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) April 1, 2003


                              MEGO FINANCIAL CORP.

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              (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER

              NEW YORK               1-8645                13-5629885
           (STATE OR OTHER          (COMMISSION          (IRS EMPLOYER
           JURISDICTION OF           FILE NUMBER)      IDENTIFICATION NO.)
              FORMATION)


            1645 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, LAS VEGAS, NV          89134
             (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)        (ZIP CODE)

        REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE (702) 992-4200






Item  2.  ACQUISITION  OR  DISPOSITION  OF  ASSETS.

On  March  20,  2003 the Company sold a portfolio of vacation interval ownership
receivables  representing  the purchase money indebtedness of certain purchasers
of  vacation  intervals.  The  receivables were originated by the Company in the
course  of  conducting  its  ordinary business of selling and marketing vacation
intervals.

The  purchaser,  Resort Finance Corporation, is a Delaware corporation and has a
principal  place  of  business  at 4 Marshall Street, North Adams, Massachusetts
01247.  The  purchase  price  paid  by  Resort  Finance  Corporation  was
$19,884,907.80.

There  is no material relationship between the Company, its affiliates, officers
and  directors  and  the  purchaser.

Item  7.  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  AND  EXHIBITS

03-4  Press  release  dated  March  26,  2003.

03-5  Receivables  Purchase Agreement between Seller, Mego Financial Corporation
dba  Leisure  Industries  Corporation,  through  its  subsidiary,  Leisure Homes
Corporation  and  Purchaser,  Resort  Finance  Corporation.

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Company  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed  on  its  behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.

                         MEGO  FINANCIAL  CORP.



                         By:  /s/  Floyd  W.  Kephart
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                         Floyd  W.  Kephart
                         Chief  Executive  Officer

Dated:  April  1,  2003