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 24, 2009

                             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

               On April 24, 2009, Cheviot Financial Corp. announced its earnings
               for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. A copy of the press release
               dated  April 24,  2009,  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)  Exhibits.

            The following Exhibit is attached as part of this report:


            99.1 Press release of Cheviot Financial Corp., dated April 24, 2009,
                 announcing  the  company's earnings  for the three months ended
                 March 31, 2009.








                                   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 24, 2009                           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 April
                        24, 2009,  announcing  the  company's  earnings for the
                        three months ended March 31, 2009.