FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5

(Print or Type Responses)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * TRAEGER PETER A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EFC BANCORP INC [(EFC)] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1695 LARKIN AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2006 (Street) ELGIN, IL 60123 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/01/2006   D   22,062 D (1) 0 D

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
	Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.		SEC 1474 (9-02)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 11.125

02/01/2006

D

22,500

10/27/1999(2)

10/27/2008

Common Stock

22,500

(3)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TRAEGER PETER A 1695 LARKIN AVENUE ELGIN, IL 60123	X

Signatures

By: /s/ Edward G. Olifer, Power of Attorney		02/03/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and Between MAF Bancorp, Inc. and EFC Bancorp, Inc., dated June 29, 2005, each share of EFC Bancorp, Inc. common stock was exchanged for either .8082 shares of MAF Bancorp, Inc. common stock or $34.69 in cash, without interest, plus in each case, cash in lieu of any fractional share interest, in accordance with the reporting person's election and the allocation and proration procedures contained in the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization.
(2)	Stock Options granted under the 1998 Stock-Based Incentive Plan are fully vested and exercisable.
(3)	Each stock option granted by EFC Bancorp, Inc., was either (1) cancelled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment equal to the number of shares of common stock covered by such option multiplied by the amount by which the cash consideration ($34.69) exceeds the exercise price per share or (2) converted into an option to purchase shares of MAF Bancorp, Inc. common stock equal to the product of the number of shares of EFC Bancorp, Inc. common stock subject to the original option and the exchange ratio (.8082), with the exercise price adjusted by dividing the original exercise price by the exchange ratio (.8082). The converted options will have the same terms and conditions as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.