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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    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) : October 30, 2006

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                           Meta Financial Group, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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            Delaware                     0-22140              42-1406262
(State or other jurisdiction of     (Commission File         (IRS Employer
         Incorporation)                  Number)           Identification No.)

                       Fifth at Erie, Storm Lake, IA 50588
               (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (712) 732-4117

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)

|_| Soliciting  material  pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)

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

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 2 - Financial Information.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Signatures

Exhibit index.

Exhibit 99.1


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Section 2 - Financial Information.

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 30, 2006 , the Registrant issued a news release  announcing  earnings
for the fiscal year and quarter  ended  September  30, 2006. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated into this
Item  2.02 by  reference.  The  information  in this  Form  8-K,  including  the
exhibits,  relating  to this Item 2.02  shall  not be deemed to be  "filed"  for
purposes of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended  (the  "Exchange
Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities  thereof,  nor shall it be deemed
to be  incorporated  by  reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or under
the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  except to the  extent  specifically
provided in any such filing.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

The following Exhibit is being furnished herewith:

99.1 Press Release of Meta Financial Group, Inc., dated October 30, 2006.





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                                    SIGNATURE

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.




                                            META FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

                                        By: /s/ Jonathan M. Gaiser
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                                            Jonathan M. Gaiser
                                            Senior Vice President, Secretary,
                                            Treasurer, and
                                            Chief Financial Officer

Dated:  October 30, 2006





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                                  Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
Number                        Description of Exhibit
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99.1            Press Release of Meta Financial Group, Inc., dated
                                October 30, 2006