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): January 15, 2008

                             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 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain  Officers;  Election of  Directors;
           Appointment  of   Certain  Officers;  Compensatory  Arrangements  of
           Certain Officers
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          On  January  15,  2008,  the  Compensation  Committee  of the Board of
          Directors (the "Board") of Cheviot  Financial  Corp.  (the  "Company")
          extended  the  employment  agreement of its Chief  Executive  Officer,
          Thomas J.  Linneman so that the term shall be for three  years.  There
          were no material changes to the terms and conditions of the employment
          agreement.

          Also,  on January 15, 2008,  the  Compensation  Committee of the Board
          extended  the  severance   agreements  of  Jeffrey  J.  Lenzer,   Vice
          President,  Operations and Kevin M. Kappa, Vice President,  Compliance
          of the  Company.  There  were no  material  changes  to the  terms and
          conditions of the severance agreements.


Item 8.01  Other Events.
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          On January 15, 2008, the Board of Directors of Cheviot Financial Corp.
          authorized  the  Company  to  undertake  a  stock  repurchase  program
          providing for the repurchase of up to 447,584 shares.


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  dated  January 16, 2008,  announcing  Cheviot
              Financial Corp. new repurchase program.






                                   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: January 18, 2008                      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 dated January 16, 2008, announcing Cheviot Financial Corp.
     addition to repurchase program.