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): June 2, 2008

                        First Clover Leaf Financial Corp.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Maryland                     0-50820                    20-4797391
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(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File No.)      (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                                            Identification No.)



6814 Goshen Road, Edwardsville, Illinois                           62025
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (618) 656-6122


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain  Officers;  Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

     On June 2, 2008 the  Company  appointed  Brad  Rench,  49,  Executive  Vice
President and Chief  Operating  Officer.  From 2004 through 2008,  Mr. Rench was
president and chief  executive  officer of Meridian Bank, an  Illinois-chartered
bank  headquartered in Eldred,  Illinois,  and from 2002 through 2004, Mr. Rench
was  chief  lending  officer  of  Centrue  Bank,  an   Illinois-chartered   bank
headquartered in Kankakee, Illinois.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not Applicable.

(b) Not Applicable.

(c) Not Applicable.

(d) Not Applicable.








                                   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.

                                               FIRST CLOVER LEAF FINANCIAL CORP.


DATE:  June 5, 2008                            By:/s/ Darlene F. McDonald
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                                                  Darlene F. McDonald
                                                  Chief Financial Officer