SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 11-K

                                  ANNUAL REPORT
                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES  EXCHANGE ACT OF
     1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 7, 1996].

For the fiscal year ended           December 31, 2005
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                                       OR

[    ] TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES  EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED].

For the transition period from _______________ to  ______________________

                    Commission File Number 000-50-529
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     A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan,  if  different  from
that of the issuer named below:

               Cheviot Savings Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

     B: Name of  issuer  of the  securities  held  pursuant  to the plan and the
address of its principal executive office:

                             Cheviot Financial Corp.
                              3723 Glenmore Avenue
                               Cheviot, Ohio 45211








                              SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT

                  FOR THE CHEVIOT BUILDING AND LOAN CO. 401(K)
                         RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN & TRUST


This is a summary of the annual  report for The  Cheviot  Building  and Loan Co.
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust, EIN 31-0238110, Plan No. 002, for period
January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005. The annual report has been filed with
the Employee  Benefits  Security  Administration,  U.S.  Department of Labor, as
required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

                            Basic Financial Statement

Benefits  under the plan are provided  through a trust fund.  Plan expenses were
$10,315.  These expenses  included  $10,315 in benefits paid to participants and
beneficiaries.  A total of 53 persons were  participants in or  beneficiaries of
the plan at the end of the plan year,  although not all of these persons had yet
earned the right to receive benefits.

The value of plan assets was  $2,768,413  as of December 31,  2005,  compared to
$2,247,674 as of January 1, 2005.  During the plan year the plan  experienced an
increase  in its net  assets of  $520,739.  This  increase  includes  unrealized
appreciation  and  depreciation  in the  value  of plan  assets;  that  is,  the
difference between the value of the plan's assets at the end of the year and the
value of the assets at the beginning of the year or the cost of assets  acquired
during  the year.  The plan had  total  income of  $531,054  including  employer
contributions  of $128,324,  employee  contributions  of $186,749,  rollovers of
$94,958, and net investment income of $121,023.

                      Your Rights To Additional Information

You have the right to  receive  a copy of the full  annual  report,  or any part
thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report:

     1. financial information.

To obtain a copy of the full annual report,  or any part thereof,  write or call
The Cheviot Building and Loan Co., 3723 Glenmore Avenue, Cheviot, OH 45211-4744,
(513) 661-0457.

You also have the right to receive from the Plan  Administrator,  on request and
at no  charge,  a  statement  of the  assets  and  liabilities  of the  plan and
accompanying  notes,  or a  statement  of income  and  expenses  of the plan and
accompanying  notes,  or both.  If you request a copy of the full annual  report
from the plan administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be
included as part of that report.

You also have the legally  protected  right to examine the annual  report at the
main  office of the plan (The  Cheviot  Building  and Loan  Co.,  3723  Glenmore
Avenue,  Cheviot,  OH  45211-4744)  and at  the  U.S.  Department  of  Labor  in
Washington,  D.C.,  or to obtain a copy from the U.S.  Department  of Labor upon
payment of copying  costs.  Requests to the  Department  should be addressed to:
Public Disclosure Room, Room N1513,  Employee Benefits Security  Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.





                                   SIGNATURES


     The Plan.  Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, the trustees (or other persons who  administer the employee  benefit plan)
have  duly  caused  this  annual  report  to be  signed  on  its  behalf  by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                 CHEVIOT SAVINGS BANK
                                                 401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN





Date:  June 19, 2006                             By:  /s/ Thomas J. Linneman
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                                                 Name:    Thomas J. Linneman
                                                 Title:   Trustee