SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A*
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

                                 Amendment No. 1

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
           TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                              PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)

                     1st Independence Financial Group, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    32053S107
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2005
             (Date of event which requires filing of this statement)


     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule 13G is filed:
     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
     [X]  Rule 13d-1(c)
     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)





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     *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).





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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                             Tontine Financial Partners, L.P.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         --------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                 163,310
OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 163,310
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                 163,310
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     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
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     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                8.39%
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 PN
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                           Tontine Management, L.L.C.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         --------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                 163,310
OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 163,310
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                 163,310
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     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
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     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                8.39%
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 OO
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                                           Jeffrey L. Gendell
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            United States
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         --------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                 163,310
OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 163,310
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                 163,310
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     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                      [ ]
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     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                8.39%
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 IN
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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The Schedule 13G initially filed on May 5, 2005 is hereby amended and restated
by this Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13G.

Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:

     The name of the issuer is 1st Independence Financial Group, Inc. (the
"Company").

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

     The Company's principal executive offices are located at 104 South Chiles
Street, Harrodsburg, Kentucky 40330.

Item 2(a).     Name of Person Filing:

     This statement is filed by:
          (i)  Tontine Financial Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
               ("TFP"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly
               owned by it;
          (ii) Tontine Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
               ("TM"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned
               by TFP; and
         (iii) Jeffrey L. Gendell, with respect to the shares of Common Stock
               directly owned by TFP.

         The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred
         to as the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to
         persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and
         belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.

Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

     The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 55
Railroad Avenue, 3rd Floor, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.

Item 2(c).     Citizenship:

     TFP is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware. TM is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware. Mr. Gendell is a United States citizen.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities:
     Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share (the "Common Stock").

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number: 32053S107





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Item 3.  If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a:

          (a) [ ]   Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,

          (b) [ ]   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,

          (c) [ ]   Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act,

          (d) [ ]   Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                    Investment Company Act of 1940,

          (e) [ ]   Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1
                    (b)(1)(ii)(E),

          (f) [ ]   Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
                    Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F),

          (g) [ ]   Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with
                    Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G),

          (h) [ ]   Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                    Federal Deposit Insurance Act,

          (i) [ ]   Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                    investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
                    Company Act of 1940,

          (j) [ ]   Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

     Not applicable.

Item 4.   Ownership.

      A. Tontine Financial Partners, L.P.
              (a) Amount beneficially owned: 163,310
              (b) Percent of class: 8.39%. The percentages used herein and in
the rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon the 1,946,161 shares of Common
Stock outstanding at October 28, 2005, as set forth in the Company's Form 10-QSB
for the quarter ended September 30, 2005.
              (c)(i)  Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 163,310
                 (iii)Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
                 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 163,310





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      B. Tontine Management, L.L.C.
              (a) Amount beneficially owned: 163,310
              (b) Percent of class: 8.39%
              (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 163,310
                 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
                 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 163,310

      C. Jeffrey L. Gendell
              (a) Amount beneficially owned: 163,310
              (b) Percent of class: 8.39%
              (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 163,310
                 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
                 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 163,310

Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

     Not applicable.

Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

     TM, the general partner of TFP, has the power to direct the affairs of TFP,
including decisions respecting the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of
the shares. Mr. Gendell is the Managing Member of TM and in that capacity
directs its operations.

Item 7.    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

     Not applicable.

Item 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

     Not applicable.

Item 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group.

     Not applicable.

Item 10.   Certification.

     Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:

          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.





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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


DATED:  January 23, 2006

                                    /s/ JEFFREY L. GENDELL
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                                    Jeffrey L. Gendell, individually, and as
                                    managing member of
                                    Tontine Management, L.L.C.,
                                    general partner of
                                    Tontine Financial Partners, L.P.