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MEGO FINANCIAL CORP.
4310 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
May 5, 1998
VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Form S-3 Registration Statement, filed on May 22, 1997,
Registration No. 333-27657 ("Registration Statement") for Mego
Financial Corp.
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 under Regulation C of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, Mego Financial Corp. hereby applies with the Commission to withdraw
its Registration Statement due to adverse market conditions. None of the
securities under the Registration Statement were issued or sold.
Please acknowledge receipt of this letter by stamping the copy of this
letter enclosed for that purpose and returning it in the self-addressed, stamped
envelope provided for your convenience.
Very truly yours,
MEGO FINANCIAL CORP.
By: /s/ Jerome J. Cohen
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Name: Jerome J. Cohen
Title: President
cc: Rufus Decker, Staff Examiner
(Securities and Exchange Commission)
