SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ALPETER JAMES A (Last) (First) (Middle) 1695 LARKIN AVENUE (Street) ELGIN IL 60123 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EFC BANCORP INC [ (EFC) ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2006
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/01/2006		D		13,964	D	(1)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Statutory Stock Option (right to buy)	$19.59	02/01/2006		D			7,500	04/15/2004(2)	04/15/2013	Common Stock	7,500	(3)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and Between MAF Bancorp, Inc. and EFC Bancorp, Inc., dated June 29, 2005, each share of EFC Bancorp, Inc. common stock was exchanged for either .8082 shares of MAF Bancorp, Inc. common stock or $34.69 in cash, without interest, plus in each case, cash in lieu of any fractional share interest, in accordance with the reporting person's election and the allocation and proration procedures contained in the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization.

2. Non-Statutory Stock Options granted under the EFC Bancorp, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan will vest in five equal annual installments commencing on April 15, 2004.

3. Each stock option granted by EFC Bancorp, Inc., was either (1) cancelled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment equal to the number of shares of common stock covered by such option multiplied by the amount by which the cash consideration ($34.69) exceeds the exercise price per share or (2) converted into an option to purchase shares of MAF Bancorp, Inc. common stock equal to the product of the number of shares of EFC Bancorp, Inc. common stock subject to the original option and the exchange ratio (.8082), with the exercise price adjusted by dividing the original exercise price by the exchange ratio (.8082). The converted options will have the same terms and conditions as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Remarks:

	/s/ Alpeter, James A.	02/01/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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