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) May 5, 2004

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



   Nevada                             000-29049                 86-0824125
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State or other jurisdiction          Commission                IRS Employer
Of incorporation                     File Number          Identification Number


     5976 W. Las Positas Blvd., Suite 112, Pleasanton, CA            94588
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number including area code:   (925) 227-1500


ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

On May 5,2004 the Company  acquired of all of the issued and outstanding  shares
of Lendingtech.com,Inc. ,(Lendingtech),from Michael Petrullo, its sole owner and
shareholder, for $520,000 of debt with the following terms:

                  $200,000 15% Promissory Note
                  $144,000 8% Promissory Note
                  $176,000 5% Convertible Promissory Note
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                  $520,000 Purchase Price

The Company did not issue any of its shares or pay any cash as consideration for
the acquisition. The Company acquired two computer servers, its web site, client
base of  approximately  24,000  persons  and loans in a pipeline  which were all
valued at $520,000.

The  acquisition was determined at arms length between the owners of Lendingtech
and the registrant.

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Lendingtech.com  was established in 1988 as a mortgage  brokerage company called
Calabasas Mortgage.  It has had a history of providing California homeowners and
investors with real estate financing options. Using Internet technology combined
with customer service it has been able to offer competitive rates in its product
line. It's technology enables loans to close quickly, at a low cost by combining
the use of the  Internet  along  with  its  processing  software  and  automated
underwriting systems.

As a result of this  transaction,  Lendingtech  has become and shall continue to
operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant.

ITEM 7: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Audited  financial  statements  of  Lendingtech  through  December  31, 2003 and
unaudited  statements for the four months ended April 30, 2004 and the unaudited
consolidated  pro forma  statements of the combined  Registrant will be filed by
amendment to this filing.

EXHIBITS

10.1  Stock   Purchase   Agreement   between   Silverado   Financial   Inc.  and
Lendingtech.com, Inc.

                                   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.

Date:    May 19, 2004

                                          SILVERADO FINANCIAL INC.

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


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