its business
through its main office in Hardin, Ray County, and two full service
branch offices located in Richmond, Ray County, and Excelsior
Springs, Clay County, Missouri.  Deposits are insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to the maximum
allowable.

The Bank is principally engaged in the business of attracting
retail savings deposits from the general public and investing those
funds in first mortgage loans on owner occupied, single-family
residential loans, mortgage backed securities, U.S. Government
securities, and insured interest bearing deposits.  The Bank also
originated consumer loans, including loans for the purchase of
automobiles and home improvement loans.

The most significant outside factors influencing the operations of
the Bank and other financial institutions include general economic
conditions, competition in the local market place and the related
monetary and fiscal policies of agencies that regulate financial
institutions.  More specifically, the cost of funds primarily
consisting of insured deposits is influenced by interest rates on
competing investments and general market rates of interest, while
lending activities are influenced by the demand for real estate
financing and other types of loans, which in turn is affected by
the interest rates at which such loans may be offered and other
factors affecting loan demand and funds availability.

The deposits of the Bank are presently insured by the Savings
Association Insurance Fund (the "SAIF"), which together with the
Bank Insurance Fund (the "BIF"), are the two insurance funds
administered by the FDIC.  On August 8, 1995, the FDIC revised the
premium schedule for BIF-insured banks to provide a range of .04%
to .31% of deposits (as compared to the former range of .23% to
 .31% of deposits for both BIF and SAIF insured institutions) in
anticipation of the BIF achieving its statutory reserve ratio.  The
lower premiums for BIF members became effective in the third
quarter of 1995 after FDIC verification that the BIF achieved the
statutory reserve ratio on June 30, 1995. Assessments for BIF
members were subsequently reduced to as low as $2,000.  As a
result, BIF members generally will pay lower premiums than the SAIF
members.  It is anticipated that the SAIF will not be adequately
recapitalized until 2002, absent a substantial increase in premium
rates or the imposition of special assessments or other significant
developments, such as a merger of the SAIF and BIF.  As a result of
the disparity, SAIF members could be placed at a significant
competitive disadvantage to BIF members due to higher costs for
deposit insurance.  Proposed legislation under consideration by
Congress provides for a one-time assessment to be imposed on all
deposits assessed at the SAIF rates, as of March 31, 1995, in order
to recapitalize the SAIF and eliminate the disparity.  The BIF and
the SAIF would be merged effective January 1, 1998.  The special
assessment rate is anticipated to be .85% to .90%.  Based upon the
Bank's level of SAIF deposits at March 31, 1995, and assuming a
special assessment of .90%, the Bank's assessment would be
approximately $610,000 on a pre-tax basis.  If the legislation is
enacted it is anticipated the assessment would be payable in 1996. 
Accordingly, this special assessment would significantly increase
non-interest expense and adversely affect the Bank's results of
operations.  Conversely, depending upon the Bank's capital level
and supervisory rating, and assuming, although there can be no
assurance, that the insurance premium levels for BIF and SAIF
members are again equalized, deposit insurance premiums could
decrease significantly to as low as .04% for future periods.

The Congress is also considering requiring all federal thrift
institutions, such as the Bank, to either convert to a national
bank or a state chartered depository institution by January 1,
1998.  In addition, the Company would no longer be regulated as a
thrift holding company, but rather as a bank holding company.  The
Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) also would be abolished and its
functions transferred among the federal banking regulators.  Other
proposed legislation before Congress might require the recapture in
taxable income of the Bank's bad debt reserve, unless the Bank met
certain conditions.  The Bank's bad debt reserve was approximately
$1,600,000 at June 30, 1996.

Certain aspects of the legislation remain to be resolved and
therefore no assurance can be given as to whether or in what form
the legislation will be enacted or its effect on the Company and
the Bank.

Legislation recently passed by Congress contains a provision that
would repeal the tax bad debt reserve currently available to
Thrifts including the percentage of taxable income method for tax
years beginning after December 31, 1995.  If signed by the
President, the Bank would have to change to the experience method
of computing it's bad debt reserve. The legislation would require
a Thrift to recapture the portion of it's bad debt reserve that
exceeds the base year reserve, defined as the tax reserve as of the
last taxable year beginning before 1988.


FINANCIAL CONDITION

Consolidated assets of Hardin Bancorp, Inc. were $86,949,596 as of
June 30, 1996, an increase of $3,562,774 as compared to March 31,
1996.  At June 30, 1996 total stockholder's equity was $14,932,480,
a decrease of $1,102,461 when compared to stockholder's equity at
March 31, 1996.  The increase in assets resulted from the Bank
obtaining a Federal Home Loan Bank advance in the amount of
$5,000,000 to fund the purchase of a U.S. Government agency
security.  The decrease in stockholder's equity was a result of
42,320 shares of Hardin Bancorp, Inc. common stock acquired by the
Hardin Bancorp, Inc. Recognition and Retention Plan for $498,150,
and 45,820 shares of common stock acquired as Treasury Stock for
$536,515.  Additional net unrealized loss on available for sale
securities in the amount of $183,732 and quarterly common stock
cash dividends of $100,510, off-set by quarterly earnings in the
amount of $195,276 also impacted the change in stockholder's
equity.

Cash, interest bearing deposits and investment securities increased
to $14,800,508 at June 30, 1996, from $12,046,803 at March 31,
1996, an increase of $2,753,705.  Mortgage backed securities
decreased $1,420,070 to a total of $22,785,779 at June 30, 1996,
from a total of $24,205,849 as of March 31, 1996.  

Loans receivable increased to $47,175,133 on June 30, 1996 from
$45,031,460 on March 31, 1996, an increase of $2,143,673.  The
decrease in mortgage backed securities and the increase in loans
receivable reflect the Bank's plan to increase the mortgage and
consumer loan portfolios and decrease the level of mortgage related
securities.

Deposits totaled $66,090,856 on June 30, 1996, a decrease from
$66,605,247 on March 31, 1996.  The $514,391 decrease is due to
competitive rates offered by other financial institutions and
mutual funds.  The Bank offers special terms and rates from time to
time to enable it to retain its depositor base.

Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines increased
$5,000,000 at June 30, 1996.  The Bank obtained an advance in the
amount of $5,000,000 to fund the purchase of a U.S. Government
agency security.  These advances are short-term borrowings which
are utilized to invest in loans and investment securities when
funds are needed for arbitrage opportunities and are not available
from current operations.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net earnings for the Company's first quarter ended June 30, 1996,
were $195,276 compared to $84,463 for the comparable quarter in
1995.  The increase was due to an improved net interest margin, and
an increase in interest earning assets as a result of investing the
net proceeds of the Company's stock offering which was completed on
September 28, 1995.

Net interest income after provision for loan losses for the first
quarter ended June 30, 1996, was $667,625 compared to $406,527 for
the similar period in 1995, an increase of $261,098.  This increase
was a result of interest income rising from $1,267,073 in 1995 to
$1,572,520 in 1996 while interest expense increased from $860,546
in 1995 to $897,395 in 1996.  The net interest margin for the first
quarter ended June 30, 1996, was 3.11% compared to 2.20% for the
first quarter of 1995.

The increase in net interest income reflects the redeployment of
funds from mortgage backed securities to mortgage and consumer
loans, and an increase in interest earning assets due to the
investment of the net proceeds from the Company's stock conversion
which was completed on September 28, 1995.

Non-interest income increased from $49,808 for the three months
ended June 30, 1995, to $92,505 for the three months ended June 30,
1996.  The increase was due to improved life insurance sales in the
Bank's service corporation, and loan servicing fees during the
current quarter, and a gain on the sale of the Bank's data
processing center of $24,906.

The Company's non-interest expense for the three months ended June
30, 1996, was $450,036 compared to $328,457 for the comparable
period in 1995, an increase of $121,579.  The increase was due to
expenses in the amount of $50,913 related to the Hardin Bancorp,
Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and the Hardin Bancorp,
Inc. Recognition and Retention Plan (RRP), and additional expenses
related to becoming a public company.

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

The provision for loan losses is based on the periodic analysis of
the loan portfolio by management.  In establishing the provision,
management considers numerous factors including general economic
conditions, loan portfolio condition, prior loss experience, and
independent analysis.  The provision for loan losses for the three
months ended June 30, 1996 was $7,500.  Based upon the analysis of
the addition to established allowances and the composition of the
loan portfolio, management concluded that the allowance is
adequate.  While current economic conditions in the Bank's market
are stable, future conditions will dictate the level of future
allowances for losses on loans.

NONPERFORMING ASSETS

At June 30, 1996, nonperforming assets were approximately $134,000
compared to $94,000 on March 31, 1996.  At June 30, 1996, the
Bank's allowance for loan losses was 104% of nonperforming loans
compared to 140% at March 31, 1996.

Loans are considered nonperforming when the collection of principal
and/or interest is not probable, or in the event payments are more
than 90 days delinquent.


CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Bank is subject to three capital to asset requirements in
accordance with Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) regulations. 
The following table is a summary of the Bank's regulatory capital
requirements versus actual capital as of June 30, 1996:



CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS:      Actual             Required             Excess
                       Amount/Percent      Amount/Percent      Amount/Percent
                                       (Dollars in Thousands)

                                                      
Tangible               $11,109/13.24%      $1,258/1.50%        $9,851/11.74%
Core Leverage Capital  $11,109/13.24%      $2,516/3.00%        $8,593/10.24%
Risk-Based Capital     $11,248/32.99%      $2,728/8.00%        $8,520/24.99%


LIQUIDITY

The Bank's principal sources of funds are deposits, principal and
interest payments on loans, deposits in other insured institutions,
and investment securities.  While scheduled loan repayments and
maturing investments are relatively predictable, deposit flows and
early loan payments are more influenced by interest rates, general
economic conditions and competition.  Additional sources of funds
may be obtained from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines by
utilizing numerous available products to meet funding needs.

The Bank is required to maintain minimum levels of liquid assets as
defined by regulations.  The required percentage is currently five
percent of net withdrawable savings deposits and borrowings payable
on demand or in one year or less.  The Bank has maintained its
liquidity ratio at levels exceeding the minimum requirement.  The
eligible liquidity ratios at March 31, 1996, and June 30, 1996,
were 7.74% and 6.79% respectively.

In light of the competition for deposits, the Bank may utilize the
funding sources of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB)
to meet loan demand in accordance with the Bank's growth plans. 
The wholesale funding sources may allow the Bank to obtain a lower
cost of funding and create a more efficient liability match to the
respective assets being funded.

For purposes of the cash flows, all short-term investments with a
maturity of three months or less at date of purchase are considered
cash equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents for the periods ended
June 30, 1996 and 1995 were  $2,690,488 and $4,422,709
respectively.  The decrease was primarily due to the net cash used
in investing activities for loan originations, loan purchases, and
the purchase of investment securities off-set by borrowings from
FHLB.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased from $75,021 at
June 30, 1995 to $371,399 at June 30, 1996.  The increase was due
to improved net earnings and normal adjustments to accrued income
and expense items.


                      PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

         None.

Item 2.  Changes in Securities

         None.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

         None.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

         None.

Item 5.  Other Information

         None

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
         
         Exhibits:

         27 - Financial Data Schedule

         Reports on Form 8-K:

         None.
































                            SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                         HARDIN BANCORP, INC.
                                         Registrant



Date:  August 9, 1996                    (S) Robert W. King
                                         Robert W. King, President
and Chief
                                         Executive Officer (Duly
Authorized
                                         Officer)



Date:  August 9, 1996                    (S) Karen K. Blankenship
                                         Karen K. Blankenship,
Senior Vice
                                         President and Secretary
(Principal
                                         Financial Officer)