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): February 24, 2006

                            BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

         Maryland                        0-51331                 75-3199276
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)     (Commission File No.)      (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


15W060 North Frontage Road, Burr Ridge, Illinois                      60527
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                           (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (630) 242-7700
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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 5.03.     Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in
               Fiscal Year.

     On February 24, 2006, the Board of Directors of  BankFinancial  Corporation
(the "Registrant") approved an amendment to the Registrant's Bylaws establishing
that the  Registrant  shall hold its annual meeting of  stockholders  during the
month  of June in the year  2006,  and  during  the  month of May for each  year
thereafter,  in each case on a date and at a time set by the Board of Directors.
Section  1.01 of the  Bylaws  previously  provided  that the  annual  meeting of
stockholders would be held during the month of May of each year.

Item 8.01.      Other Events

     On February 24, 2006,  the Board of Directors set June 27, 2006 as the date
for the 2006 annual meeting of stockholders.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

          (a)  Not Applicable.

          (b)  Not Applicable.

          (c)  Exhibits.

          Exhibit No.           Exhibit

              3                 Text of amendment to Bylaws









                                   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.

                                  BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION



DATE: February 24, 2006       By: /s/ F. Morgan Gasior
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                                  F. Morgan Gasior
                                  Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
                                    and President














                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

        Exhibit No.             Exhibit

            3                   Text of amendment to Bylaws