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): October 10, 2006

                              MAGYAR BANCORP, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

    Delaware                           0-51726                20-4154978
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)       (Commission File No.)  (I.R.S. Employer
   of Incorporation)                                        Identification No.)


400 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey                  08901
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (732) 342-7600
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                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure
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Magyar Bank, the principal  subsidiary of Magyar Bancorp,  Inc.,  issued a press
release  on October  10,  2006 to clarify  information  regarding  loans made by
Magyar Bank to East Brunswick  builder Kara Homes Inc., which recently filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)          Financial statements of businesses acquired. Not Applicable.

(b)          Pro forma financial information. Not Applicable.

(c)          Shell company transactions. Not Applicable

(d)          Exhibits.

             99.1: Press Release dated October 10, 2006.








                                   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.

                                    MAGYAR BANCORP, INC.



DATE: October 10, 2006              By:     /s/ Jon R. Ansari
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                                     Jon R. Ansari
                                     Senior Vice President and Chief
                                     Financial Officer