UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): June 306, ~~2006~~2007

TRIAD FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		333-126538 (Commission File Number)		33-0356705 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

7711 Center Avenue, Suite 100 Huntington Beach, California 92647 (Address of ~~Principal~~principal executive offices, including ~~Zip~~zip ~~Code~~code)

(714) 373-8300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 35.02(b), ~~Unregistered~~(c) ~~Sales~~Departure of ~~Equity~~Directors ~~Securities~~or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. SIGNATURES

Item 35.02(b), ~~Unregistered~~(c) Departure ~~Sales~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of ~~Equity~~Directors; ~~Securities~~Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

OnEffective June 306, ~~2006~~2007, ~~Triad~~Mr. Carl ~~Financial Corporation (the “Company”) sold 1,500,000 shares of Non-Voting Preferred Stock to Triad Holdings Inc~~B., ~~its parent company~~Webb, ~~for~~currently anthe ~~aggregate~~President ~~purchase price~~and ofChief ~~$30,000,000~~Executive inOfficer ~~cash. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid. The Non-Voting~~of ~~Preferred~~Triad ~~Stock~~Financial ~~was~~Corporation ~~issued without registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4~~(~~2) of~~ the ~~Securities Act based on Triad Holdings Inc.’s investment intent~~“Company”), ~~financial~~has ~~and~~been ~~business matters~~named ~~sophistication and other typical investment representations These shares are restricted securities and may not be resold unless registered under~~ the ~~Securities Act or exempt from the registration requirements thereof. The shares of Non~~Co-~~Voting~~Chairman ~~Preferred Stock are not convertible or exchangeable into the Company’s Common Stock. The shares~~ of ~~Non-Voting Preferred Sock are not redeemable at~~ the ~~option~~Board of ~~any holder of Non-Voting Preferred Stock. To~~ the ~~extent declared by~~ ~~the board of directors of the~~ Company,. ~~quarterly~~He ~~dividends~~will ~~are~~serve ~~payable~~with atMr. Gerald anJ. ~~annual~~Ford ~~rate~~in ofthat 10capacity.~~5%.~~

Mr. Daniel D. Leonard has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Leonard has been with the Company since May 2003, when he was named the Senior Vice President of Portfolio Management for the Company. Mr. Leonard had served as President of Auto One Acceptance Company, a subsidiary of Golden State Bank Corporation, from 1999-2002. He will retain responsibility for the Portfolio Management group until his replacement is named.

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	TRIAD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date: July 6, 2006	/s/ Timothy M. O'Connor
Date: June 12, 2007	/s/ Timothy M. O’Connor
	Name:	Timothy M. O'’Connor
	Title:	Senior Vice President

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