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<ARTICLE>                                            9 
<LEGEND>
      This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from 
      Dime Bancorp. Inc.'s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 
      1997 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Form 10-Q.
</LEGEND>
<RESTATED>
<MULTIPLIER>                                         1,000 
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1997 
<PERIOD-START>                                 JAN-01-1997 
<PERIOD-END>                                   MAR-31-1997 
<CASH>                                             142,433 
<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>                               5,744 
<FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                                    13,094 
<TRADING-ASSETS>                                         0 
<INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>                      2,283,937 
<INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>                           4,141,955 
<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                             4,045,250 
<LOANS>                                         11,014,148 
<ALLOWANCE>                                        103,223 
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  18,464,786 
<DEPOSITS>                                      12,849,906 
<SHORT-TERM>                                     3,500,448 
<LIABILITIES-OTHER>                                166,210 
<LONG-TERM>                                        894,518 
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                    0 
<PREFERRED>                                              0 
<COMMON>                                             1,083 
<OTHER-SE>                                       1,052,621 
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>                  18,464,786 
<INTEREST-LOAN>                                    203,640 
<INTEREST-INVEST>                                  113,206 
<INTEREST-OTHER>                                     8,025 
<INTEREST-TOTAL>                                   324,871 
<INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                                 133,175 
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 207,598 
<INTEREST-INCOME-NET>                              117,273 
<LOAN-LOSSES>                                       10,000 
<SECURITIES-GAINS>                                   2,009 
<EXPENSE-OTHER>                                     80,635 
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                     54,243 
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>                          54,243 
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                          0 
<CHANGES>                                                0 
<NET-INCOME>                                        32,916
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                         0.31 <F1><F2> 
<EPS-DILUTED>                                         0.31 <F2> 
<YIELD-ACTUAL>                                        2.51 
<LOANS-NON>                                        182,645 
<LOANS-PAST>                                             0 
<LOANS-TROUBLED>                                   204,461 
<LOANS-PROBLEM>                                          0 
<ALLOWANCE-OPEN>                                   106,495 
<CHARGE-OFFS>                                       15,207 
<RECOVERIES>                                         1,935 
<ALLOWANCE-CLOSE>                                  103,223 
<ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>                               103,223 
<ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                                      0 
<ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>                                  0
<FN>
<F1> Represents EPS-Basic
<F2> Restated to reflect the Company's adoption of statement
     of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings per 
     Share."
</FN>
        

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