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) February 24, 2005




                            FirstFed Financial Corp.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



   Delaware                  1-9566                    95-4087449
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(State of Incorporation)(Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.)



  401 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, California,            90401-1490
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         (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 319-6000


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                         Index to Exhibit is on Page 3.









ITEM 7.01.  REGULATION  FD DISCLOSURE.

     The  Registrant  hereby  incorporates  by  reference  into this Item. 7 the
summary monthly  financial data as of January 31, 2005 attached as Exhibit 99.0,
which is being furnished in accordance  with Rule 101(e)(1) under  Regulation FD
and shall not be deemed to be filed.

     A discussion of the factors that could impact the Bank's loan  portfolio in
general, and the Registrant's overall business and financial performance, can be
found in the  Registrant's  reports  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.  These factors include,  among others, general economic and business
conditions and changes therein,  competition,  consumer  preferences and various
other matters beyond the Registrant's control.  Given these concerns,  investors
and analysts should not place undue reliance on the enclosed information.  These
reports  speak only as of their stated date,  and the  Registrant  undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise the reports,  although it may do so from
time to time as management of the Registrant believes is warranted.

ITEM 9.01.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO-FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

     (c) Exhibits

     99.0     Monthly Financial Data as of January 31, 2005 (Unconsolidated)

                               S I G N A T U R E S

     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 thereunto duly authorized.


                            FIRSTFED FINANCIAL CORP.



Dated: February 24, 2005                    By:/s/ Douglas J. Goddard
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                                                   Douglas J. Goddard
                                                   Chief Financial Officer



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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Item                                                                   Page

99.0     Monthly Financial Information as of January 31, 2005           4



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                      First Federal Bank of California, fsb
                   MONTHLY REPORT OF OPERATIONS Unconsolidated
                              Financial Highlights
                                    Unaudited
                             (Dollars in thousands)


                                                         As of, for        As of, for         As of, for
                                                         the month          the month          the month
                                                          ended               ended              ended
                                                        January 31,        December 31,        January 31,
                                                            2005               2004               2004
                                                            ----               ----               ----

                                                                                 
Cash and investment securities                      $         279,508  $        318,929   $        203,643
Total assets                                        $       7,771,179  $      7,468,983   $      4,919,858

LOANS:
Total mortgage-backed securities                    $          94,834  $         97,059   $        130,896
Total loans, net                                    $       7,169,421  $      6,837,945   $      4,438,783

Loans originated/purchased:
  Single family loans                               $         368,324  $        452,955   $        126,832
  Multi-family loans                                           35,953            37,184             28,314
  Commercial real estate loans                                 10,747            14,228              2,600
  Other                                                         2,646             1,146             11,619
                                                       ---------------    --------------     --------------
                                                    $         417,670  $        505,513  $         169,365
                                                       ===============    ==============     ==============

Percentage of ARMs originated:                                   100%              100%                98%

Loan repayments:
  Single family loans                               $          57,973  $        104,414   $         56,875
  Multi-family and commercial real estate loans                16,387            43,452             46,907
  Other                                                        15,297             3,751              1,795
                                                       ---------------    --------------     --------------
                                                    $          89,657  $        151,617  $         105,577
                                                       ===============    ==============     ==============

Loans sold                                          $             --   $             --  $             491

Average rate on loans
   originated/purchased                                         5.13%             5.17%              4.63%
Percentage of portfolio in
   adjustable rate loans                                       91.63%            91.44%             79.56%
Non-performing assets
   to total assets                                              0.05%             0.07%              0.09%

BORROWINGS:
Federal Home Loan Bank
   Advances                                         $       3,231,234  $      3,004,600  $       1,699,000
Reverse
repurchase                                          $         187,000  $        187,000  $         120,122
   agreements

DEPOSITS:
Retail deposits                                     $       2,502,065  $      2,505,568  $       2,506,591
Wholesale deposits                                          1,344,705         1,279,327            128,000
                                                       ---------------    --------------     --------------
                                                    $       3,846,770  $      3,784,895  $       2,634,591
                                                       ===============    ==============     ==============

Net increase (decrease)                             $          61,875  $        134,919  $          77,165

AVERAGE INTEREST RATES:
Yield on loans                                                  4.66%             4.58%              4.98%
Yield on investments                                            3.66%             3.45%              1.92%
Yield on earning assets                                         4.62%             4.54%              4.88%
Cost of deposits                                                1.80%             1.73%              1.29%
Cost of borrowings                                              2.64%             2.56%              2.77%
Cost of money                                                   2.19%             2.09%              1.90%
Earnings spread                                                 2.43%             2.45%              2.98%
Effective net spread                                            2.51%             2.52%              3.10%





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