8-K

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): March 5, 2010

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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

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

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 894-6900

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

BankFinancial Corporation (the “Company”) will review fourth quarter and full year 2009 results in a conference call and webcast for stockholders and analysts on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. Chicago Time.

The conference call may be accessed by calling (866) 711-8198 and using participant passcode 60678829. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast at www.bankfinancial.com, under Stockholder Information.

A copy of the press release announcing the conference call is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not Applicable.

(b) Not Applicable.

(c) Not Applicable.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated March 5, 2010

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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
March 5, 2010	By:	/S/     F. MORGAN GASIOR
		F. Morgan Gasior
		Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BankFinancial Corporation to Host Conference Call and Webcast on March 10, 2010

Burr Ridge, Illinois – (March 5, 2010) BankFinancial Corporation (Nasdaq – BFIN) will review fourth quarter and full year 2009 results in a conference call and webcast for stockholders and analysts on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. Chicago Time.

The conference call may be accessed by calling (866) 711-8198 and using participant passcode 60678829. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast at www.bankfinancial.com, “Stockholder Information” page. For those persons unable to participate in the conference call, the webcast will be archived through 5:00 p.m. Chicago Time on March 24, 2010 on our website. Copies of BankFinancial Corporation’s Fourth Quarter 2009 quarterly financial and statistical supplement and its Annual Report on Form 10-K are scheduled to be available on our website, under the “Stockholder Information” section, on March 8, 2010.

BankFinancial Corporation is the holding company for BankFinancial, F.S.B., a full-service, community-oriented bank providing financial services to individuals, families and businesses through 18 full-service banking offices, located in Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will Counties, Illinois. At September 30, 2009, BankFinancial Corporation had total assets of $1.574 billion, total loans of $1.233 billion, total deposits of $1.212 billion and stockholders’ equity of $266 million. The company’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol BFIN. Additional information may be found at the company’s web site, www.bankfinancial.com.

For Further Information Contact:
	Shareholder, Analyst and Investor Inquiries:	Media Inquiries:
	Elizabeth A. Doolan Senior Vice President – Finance BankFinancial Corporation Telephone: 630-242-7151	Gregg T. Adams Executive Vice President – Marketing & Sales BankFinancial F.S.B. Telephone: 630-242-7234