SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G*
(Rule 13d-102)

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)

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)

598510105
(CUSIP Number)

October 10, 2007
(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)

(Page 1 of 10 Pages)

*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).


CUSIP No. 598510105                13G                   Page 2 of 10 Pages

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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                          Tontine Overseas Associates, 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
                                                  15,000
OWNED BY       ___________________________________________________________

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

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                  15,000
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                  15,000
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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)
                                                  0.41%
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                   IA
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


CUSIP No. 598510105                13G                   Page 3 of 10 Pages

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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
                                                  278,282
OWNED BY       ___________________________________________________________

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

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                  278,282
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                  278,282
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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)
                                                  7.53%
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                  PN
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


CUSIP No. 598510105                13G                   Page 4 of 10 Pages

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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
                                                  278,282
OWNED BY       ___________________________________________________________

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

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                  278,282
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                  278,282
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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)
                                                  7.53%
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                   IA
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


CUSIP No. 598510105              13G              Page 5 of 10 Pages

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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
                                                  54,000
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                  293,282
OWNED BY       ___________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                  54,000
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                  293,282
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                  347,282
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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)
                                                  9.40%
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                   IN
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


CUSIP No. 598510105                13G                   Page 6 of 10 Pages

Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:

     The name of the issuer is MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company").

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

     The Company's principal executive offices are located at 222 First Avenue
East, Oskaloosa, IA 52577.

Item 2(a).     Name of Person Filing:

     This statement is filed by:

          (i) Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C., a limited liability company
              organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TOA"), which
              serves as investment manager to TFP Overseas Fund, Ltd., a Cayman
              Islands corporation ("TFPO"), with respect to the shares of
              Common Stock directly owned by TFPO;

         (ii) Tontine Financial Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
              ("TFP") with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned
              by it;

        (iii) Tontine Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
              company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TM"),
              with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TFP;

         (iv) Jeffrey L. Gendell, a United States citizen ("Mr. Gendell") with
              respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by Mr.
              Gendell and each of TFPO and 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.


CUSIP No. 598510105                  13G                 Page 7 of 10 Pages

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, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.

Item 2(c).     Citizenship:

     See Item 2(a) above.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities:

     Common Stock (the "Common Stock")

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:

     598510105

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
                    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.


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Item 4.   Ownership.

         A.   Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C.
                    (a) Amount beneficially owned: 15,000
                    (b) Percent of class: 0.41% The percentages used herein and
in the rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon the 3,695,115 shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding as of August 13, 2007 as reflected in the Company's
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007.
                    (c)(i)  Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                      (ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 15,000
                     (iii)  Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
                      (iv)  Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
                            15,000

         B.   Tontine Financial Partners, L.P.
                    (a) Amount beneficially owned: 278,282
                    (b) Percent of class: 7.53%
                    (c)(i)  Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                      (ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 278,282
                     (iii)  Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
                      (iv)  Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
                            278,282

         C.   Tontine Management, L.L.C.
                    (a) Amount beneficially owned: 278,282
                    (b) Percent of class: 7.53%
                    (c)(i)  Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                      (ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 278,282
                     (iii)  Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
                      (iv)  Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
                            278,282

         D.   Jeffrey L. Gendell
                    (a) Amount beneficially owned: 347,282
                    (b) Percent of class: 9.40%
                    (c)(i)  Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 54,000
                      (ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 293,282
                     (iii)  Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:
                            54,000
                      (iv)  Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
                            293,282


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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 of the Company. Mr. Gendell is the managing member of TM and TOA, and
in that capacity directs their operations. Each of the clients of TOA has the
power to direct the receipt of dividends from or the proceeds of sale of such
shares.

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.

     See Item 2.

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.


CUSIP No. 598510105                 13G                 Page 10 of 10 Pages

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:  October 17, 2007

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

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