WESTERFED FINANCIAL CORP
SC 13D/A, 1996-07-15
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 4)

                        WesterFed Financial Corporation
                               (Name of Issuer)

                    Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  957 550 106
                                (CUSIP Number)

                                JAMES J. CRAMER
                                100 Wall Street
                                   8th Floor
                              New York, NY  10005
                           Tel. No.:  (212) 742-4480
                    (Name, Address and Telephone Number of
                     Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                              and Communications)

                                 July 2, 1996
                    (Date of Event which Requires Filing of
                                this Statement)



If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
statement because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [  ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [  ].


                               Page 1 of 10 Pages

          
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                                 SCHEDULE 13D


CUSIP NO. 957 550 106                                     PAGE  2   OF  10 PAGES
- ---------------------                                     ----------------------

1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           J.J. Cramer & Co.

2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                      (A)[ ]
                                                                         (B)[X]

3  SEC USE ONLY

4  SOURCE OF FUNDS

         N/A
5  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT    
   TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                    [ ]

6  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Delaware

                 7                   SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES                                  387,100
BENEFICIALLY 
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
                 8                    SHARED VOTING POWER

                                        -0-
                 9                    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                        387,100
                10                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                        -0-

11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                  387,100
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    [  ]

13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                  8.5%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                  CO

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


CUSIP NO. 957 550 106                                     PAGE  3   OF  10 PAGES
- ---------------------                                     ----------------------

1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           James J. Cramer

2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                      (A)[  ]
                                                                         (B)[ X]
3  SEC USE ONLY

4  SOURCE OF FUNDS

         N/A
5  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
   ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                       [  ]

6  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         United States

              7             SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES                                  -0-
BENEFICIALLY  
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
              8             SHARED VOTING POWER

                                        387,100
              9             SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                        -0-
             10             SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                        387,100
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         387,100
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES   [  ]

13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

         8.5%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

         IN


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO. 957 550 106                                   PAGE   4    OF  10 PAGES
- ---------------------                                   -----------------------

1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

            Karen L. Cramer
2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                     (A)[  ]
                                                                        (B)[ X]

3  SEC USE ONLY

4  SOURCE OF FUNDS

         N/A
5  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
   ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                      [  ]

6  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         United States

             7                   SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES                                  -0-
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
             8                   SHARED VOTING POWER

                                        387,100
             9                   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                        -0-
             10                  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                        387,100
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         387,100
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES   [  ]

13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

         8.5%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

         IN

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO. 957 550 106                                   PAGE   5    OF  10 PAGES
- ---------------------                                   -----------------------

1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

            Cramer Partners, L.P. 
2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                     (A)[  ]
                                                                        (B)[ X]

3  SEC USE ONLY

4  SOURCE OF FUNDS

         N/A
5  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
   ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                      [  ]

6  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         Delaware

             7                   SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES                                 387,100
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
             8                   SHARED VOTING POWER

                                        -0-
             9                   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                        387,100
             10                  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                        -0-
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         387,100
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES   [  ]

13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

         8.5%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

         PN

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO. 957 550 106                                   PAGE   6    OF  10 PAGES
- ---------------------                                   -----------------------

1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

            Cramer Capital Corporation 
2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                     (A)[  ]
                                                                        (B)[ X]

3  SEC USE ONLY

4  SOURCE OF FUNDS

         N/A
5  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
   ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                      [  ]

6  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         Delaware

             7                   SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES                                 387,100
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
             8                   SHARED VOTING POWER

                                        -0-
             9                   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                        387,100
             10                  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                        -0-
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         387,100
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES   [  ]

13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

         8.5%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

         CO

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CUSIP NO. 957 550 106                                         PAGE 7 OF 10 PAGES



                                 OLD FILING

ITEM  1.    SECURITY AND ISSUER.

               The undersigned hereby amends the statement on Schedule 13D,

dated November 1, 1995, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated December 15, 1995,

as amended by Amendment No. 2, dated January 18, 1996 (the "Statement"),

filed by the undersigned relating to the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

of WesterFed Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as set forth below.

Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the

same meaning as set forth in the Statement.



ITEM 3.   SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

               Item 3 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated to read
               in its entirety as follows:

               The 322,100 Shares held by the Reporting Persons were purchased
               with the personal funds of the Partnership in the aggregate
               amount of $5,065,886.25.

ITEM 5.   INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

               Items 5(a), 5(b) and 5(c) of the Statement are hereby amended
and restated to read in their entirety as follows:

               (a)     This statement on Schedule 13D relates to 322,100 Shares
                       beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons, which
                       constitute approximately 7.1% of the issued and
                       outstanding Shares.

               (b)     The Manager has sole voting and dispositive power with
                       respect to 322,100 Shares.  James Cramer and Karen Cramer
                       have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to
                       322,100 Shares.

               (c)     In the last sixty days, the Reporting Persons purchased
                       and sold shares of the Common Stock on the dates, in the
                       amounts and at the prices set forth on Exhibit B attached
                       hereto and incorporated by reference herein.  All of such
                       purchases and sales were made on the open market.


ITEM 6.   CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR
          RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE
          ISSUER.

          Item 6 of the Statement is amended by (i) deleting on the second line

the number "357,600" and replacing it with the number "322,100" and (ii)

deleting on the fourth line the number "89,500" and replacing it with the number

"0."


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CUSIP NO. 957 550 106                                               Page 6 of 7

                                    SIGNATURE



          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowlege and belief,

I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete

and correct.





Dated:  May 29, 1996

                           J.J. CRAMER & CO.

                           By: /s/JAMES J. CRAMER
                               ------------------------
                               Name:  James J. Cramer
                               Title: President



                               /s/JAMES J. CRAMER
                               ------------------------
                               James J. Cramer



                               /s/KAREN L. CRAMER
                               ------------------------  
                               Karen L. Cramer


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CUSIP NO. 957 550 106                                               Page 7 of 7




                                    EXHIBIT B

                           Transactions in Common Stock
                                 of The Company



CRAMER PARTNERS, L.P.

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<CAPTION>

                                 NO. OF SHARES                      COST 
(SALES                     PURCHASE/SALE
           TRADE DATE            PURCHASED/SOLD                  PRICE) PER 
SHARE
<S>                              <C>                              
<C>                              <C>
            4/18/96                  84,500                            
14.4380                          P
            5/22/96                 100,000                            
14.3750                          S


GAM

                                 NO. OF SHARES                      COST 
(SALES                     PURCHASE/SALE
           TRADE DATE            PURCHASED/SOLD                  PRICE) PER 
SHARE
           
            4/18/96                  84,500                            
14.3750                          S






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