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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 ) : July 26, 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 8 - Other Events

Item 8.01 - Other Events

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Signatures

Exhibit index.

Exhibit 99.1






Section 2 - Financial Information.

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 26, 2006 , the Registrant issued a news release announcing  earnings for
the  quarter  ended June 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 8 - Other Events.

Item 8.01. Other Events

On  July  26,  2006,  the  Registrant   announced  that  one  of  its  two  bank
subsidiaries,  MetaBank, was the recipient of three separate complaints filed by
participant  banks in  connection  with loans to an auto  dealer and  affiliated
companies.

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 July 26, 2006 .






                                    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: July 26, 2006






                                  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 July 26, 2006.