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): July 17, 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 July 17, 2008, Cheviot Financial Corp.  announced its earnings
               for the quarter  ended June 30, 2008. A copy of the press release
               dated  July 17,  2008,  detailing  earnings  for this  period  is
               attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.


Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)            Financial Statements of businesses acquired. Not Applicable.

(b)            Pro forma financial information. Not Applicable.

(c)            Shell company transactions. Not Applicable.

(d)            Exhibits.

               The following Exhibit is attached as part of this report:

               99.1   Press release of Cheviot Financial  Corp.,  dated July 17,
                      2008, announcing the company's earnings for the six months
                      ended June 30, 2008.








                                   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: July 17, 2008                           By:    /s/ Scott T. Smith
                                                     Scott T. Smith
                                                     Chief Financial Officer







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         Exhibit No.            Description
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            99.1                Press release of Cheviot Financial Corp., dated
                                July 17, 2008, announcing the company's earnings
                                for the six months ended June 30, 2008.