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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-A

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




                                        
    METROPOLITAN FINANCIAL CORP.                  METROPOLITAN CAPITAL TRUST I     
(Exact name of Registrant as specified       (Exact name of Registrant as specified
         in its charter)                              in its trust agreement)       
                                          
                OHIO                                          DELAWARE                
(State of incorporation or organization)      (State of incorporation or organization)
                                                                                     
               34-1109469                                     34-7072144              
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 

                             6001 Landerhaven Drive
                          Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124
                                 (440) 646-1111
   (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
                    Registrants' principal executive offices)


If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. [   ]

If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. [ X ]

Securities Act registration statement file numbers to which this Form relates:
                                                       No. 333-49701 and
                                                       No. 333-49701-01

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

    % Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities of Metropolitan Capital Trust I
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ITEM 1.   DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

          The information relating to the Registrants' securities required by
     Item 202 of Regulation S-K is hereby incorporated by reference to the
     information presented under the captions "Description of the Preferred
     Securities," "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures,"
     "Description of the Guarantee" and "Relationship Among the Preferred
     Securities, the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Expense Agreement and
     the Guarantee" in the Registrants' Registration Statement on Form S-1
     (Registration No. 333-49701 and 333-49701-01) originally filed with the
     Commission on April 8, 1998, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1
     filed on April 17, 1998 (the "Form S-1"), and the same sections in the
     Prospectus to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) which are deemed to be
     incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 2.   EXHIBITS

          4.1  Form of Indenture of Metropolitan Financial Corp. relating to the
               Junior Subordinated Debentures (1)

          4.2. Form of Certificate of Junior Subordinated Debenture (included as
               an exhibit to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form S-1)

          4.3  Certificate of Trust of Metropolitan Capital Trust I (2)

          4.4  Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Metropolitan
               Capital Trust I (3)

          4.5  Form of Trust Preferred Security Certificate for Metropolitan
               Capital Trust I (included as an exhibit to Exhibit 4.4 to the
               Form S-1)

          4.6  Form of Guarantee of Metropolitan Financial Corp. relating to the
               Trust Preferred Securities (4)

(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form S-1.
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Form S-1.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Form S-1.
(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Form S-1.




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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                               METROPOLITAN FINANCIAL CORP.

Date:  April 23, 1998          By:  /s/ David G. Lodge
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                               David G. Lodge, President, Assistant Secretary
                                 and Assistant Treasurer

                               METROPOLITAN CAPITAL TRUST I

                                   By:  METROPOLITAN FINANCIAL
                                          CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Date:  April 23, 1998          By:  /s/ David G. Lodge
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                               David G. Lodge, President, Assistant Secretary
                                 and Assistant Treasurer






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