HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP INC
10-Q, 1998-11-12
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q


[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1998

                                       OR

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         For the transition period from _____________ to ____________

                         Commission File Number 0-27940


                        HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Indiana                                      48-1050267
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   (State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                    Identification Number)



             722 East Main
          Richmond, Indiana                                  47374
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  (Address of principal executive office)                  (Zip Code)


                                 (765) 962-8531
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


         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 such  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: As of November 5,
1998,  there were issued and outstanding  3,205,339  shares of the  Registrant's
Common Stock, par value $.125 per share.
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                 HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                            Page
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Part I. Financial Information
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Item 1. Financial Statements

           Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1998
           (unaudited) and June 30, 1998                                      1

           Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three
           months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997.                          2

           Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three
           months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997.                          3

           Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements               4

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
        Results of Operations                                                 6

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 13

Part II.       Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings                                                    15
Item 2. Changes in Securities                                                15
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                      15
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders                  15
Item 5. Other Information                                                    15
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                     15

Signatures
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<CAPTION>
                       HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                                 Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                   (Dollars in Thousands)
                                         (Unaudited)

                                                                 September 30,     June 30,
                                                                      1998           1998
                                                                   ---------      ---------
<S>                                                                <C>            <C> 
ASSETS

   Cash ......................................................     $   1,470      $   1,567
   Interest-bearing deposits .................................         6,217         10,212
                                                                   ---------      ---------
     Total cash and cash equivalents .........................         7,687         11,779
   Securities held for trading - at fair value
     (amortized cost of $340,702 and $289,137) ...............       347,945        290,609
   Securities available for sale - at fair value
     (amortized cost of $903 and $924) .......................           923            922
   Loans receivable, net .....................................       188,747        163,546
   Interest receivable, net ..................................         2,552          2,318
   Premises and equipment, net ...............................         5,960          5,614
   Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis stock ..............         4,878          4,878
   Other .....................................................         7,226          4,731
                                                                   =========      =========
     Total assets ............................................     $ 565,918      $ 484,397
                                                                   =========      =========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

   Deposits ..................................................    $  210,412      $ 178,311
   Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ............       292,470        240,396
   Federal Home Loan Bank advances ...........................        26,000         26,000
   Interest payable on securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase ..............................................           326            282
   Other interest payable ....................................         2,123          1,596
   Note payable ..............................................        13,495         13,495
   Advance payments by borrowers for taxes & insurance .......         1,217            785
   Accrued expenses payable and other liabilities ............           716            868
                                                                   ---------      ---------
     Total liabilities .......................................       546,759        461,733
                                                                   ---------      ---------

   Common stock ..............................................           425            425
   Additional paid-in-capital ................................        16,946         16,962
   Treasury stock, 194,599 and 124,052 shares at cost ........        (2,162)        (1,467)
   Retained earnings .........................................         3,938          6,745
   Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes            12             (1)
                                                                   ---------      ---------
     Total stockholders' equity ..............................        19,159         22,664
                                                                   ---------      ---------
       Total liabilities and stockholders' equity ............     $ 565,918      $ 484,397
                                                                   =========      =========
</TABLE>
            See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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<CAPTION>
                 HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                      Consolidated Statements of Operations
                    (Dollars in Thousands Except Share Data)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                              September 30,
                                                           --------------------- 
                                                              1998         1997
                                                           -------      ------- 
<S>                                                        <C>          <C>  
INTEREST INCOME
   Securities held for trading .......................     $ 5,768      $ 6,077
   Securities available for sale .....................          20           25
   Loans receivable ..................................       3,196        1,824
   Dividends on Federal Home Loan Bank stock .........          99          101
   Deposits ..........................................         117          309
   Net interest expense on interest rate contracts
     maintained in the trading portfolio .............        (282)        (199)
                                                           -------      ------- 
   Interest income ...................................       8,918        8,137
                                                           -------      ------- 

INTEREST EXPENSE
   Deposits ..........................................       2,726        1,908
   Federal Home Loan Bank advances ...................         501          422
   Short-term borrowings .............................       4,454        4,004
   Long-term borrowings ..............................         294          218
                                                           -------      ------- 
   Interest expense ..................................       7,975        6,552
                                                           -------      ------- 
NET INTEREST INCOME ..................................         943        1,585
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES ............................         150         --
                                                           -------      ------- 
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
   PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES .........................         793        1,585
                                                           -------      ------- 

OTHER INCOME (LOSS)
   Loss on sale of securities held for trading .......      (9,240)        (198)
   Unrealized gain on securities held for trading ....       5,771          323
   Other .............................................         100           68
                                                           -------      ------- 
   Total other income (loss) .........................      (3,369)         193
                                                           -------      ------- 
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<CAPTION>
                 HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                      Consolidated Statements of Operations
                    (Dollars in Thousands Except Share Data)
                                   (Unaudited)
                                   (continued)

                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                              September 30,
                                                           --------------------- 
                                                              1998         1997
                                                           -------      ------- 
<S>                                                        <C>          <C> 

OTHER EXPENSE
   Salaries and employee benefits ....................         947          649
   Premises and equipment expense ....................         288          152
   FDIC insurance premiums ...........................          26           21
   Marketing .........................................         100           24
   Computer services .................................          82           47
   Consulting fees ...................................          74           70
   Other .............................................         397          294
                                                           -------      ------- 
   Total other expenses ..............................       1,914        1,257
                                                           -------      ------- 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX
   PROVISION .........................................      (4,490)         521
INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT) .......................      (1,780)         204
                                                           -------      ------- 
NET INCOME (LOSS) ....................................     $(2,710)     $   317
                                                           =======      ======= 
BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE ......................     $ (0.83)     $  0.10
                                                           =======      ======= 
                                                                                    
DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE ....................     $ (0.83)     $  0.10
                                                           =======      ======= 
</TABLE>
            See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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<CAPTION>
                        HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                             Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                    (Dollars in Thousands)
                                          (Unaudited)
                                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                                           September 30,
                                                                     ------------------------ 
                                                                        1998          1997
                                                                     ---------      ---------
<S>                                                                  <C>            <C>      
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss) ..............................................     $  (2,710)     $     317
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used
   in operating activities:
   Provision for loan losses ...................................           150           --
   Depreciation ................................................           123             69
   Premium and discount amortization of securities, net ........           400            333
   Amortization of premiums and discounts on loans .............            44             15
   Loss on sale of securities held for trading .................         9,240            198
   Unrealized gain on securities held for trading ..............        (5,771)          (323)
   Deferred income tax provision ...............................          (141)           (31)
   Increase in interest receivable .............................          (234)          (165)
   Increase in interest payable ................................           571            742
   Increase in accrued income taxes ............................          --              236
   Increase in income tax receivable ...........................        (1,555)          --
   Purchases of securities held for  trading ...................      (189,265)      (277,950)
   Decrease in amounts due from brokers ........................          --           11,308
   Proceeds from maturities of securities held for trading .....        10,076          6,306
   Proceeds from sales of securities held for trading ..........       117,984        193,973
   Decrease (increase) in other assets .........................          (799)           106
   Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities           280           (349)
                                                                     ---------      ---------
      Net cash used in operating activities ....................       (61,607)       (65,215)
                                                                     ---------      ---------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
   Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale ...            13             97
   Change in loans receivable, net .............................       (25,395)        (5,654)
   Purchases of premises and equipment .........................          (469)          (171)
                                                                     ---------      ---------
     Net cash used in investing activities .....................       (25,851)        (5,728)
                                                                     ---------      ---------
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
                        HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                             Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                    (Dollars in Thousands)
                                          (Unaudited)
                                          (continued)
                                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                                           September 30,
                                                                     ------------------------ 
                                                                        1998          1997
                                                                     ---------      ---------
<S>                                                                  <C>            <C>      
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
   Net increase in deposits ....................................        32,101          2,746
   Increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase ..        52,074         70,674
   Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances ...............        13,000           --
   Principal repayments on Federal Home Loan Bank advances .....       (13,000)          --
   Purchase of treasury stock ..................................          (784)          --
   Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock ....................            73           --
   Dividends paid on common stock ..............................           (98)           (98)
                                                                     ---------      ---------
     Net cash provided by financing activities .................        83,366         73,322
                                                                     ---------      ---------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS ................        (4,092)         2,379
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
   Beginning of period .........................................        11,779          9,516
                                                                     ---------      ---------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
   End of period ...............................................     $   7,687      $  11,895
                                                                     =========      =========

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW
INFORMATION:
   Cash paid for interest ......................................     $   8,440      $   7,263
   Cash paid for income taxes ..................................            43           --
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            See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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                 HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 - Business of the Company

        Harrington  Financial Group,  Inc. (the "Company") is a savings and loan
        holding  company  incorporated  in 1988 to  acquire  and hold all of the
        outstanding  common  stock  of  Harrington  Bank,  FSB (the  "Bank"),  a
        federally  chartered  savings bank with  principal  offices in Richmond,
        Indiana  and  seven  full-service  branch  offices  located  in  Carmel,
        Fishers, Noblesville and Indianapolis, Indiana, and Mission, Kansas. The
        Company is a growing  community bank with a focus on the origination and
        management of mortgage loans and securities. The Company also operates a
        commercial  loan  division  for  business  customers  and  a  trust  and
        investment management division for individuals.

        Earnings per Share

        The following is a reconciliation  of the weighted average common shares
        for the basic and diluted earnings per share  computations in accordance
        with Statement of Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 128:
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<CAPTION>
                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                       September 30,
                                                  -----------------------  
                                                     1998          1997
                                                  ---------     --------- 
<S>                                               <C>           <C>      
      Basic earnings per share:
         Weighted average common shares .....     3,250,049     3,256,738
                                                  =========     =========
      Diluted earnings per share:
         Weighted average common shares .....     3,250,049     3,256,738
         Dilutive effect of stock options (1)          --          60,623
                                                  ---------     ---------
         Weighted average common and
           incremental shares ...............     3,250,049     3,317,361
                                                  =========     =========
</TABLE>
        (1) No  dilutive  effect of stock  options  for the three  months  ended
        September  30,  1998 was used in the  calculation  as the effects of the
        stock options were anti-dilutive.

Note 2 - Basis of Presentation

        The  accompanying  unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements of the
        Company have been prepared in accordance with instructions to Form 10-Q.
        Accordingly,  they do not include all of the  information  and footnotes
        required  by  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  for  complete
        financial statements. However, such information reflects all adjustments
        (consisting  solely of normal recurring  adjustments)  which are, in the
        opinion of management,  necessary for a fair presentation of results for
        the interim periods.

        The results of operations for the three months ended  September 30, 1998
        are not  necessarily  indicative  of the results to be expected  for the
        year  ending  June  30,  1999.  The  unaudited   consolidated  financial
        statements  and notes  thereto  should be read in  conjunction  with the
        audited  financial  statements and notes thereto for the year ended June
        30, 1998.

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Note 3 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        The Company adopted SFAS No. 130,  Comprehensive Income,  effective July
        1, 1998.  It  requires  that  changes in the  amounts of certain  items,
        including  gains  and  losses  on  certain  securities,  be shown in the
        financial  statements.  SFAS No. 130 does not require a specific  format
        for the financial statement in which  comprehensive  income is reported,
        but does require that an amount representing total comprehensive  income
        be reported in that statement.  All prior year financial statements have
        been reclassified for comparative purposes.

        The  following  is a summary of the  Corporation's  total  comprehensive
        income (loss) for the interim  three month  periods ended  September 30,
        1998 and 1997 under SFAS No. 130:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Three Months Ended
                                                               September 30,
                                                            --------------------
                                                              1998         1997
                                                            -------      ------- 
<S>                                                         <C>          <C>    
Net income (loss) .....................................     $(2,710)     $   317
                                                            -------      -------
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
    Unrealized gains on securities:
         Unrealized holding gains arising during period
                                                                 13            8
                                                            -------      -------
Other comprehensive income

                                                                 13            8
                                                            -------      -------
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ...........................     $(2,697)     $   325
                                                            =======      =======
</TABLE>
        Also in June  1997,  SFAS No.  131,  Disclosures  about  Segments  of an
        Enterprise  and Related  Information,  was issued.  This  Statement will
        change the way public  companies  report  information  about segments of
        their business in their annual financial statements and requires them to
        report selected segment information in their quarterly reports issued to
        shareholders.   It  also  requires  entity-wide  disclosures  about  the
        products and  services an entity  provides,  the  material  countries in
        which it holds  assets and reports  revenues,  and its major  customers.
        SFAS No. 131 is effective for fiscal years  beginning after December 15,
        1997.  The Company  will  include the  appropriate  segment  information
        beginning in the annual  financial  statements  for the year ending June
        30, 1999, and all quarterly reports  thereafter.  Management has not yet
        determined  the  effect,  if any,  of SFAS No.  131 on the  consolidated
        financial statements.

        SFAS  No.  133,   Accounting  for   Derivative  and  Similar   Financial
        Instruments and for Hedging  Activities,  was issued in June 1998 and is
        effective for all fiscal  quarters of all fiscal years  beginning  after
        June 15, 1999.  This  statement  establishes  accounting  and  reporting
        standards for hedging  activities.  It requires that an entity recognize
        all  derivatives  as either  assets or  liabilities  in the statement of
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        financial  condition and measure  those  instruments  at fair value.  If
        certain conditions are met, a derivative may be specifically  designated
        as a fair value hedge, a cash flow hedge, or a hedge of foreign currency
        exposure.  The  accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative
        (that  is,  gains  and  losses)  depends  on  the  intended  use  of the
        derivative  and  the  resulting  designation.  Management  has  not  yet
        quantified the effect of the new standard on the consolidated  financial
        statements.


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                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Financial Condition

        At September  30, 1998,  the Company's  total assets  amounted to $565.9
million,  as compared to $484.4  million at June 30, 1998.  The $81.5 million or
16.8% increase in total assets during the three months ended  September 30, 1998
was  primarily the result of a $57.3  million  increase in  securities  held for
trading and a $25.2 million  increase in net loans  receivable.  The increase in
securities  held  for  trading  was a result  of  utilization  of the  Company's
capital. The increase in net loans receivable reflected the Company's continuing
efforts to increase its retail banking operations,  particularly the origination
(both  directly  and  through  correspondent   mortgage  banking  companies)  of
single-family  residential loans. The increase in the Company's assets from June
30, 1998 to September 30, 1998 was funded  primarily by a $52.1 million or 21.7%
increase in securities  sold under  agreements to repurchase and a $32.1 million
or 18.0% increase in deposits.

        At September 30, 1998, the Company's  stockholders'  equity  amounted to
$19.2 million, as compared to $22.7 million at June 30, 1998. The 15.5% decrease
in  stockholders'  equity  was  primarily  due to the $2.7  million  of net loss
recognized during the three month period, the quarterly $0.03 per share payments
of cash  dividends  totaling  $98,000,  and the repurchase of stock for $784,000
which was partially  offset by $73,000 from the treasury stock  purchased by the
Company's  employee stock ownership plan. At September 30, 1998, the Bank's Tier
1 core capital amounted to $30.8 million or 5.5% of adjusted total assets, which
exceeded the minimum 4.0% requirement by $8.2 million.  Additionally, as of such
date,  the Bank's  risk-based  capital  totaled  $31.3 million or 16.3% of total
risk-adjusted  assets,  which  exceeded  the minimum 8.0%  requirement  by $16.0
million.


Results of Operations

        General.  The Company reported losses of $2.7 million or $0.83 per share
during the three months  ended  September  30, 1998,  as compared to earnings of
$317,000 or $0.10 per share during the prior comparable period. The $3.0 million
decrease in earnings  during the three  months  ended  September  30,  1998,  as
compared to the same period in the prior year,  was  primarily due to a $642,000
decrease in net  interest  income,  a $3.6  million  increase  in  realized  and
unrealized net losses on securities held for trading and a $657,000  increase in
operating expenses which were partially offset by a $2.0 million decrease in the
Company's income tax provision.




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        Selected   Financial  Ratios.  The  following  schedule  shows  selected
        financial ratios for the three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997.

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<CAPTION>
                                                         At or for the Three
                                                             Months Ended
                                                             September 30,
                                                         ------------------- 
                                                           1998       1997
                                                         -------    --------- 

<S>                                                         <C>       <C>  
        Return on average assets .................         -1.90%     0.26%
        Return on average equity .................        -50.70      5.07
        Interest rate spread (1) .................          0.60      1.13
        Net interest margin (2) ..................          0.68      1.32
        Operating expenses to average assets .....          1.34      1.02
        Efficiency ratio (3) .....................        214.33     76.04
        Non-performing assets to total assets ....          0.16      0.20
        Loan loss reserves to non-performing loans        188.19     60.57
</TABLE>
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(1)  Interest  rate  spread  is the  difference  between  interest  income  as a
percentage of  interest-earning  assets and interest  expense as a percentage of
interest-bearing liabilities.
(2)  Net   interest   margin  is  net   interest   income   divided  by  average
interest-earning assets.
(3)  The efficiency  ratio is total  other  expense as a  percentage  of the net
interest  income after  provision for loan losses plus other  income,  excluding
gains and losses on securities held for trading.


        Interest  Income.  Interest income  increased by $781,000 or 9.6% during
the three months ended September 30, 1998, as compared to the same period in the
prior year.  This  increase  was  primarily  due to a $1.4  million  increase in
interest income from the loan portfolio which was partially offset by a $314,000
decrease in interest income from the Company's investment portfolio,  an $83,000
increase in net interest  expense on interest rate  contracts  maintained in the
trading portfolio and a $192,000 decrease in interest income from deposits.  The
increase in interest  income on the loan  portfolio  was a direct  result of the
$78.9  million  increase in the level of the average  loan  portfolio  which was
partially  offset by a 31 basis point decline in the interest yield earned.  The
decrease in interest income from the Company's investment portfolio was a result
of the 50 basis point  decline in the interest  yield earned which was partially
offset  by the $8.1  million  increase  in the level of the  average  investment
portfolio.  The decline in the return or yield in the  investment  portfolio was
largely a result of the  Company's  shifting of assets to low initial  rate GNMA
one-year adjustable rate mortgage securities and the shifting of the portfolio's
fixed rate mortgage  investments to lower coupons with lower  accounting  yields
but higher option  adjusted  spreads.  Maturities and new interest rate contract
agreements  were primarily the cause of the increase in net interest  expense on
interest rate  contracts  maintained in the trading  portfolio.  The decrease in
interest income from deposits was a result of the change in regulatory liquidity
requirements  which  allowed an average of $13.2 million in funds to be invested
in higher yielding investment opportunities.

        Interest Expense.  Interest expense increased by $1.4 million during the
three months  ended  September  30, 1998,  as compared to the same period in the
prior year.  This increase was primarily due to a $82.7 million  increase in the
level of average  interest-bearing  liabilities and a 19 basis point increase in
the cost of  interest-bearing  liabilities  resulting mainly from an increase in
the funding costs for securities sold under agreements to repurchase.

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        Net Interest Income.  Net interest income decreased by $642,000 or 40.5%
during the three months ended September 30, 1998, as compared to the same period
in the prior year.

        Provision for Loan Losses.  During the three months ended  September 30,
1998, the Company increased the general allowance for loan losses by $150,000 in
response to the  substantial  loan  growth.  Delinquencies  and loan  write-offs
continue to be low and the  non-performing  assets remain stable.  No additional
provision  for loan losses was made during the three months ended  September 30,
1997.

        Other  Income  (Loss).  Total  other  income  (loss)  amounted to $(3.4)
million  during the three  months  ended  September  30,  1998,  as  compared to
$193,000  during the  respective  period in the prior year.  This income  (loss)
principally   represents  the  net  market  value  gain  or  loss  (realized  or
unrealized) on securities held for trading,  offset by the net market value gain
or loss  (realized or  unrealized)  on interest rate  contracts used for hedging
such  securities.  Management's  goal is to  attempt to offset any change in the
market value of its securities  portfolio with the change in the market value of
the interest  rate risk  management  contracts  and  mortgage-backed  derivative
securities  utilized  by the Company to hedge its  interest  rate  exposure.  In
addition,  management  attempts to produce a positive hedged excess return (i.e.
total return,  which includes  interest  income plus realized and unrealized net
gains/losses  on  investments  minus the one month  LIBOR  funding  cost for the
period) on the investment portfolio using option-adjusted pricing analysis.

        During the three months ended September 30, 1998, the Company recognized
$9.2 million of realized losses on the sale of securities held for trading which
were partially offset by $5.8 million of unrealized gains on securities held for
trading  (which  include  interest rate  contracts  used for hedging  purposes).
Losses  on  hedge  contracts   during  the  quarter  ended  September  30,  1998
substantially  exceeded  gains on  mortgage  investments  as U.S.  Treasury  and
mortgage rates declined to the lowest level in many years.  The primary  reasons
for the underperformance of mortgages were (1) fears of an unprecedented wave of
mortgage  refinancings  and  (2)  dramatically   increased  volatility  in  many
financial  markets  (stocks,   corporate  bonds,  and  emerging  markets).  This
volatility  caused a flight to quality that  increased risk premiums and widened
spreads to comparable  Treasury  securities in all of these  markets,  including
mortgage securities.

        During the three months ended September 30, 1997, the Company recognized
$323,000 of unrealized  gains on the sale of securities and hedge contracts held
for trading  which were  partially  offset by  $198,000  of  realized  losses on
securities held for trading.

        Other Expense.  Total other expense  amounted to $1.9 million during the
three months ended  September 30, 1998,  as compared to $1.3 million  during the
respective period in the prior year. The increase in total other expense was due
to increases in salaries,  premises and equipment  expense,  and other operating
expenses,  which  were  primarily  the  result of the  Company's  retail  growth
(including the opening of four new branch offices in the  Indianapolis,  Indiana
area).  Furthermore,  the Company  added a new  commercial  loan division and an
additional branch in Mission, Kansas, which opened in August of 1998.

        Income Tax Provision. The Company received an income tax benefit of $1.8
million during the three months ended  September 30, 1998, as compared to income
tax expense of 


                                      -8-
<PAGE>
$204,000 during the respective period in the prior year. During the three months
ended September 30, 1998, the Company's effective benefit rate amounted to 39.6%
as compared to an  effective  tax rate of 39.2%  during the same period in 1997.
Changes in the effective  tax/benefit  rate were a result of different levels of
permanent differences.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

        The Bank is required under  applicable  federal  regulations to maintain
specified  levels of  "liquid"  investments  as  defined by the Office of Thrift
Supervision  ("OTS"). As of November 24, 1997, the required level of such liquid
investments  was changed from 5% to 4% of certain  liabilities as defined by the
OTS.  In addition to the change in the  percentage  of required  level of liquid
assets,  the OTS also modified its definition of investments that are considered
liquid. As a result of this change,  the level of assets eligible for regulatory
liquidity calculations increased considerably.

        The  total  eligible  regulatory  liquidity  of the  Bank  was  16.6% at
September  30,  1998,  as  compared to 15.6% and 5.3% at June 30, 1998 and 1997,
respectively.  At September 30, 1998, the Bank's average "liquid" assets totaled
approximately  $88.0  million,  which was $66.9 million in excess of the current
OTS minimum requirement.

        At September 30, 1998,  the Company's  total  approved  originated  loan
commitments  outstanding  amounted  to $16.3  million,  and the unused  lines of
credit  outstanding  totaled  $7.7  million.  At  the  same  date,   commitments
outstanding to purchase  investment  securities and loans were $65.0 million and
$12.3 million, respectively.  Certificates of deposit scheduled to mature in one
year or less at September 30, 1998 totaled $121.2 million.  The Company believes
that it has adequate  resources to fund ongoing  commitments  such as investment
security and loan  purchases  as well as deposit  account  withdrawals  and loan
commitments.


"Safe Harbor"  Statement under the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of
1995

        In addition to historical  information,  forward-looking  statements are
contained  herein that are subject to risks and  uncertainties  that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the  forward-looking
statements.  Factors  that  could  cause  future  results  to vary from  current
expectations, include, but are not limited to, the impact of economic conditions
(both  generally  and more  specifically  in the  markets  in which the  Company
operates),  the impact of  competition  for the Company's  customers  from other
providers  of  financial  services,  the impact of  government  legislation  and
regulation  (which  changes  from time to time and over which the Company has no
control),  and other risks detailed in this Form 10-Q and in the Company's other
Securities and Exchange  Commission (SEC) filings.  Readers are cautioned not to
place  undue  reliance  on  these  forward-looking  statements,   which  reflect
management's  analysis  only as of the date hereof.  The Company  undertakes  no
obligation  to publicly  revise  these  forward-looking  statements,  to reflect
events or  circumstances  that  arise  after  the date  hereof.  Readers  should
carefully review the risk factors described in other documents the Company files
from time to time with the SEC.

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<PAGE>
Year 2000 Disclosure

         The Year 2000 issue is the result of computer  programs  being  written
using two digits rather than four to define the  applicable  year. The Company's
computer  programs  and those of  third-party  computer  related  providers  may
recognize  a date using "00" as the year 1900  rather  than the year 2000.  This
situation could result in system failures or miscalculations  causing disruption
of  operations  that  could  affect  the  ability  of  the  Company  to  operate
effectively and service customers.

I.    THE COMPANY'S STATE OF READINESS

         The Company is  preparing  for the year 2000 by testing and  evaluating
both its information technology (IT) and non-information technology systems. The
Company  does not have any mission  critical  processes  that are  dependent  on
non-IT systems.  The non-IT systems,  such as the telephone  system,  are either
currently  compliant or are expected to be compliant in fiscal year 1999. The IT
systems used by the Company have been or are being tested. The components of the
IT systems  being  examined  are:  1) personal  computers  (PCs),  hardware  and
software, 2) data service bureau, and 3) other service providers.

         Hardware and software on all PCs have been inventoried and tested.  The
limited  number of PCs and software that were not year 2000  compliant have been
replaced or are scheduled to be replaced in the fourth  quarter of calendar year
1998.

         Given the expiration of the Bank's data  processing  agreement with its
current  service  provider  in early  calendar  year 1999,  the Company has been
evaluating  its  data  processing  requirements  under  its  strategic  plan and
considering  alternative  solutions to meet these requirements.  The Company has
recently signed a contract with another data service provider, FISERV Vision, to
replace its current  provider.  The  conversion to this system is expected to be
accomplished  in March of 1999.  FISERV has provided the Company with assurances
that  the  Vision  product  is Year  2000  compliant,  and the  Company  will be
conducting tests on this software system to confirm this compliance.

         If, for some  unexpected  reason,  the Company is unable to  accomplish
this  conversion to FISERV,  then it would retain its current  vendor and ensure
compliance with Year 2000 through written assurance from the vendor and adequate
testing of the operating  system.  The existing data service  vendor has revised
its code and is in the process of client testing for Year 2000 compliance.

         Other service  providers,  such as the Company's  financial advisors or
the FHLB of  Indianapolis,  are either  Year 2000  compliant  or are keeping the
Company apprised of their progress towards being Year 2000 compliant. As part of
the Company's Year 2000 compliance  program,  the Company will be monitoring the
vendors' progress toward  compliance and, if necessary,  testing systems to help
ensure compliance.



                                      -10-
<PAGE>
II.      THE COSTS TO ADDRESS THE COMPANY'S YEAR 2000 ISSUES

         The  limited  number  of PCs and  software  that  were  not  Year  2000
compliant  have been  replaced  or are  scheduled  to be  replaced in the fourth
quarter of calendar year 1998. The cost of replacing these machines and software
is estimated to be $43,500 in capitalized fixed assets in fiscal year 1999.


III.     THE RISKS OF THE COMPANY'S YEAR 2000 ISSUES

         The Company has established  parameters and processes for management to
identify material customers,  evaluate their  preparedness,  assess their credit
risk and  implement  controls to manage the risk arising  from their  failure to
properly  address  Year 2000  technology  issues.  The Company  faces  increased
credit,  liquidity,  or counterparty  trading risk when customers encounter Year
2000-related problems.  Customers that must be evaluated and monitored are those
that,  if  adversely  impacted  by Year  2000  technology  issues,  represent  a
significant  financial exposure to the Company in terms of either credit loss or
liquidity.  The organizations that have been identified as material customers of
the Company will be monitored  because of their reliance on technology for their
successful business operations.

         Failure of borrowers,  counterparties or servicers to address Year 2000
problems may increase  credit risk to the Company through the inability of these
parties  to meet the  terms of their  contracts  and  make  timely  payments  of
principal and interest to the Company.  Liquidity risk may result if depositors,
lenders or counterparties  experience Year 2000-related  business  disruption or
operational  failures  and are  unable  to  provide  funds  or  fulfill  funding
commitments  to the  Company.  Capital  market  counterparties,  such as trading
counterparties or interest rate swap or interest rate cap/floor  counterparties,
provide  contracts  that allow the Company to enter into forward  commitments to
purchase  or sell  securities  or to use  hedges to reduce  interest  rate risk.
Liquidity and credit risk may result if capital market counterparties are unable
to fulfill  contractual  commitments  due to operational  problems caused by the
Year 2000 date change.

         In those  cases  where  the  Company  is not fully  satisfied  that its
counterparties will be Year 2000 ready,  mitigating controls will be established
such  as  early   termination   agreements,   additional   collateral,   netting
arrangements, and third-party payment arrangements or guarantees. In cases where
the Company has a high degree of uncertainty regarding a counterparty's  ability
to address its Year 2000 problems,  the Company will avoid all transactions with
that  counterparty  that  mature on or after  January  1,  2000 with  liquidity,
credit,  or  settlement  risk.  The Company will not resume  normal  transaction
activities until the  counterparty has demonstrated  that it is prepared for the
Year 2000.


IV.      THE COMPANY'S CONTINGENCY PLAN

DATA SERVICE BUREAU

         In the event, the data service bureau used by the Bank fails to operate
satisfactorily  after  the turn of the  century,  the Bank  would be  forced  to
operate  on a manual  system  until a  conversion  could be made to a  different
service bureau or the existing  service bureau  corrects its 

                                      -11-
<PAGE>
problems.  The Bank would establish  ledger cards for each customer  account and
would manually post transactions to the cards each day.  Transactions would also
be batched and manually posted to the general ledger.  The ledger cards would be
balanced to the general  ledger  frequently to provide some  assurance  that the
manual system is functioning accurately.

         The Bank would have to make some temporary  changes in its product menu
during the time  operating  on a manual  system.  For  instance,  the Bank would
probably  discontinue  originating  mortgage  loans because of the  complexities
involved with them. The Bank would also stop opening new checking accounts.  The
Bank might have to convert its existing  checking  accounts to savings  accounts
(with  appropriate  advance notice and disclosures to the customers) so that the
Bank could more efficiently process these accounts.  The Bank would also have to
put a  temporary  moratorium  on ATM  transactions  because  the  Bank  would be
effectively running in an off-line mode.

         Undoubtedly, the Bank would experience significant deposit run-off were
the Bank to function in such a limited capacity for any length of time. However,
the Bank has a substantial mortgage-backed security portfolio which provides the
Bank with ready liquidity should the need arise to liquidate deposits.

INVESTMENT SECURITIES

         The Company has received  assurances that most major brokers with which
it trades are Year 2000  compliant.  Many smaller  regional  brokers have yet to
provide these assurances. Beginning in November 1999, the Company will no longer
enter  into any  transactions  with  regional  brokers  that  are not Year  2000
compliant. In this way, the Company will control its exposure to Year 2000 risks
with these brokers. After the turn of the millennium, the Company will carefully
evaluate regional brokers individually before resuming business with them.

         Most of the  Company's  securities  are in  safekeeping  at the FHLB of
Indianapolis,  which is progressing  towards being year 2000  compliant.  If the
FHLB is not  Year  2000  compliant  by  1999,  the  Company  will  engage  a new
safekeeping agent that is compliant.  Similarly,  if any assets are pledged with
brokers,  the Company will verify well before the end of 1999 that those brokers
are already Year 2000  compliant  and if not,  these assets will be pledged only
with Year 2000 compliant brokers.

PERSONAL COMPUTERS

         By the end of calendar  year 1998,  the Company  will have  replaced or
upgraded all of its personal  computers which failed Year 2000 compliance tests.
Thus,  it is expected  that the  Company's  PCs will be in  compliance  when the
century turns.  The Company has previously  tested the software used on its PCs,
and those software packages that did not properly handle the Year 2000 have been
replaced.

OTHER VENDORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS

         The Company is closely  monitoring all of its other vendors and service
providers to determine if they will be Year 2000 compliant on a timely basis. If
any vendors or service  providers have not yet become Year 2000 compliant by the
end of the first quarter of calendar

                                      -12-
<PAGE>
year  1999,  the Bank will  immediately  find a  replacement  vendor or  service
provider who is compliant.  It is possible,  although  unlikely,  that increased
cost to the institution could result from engaging replacement vendors.

GENERAL

        The  costs of the  project  and the date on which the  Company  plans to
complete  the Year  2000  compliance  program  are  based on  management's  best
estimates  which were derived  utilizing  numerous  assumptions of future events
including  the  continued   availability  of  certain  resources,   third  party
modification  plans and other factors.  However,  there can be no guarantee that
these  estimates will be achieved,  and actual  results could differ  materially
from these estimates.


                    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES
                                ABOUT MARKET RISK

        The OTS requires  each thrift  institution  to calculate  the  estimated
change in the institution's  market value of portfolio equity (MVPE) assuming an
instantaneous,  parallel  shift in the Treasury  yield curve of 100 to 400 basis
points either up or down in 100 basis point  increments.  MVPE is defined as the
net  present  value  of  an  institution's  existing  assets,   liabilities  and
off-balance sheet instruments. The OTS permits institutions to perform this MVPE
analysis using their own internal model based upon reasonable  assumptions.  The
Company has contracted with Smith Breeden Associates,  Inc. for the provision of
consulting  services  regarding,  among  other  things,  the  management  of its
investments  and  borrowings,  the  pricing  of loans and  deposits,  the use of
various  financial  instruments  to reduce  interest rate risk and assistance in
performing the required  calculation  of the  sensitivity of its market value to
changes in interest  rates. In estimating the market value of mortgage loans and
mortgage-backed  securities, the Company utilizes various prepayment assumptions
which vary,  in  accordance  with  historical  experience,  based upon the term,
interest rate and other factors with respect to the underlying loans.

        The  following  table sets forth at September  30, 1998,  the  estimated
sensitivity  of the  Bank's  MVPE to  parallel  yield  curve  shifts  using  the
Company's  internal  market  value  calculation.   The  table  demonstrates  the
sensitivity  of the Bank's  assets  and  liabilities  both  before and after the
inclusion of its interest rate contracts.

        In addition to this internal market value calculation based on projected
cashflows,  the Company  also  evaluates  the market  value  changes  using time
varying empirical elasticity (TVEE) analysis.  This analysis measures the market
value changes of the mortgage investment based on historical price relationships
to changes in Treasury rates and other  variables.  This  empirical  analysis is
conducted  for smaller  shifts in rates of plus or minus 100 basis  points in 25
basis point increments.  Management believes this regression based analysis is a
valuable  tool in  estimating  the  level of net  market  value  changes  of the
investment and total portfolios.

        The  table  set  forth  below  does not  purport  to show the  impact of
interest  rate  changes  on  the  Company's  equity  under  generally   accepted
accounting  principles.  Market value changes only impact the  Company's  income
statement or the balance  sheet (1) to the extent the affected 

                                      -13-
<PAGE>
instruments  are marked to market and (2) over the life of the instruments as an
impact on recorded yields.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Change in Interest Rates
   (In Basis Points)(1)
   (Dollars in Thousands)                 -400      -300      -200      -100      -      +100         +200        +300       +400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>              <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>      
Market value gain (loss) of assets      $36,706   $25,241   $15,224   $ 7,319    ---   $(14,721)   $(36,787)   $(62,065)  $(88,009)
Market value gain (loss) of liabilities  (5,149)   (3,910)   (2,672)   (1,389)   ---      1,550       3,307       5,299      7,466
                                    
Market value gain (loss) of net
assets before interest rate contracts    31,557    21,331    12,552     5,930    ---    (13,171)    (33,480)    (56,766)   (80,543)
                                                          

Market value gain (loss) of interest
 rate contracts                          (8,700)   (8,023)   (6,652)   (4,294)   ---      8,097      20,627      35,897     52,473
                                        -------   -------   -------   -------          --------    --------    --------   --------  

Total change in MVPE (2) (Model)        $22,857   $13,308   $ 5,900   $ 1,636    ---   $ (5,074)   $(12,853)   $(20,869)  $(28,070)
                                        =======   =======   =======   =======          ========    ========    ========   ======== 
                                         
Total change in MVPE (2) (TVEE)                                       $(1,370)   ---   $ (2,904)
                                                                      =======          ======== 
                                                           
Change in MVPE as a percent of:
   MVPE (2) (Model)                       65.0%      37.8%     16.8%     4.6%    ---      (14.4)%     (36.5)%     (59.3)%    (79.8)%
                                                                                     
    Total assets of the Bank               4.0%       2.4%      1.0%     0.3%    ---       (0.9)%      (2.3)%      (3.7)%      5.0)%
</TABLE>

(1)  Assumes  an  instantaneous   parallel  change  in  interest  rates  at  all
     maturities.
(2)  Based on the Bank's pre-tax MVPE of $35.2 million at September 30, 1998.


        Since a large  portion of the  Company's  assets is  recorded  at market
value,  the  following  table is  included to show the  estimated  impact on the
Company's  equity of  instantaneous,  parallel  shifts  in the  yield  curve and
constant  option  adjusted  spreads  on assets and  liabilities.  The assets and
interest  rate  contracts  included  in the table below are only those which are
either  classified by the Company as held for trading or available for sale and,
therefore,  reflected at market value. Consequently,  the Company's liabilities,
which are  reflected at cost,  are not included in the table below.  All amounts
are shown net of taxes, with an estimated effective tax rate of 39.0%.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Change in Interest Rates
   (In Basis Points) 
   (Dollars in Thousands)                -400        -300       -200       -100     -       +100       +200       +300       +400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                    <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>              <C>        <C>        <C>        <C> 
After tax market value gain (loss)
   of assets                           $ 17,627   $ 12,120   $  7,292   $  3,327    --   $ (5,412)  $(13,522)  $(23,092)  $(33,165)
After tax market value gain (loss)
   of interest rate contracts            (4,605)    (4,149)    (3,334)    (2,101)   --      3,963     10,022     17,350     25,362
                                       --------   --------   --------   --------         --------   --------   --------   -------- 


After tax gain (loss) in equity (Model)$ 13,022    $ 7,971   $  3,958      1,226    --   $ (1,449)  $ (3,500)  $ (5,742)  $ (7,803)
                                       ========    =======   ========      =====         ========   ========   ========   ======== 
After tax gain (loss) in equity (TVEE)                                  $    144    --   $   (707)
                                                                        ========  =====  ========
After tax gain  (loss) in equity as
a percent of the Company's  equity
at September 30, 1998 (Model)              68.0%      41.6%      20.7%       6.4%   --       (7.6)%    (18.3)%    (30.0)%    (40.7)%
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>
                 HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                                     Part II


Item 1. Legal Proceedings

               Neither the Company nor the Bank is involved in any pending legal
               proceedings other than non-material  legal proceedings  occurring
               in the ordinary course of business.

Item 2. Changes in Securities

               Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

               Not applicable.

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

               Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

               None.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

               a)      Exhibit   3.1:   Amended   and   Restated   Articles   of
                       Incorporation of Harrington  Financial  Group,  Inc. This
                       exhibit  is  incorporated  herein by  reference  from the
                       Registration  Statement  on Form  S-1  (Registration  No.
                       333-1556)  filed by the Company  with the SEC on February
                       20, 1996, as amended.

               b)      Exhibit 3.2:  Amended and Restated  Bylaws of  Harrington
                       Financial Group, Inc. This exhibit is incorporated herein
                       by reference from the Registration  Statement on Form S-1
                       (Registration No. 333-1556) filed by the Company with the
                       SEC on February 20, 1996, as amended.

               c)      Exhibit 27:  Financial Data Schedule

               d) No Form 8-K reports were filed during the quarter.



                                      -15-
<PAGE>




                                   SIGNATURES


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



                                    HARRINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.




Date:  November  5, 1998            By: /s/ Craig J. Cerny
                                        ------------------

                                        Craig J. Cerny
                                        President



Date:  November 5, 1998             By: /s/ Twana L. Cheek
                                        ------------------

                                        Twana L. Cheek
                                        Principal Financial & Accounting Officer


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