SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported): December 1, 2004

                         Commission File No.: 000-28375

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

            Nevada                                        86-0824125
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(State or other jurisdiction of                (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 incorporation or organization)

                      5976 W. Las Positas Blvd., Suite 116
                              Pleasanton , CA 94588
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (925) 227-1500
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                            (Issuer telephone number)

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                   (Former name, if changed since last report)

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                 (Former address, if changed since last report)



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SECTION 1 - REGISTRANT'S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS

     ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

On November 28, 2004,  Silverado Financial Inc. entered into a Debt Cancellation
Agreement  and General  Release  Agreement  with SRD  Technologies  LLC ("SRD"),
whereby SRD (1) released  Silverado and its  subsidiary  FSI from FSI's $275,000
note payable, (2) released Silverado and FSI from all other claims, liabilities,
causes of action,  etc (3) returned to Silverado  574,953  shares of Silverado's
common stock and (4) paid Silverado $7,500 in cash.

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 thereunto authorized.

Silverado Financial Inc.
                                               By:  /s/ John Hartman
December 1, 2004                               ----------------------------
                                                        John Hartman
                                                        President