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): ~~September~~February 191, ~~2011~~2012 (~~September~~February 131, ~~2011~~2012)


Commission file number 2-82985 SPRINGLEAF FINANCE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana		35-1313922
(State of Incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
601 N.W. Second Street, Evansville, IN		47708
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
(812) 424-8031
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 13, 2011, the Board of Directors of Springleaf Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Jay N. Levine to the positions of President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of the Company, effective October 1, 2011. From December 2008 until February 2011, Mr. Levine, age 49, served as director, president, and chief executive officer of Capmark Financial Group, a financial services company, where he remains a director and employee. He will continue to serve as a director of Capmark until September 30, 2011. From 2000 until March 2008, Mr. Levine served as chief executive officer and co-chief executive officer of RBS Greenwich Capital, a financial services company.

On September 13, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company also appointed Director Wesley R. Edens as Chairman of the Board, effective September 13, 2011.

On September 13, 2011, Frederick W. Geissinger, Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of the Company, announced his retirement from his positions as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective October 1, 2011. Mr. Geissinger retired from his positions as Chairman and a Director effective September 13, 2011.

Information called for in Item 5.02(c)(3) regarding Mr. Levine is unavailable as of the date of this filing.


Item 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure.

OnAs ~~September~~part ~~13,~~of ~~2011,~~a ~~the~~strategic ~~Company~~review ~~issued~~of aour ~~press~~operations, ~~release~~on February 1, ~~attached~~2012, aswe ~~Exhibit~~informed ~~99.1~~affected toemployees ~~this~~of ~~Current~~our ~~Report~~plan onto ~~Form~~close ~~8-K,~~approximately ~~announcing~~60 ~~the~~branch ~~appointment~~offices ofand ~~Mr.~~immediately ~~Levine~~discontinue consumer lending and ~~the~~retail ~~retirement~~sales offinancing ~~Mr.~~in ~~Geissinger~~14 states where we do not have a significant presence and in southern Florida. The ~~information~~states ~~set~~affected ~~forth~~are: inArizona, ~~this~~Delaware, ~~Item~~Iowa, ~~7.01~~Kansas, ofMaryland, ~~this~~Michigan, ~~Current~~Montana, ~~Report~~Nebraska, onNevada, ~~Form~~New ~~8-K~~Jersey, ~~including~~New ~~the~~York, ~~text~~South ofDakota, Utah and Wyoming. Customer accounts in the ~~press~~affected ~~release,~~areas ~~attached~~will asbe ~~Exhibit~~serviced 99by other Springleaf branches in those states or by other service centers.1 ~~hereto,~~As isa ~~being~~result ~~furnished~~of tothe initial branch closings, ~~but~~we ~~not~~expect ~~filed~~to ~~with,~~incur a pre-tax charge in the ~~Securities~~first ~~and~~quarter ~~Exchange~~of ~~Commission~~2012 of approximately $6.0 million.

~~Item~~Also ~~9.01~~as ~~Financial~~a ~~Statements~~result of the branch office closings, our workforce will be reduced by approximately 210 employees immediately, and ~~Exhibits~~by approximately 190 additional employees over time, but this number could change significantly depending on future events.

~~(d)~~The closings are the result of our efforts to return to profitability. We continue to review our branch footprint with the objective of improving the efficiency of our operations. In addition, we have retained Alvarez & Marsal North America, LLC and Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. to assist us with identifying ways to streamline our operations and reduce costs, and to provide financial advisory services.

~~Exhibits.~~CAUTIONARY ~~The following exhibits are being filed herewith:~~STATEMENT

No.	Description
99.1*	Text of the Press Release dated September 13, 2011.
*	Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished to the SEC pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed filed with the SEC, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Please refer to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, and our past and future reports and other information that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a description of the business environment in which we operate and the important factors, many of which are outside of our control, which could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ, possibly materially, from those indicated in forward-looking statements. We are under no obligation (and expressly disclaim any obligation) to update or alter any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that we may make from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

		SPRINGLEAF FINANCE, INC.
				(Registrant)
Date:	~~September~~February 191, ~~2011~~2012	By	/s/		Donald R. Breivogel, Jr.
					Donald R. Breivogel, Jr.
			Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

No.	Description
99.1*	Text of the Press Release dated September 13, 2011.
*	Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished to the SEC pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed filed with the SEC, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.

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