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): January 25, 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 2.02      Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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               On January  25,  2008,  Cheviot  Financial  Corp.  announced  its
               earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. A copy
               of the press release dated January 25, 2008,  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 January 25, 2008,
              announcing the company's earnings for the three  months and  year
              ended December 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: January 25, 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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     99.1           Press release of Cheviot Financial Corp., dated January 25,
                    2008, announcing the company's earnings for the three months
                    and year ended December 31, 2007.