FIRST FINANCIAL CORP /TX/
10QSB, 1996-08-13
MORTGAGE BANKERS & LOAN CORRESPONDENTS
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-QSB

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) 
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the quarter ended     June 30, 1996     
Commission file number      0-5559     

                FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION           
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
     Texas                               74-1502313     
(State or other jurisdiction of 	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)     Identification  No.)


 800 Washington Avenue, Waco, Texas          76701     
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code 
(817) 757-2424   

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has 
filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 
(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the 
preceding 12 months (or for 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 classes of common stock, as of the latest 
practicable date.

Common Stock, No Par Value           173,528   
(Class)			                  (Outstanding at August 15, 1996)


FORM 10-QSB

FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
JUNE 30, 1996



INDEX


Part I Financial Information		           			  Page 
No.

Item 1.	Financial Statements	

		Consolidated Balance Sheet as of		            1
		June 30, 1996	

		Consolidated Statements of Income		           2
		for the Three-Months and Six-Months
		ended June 30, 1996 and 1995

		Consolidated Statements of Cash 
		Flow for the Six-Months 
		ended June 30, 1996 and 1995			               3

		Notes to Consolidated Financial 
		Statements							                            4-5

Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis
		of Results of Operations and Financial      	5-6
		Condition					
		
		
Part II Other Information

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings					                  6

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote
 of Security Holders						                      7

Item 6.	Exhibits and Reports on Form
		8-K								                                   7

 




First Financial Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheet
June 30, 1996
(Unaudited)


           Assets
           ------
Cash and cash equivalents                                        $    646,751
Restricted cash                                                       327,524
Accounts receivable                                                 1,164,663
Marketable investment securities                                      310,382
Real estate held for investment,at cost                               474,074
Mortgage loans                                                      3,077,373
Investment in and advances to
  affiliated companies                                                363,622
Property and equipment                                                857,254
Other assets                                                        1,012,065
                                                                   -----------
               Total Assets                                       $ 8,233,708
                                                                   ===========
   Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  --------------------------------------
Notes payable                                                         205,000
Estimated reserve for losses under servicing
  agreements                                                        1,611,327
Other liabilities                                                   1,620,986
                                                                   -----------
               Total Liabilities                                    3,437,313
                                                                   -----------
Minority interest                                                   1,754,902
                                                                   -----------
Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock - no par value; authorized
    500,000 shares;issued 183,750 shares,
    of which 10,222 shares are held in
    treasury shares                                                     1,000
  Additonal paid-in capital                                           518,702
  Retained earnings                                                 2,558,502
                                                                   -----------
                                                                    3,078,204
  Less:Treasury stock - at cost                                       (35,309)
       Net unrealized loss on marketable
        investment securities                                          (1,402)
                                                                   -----------
               Total Stockholders' Equity                           3,041,493
                                                                   -----------
               Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity         $ 8,233,708
                                                                   ===========

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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<TABLE>
First Financial Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Income
Three months and Six months ended June 30,1996 and 1995
(Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                                                  Three months ended                     Six months ended
                                                        June 30,                            June 30,
                                                --------------------------------    --------------------------------
                                                    1996              1995              1996              1995
                                             ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
<S>                                          <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>            
Revenues:
  Loan administration                        $      964,302    $      867,314    $   1,749,087     $   1,407,198
  Interest income                                   288,126           333,036          559,661           528,976
  Other income                                      151,351           129,754          366,115           279,279
                                             ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
     Total Revenues                               1,403,779         1,330,104        2,674,863         2,215,453
                                             ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
Expenses:
  Salaries and related expenses                     726,534           696,026        1,392,555         1,285,842
  Interest expense                                  192,919           256,598          351,656           339,164
  Provision for losses under servicing     
   agreements                                      (141,000)         (144,000)        (264,000)         (345,000)
  Other operating expenses                          579,938           485,601        1,134,198           922,217
                                             ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
     Total Expenses                               1,358,391         1,294,225        2,614,409         2,202,223
                                             ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------

     Income before income taxes,
      minority interest, equity in earnings
      (loss) of affiliates and extraordinary         45,388            35,879           60,454            13,230

Federal income taxes                                      0                 0                0                 0
                                             ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
     Income before minority interest                 45,388            35,879           60,454            13,230

Minority interest in net loss (income)               17,109            11,869           51,326            59,829
                                             ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
     Income before equity in earnings (loss)
      of affiliates and extraordinary item           62,497            47,748          111,780            73,059

Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates              (3,305)           42,067             (458)           48,729
                                             ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
     Income before extraorinary item                 59,192            89,815          111,322           121,788

Utilization of tax loss carryforward                      0                 0                0                 0
                                             ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
     Net income                              $        59,192   $        89,815   $     111,322     $     121,788
                                              ===========       ===========       ===========       ===========
Income Per Common Share                      $          0.07   $          0.48   $        0.56     $        0.66
                                              ===========       ===========       ===========       ===========

</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.





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<TABLE>
First Financial Corporation
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
<CAPTION>

                                                                          (Unaudited)
                                                                  Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                                  ----------------------------
                                                                       1996              1995
                                                                -------------   --------------
<S>                                                             <C>             <C>          
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income (loss)                                            $    111,322    $    121,788
   Adjustments to reconcile net income(loss) to
    net cash used by operating activities:
   Depreciation                                                       97,783         102,655
   Provision for losses under servicing agreements                  (264,000)       (345,000)
   Equity in (income) loss of affiliates                                 457         (48,729)
   Realized losses on marketable investment securities                     0               0
   Net (increase) decrease in accounts receivable                    (50,958)              0
   Net (increase) decrease in other assets                           102,653        (471,776)
   Net increase (decrease) in other liabilities                     (413,966)        499,157
   Increase in minority interest                                     (51,327)        (59,830)
   (Increase) decrease in restricted cash used
     in operating activities - net                                      (394)           (355)
   Increase in mortgage loans - net                                        0               0 
   MortGage loans funded                                         (85,102,475)    (66,165,656)
   Mortgage loans sold                                            87,019,787      50,573,203
   Increase in mortgage loans participations sold                 (1,849,902)     15,191,445
   Other                                                               2,046          (3,866)
                                                                -------------    ------------
        Net cash provided (used) for operating activities           (398,974)       (606,964)
                                                                -------------    ------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Proceeds from sale of marketable investment securities                  0               0
   Purchases of marketable investment securities                           0         (50,000)
   Purchase of property and equipment                                (20,308)        (30,014)
   Principal collections on mortgage loans                           488,608         420,480
   Amortization of discount on mortgage loans purchased              (24,766)        (37,953)
   (Advances to) repayments from affiliates                           12,500               0 
                                                                -------------    ------------
        Net cash provided (used) for investing activities            456,034         302,513
                                                                -------------    ------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
   Payment on notes payable                                         (166,000)         12,366
                                                                -------------    ------------
        Net cash used for financing activities                      (166,000)         12,366
                                                                -------------    ------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                (108,940)       (292,085)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                       755,691         723,401
                                                                -------------    ------------  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                      $    646,751     $   431,316
                                                                  ===========       =========
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
   Interest Paid                                                $    337,744     $   217,197
                                                                  ===========       =========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1 - Basis of Presentation

The financial information included herein for First 
Financial Corporation, and all of its wholly owned and 
majority owned subsidiaries (the "Company") is unaudited; 
however, such unaudited information reflects all 
adjustments which are, in management's opinion, necessary 
for a fair presentation of the financial position, results 
of operations and statement of cash flows for the interim 
periods. Minority interest represents ownership of other 
entities in the net assets and net earnings of Key Group, 
Ltd. ("Key Group").

The results of operations and changes in cash flow for the 
six-month period ended June 30, 1996 are not necessarily 
indicative of the results to be expected for the full 
year.

Certain reclassifications were made to prior periods to 
ensure comparability with the current period.

2 - Earnings Per Share

Earnings per common share were computed by dividing net 
income by the weighted average number of shares 
outstanding. 

3 - Income Taxes

Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of 
transactions reported in the financial statements and 
consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes related 
primarily to differences between the basis of the loan 
loss reserve for financial and income tax reporting.  The 
deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the future 
tax return consequences of those differences, which will 
either be taxable or deductible when the assets and 
liabilities are recovered or settled.  Deferred taxes also 
are recognized for operating losses that are available to 
offset future taxable income and tax credits that are 
available to offset future federal income taxes.  The 
Company has approximately $5,900,000 in available net 
operating loss carryforward benefits for financial 
statement purposes to offset future income, if any.

4 - Contingencies

Substantially all of the conventional pools of 
manufactured home loans serviced by the Company, 
approximately $5,700,000 at June 30, 1996, were sold to 
investors with recourse.  The recourse provisions 
typically require the Company to repurchase delinquent 
loans at the unpaid balances plus accrued interest, or 
replace delinquent loans with another loan which is 
current.  Further, several of the agreements require the 
Company to establish and maintain cash reserve accounts.  
Deposits are periodically made to the accounts equal to a 
specified percent of the outstanding loans. The accounts 
may be used to cover deficiencies from foreclosure and 
liquidation of delinquent pooled mortgage loans.  Such 
cash reserve accounts totaled $27,500 and are included in 
restricted cash at June 30, 1996.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of 
Operations and Financial Condition

Results of Operations
 
The Company had a net income of $111,322 for the six 
months ended June 30, 1996 compared to net income of 
$121,788  for the same period in 1995.  Loan 
administration revenues were $1,749,087 for the first six 
months of 1996 compared to $1,407,198 for the same period 
of 1995.  The increase in loan administration revenues is 
primarily due to increased loan origination and service 
fees from the Company's residential mortgage loan 
operations. During the six months ended June 30, 1996, 
originations of new residential mortgage loans amounted to 
approximately $85.1 million compared to approximately 
$66.2 during the same period in 1995.

Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 1996 
amounted to $559,661 compared to $528,976 for the same 
period in 1995.  The increase in interest income is 
primarily due to the increased volume of new residential 
mortgage loans originated during the period ended June 30, 
1996 as compared to the same period in 1995 as discussed 
above.  First Preference Mortgage Corp. earns interest 
from the date the mortgage loan is closed until the date 
the mortgage loan is sold to investors.

Other income for the six months ended June 30, 1996 
amounted to $366,115 as compared to $279,279 for the same 
period in 1995.  This increase is primarily due to 
increased consulting fees earned by the Company for 
providing accounting services.  During the first quarter 
of 1996, the Company increased the fees it charges for 
providing accounting services to compensate for the 
Company's increasing costs.

Salaries and related expenses increased to $1,392,555 for 
the six months ended June 30, 1996, compared to $1,285,842 
for the six months ended June 30, 1995. This increase is 
due to the addition of personnel in connection with the 
operations of the residential mortgage origination and 
servicing activities of First Preference Mortgage Corp., a 
second tier subsidiary of Key Group.

For the six months ended June 30, 1996, interest expense 
amounted to $351,656 compared to $339,164 for the same 
period in 1995.  This increase is the result of the 
increased utilization of the Company's warehouse credit 
lines in connection with the origination of residential 
mortgage loans. 

During the six months ended June 30, 1996, the provision 
for losses under servicing agreements was ($264,000) 
resulting in a balance in the reserve for losses under 
servicing agreements of $1,611,327 at June 30, 1996.  For 
the six months ended June 30, 1995, the Company had a 
negative provision for losses under servicing agreements 
of ($345,000) which resulted in a balance in the reserve 
for losses under servicing agreements of $2,327,931 at 
June 30, 1995.  The negative provisions are due to the 
Company's belief that its exposure to losses attributable 
to the servicing agreements continues to decline.

Other operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 
1996 were $1,134,198 compared to $922,217 for the same 
period 1995.  This increase is primarily due to the 
significant increase in new residential mortgage loan 
originations of First Preference Mortgage Corp. as 
previously discussed.

The minority interest in the net loss of Key Group 
amounted to $51,326 for the six months ended June 30, 
1996.  For the six months ended June 30, 1995, the 
minority interest in the net loss of Key Group amounted to 
$59,829.  The minority interest represents the ownership 
of other entities in the Key Group net income or net loss.

Financial Condition

At June 30, 1996, the Company's total assets were 
$8,233,708.  Included in the Company's total assets are 
the assets of Key Group, LTD. which amounted to $4,650,717 
at June 30, 1996.  The Key Group assets at June 30, 1996 
consisted primarily of cash and cash equivalents of 
$246,532, mortgage loans of $2,756,540, property and 
equipment of $291,017 and accounts receivable, prepaid 
expenses and other assets of $1,356,628.  The minority 
interest in the net assets of Key Group at June 30, 1996 
amounted to $1,754,902.

On consolidated basis, cash and cash equivalents 
(including restricted cash) were $974,275 at June 30, 
1996.  Included therein was cash and cash equivalents for 
Key Group of $246,532 and Apex Lloyds Insurance Company of 
$642,724.  The cash flow of Key Group is only available to 
the Company to the extent that cash is received in the 
form of partnership distributions.  Key Group has paid no 
distributions and has no plans to pay distributions in the 
foreseeable future.  The cash flow of Apex Lloyds 
Insurance Company is only available to the Company as 
allowed by state insurance regulations.

As more fully discussed in the Annual Report Form 10-KSB 
for the year ended December 31, 1995, First Preference 
Mortgage Corp. has a master loan participation with two 
financial institutions totaling $40,000,000.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company is involved in routine litigation incidental 
to its business, both as a plaintiff and a defendant. 
Management of the Company, after consulting with legal 
counsel, feels that liability resulting from the 
litigation, if any, will no have a material effect on this 
financial position of the Company.

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

The annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 28, 
1996, pursuant to an information statement dated April 26, 
1996, furnished by the Board of Directors to the 
Shareholders of Record.

At the meeting, the following were elected to the Board of 
Directors: Henry Dietz, John Carl Hauser, David W. Mann, 
Robert A. Mann. Walter J. Rusek, Barrett Smith, and 
Jackson K. Walker.

In other matters, the shareholders approved the selection 
of Pattillo, Brown, & Hill, Certified Public Accountants, 
as auditors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 
and ratified and approved all actions taken by the 
Company's directors and management during the preceding 
year. No other matters were voted upon.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

No Form 8-K was filed during  the quarter ended June 30, 
1996.





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SIGNATURES
 

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

First Financial Corporation
____________________________________________________





Date            August 13, 1996       		            

                David W. Mann                                         
          						David W. Mann
          						President
          						Duly Authorized Officer and 
           					Principal Financial Officer


Date            August 13, 1996        		            
                                                 		
           					Robert L. Harris
                Robert L. Harris
          						Vice President and
          						Principal Accounting Officer








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<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1996
<CASH>                                         974,275
<SECURITIES>                                   310,382
<RECEIVABLES>                                1,164,663
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<DEPRECIATION>                               1,052,160
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                                0
                                          0
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