UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

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

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2007

                             CHEVIOT FINANCIAL CORP.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

            Federal                       0-50529                56-2423750
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)      (Commission File No.)     (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


3723 Glenmore Avenue, Cheviot, Ohio                         45211
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (513) 661-0457
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 2.02      Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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               On April 20, 2007, Cheviot Financial Corp. announced its earnings
               for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. A copy of the press release
               dated  April 20,  2007,  detailing  earnings  for this  period is
               attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.


Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(a)  Financial Statements of businesses acquired. Not Applicable.

(b)  Pro forma financial information. Not Applicable.

(c)  Exhibits.

               The following Exhibit is attached as part of this report:

               99.1 Press release of Cheviot  Financial  Corp.,  dated April 20,
                    2007, announcing the company's earnings for the three months
                    ended March 31, 2007.








                                   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, hereunto duly authorized.

                                            CHEVIOT FINANCIAL CORP.



DATE: April 20, 2007                By:     /s/  Scott T. Smith
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                                            Scott T. Smith
                                            Chief Financial Officer







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         Exhibit No.                    Description
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               Press release of Cheviot  Financial Corp.,  dated April 20, 2007,
               announcing  the  company's  earnings  for the three  months ended
               March 31, 2007.