Exhibit 32

Certifications

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 of Springleaf Finance, Inc. (the Company) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), each of Frederick W. Geissinger, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Donald R. Breivogel, Jr., Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


		/s/	Frederick W. Geissinger
			Frederick W. Geissinger
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		/s/	Donald R. Breivogel, Jr.
			Donald R. Breivogel, Jr.
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:	May 16, 2011

SPRINGLEAF FINANCE INC 10-Q