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) December 12, 2003

                            SILVERADO FINANCIAL, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Nevada                         000-31079               77-0140428
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(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
        incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


                       1475 South Bascom Avenue, Suite 210
                           Campbell, California 95008
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (408) 371-2301
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


ITEM 2: ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

On November 17, 2003, the Company acquired all of the outstanding  common shares
of San Francisco Funding,  Inc. (SFF), a mortgage banking operation with offices
in Novato and San Diego, California under an acquisition agreement.

On December 12, 2003, the Company  confirmed its December 10, 2003 rescission of
the acquisition  agreement with SFF due to their  misrepresentation  of material
facts and material breaches of the acquisition agreement.

The Company estimates it incurred approximately $30,000 in costs associated with
the acquisition and rescission of SFF.



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.

SILVERADO FINANCIAL, INC.

Date  December 24, 2003

By: /s/ John Hartman
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John Hartman, Chief Executive Officer