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                                    FORM 8-K

                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 1998


                                  HOME BANCORP
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Indiana                          0-22376             35-1906765
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(State or other jurisdiction of           (Commission        (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)            File Number)       Identification No.)

    132 East Berry Street, P.O. Box 989
    Fort Wayne, Indiana                                         46801-0989
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 (Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)


                                 (219) 422-3502
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

ITEM 5.   Other Events.

          Attached  Press  Release  Relative  to Home  Bancorp  Reporting  Third
Quarter FY -1998 EPS Growing 9.7%, Historical Assets, Loans and Deposits

            

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                                           HOME BANCORP
                                                        ------------------ 
                                                           (Registrant)


                                                    /s/ W. Paul Wolf
Date:   July 28, 1998                                   ------------ 
                                                        W. Paul Wolf
                                                        Chairman, President, CEO

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                                  NEWS RELEASE

Home Bancorp                                    Release Time   8:30  A.M. E.S.T.
                                                --------------------------------
132 EAST BERRY STREETo   P.O. BOX 989           Date           July 28, 1998
                                                --------------------------------
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA 46801-0989                  Contact        W. Paul Wolf
                                                --------------------------------

PHONE:  (219) 422-3502
FAX:  (219) 426-7027

                                  Home Bancorp
                      Third Quarter FY-1998 EPS Grows 9.7%
                      Historical Assets, Loans and Deposits



FORT  WAYNE,  Indiana,  -- July 28, 1998 -- Home  Bancorp  (Nasdaq:  HBFW),  the
holding company for Home Loan Bank, Fort Wayne,  Indiana,  today announced third
quarter  fiscal year 1998 earnings and financial  results,  ended June 30, 1998.
Net income for the third  quarter  1998 was $749,000  ($0.34 basic  earnings per
share EPS)  compared to $738,000  ($0.31  basic  earnings per share EPS) for the
same period a year  earlier,  a 9.7%  increase in earnings per share.  The three
months earnings  represent an annualized return on average assets (ROA) of 0.85%
and a return on average equity (ROE) of 7.01%.

Net income for the nine  months  ended June 30,  1998  increased  to  $2,253,000
($1.02 basic EPS) from $2,189,000 ($0.90 basic EPS) for the same period in 1997,
an increase of 13.3% in earnings per share. For the nine month period ended June
30, 1998,  earnings  represent an  annualized  average ROA of 0.86% and a ROE of
7.01%.

Total assets of the Company at June 30, 1998 were a historical  $360.3  million,
an increase of $25.4 million, or 7.58%, from $334.9 million at June 30, 1997. At
June 30,  1998,  net loans were a record  $318.2  million,  an increase of $45.7
million, or 16.77% during the twelve month period. For the same period from June
30, 1997 to June 30, 1998, deposits increased from $287.7 million to an all time
high  $306.4  million,  or an increase  of $18.7  million or 6.50%.  Shareholder
equity at June 30, 1998 was $42.9 million,  or 11.91%  expressed as a percentage
of assets.

The  increase in the earnings per shares  reflects  the  Corporation's  focus on
improving   shareholder  value  through  improved  earnings  and  repurchase  of
outstanding shares.  Stock when purchased by the Corporation is held as treasury
stock to be used for general corporate  purposes.  During the three month period
ended June 30, 1998 the  Corporation  repurchased  a total of 10,000  shares;  a
total of 2,351,021 shares were outstanding as of that date.




                       Holding Company for Home Loan Bank



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For the period ended June 30, 1998, the  Corporation's  non-performing  loans to
assets ratio was a modest 0.11%.  There were no loan charge-offs for the period,
or fiscal 1998 year-to-date.  The Corporation's  allowance for loan losses as of
June 30, 1998 totaled $1.4 million, or 0.44% of net loans.

Due to vigorous  residential  lending,  the loans to deposits ratio increased to
103.84% at June 30, 1998 from the June 30,  1997 level of 94.70%.  The March 31,
1995 loans to deposits ratio, following the initial public offering, represented
81.52%.  The June 30,  1998 net loans were $318.2  million,  an increase of $114
million from the first  quarterly  Home Bancorp report as of March 31, 1995. The
net loans as of June 30,  1998  compared  with the March 31,  1995 $204  million
represented a loan growth of $114 million since becoming a public company.

Home Loan Bank fsb, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Home Bancorp, was established
in 1893. Home Loan Bank fsb currently operates nine full service offices serving
Fort Wayne (7),  Decatur  (1),  and New Haven (1).  Deposits  are insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

   Home Bancorp (Nasdaq)
       Quarter June 30:                               1998             1997
                                                  -----------       ----------
   Net Income.................................    $   749,000       $  738,000
   Basic Share Earns: Net Income..                        .34              .31

       9 Months June 30:
   Net Income.................................    $ 2,253,000       $2,189,000
   Basic Share Earns: Net Income..                       1.02              .90














                       Holding Company for Home Loan Bank


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