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                                  UNITED STATES
                       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): July 27, 2005

                          CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        United States                  000-33071                 58-2659667
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission               (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)             File Number)           Identification No.)

       600 Third Avenue, West Point, Georgia                      31833
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (706) 645-1391

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

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ITEM 2.02     RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

        On July 27, 2005, Charter Financial Corporation (the "Company")
announced its third quarter earnings for the 2005 fiscal year. A copy of the
press release dated July 27, 2005, describing third quarter earnings is attached
as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)    The following exhibit is furnished with this Report:

       Exhibit No.    Description
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       99.1           Press release issued by Charter Financial Corporation
                      (the "Company") on July 27, 2005 furnished in
                      accordance with Item 12 of this Current Report on
                      Form 8-K.



                                   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.

        Dated:  July 27, 2005       CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION


                                    By:    \s\Robert L. Johnson
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                                    Name:  Robert L. Johnson
                                    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.    Description
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99.1           Press release issued by the Company on July 27, 2005.