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): ~~February~~March 15, 2012 (~~February~~March 12, 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 72.0105 ~~Regulation~~Costs FDAssociated ~~Disclosure~~With Exit or Disposal Activities.

As part of a strategic review of our operations, on ~~February~~March 12, 2012, we informed affected employees of our plan to ~~close~~immediately ~~approximately~~consolidate 60certain branch ~~offices~~operations and ~~immediately~~close ~~discontinue~~approximately ~~consumer~~150 ~~lending~~branch ~~and~~offices ~~retail sales financing~~ in 1425 states ~~where we do not have a significant presence and in southern Florida~~. The states affected are: ~~Arizona~~Alabama, California, Delaware, ~~Iowa~~Florida, ~~Kansas~~Georgia, ~~Maryland~~Hawaii, ~~Michigan~~Illinois, ~~Montana~~Indiana, ~~Nebraska~~Kentucky, ~~Nevada~~Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, ~~New~~North ~~York~~Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South ~~Dakota~~Carolina, ~~Utah~~Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and ~~Wyoming~~Wisconsin. Customer accounts in the affected areas will be serviced by our other ~~Springleaf~~ branches in those states or by other service centers. ~~As a result of the initial branch closings, we expect to incur a pre-tax charge in the first quarter of 2012 of approximately $6.0 million.~~

Also as a result of ~~the~~these branch office closings, our workforce will be immediately reduced by approximately ~~210~~360 employees. ~~immediately~~These reductions, collectively with all other staff reductions we made in the first quarter of 2012 relating to the branch closings we announced in February 2012 and bysubsequent ~~approximately~~staff ~~190~~reductions ~~additional~~at ~~employees~~our ~~over~~Evansville, ~~time~~Indiana headquarters, ~~but~~which ~~this~~did ~~number~~not ~~could~~result ~~change~~in ~~significantly~~material ~~depending~~charges, onrepresent ~~future~~a ~~events~~total reduction in our workforce of approximately 690 employees.

~~The~~As ~~closings~~a ~~are~~result of the ~~result~~branch ofclosings ~~our~~announced ~~efforts~~on toMarch ~~return~~2, to2012 ~~profitability. We~~described ~~continue~~above, we expect to ~~review~~incur ~~our~~a ~~branch~~pretax ~~footprint~~charge ~~with~~in the ~~objective~~first quarter of ~~improving~~2012 of approximately $12.5 million, the ~~efficiency~~primary components of ~~our~~which ~~operations~~are approximately $4. In2 ~~addition~~million in employee severance and outplacement services, we$4.2 ~~have~~million ~~retained~~in ~~Alvarez~~lease &termination ~~Marsal~~costs, ~~North~~and ~~America~~approximately $4.1 million in fixed assets disposals. These pretax charges, ~~LLC~~collectively with all other pretax charges incurred in the first quarter of 2012 for the branch closings we announced in February 2012 and ~~Houlihan~~subsequent ~~Lokey~~employee ~~Capital~~reductions at our Evansville headquarters, ~~Inc~~represent a total pretax charge of approximately $20.5 tomillion, ~~assist~~the usprimary ~~with~~components ~~identifying~~of ~~ways~~which toare ~~streamline~~approximately ~~our~~$9.0 ~~operations~~million in employee severance and ~~reduce~~outplacement ~~costs~~services, approximately $5.9 million in fixed assets disposals, and toapproximately ~~provide~~$5.6 ~~financial~~million ~~advisory~~in ~~services~~lease termination costs.

The branch closings and staff reductions described above, along with the branch closings and staff reductions we announced in February 2012, as described previously in our Current Report on Form 8-K and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2012, are the result of our efforts to return to profitability. However, there can be no assurance that these efforts will be effective.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

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:	~~February~~March 15, 2012	By	/s/		Donald R. Breivogel, Jr.
					Donald R. Breivogel, Jr.
			Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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