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) June 17, 2005




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



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



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


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


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                           Total number of pages is 4
                         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 May 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

        99.1 Monthly Financial Data as of May 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: June 17, 2005                        By:/s/ Douglas J. Goddard
                                               ----------------------
                                                   Douglas J. Goddard
                                                   Chief Financial Officer


                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item                                                                 Page

99.1     Monthly Financial Information as of May 31, 2005              4

 


                                                             EXHIBIT 99.1


                                                                 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         As of, for        As of, for
                                           the month         the month         the month           the 5          the 5 months
                                             ended             ended             ended          months ended         ended
                                            May 31,           Apr. 30,          May 31,            May 31,          May 31,
                                              2005              2005              2004              2005              2004

                                                                                                             
Cash and investment securities        $        247,111   $       256,462  $        333,023   $       247,111  $         333,023
Total assets                          $      9,062,480   $     8,756,054  $      5,387,868   $     9,062,480  $       5,387,868

LOANS:
Total mortgage-backed securities      $         87,048   $        89,489  $        118,494   $        87,048  $         118,494
Total loans, net                      $      8,485,123   $     8,170,414  $      4,781,744   $     8,485,123  $       4,781,744

Loans originated/purchased:
  Single family loans                 $        360,914   $       426,769  $        167,819   $     1,941,084  $         750,310
  Multi-family loans                            71,162            33,700            20,767           240,626            184,775
  Commercial real estate loans                   4,546                --             1,050            22,850              9,666
  Other                                          2,028             8,168             7,213            19,632             42,022
                                         --------------     -------------    --------------     -------------    ---------------
                                      $        438,650   $       468,637  $        196,849  $      2,224,192  $         986,773
                                         ==============     =============    ==============     =============    ===============

Percentage of ARMs originated:                    100%              100%              100%              100%                98%

Loan repayments:
  Single family loans                 $         99,042   $        95,662  $         84,657  $        428,808  $         376,935
  Multi-family and commercial real
     estate loans                               28,346            22,883            26,733           134,758            183,213
  Other                                          1,060             1,997             4,641            22,343             24,378
                                         --------------     -------------    --------------     -------------    ---------------
                                      $        128,448   $       120,542  $        116,031  $        585,909  $         584,526
                                         ==============     =============    ==============     =============    ===============

Loans sold                            $             --   $            --  $            575  $              -  $           2,193
                                                                                                 
Average rate on loans
   originated/purchased                          5.65%             5.57%             4.37%             5.39%              4.47%
Percentage of portfolio in
   adjustable rate loans                        93.99%            93.89%            83.03%            93.99%             83.03%
Non-performing assets
   to total assets                               0.06%             0.08%             0.04%             0.06%              0.04%

BORROWINGS:
Federal Home Loan Bank
  Advances                            $      3,317,213   $     3,096,213  $      2,074,000  $      3,317,213  $       2,074,000
Reverse
  repurchase agreements               $      1,231,978   $     1,231,978  $        115,224  $      1,231,978  $         115,224

DEPOSITS:
Retail deposits                       $      2,502,235  $      2,473,726  $      2,545,493  $      2,502,235  $       2,545,493
Wholesale deposits                           1,437,656         1,393,025           204,710         1,437,656            204,710
                                         --------------     -------------    --------------     -------------    ---------------
                                      $      3,939,891  $      3,866,751  $      2,750,203  $      3,939,891  $       2,750,203
                                         ==============     =============    ==============     =============    ===============
Net increase (decrease)               $         73,140  $         58,689  $         20,033  $        154,996  $         192,777

AVERAGE INTEREST RATES:
Yield on loans                                   5.05%             4.90%             4.69%             4.82%              4.77%
Yield on investments                             3.99%             3.62%             2.82%             3.78%              2.65%
Yield on earning assets                          5.02%             4.86%             4.60%             4.79%              4.67%
Cost of deposits                                 2.12%             1.97%             1.27%             1.92%              1.28%
Cost of borrowings                               3.10%             2.99%             2.41%             2.80%              2.53%
Cost of money                                    2.64%             2.50%             1.77%             2.40%              1.81%
Earnings spread                                  2.38%             2.36%             2.83%             2.37%              2.86%
Effective net spread                             2.46%             2.44%             2.93%             2.47%              2.96%


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