HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP INC
SC 13D, 1997-02-04
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington, D.C.  20549


                          SCHEDULE 13D


           Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                      (Amendment No.  1)*


                HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

                        (Name of Issuer)


            COMMON STOCK, $.125 PAR VALUE PER SHARE

                 (Title of Class of Securities)


                          413801 10 1

                         (CUSIP Number)


       Douglas T. Breeden
        100 Europa Drive
   Chapel Hill, North Carolina
              27514
         (919) 967-7221

(Name, Address, Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications)

                        January 27, 1997

    (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 schedule 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
[].  (A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has
a  previous  statement on file reporting beneficial ownership  of
more  than  five percent of the class of securities described  in
Item  1;  and  (2)  has  filed  no amendment  subsequent  thereto
reporting  beneficial ownership of five percent or less  of  such
class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)











                       Page 1 of 7 Pages
  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
      
      Douglas T. Breeden
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*    (a)
                                                           [ ]
                                                           (b)
                                                           [ ]
                                                           
  3   SEC USE ONLY
      
      
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*
      
      PF, BK
  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

   NUMBER OF       7     SOLE VOTING POWER
    SHARES               
 BENEFICIALLY            1,394,890
 OWNED BY EACH
   REPORTING
  PERSON WITH
                   8     SHARED VOTING POWER
                         
                         15,400
                   9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                         
                         1,394,890
                   10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                         
                         15,400
 11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
       PERSON
       
       1,410,290
 12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
       CERTAIN SHARES*                                  [ ]
       
       
 13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
       
       43.303%
 14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
       
       IN












Item 1.  Security and Issuer

      The  securities as to which this Schedule 13D  ("Schedule")
relate are the shares of common stock, $.125 par value per  share
("Common  Stock"),  of  Harrington  Financial  Group,  Inc.  (the
"Issuer").   The  address  of  the Issuer's  principal  executive
office is 722 Promenade, Richmond, Indiana 47375.

Item 2.  Identity and Background

          (a)  Douglas T. Breeden ("Reporting Person").

           (b)   The Reporting Person's business address  is  100
Europa Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514.

           (c)  The Reporting Person is the Chairman of the Board
of  Directors  of  the  Issuer.  The  Reporting  Person  is  also
Chairman  of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer  of
Smith  Breeden Associates, Inc. ("Smith Breeden").  Smith Breeden
renders  investment  advice and asset  and  liability  management
services  to  financial  institutions, corporate  and  government
pension plans, foundations and government agencies.

          (d)  The Reporting Person has not, during the last five
years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors).

          (e)  The Reporting Person has not, during the last five
years,  been  a  party to a civil proceeding  of  a  judicial  or
administrative  body of competent jurisdiction  as  a  result  of
which  he was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final  order
enjoining  future  violations  of, or  prohibiting  or  mandating
activities  subject  to, federal or state securities  laws  or  a
finding of any violation with respect to such laws.

          (f)  The Reporting Person is a United States citizen.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
           The  Reporting Person acquired 6,000  shares of Common
Stock  on  October 24,1996  at $10.50 per share for an  aggregate
purchase price of $63,600 through his IRA account with JP  Morgan
Securities.   The Reporting Person also acquired in  open  market
purchases  the  following:  4,000 shares on  October  24,1996  at
$10.50  per  share (aggregate purchase price of  $42,003),  5,000
shares  on  October  30,  1996  at $10.50  per  share  (aggregate
purchase  price  of  $52,503), and 30,000 shares on  January  27,
1997 at $10.50 per share (aggregate purchase price of  $315,000).
These  purchases were made through Hilliard Lyons, Inc. and  were
purchased  on  the Reporting Person's margin account.   Also  the
Reporting  Person  purchased 100 shares  on  January  30,1997  at
$10.125 per share (aggregate purchase price of  $1,012.50), using
personal  funds,  through his account at  Stifel,  Nicolaus.   In
addition,  the Reporting Person's wife acquired 1,400  shares  of
Common Stock at $10.25 per share for an aggregate purchase  price
of $11,400.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

           The Reporting Person is presently the Chairman of  the
Board of the Issuer.  The Reporting Person intends to continue to
participate in the management and operations of the Issuer.   The
Reporting Person believes that the shares of Common Stock are  an
attractive  investment and purchased the shares of  Common  Stock
for  investment  purposes and not for the purpose of  influencing
the management of the Issuer or exercising control.
            The  Reporting  Person  currently  has  no  plans  or
proposals (excluding action which may be taken or proposed to  be
taken by the Board of Directors of which the Reporting Person  is
a  member) which relate to or would result in (a) the acquisition
by  any  person  of additional securities of the  Issuer  or  the
disposition  of  securities of the Issuer; (b)  an  extraordinary
corporate  transaction,  such  as  a  merger,  reorganization  or
liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (c)
a  sale  or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer
or  any of its subsidiaries; (d) any change in the present  Board
of  Directors or management of the issuer, including any plans or
proposals  to change the number or term of directors or  to  fill
any  existing vacancies on the Board; (e) any material change  in
the  present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; (f)
any  other  material change in the Issuer's business or corporate
structure;  (g)  changes  in  the  Issuer's  charter,  bylaws  or
instruments  corresponding thereto or  other  actions  which  may
impede  the  acquisition of control of the Issuer by any  person;
(h)  causing  a class of securities of the Issuer to be  delisted
from  a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized
to  be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered
national securities association; (i) a class of equity securities
of  the  Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration
pursuant  to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange  Act  of
1934,  as  amended; or (j) any action similar  to  any  of  those
enumerated above.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

           (a)   The Reporting Person beneficially owns 1,410,290
shares  of  Common  Common Stock of the Issuer  which  represents
approximately 43.303% of the outstanding shares of Common  Stock.
As  of  February 4, 1997, 3,256,738 shares of Common  Stock  were
outstanding.  The Reporting Person also has been granted  options
to  purchase an aggregate of 16,000 shares of Common Stock, which
are exercisable between December 15, 1997 and January 15, 1998 at
$7.50  per  share and are not currently deemed to be beneficially
owned by the Reporting Person.

            (b)   The  Reporting  Person  has  sole  voting   and
dispositive  power  with respect to 1,394,890  shares  of  Common
Stock.   The Reporting Person may be deemed to have shared voting
and  dispositive  power with respect to 11,400 shares  of  Common
Stock  held  by  his wife and 4,000 shares held by  his  wife  as
custodian for their children.


           (c)   The  Reporting Person acquired 6,000  shares  of
Common  Stock  on  October 24,1996  at $10.50 per  share  for  an
aggregate purchase price of $63,600 through his IRA account  with
JP Morgan Securities.  The Reporting Person also acquired in open
market  purchases the following:  4,000 shares on October 24,1996
at  $10.50 per share (aggregate purchase price of $42,003), 5,000
shares  on  October  30,  1996  at $10.50  per  share  (aggregate
purchase  price  of  $52,503), and 30,000 shares on  January  27,
1997 at $10.50 per share (aggregate purchase price of  $315,000).
These  purchases were made through Hilliard Lyons, Inc. and  were
purchased  on  the Reporting Person's margin account.   Also  the
Reporting  Person  purchased 100 shares  on  January  30,1997  at
$10.125 per share (aggregate purchase price of  $1,012.50), using
personal  funds  through  his account at  Stifel,  Nicolaus.   In
addition,  the Reporting Person's wife acquired 1,400  shares  of
Common Stock at $10.25 per share for an aggregate purchase  price
of $11,400.

          (d)  Not Applicable.
          (e)  Not Applicable.

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

           The  Reporting Person is not a party to any  contract,
arrangement,  understanding or relationship (legal or  otherwise)
with respect to any securities of the Issuer, other than the bank
loans  and pledges of securities described in Item 3 above.   The
Reporting Person is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Issuer  and has in the past and intends in the future to exercise
his  vote and to serve the Issuer as a director in an independent
manner,  and to vote his shares of Common Stock individually  and
not  pursuant to any understanding, arrangement or agreement with
any  other persons.  The Reporting Person is also Chairman of the
Board,  President and Chief Executive Officer of  Smith  Breeden,
who  provides financial and investment advice to the  Issuer  and
Harrington Bank, FSB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits

     Not applicable.

                           Signatures




      After  reasonable inquiry and to the best of the  knowledge
and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the
information set forth in this Statement on Schedule 13D is  true,
complete and correct.






                                        /s/Douglas T. Breeden
                                        Douglas T. Breeden




                                        Date:  February 4, 1997





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