8-K

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): November 14, 2002

Hawthorne Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	95-2085671
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. employer identification number)

Commission file number: 0-1100

2381 Rosecrans Avenue
El Segundo, California 90245

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(310) 725-5000

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 99.1

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On November 14, 2002, the Chief Executive Officer, Simone F. Lagomarsino, and the Chief Financial Officer, David Rosenthal, each furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission the certification required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. A copy of the certification is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

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.

HAWTHORNE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:	/s/ DAVID ROSENTHAL
	David Rosenthal Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 14, 2002

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

EX-99.1 3 a86029exv99w1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Certification Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report of Hawthorne Financial Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report), each of the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of their knowledge:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

	HAWTHORNE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Dated November 14, 2002	/s/   SIMONE LAGOMARSINO        Simone Lagomarsino President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated November 14, 2002	/s/   DAVID ROSENTHAL      David Rosenthal Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1