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                       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)
                                                                              

                           FINET HOLDINGS CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


        0-18108                                       94-3115180
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(Commission File Number)                   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

              3021 Citrus Circle, Suite 150, Walnut Creek, CA   94598
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          (Address of Principal Executive Offices)             Zip Code)

                                 (925) 988-6550
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

           505 Sansome Street, #1420, San Francisco, California 94111
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



Item 5:  Other Events

     Effective January 15, 1999 ("Closing Date"),  Registrant,  on the one hand,
and the holders of all of the issued and outstanding 3% Subordinated Convertible
Debentures issued by Registrant  ("Debentures") as well as the holders of all of
the  Series A  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  issued by  Registrant  ("Series  A
Stock"), on the other hand (in the aggregate "Investors"), entered into a series
of  agreements  pursuant to which the terms of the  Debentures  and the Series A
Stock  were   restructured   ("Restructuring   Agreements").   Pursuant  to  the
Restructuring  Agreements,  the  Investors  agreed  to  convert  on one or  more
occasions,  an aggregate of $1.1 million of the face amount of  Debentures  into
2,200,000 common shares of Registrant, at a conversion price of $0.50 per share,
and further to convert on one or more  occasions an addition $4.4 million of the
face amount of  Debentures  into  7,333,333  common  shares of  Registrant  at a
conversion price of $0.60 per share.

     Also as part of the  Restructuring  Agreements the Registrant  redeemed the
remaining  $1.5 million of the total $7.0 million of Debentures at 100% of their
face amount ($1.5 million), effective upon the Closing Date, and redeemed all of
the outstanding Series A Stock effective on the Closing Date,  representing $2.5
million of Series A Stock.  $500,000 of that sum was paid on the  Closing  Date,
and the remaining  $2.0 million will be paid on the earlier of March 15, 1999 or
the date on which Registrant sells its loan servicing portfolio.

     As part of the  Restructuring  Agreements,  Registrant  issued to Investors
840,000 five-year common stock warrants, exercisable at $1.50 per common shares.

     As a result of the Restructuring Agreements,  Registrant retired all of the
outstanding  Debentures  through a combination of conversion to common stock and
redemption, redeemed all of the outstanding Series A Stock, and issued 9,533,333
shares of its common stock resulting from conversion of the Debentures  pursuant
to the Restructuring Agreements.

Item 7. Exhibits

         Exhibit 7.1:      Restructuring Agreement and Amendment

         Exhibit 7.2:      Warrant to Purchase Common Stock



                                                                 
                      RESTRUCTURING AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT


     THIS  RESTRUCTURING  AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT (the  "Agreement")  is entered
into this 15th day of  January,  1999 by and between  those  persons or entities
referred to in Exhibit A attached hereto ("Investor" or "Investors"),  and Finet
Holdings Corporation, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Company"). and Investors(s)
are  sometimes  collectively  referred  to  as  Investors  ("Investors").   This
Agreement  amends and  restates  the 3%  Convertible  Debenture  Agreements  and
Related  Agreements listed on Exhibit B, and also amends and restates the Series
A  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  Agreements  and Related  Agreements  listed on
Exhibit C.

                                    RECITALS

     A.  Company  and  Investor(s)  are  parties  to those  certain  Convertible
Debenture  Agreements  and related  agreements  identified on Exhibit B attached
hereto  ("Debenture  Agreements"),   pursuant  to  which,  among  other  things,
Investors purchased from the Company 3% Convertible  Debentures in the aggregate
principal  amount  of  $  7,000,000  (the  "Principal  Debenture  Face  Amount")
(collectively, the "Debenture" or "Debentures"). Capitalized terms not otherwise
defined  herein  shall  have the  meanings  given  such  terms in the  Debenture
Agreements.

     B.  Company  and   Investor(s)  are  parties  to  those  certain  Series  A
Convertible  Preferred  Stock  Agreements and related  agreements  identified on
Exhibit C attached hereto ("Series A Agreements") pursuant to which, among other
things,  Investor(s) purchased from Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
("Series A Stock") in the aggregate  principal amount of $2.5 million ("Series A
Face  Amount").  Capitalized  terms not otherwise  defined herein shall have the
meanings given such terms in the Series A Agreements.

     C.  Investor(s)  currently  hold  Debentures in the  principal  amount of $
7,000,000  allocated  among  themselves  as  detailed  in Exhibit D hereto,  and
currently hold Series A Stock in the face amount of $ 2,500,000  allocated among
themselves as detailed in Exhibit E hereto.

     D. Company has  requested  and Investor  have agreed to continue to forbear
from exercising their conversion  rights under the Debenture  Agreements  and/or
the  Series A  Agreements  except  in  accordance  with the  provisions  of this
Agreement.

     E. Company and Investors wish to restructure, convert, and otherwise redeem
the  Debentures  and the Preferred A shares and to take such further  actions as
are described herein for their mutual benefit.


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                                    AGREEMENT

In  consideration  of the  Recitals  and of the mutual  promises  and  covenants
contained herein, Investor(s) and Company agree as follows:

     A. Debenture Agreements.

     1. Pursuant to section 4(b) of the Debentures, Investors will submit to the
Company  for  conversion,  and the  Company  will  convert by way of one or more
conversion notices, Debentures in the aggregate face amount of $1,100,000.

               a. Despite any provisions to the contrary  contained in Debenture
No.  1,  $1,100,000  of the  Debentures  shall by way of one or more  conversion
notices be converted into 2,200,000 shares of the Company's common stock.

               b.  Simultaneously  with or promptly  following  the execution of
this  Agreement,  Investors  will  submit to the Company  Notices of  Conversion
consistent with this Agreement and accompanied by the respective Debentures. The
Date of  Conversion  will be  deemed to be the  dates  that  both the  Notice of
Conversion and the respective Debentures are received by the Company.

     2.  Pursuant to ss. 4(b) of the  Debentures,  Investors  will submit to the
Company for conversion, and the Company will convert, an aggregate of Debentures
in the face amount of $4,400,000.

               a.  Despite  any  provisions  to the  contrary  contained  in the
Debentures,  these  Debentures shall be converted at a conversion price of $0.60
per share into 7,333,333 shares of the Company's common stock.

               b.  Simultaneously  with or promptly  following  the execution of
this  Agreement,  Investors  will  submit to the Company  Notices of  Conversion
consistent with this Agreement and accompanied by the respective Debentures. The
Date of Conversion will be deemed to be the dates that the Notices of Conversion
and the respective Debentures are received by the Company.

     3.  Pursuant to ss. 5(a) of all  remaining  Debentures,  except as modified
herein,  the Company  shall redeem all remaining  outstanding  Debentures in the
aggregate face amount of $1,500,000.

               a.  Despite  any  provisions  to the  contrary  contained  in the
Debentures,   the  redemption  price  of  the  remaining   Debentures  shall  be
$1,500,000.

               b.  Simultaneously  with or promptly  following  the execution of
this  Agreement,  the  Company  will  submit  to the  Holders  of the  remaining
Debentures  referenced in this section 3, and to the Transfer Agent,  its Notice
of Redemption at Company's Election.

               c. The provisions of ss.  5(a)(ii)  notwithstanding,  the Holders
may not convert into Common Stock any Debentures  which it otherwise  would have
been entitled to convert  pursuant to the Debentures,  including but not limited
to  Debentures  selected for  Redemption at the  Company's  Election,  except in
compliance with this Agreement.

               d. The Redemption shall be deemed to be effective on the date the
Notice of Redemption is received by the Holder(s) ("Cash Redemption  Date"). The
foregoing  notwithstanding,  the  parties  agree that the  Company  will pay the
Redemption  Price on the Cash  Redemption Date or on such other date as mutually
agreed by the parties.

     4. Except as otherwise  provided and/or amended  herein,  the provisions of
ss. 4(a), c, g, h and ss. 5(a) of the  Debentures  are hereby  deleted,  and the
remaining terms of the Debentures as amended herein remain in force and effect.

     5. The parties agree that Warrant  Certificates  to purchase  shares of the
Company's  common stock previously sold in connection with the purchase and sale
of the Debentures remain in full force and effect pursuant to their terms.

     6. The  Company  shall  keep  effective  and in full  force and  effect the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 which was filed on May 28, 1998.

     B. Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Agreements.

     1. Pursuant to ss. 3 of the  Certificate of  Designations,  Preferences and
Rights of Series A Convertible  Preferred Stock of the Company  ("Certificate of
Designations"),  the Company  shall redeem at Closing all of the Series A Stock,
consisting of  Certificate  Nos. A-1, A-2 and A-3 which  Certificates  represent
125,  100 and 25  shares  respectively  of the  Company's  Series A  Stock.  The
provisions of ss. 3(a)(i) of the Certificate of Designations  are hereby amended
so that the Redemption  Price at Company's  Election shall be calculated as 100%
of the face amount of the Series A Stock.

     2.  Simultaneously  with the execution of this Agreement,  the Company will
submit to the  Holders of the Series A  Convertible  Preferred  Stock and to the
Transfer Agent its Notice of Redemption at Company's Election.

               a.  The  provisions  of  ss.   3(a)(ii)  of  the  Certificate  of
Designations notwithstanding,  the Holders may not convert into common stock any
Series A stock which it otherwise  would have been entitled to convert  pursuant
to the Certificate of Designations,  including but not limited to Series A stock
selected for  Redemptions at the Company's  Election,  except in compliance with
this Agreement.

               b. The Redemption shall be deemed to be effective on the date the
Note of Redemption is received by the Holder(s) ("Cash  Redemption  Date").  The
foregoing and the  provisions  of ss. 3(c) of the  Certificate  of  Designations
notwithstanding,  the parties  agree that the Company  will pay  $500,000 of the
Redemption  Price  for the  Series A stock on the Cash  Redemption  Date or such
other date as the  parties  mutually  agrees and that the  Company  will pay the
remaining $2,000,000 of the Redemption Price on the earlier of March 15, 1999
or the effective  date on which the Company sells its loan  servicing  portfolio
("Portfolio Sale").

     3. Except as otherwise  provided  and/or amended herein,  Investors  hereby
waive  the  provisions  of  ss.ss.  2,  4,  5,  and  7  of  the  Certificate  of
Designations.

     4. The parties  agree that Warrant No.  98-10 to purchase  shares of Common
Stock previously issued in connection with the purchase and sale of the Series A
stock remains in full force and effect pursuant to its terms.

     5. The parties further agree that the certain Registration Rights Agreement
dated September 29, 1998 entered into between the parties in connection with the
purchase  and  sale  of the  Series  A  stock  ("Series  A  Registration  Rights
Agreement") is hereby terminated. Investors hereby waive any and all defaults or
alleged defaults by Company under that Series A Registration Rights Agreement.

     6. Conversion Limitations. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary,  it is understood that at no time has or will any Investor be entitled
to convert  Debentures or Series A Preferred  Shares in excess of that number of
Debentures  and/or Series A Preferred  Shares which,  upon giving effect to such
conversion,  would  cause  the  aggregate  number  of  shares  of  Common  Stock
beneficially  owned by the  Investor  and its  affiliates  to exceed 9.9% of the
outstanding  shares of the Common Stock following such conversion.  For purposes
of the  foregoing  proviso,  the  aggregate  number of  shares  of Common  Stock
beneficially  owned by the Investor and its affiliates  shall include the number
of shares of Common Stock  issuable  upon  conversion of the Series A Shares and
Debentures  with  respect to which the  determination  of such  proviso is being
made,  but shall  exclude  the number of shares of Common  Stock  which would be
issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining,  nonconverted  Series A Preferred
Shares and debentures  beneficially  owned by the Investors and its  affiliates.
Except as set forth in the preceding  sentence,  for purposes of this paragraph,
beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     C. Additional Warrants. As additional  consideration for Investors agreeing
to enter  into this  Restructuring  Agreement  and  Amendment,  Investors  shall
receive  purchase  warrants  to acquire  shares of the  Company's  common  stock
substantially  in the form of Exhibit F hereto.  The warrants shall be allocated
among Investors as set forth on Exhibit G hereto.

     D. Representations and Warranties of Company. Company hereby represents and
warrants to Investor as follows:

     1.  Recitals.  The Recitals in this  Agreement  are true and correct in all
respects.

     2. Incorporation of Representations.  All representations and warranties of
Company in the Debenture  Agreements  and the Preferred A Agreements,  except as
the plain reading requires  updating,  are  incorporated  herein in full by this
reference and are true and correct as of the date hereof.

     3. Corporate Power; Authorization. Company has the corporate power, and has
been duly authorized by all requisite  corporate  action, to execute and deliver
this  Agreement  to perform  its  obligations  hereunder  and  thereunder.  This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company.

     4. Enforceability.  This Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation
of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective
terms.

     5. No Violation.  Company's  execution,  delivery and  performance  of this
Agreement  do not and will not (i) violate any law,  rule,  regulation  or court
order to which  Company is subject;  (ii) conflict with or result in a breach of
Company's  Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or any agreement or instrument to
which  Company is party or by which it or its  properties  are  bound,  or (iii)
result  in  the  creation  or  imposition  of any  lien,  security  interest  or
encumbrance on any property of Company, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
other than liens in favor of Investor.

     6. Outstanding Capital. Set forth as Exhibit G attached hereto is a summary
of the authorized,  issued,  and  outstanding  capital and debt structure of the
Company  as of  the  date  hereof,  giving  effect  to  the  completion  of  the
transactions contemplated herein, but otherwise not on a fully diluted basis and
not  taking  into  account,  among  other  things,  all  options,  warrants  and
conversion features of any kind.

     7. Mutual Release of Parties. Company hereby releases, remises, acquits and
forever  discharges  J.P. Carey  Securities,  Inc. and the Investors,  and their
respective   employees,   agents,   representatives,   consultants,   attorneys,
fiduciaries,  servants, officers, directors, partners, predecessors,  successors
and assigns, subsidiary corporations, parent corporations, and related corporate
divisions  (all of the  foregoing  hereinafter  called  the  "Investor  Released
Parties"), from any and all actions and causes of action, judgments, executions,
suits, debts, claims, demands, liabilities, obligations, damages and expenses of
any and every character,  known or unknown, direct and/or indirect, at law or in
equity, of whatsoever kind or nature,  whether  heretofore or hereafter arising,
for or because of any matter or things  done,  omitted or suffered to be done by
any of the  Investor  Released  Parties  prior  to and  including  the  date  of
execution hereof, and in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or in any
way  connected  to the  Debenture  Documents  or the  Series A  Preferred  Stock
Agreements,  including, but not limited to, claims relating to any restructuring
negotiations,  (all of the foregoing  hereinafter  called the "Investor Released
Matters").

     Investor  Released  Parties  hereby  release,  remise,  acquit and  forever
discharge  Company,  and  its  respective  employees,  agents,  representatives,
consultants,  attorneys,  fiduciaries,  servants, officers, directors, partners,
predecessors,   successors   and  assigns,   subsidiary   corporations,   parent
corporations,  and related corporate divisions (all of the foregoing hereinafter
called the "Company Released  Parties"),  from any and all actions and causes of
action,  judgments,  executions,  suits, debts,  claims,  demands,  liabilities,
obligations,  damages and expenses of any and every character, known or unknown,
direct  and/or  indirect,  at law or in equity,  of  whatsoever  kind or nature,
whether heretofore or hereafter arising,  for or because of any matter or things
done,  omitted or  suffered to be done by any of the  Company  Released  Parties
prior to and including the date of execution hereof,  and in any way directly or
indirectly arising out of or in any way connected to the Debenture  Documents or
the Series A Preferred Stock Agreements,  including,  but not limited to, claims
relating to any restructuring  negotiations,  (all of the foregoing  hereinafter
called the "Company Released Matters").

     8. Company Legal Opinion. Contemporaneously herewith, Company's counsel has
delivered a legal opinion in a form satisfactory to Investors attached hereto as
Exhibit H.

     E. Investors' Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgments

     1.  Recitals.  The Recitals in this  Agreement  are true and correct in all
respects.

     2. Incorporation of Representations.  All representations and warranties of
Investors in the Debenture Agreements and the Series A Agreements, except as the
plain  reading  requires  updating,  are  incorporated  herein  in  full by this
reference and are true and correct as of the date hereof.

     3. Authorization.  Each Investor, and/or anyone executing this Agreement on
behalf of such  Investor,  has the legal  power and  authority  to  execute  and
deliver this Agreement to perform its  obligations  and  commitments  hereunder.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Investor.

     4. Enforceability.  This Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation
of each  Investor  enforceable  against  such  Investor in  accordance  with its
respective terms.

     5. No Violation.  Each Investor's (or any Agent of any Investor) execution,
delivery and  performance  of this  Agreement  does not and will not violate any
rule or order to which such  Investor is subject or conflict with or result in a
breach of any agreement or instrument to which such Investor is a party.

     F. Effect and Construction of Agreement.

     1.  Except  as  expressly  provided  herein  or as no  longer  relevant  or
appropriate  following  completion of the transactions  contemplated herein, the
Debenture  Agreements  and Series A Preferred  Stock  Agreements and the related
documents  shall  remain in full  force  and  effect in  accordance  with  their
respective terms and shall not in any event be construed to require the Investor
or its  affiliates  to make any  Debentures  or other  extensions  of  credit to
Company.

     2. In the event of any  inconsistency  between the terms of this  Agreement
and the Debenture  Agreements or the Series A Preferred Stock  Agreements or any
of the related documents or any document referenced herein, this Agreement shall
govern.  Company  acknowledges  that it has consulted with counsel and with such
other  experts and advisors as it has deemed  necessary in  connection  with the
negotiation,  execution and delivery of this Agreement.  This Agreement shall be
construed  without  regard  to any  presumption  or  rule  requiring  that it be
construed  against the party  causing  this  Agreement  or any part hereof to be
drafted.

     G. Miscellaneous.

     1. Further  Assurance.  The parties agree to execute such other and further
documents  and  instruments  as the other  party may  request to  implement  the
provisions of this Agreement.

     2. Benefit of Agreement.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the  benefit of and be  enforceable  by the  parties  hereto,  their  respective
successors and assigns. No other person or entity shall be entitled to claim any
right or  benefit  hereunder,  including,  without  limitation,  the status of a
third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.

     3. Integration. This Agreement, together with the Debenture Agreements, the
Series A Preferred Stock Agreements,  and any related documents, all as modified
or amended herein,  constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the
parties  relating  to the  subject  matter  hereof,  and  supersedes  all  prior
proposals, negotiations,  agreements and understandings relating to such subject
matter. In entering into this Agreement,  the parties  acknowledge that they are
relying on no statement, representation,  warranty, covenant or agreement of any
kind made by the other party or any employee or agent of the other party, except
for the agreements set forth herein.

     4.  Severability.  The  provisions  of this  Agreement  are  intended to be
severable.  If any  provisions  of  this  Agreement  shall  be held  invalid  or
unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction,  such provision shall, as
to such  jurisdiction,  be  ineffective  to the  extent  of such  invalidity  or
enforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability of
such  provision in any other  jurisdiction  or the remaining  provisions of this
Agreement in any jurisdiction.

     5.  Governing  Law.  This  Agreement  shall be governed by and construed in
accordance  with the laws of the State of Delaware  without giving effect to the
principles  of the  conflicts  of laws,  except for  matters  arising  under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  which matters  shall be governed by and  construed in accordance  with
such laws.

     6. Counterparts;  Telecopied Signatures.  This Agreement may be executed in
any  number of  counterparts  and by  different  parties  to this  Agreement  on
separate  counterparts,  each of  which,  when so  executed,  shall be deemed an
original, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Any signature delivered by a party by facsimile  transmission shall be deemed to
be an original signature hereto.

     7.  Notices.  All  notices  and other  communications  shall be in  writing
(including telegraphic communication) and mailed or telegraphed or delivered, if
to the Company, at its address at 14th Floor, 505 Sansome Street, San Francisco,
California 94111; Attention: Chief Executive Officer and, if to Investor, at its
address  as set forth in each  Investor's  Subscription  Agreement  executed  in
connection  with the  issuance  of the  Debentures  or the Series A stock by the
Company;  or, as to each party,  at such other address as shall be designated by
such  party in a  written  notice  to the  other  party.  All such  notices  and
communications shall, when mailed or telegraphed, be effective when deposited in
the mails or  delivered to the  telegraph  company,  respectively,  addressed as
aforesaid,  except that notices  pursuant to the  provisions of Sections A and B
shall  not be  effective  until  received  by the  party to whom  they are to be
delivered.

     8.  Survival.  All  representations,   warranties,  covenants,  agreements,
undertakings,  waivers  and  releases of either  party  contained  herein  shall
survive the completion of the transactions contemplated herein.

     9. Amendment. No amendment, modification,  rescission, waiver or release of
any provision of this Agreement  shall be effective  unless the same shall be in
writing and signed by the parties hereto.

     H. Escrow  Agreement.  The parties agree to enter into the Escrow Agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit I, which will provide that the Company will
be required to deposit into escrow the Common Stock, the redemption proceeds and
the warrants to be delivered to Investors along with  appropriate  notices,  and
that the Investors  shall be required to deposit into escrow the  Debentures and
the Series A Preferred  Stock,  along with  appropriate  notices,  to assist the
parties in complying  with the terms of this  Agreement.  The Escrow Agent shall
initially be Severson & Werson P.C.


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IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
day and year first above written.



                           FINET HOLDINGS CORPORATION


                           By:  /s/  L. Daniel Rawitch
                              ----------------------------------------      
                           Title: President                                 



                           CANADIAN ADVANTAGE, LP


                           By: /s/  Mark Valentine
                              ----------------------------------------
                           Title: Pres. VMH Management, General Partner       



                            DOMINION CAPITAL FUND


                            By: /s/  Mark Valentine
                              -------------------------------------           
                            Title: Agent                                      



                            SOVEREIGN PARTNERS LP


                            By: /s/  Mark Valentine
                              ----------------------------------------        
                            Title: Agent                                      



                           ATLANTIS CAPITAL FUND, LTD


                           By: /s/  Mark Valentine
                              ----------------------------------------        
                           Title: Agent                                       



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                              SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITS


EXHIBIT A         Investors

EXHIBIT B         Debenture Agreements

EXHIBIT C         Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Agreements

EXHIBIT D         Allocation of Debenture Holders

EXHIBIT E         Allocation of Series A Holders

EXHIBIT F         Form of Warrant

EXHIBIT G         Outstanding Capital

EXHIBIT H         Company Opinion of Counsel

EXHIBIT I         Escrow Agreement



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                                    EXHIBIT A
                                    INVESTORS



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                                    EXHIBIT B

                              DEBENTURE AGREEMENTS

Securities Purchase Agreement

$4,000,000  Debenture  issued to Thomson  Kernahan & Co.,  Ltd at the request of
Investors  $1,500,000  Debenture  issued to Thomson  Kernahan & Co.,  Ltd at the
request of Investors  $1,500,000 Debenture issued to Thomson Kernahan & Co., Ltd
at the request of Investors

Warrants for 100,000,  _____ and ______  shares  respectively  issued to Thomson
Kernahan & Co., Ltd. at the request of Investors.

Registration Rights Agreement



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                                    EXHIBIT C
                 SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AGREEMENTS

Securities Purchase Agreement

Certificate of Designation, Preferences and rights of the Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock of Finet Holdings Corporation

Registration Rights Agreement

Warrant to Purchase Common Stock


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                                    EXHIBIT D
                         ALLOCATION OF DEBENTURE HOLDERS

Investor                            Aggregate Amount of Holdings

Dominion Capital Fund               $2,250,000

Atlantis Capital Fund                  750,000

Sovereign Partners LP                 3,500,000

Canadian Advantage LP                   500,000

Total                                $7,000,000


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                                    EXHIBIT E
                         ALLOCATION OF SERIES A HOLDERS

Investor                            Aggregate Amount of Holdings

Dominion Capital Fund               $1,250,000

Atlantis Capital Fund                      -0-

Sovereign Partners LP                1,000,000

Canadian Advantage LP                  250,000

Total                               $2,500,000


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                                    EXHIBIT F
                                 FORM OF WARRANT


THE SECURITIES  REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN  REGISTERED  UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,  OR APPLICABLE  STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS. THE
SECURITIES  HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR  INVESTMENT  AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE,
SOLD,  TRANSFERRED  OR  ASSIGNED  IN THE  ABSENCE OF AN  EFFECTIVE  REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES  UNDER THE  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,  OR
APPLICABLE STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM,  SUBSTANCE
AND SCOPE REASONABLY  ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE  STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO
RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.

                           FINET HOLDINGS CORPORATION

                        WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

Warrant No.: 99-1  Number of Shares: 840,000
Date of Issuance: January 15, 1999
Date of Expiration: January 15, 2004

Finet Holdings  Corporation,  a Delaware  corporation  (the  "Company"),  hereby
certifies  that,  for value  received,  Thomson &  Kernaghan  & Co.,  Ltd.,  the
registered holder hereof or its assigns,  is entitled,  subject to the terms set
forth below, to purchase from the Company upon surrender of this Warrant, at any
time or times on or after  the date  hereof,  but not after  5:00  P.M.  Pacific
Standard  Time  on  the   Expiration   Date  (as  defined   herein)  fully  paid
nonassessable  shares of Common  Stock (as defined  herein) of the Company  (the
"Warrant Shares") at the purchase price per share provided in Section 1(b) below
(the "Warrant Exercise Price");  provided,  however,  that in no event shall the
holder be entitled to exercise  this  Warrant for a number of Warrant  Shares in
excess of that number of Warrant  Shares which would cause the aggregate  number
of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates to
exceed  4.9% of the  outstanding  shares  of the  Common  Stock  following  such
exercise.  For purposes of the foregoing  proviso the aggregate number of shares
of Common  Stock  beneficially  owned by the  holder  and its  affiliates  shall
include  the number of shares of Common  Stock  issuable  upon  exercise of this
Warrant with respect to which the  determination  of such proviso is being made,
but shall  exclude  shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon exercise
of the unexercised  Debenture Warrants and unexercised  Preferred Stock Warrants
(as defined below)  beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates.  Except
as set  forth  in the  preceding  sentence,  for  purposes  of  this  paragraph,
beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


     Section 1.

     (a) Debenture Purchase Agreement and Series A Purchase Agreement.  Warrants
purchased in  connection  with the  purchase of 3%  Convertible  Debentures  are
referred to as "Debenture  Warrants" and warrants  purchased in connection  with
the  purchase  of  Series A  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  are  referred  to as
"Preferred Stock Warrants."

     (b)  Definitions.  The  following  words and terms as used in this  Warrant
shall have the following meanings:

               "Average  Market Price"  means,  with respect to any security for
any period,  that price which shall be computed as the arithmetic average of the
last closing bid prices for such security for each trading day in such period on
the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security where such
security  is listed  or  traded  as  reported  by  Bloomberg  Financial  Markets
("Bloomberg"),  or if the market value cannot be  calculated  for such period on
the  foregoing  basis,  the  last  closing  bid  price of such  security  in the
over-the-counter  market on the pink sheets or bulletin  board for such security
as reported  by  Bloomberg,  or, if no closing  bid price is  reported  for such
security by Bloomberg, the last closing trade price of such security as reported
by Bloomberg. If the market value cannot be calculated for such period on any of
the foregoing  bases,  the Average Market Price shall be the average fair market
value during such period as is reasonably  determined in good faith by the Board
of  Directors  of the  Company  (all as  appropriately  adjusted  for any  stock
dividend, split or other similar transaction during such period).

               "Preferred  Stock" means the Company's  Series A Preferred  Stock
issued as of the date hereof.

               "Common  Stock" means (i) the Company's  common stock,  par value
$0.01 per share,  and (ii) any capital  stock into which such Common Stock shall
have been changed or any capital stock resulting from a reclassification of such
Common Stock.

               "Expiration  Date" means the date five (5) years from the date of
this Warrant or, if such date falls on a Saturday,  Sunday or other day on which
banks are required or  authorized to be closed in the City of Los Angeles or the
State of  California  (a  "Holiday"),  the  next  preceding  date  that is not a
Holiday.

               "Person"  means an individual,  a limited  liability  company,  a
partnership,  a  joint  venture,  a  corporation,  a  trust,  an  unincorporated
organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.

               "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

               "Warrant"  shall mean this  warrant  and all  warrants  issued in
exchange, transfer or replacement of any thereof.

               "Warrant  Exercise  Price"  shall be equal  to $1.50  per  share,
subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided.

     (c) Other Definitional Provisions.

          (i) Except as otherwise specified herein, all references herein (A) to
the Company shall be deemed to include the Company's  successors  and (B) to any
applicable law defined or referred to herein, shall be deemed references to such
applicable law as the same may have been or may be amended or supplemented  from
time to time.

          (ii) When used in this  Warrant,  the words  "herein,"  "hereof,"  and
"hereunder," and words of similar import, shall refer to this Warrant as a whole
and not to any provision of this Warrant,  and the words "Section,"  "Schedule,"
and  "Exhibit"  shall refer to Sections of, and  Schedules and Exhibits to, this
Warrant unless otherwise specified.

          (iii) Whenever the context so requires, the neuter gender includes the
masculine or feminine,  and the singular  number  includes the plural,  and vice
versa.

     Section 2. Exercise of Warrant.

     (a)  Subject  to the terms  and  conditions  hereof,  this  Warrant  may be
exercised by the holder hereof then  registered on the books of the Company,  in
whole or in part, at any time during normal  business  hours on any business day
on or after the  opening of  business  on the date hereof and prior to 5:00 P.M.
Pacific Time on the Expiration Date by (i) delivery of a written notice,  in the
form of the subscription  notice attached as Exhibit A hereto,  of such holder's
election to exercise  this  Warrant,  which notice  shall  specify the number of
Warrant  Shares to be purchased,  (ii) payment to the Company of an amount equal
to the Warrant  Exercise Price  multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to
which the  Warrant is being  exercised  (plus any  applicable  issue or transfer
taxes) (the  "Aggregate  Exercise  Price") in cash or by check or wire transfer,
and (iii) the surrender of this Warrant, at the principal office of the Company;
provided,  that if such  Warrant  Shares are to be issued in any name other than
that of the registered  holder of this Warrant,  such issuance shall be deemed a
transfer and the provisions of Section 7 shall be applicable.

     (b) This Warrant may also be exercised on a cashless  basis,  by submitting
the Warrant as described  above with an  indication  of election to use cashless
exercise. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued on cashless exercise
shall be determined as follows:

                           X = Y(A-B)
                           ----------
                                A

     where X equals  the  number of shares of  Common  Stock to be  received  on
cashless  exercise,  Y equals the number of Warrants so exercised,  A equals the
Average Market Price of the Common Stock for the period of five (5) trading days
immediately  preceding the date of exercise,  and B equals the Warrant  Exercise
Price.  For purposes of Rule  144(d)(3)(iii),  it is understood  that the common
Stock  issuable on exercise of this Warrant in a cashless  exercise  transaction
shall be deemed to have been acquired, and the holding period applicable thereto
shall have commenced, on the date this Warrant was issued.

     (c) In the event of any exercise of the rights  represented by this Warrant
in  compliance  with this Section 2(a), a certificate  or  certificates  for the
Warrant Shares so purchased,  in such  denominations  as may be requested by the
holder  hereof and  registered  in the name of, or as  directed  by, the holder,
shall be delivered at the  Company's  expense to, or as directed by, such holder
as soon as  practicable  after such rights shall have been so exercised,  and in
any event no later than five (5) business days after such exercise.  In the case
of a dispute as to the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price of a security
or the arithmetic  calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly
issue to the holder the  number of shares of Common  Stock that is not  disputed
and shall submit the disputed  determinations or arithmetic  calculations to the
holder via facsimile within one (1) day of receipt of the holder's  subscription
notice. If the holder and the Company are unable to agree upon the determination
of the Warrant  Exercise  Price or arithmetic  calculation of the Warrant Shares
within  one  (1)  business  day of such  disputed  determination  or  arithmetic
calculation  being submitted to the holder,  then the Company shall  immediately
submit via  facsimile  (i) the disputed  determination  of the Warrant  Exercise
Price to an independent,  reputable investment banking firm or (ii) the disputed
arithmetic  calculation  of  the  Warrant  Shares  to its  independent,  outside
accountant.  The  Company  shall  cause  the  investment  banking  firm  or  the
accountant,  as the case may be, to perform the  determinations  or calculations
and notify the Company  and the holder of the results no later than  forty-eight
(48)  hours  from  the  time  it  receives   the  disputed   determinations   or
calculations.   Such  investment   bank's  or  accountant's   determination   or
calculation,  as the case may be,  shall be deemed  conclusive  absent  manifest
error.

     (d) Unless the rights  represented  by this  Warrant  shall have expired or
shall have been fully  exercised,  the Company shall, as soon as practicable and
in any event no later than five (5) business  days after any exercise and at its
own  expense,  issue a new  Warrant  identical  in all  respects  to the Warrant
exercised except (i) it shall represent rights to purchase the number of Warrant
Shares  purchasable  immediately  prior  to  such  exercise  under  the  Warrant
exercised,  less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which such Warrant
is  exercised,  and (ii) the holder  thereof  shall be deemed for all  corporate
purposes to have become the holder of record of such Warrant Shares  immediately
prior to the close of business  on the date on which the Warrant is  surrendered
and  payment of the amount due in respect of such  exercise  and any  applicable
taxes is made,  irrespective of the date of delivery of certificates  evidencing
such Warrant Shares, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a
date when the stock  transfer  books of the Company are  properly  closed,  such
person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such  Warrant  Shares at the
opening of  business  on the next  succeeding  date on which the stock  transfer
books are open.

     (e) No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise
of this  Warrant,  but rather the number of shares of Common  Stock  issued upon
exercise  of this  Warrant  shall be  rounded  up or down to the  nearest  whole
number.

     (f) If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to a
holder within five (5) business days after the time required  under this Section
2, a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder is
entitled  upon the  holder's  exercise of this  Warrant or a new Warrant for the
number of shares of Common  Stock to which such holder is  entitled  pursuant to
Section 2(b) hereof,  the Company shall, in addition to any other remedies under
this   Agreement  or  otherwise   available   to  such  holder   including   any
indemnification  pursuant to Section 8 of Securities Purchase Agreement,  pay as
additional  damages  in cash to such  holder for each day such  issuance  is not
timely  effected  after the fifth (5th) business day following the time required
under this  Section 2, an amount equal to 1% of the product of (x) the number of
shares of Common  Stock not  issued to the  holder  and the  number of shares of
Common  Stock  represented  by the new Warrant  not issued to the  holder,  on a
timely basis and to which such holder is entitled  hereunder and (y) the Closing
Bid Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) of the Common Stock on
the last  possible  date which the Company could have issued such new Warrant or
shares of Common Stock to such holder without violating this Section 2.

     Section 3. Covenants as to Common Stock.  The Company hereby  covenants and
agrees as follows:

     (a) This Warrant is, and any Stock Warrants issued in  substitution  for or
replacement  of this Warrant will upon issuance be, duly  authorized and validly
issued.

     (b) All Warrant  Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights
represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance,  be validly issued,  fully paid
and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the
issue thereof.

     (c) During the period within which the rights  represented  by this Warrant
may be exercised,  the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved at
least the number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide for the exercise of
the rights  then  represented  by this  Warrant and the par value of said shares
will at all  times  be less  than or equal to the  applicable  Warrant  Exercise
Price.

     (d) If at any time  during the period  after the date of  issuance  of this
Warrant and ending five (5) years  thereafter,  the Company  shall  determine to
register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any shares of Stock to be
offered for cash by it or others,,  pursuant to a registration statement on Form
S-1 or S-3 (or their  equivalent),  the Company will (i)  promptly  give written
notice to the holder of this Warrant of its intention to file such  registration
statement  and (ii) at the  Company's  expense  (which  shall  include,  without
limitation,  all  registration  and filing  fees,  printing  expenses,  fees and
disbursements of counsel and independent  accountants for the Company,  and fees
and expenses  incident to compliance  with state  securities  law, but shall not
include  fees and  disbursements  of  counsel  for the  holder of this  Warrant)
include among the securities covered by the registration statement such portions
of the Shares then held by the holder of this Warrant as shall be specified in a
written  request to the Company  within thirty (30) days after the date on which
the Company  gave the notice  described  in (a)(i)  above.  Upon receipt of such
written  request and of the Shares  specified  in the request  (any  shareholder
requesting registration being individually called a "Selling Shareholder"),  the
Company shall (i) use its  reasonable  best efforts to effect the  registration,
qualification or compliance of the Shares under the Securities Act and under any
other applicable  federal law and any applicable  securities or blue sky laws of
jurisdictions  within the United States;  (ii) furnish each Selling  Shareholder
such number of copies of the prospectus contained in the registration  statement
filed under the Securities Act (including preliminary  prospectus) in conformity
with the  requirements  of the Securities  Act, and such other  documents as the
Selling   Shareholder  may  reasonably   request  in  order  to  facilitate  the
disposition of the Shares covered by the  registration  statement;  (iii) notify
each Selling  Shareholder,  at any time when a prospectus  relating to the Stock
covered by such  registration  statement is required to be  delivered  under the
Securities  Act,  of the  happening  of any  event  as a  result  of  which  the
prospectus  forming a part of such  registration  statement,  as then in effect,
includes an untrue  statement of a material  fact or omits to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the  statements  therein
not misleading; and (iv) at the request of the Selling Shareholder,  prepare and
furnish  to the  Selling  Shareholder  any  reasonable  number  of copies of any
supplement  to or amendment of such  prospectus  as may be necessary so that, as
thereafter  delivered to the holder of this Warrant,  such prospectus  shall not
include an untrue  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated  therein or necessary to make the  statements  therein not
misleading.

     (e) The Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of  Incorporation
or  through  any  reorganization,  transfer  of assets,  consolidation,  merger,
dissolution,  issue or sale of securities,  or any other voluntary action, avoid
or seek to  avoid  the  observance  or  performance  of any of the  terms  to be
observed  or  performed  by it  hereunder,  but will at all times in good  faith
assist in the  carrying  out of all the  provisions  of this  Warrant and in the
taking of all such action as may  reasonably  be requested by the holder of this
Warrant in order to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant
against dilution or other  impairment,  consistent with the tenor and purpose of
this Warrant.  No impairment of the designations,  preferences and rights of the
Preferred  Stock  contained in the  Certificate  of  Designations  or any waiver
thereof which has an adverse  effect on the rights  granted  hereunder  shall be
given effect until the Company has taken appropriate action (satisfactory to the
holders of Preferred  Stock  Warrants  representing  a majority of the shares of
Common Stock  issuable upon the exercise of such  Preferred  Stock Warrants then
outstanding) to avoid such adverse effect with respect to this Warrant.  Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing,  the Company (i) will not increase the
par value of any shares of Common  Stock  receivable  upon the  exercise of this
Warrant  above the  Exercise  Price then in effect,  and (ii) will take all such
actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly
and legally issue fully paid and  nonassessable  shares of Common Stock upon the
exercise of this Warrant.

     (f) This Warrant will be binding upon any entity  succeeding to the Company
by merger,  consolidation  or  acquisition  of all or  substantially  all of the
Company's assets.

     Section 4. Taxes. The Company shall not be required to pay any tax or taxes
attributable  to the initial  issuance of the  Warrant  Shares or any  permitted
transfer  involved  in the issue or  delivery  of any  certificates  for Warrant
Shares in a name other  than that of the  registered  holder  hereof or upon any
permitted transfer of this Warrant.

     Section 5.  Warrant  Holder Not Deemed a  Stockholder.  Except as otherwise
specifically  provided  herein,  no holder,  as such,  of this Warrant  shall be
entitled to vote or receive  dividends  or be deemed the holder of shares of the
Company  for any  purpose,  nor shall  anything  contained  in this  Warrant  be
construed  to confer  upon the holder  hereof,  as such,  any of the rights of a
stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any
corporate action (whether any reorganization,  issue of stock,  reclassification
of stock,  consolidation,  merger,  conveyance or otherwise),  receive notice of
meetings,  receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise,  prior to the
issuance to the holder of this Warrant of the Warrant  Shares which he or she is
then  entitled to receive  upon the due exercise of this  Warrant.  In addition,
nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities
on such holder to purchase any  securities or as a  stockholder  of the Company,
whether  such  liabilities  are  asserted by the Company or by  creditors of the
Company.  Notwithstanding this Section 5, the Company will provide the holder of
this Warrant with copies of the same notices and other  information given to the
stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof
to the stockholders.

     Section 6.  Representations of Holder.  The holder of this Warrant,  by the
acceptance hereof,  represents that it is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant
Shares for its own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in
connection with, any distribution hereof or of any of the shares of Common Stock
or other securities issuable upon the exercise thereof, and not with any present
intention of  distributing  any of the same. The holder of this Warrant  further
represents,  by  acceptance  hereof,  that,  as of this date,  such holder is an
"accredited  investor" as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange  Commission  under the Securities Act
(an "Accredited Investor").  Upon exercise of this Warrant, the holder shall, if
requested  by the Company,  confirm in writing,  in a form  satisfactory  to the
Company,  that the Warrant Shares so purchased are being acquired solely for the
holder's own account and not as a nominee for any other party,  for  investment,
and not with a view  toward  distribution  or resale and that such  holder is an
Accredited  Investor.  If such holder cannot make such  representations  because
they would be  factually  incorrect,  it shall be a condition  to such  holder's
exercise of the Warrant that the Company receive such other  representations  as
the  Company  considers  reasonably  necessary  to assure the  Company  that the
issuance of its  securities  upon  exercise of the Warrant shall not violate any
United States or state securities laws.

     Section 7. Ownership and Transfer.

     (a) The Company shall maintain at its principal  executive offices (or such
other  office or  agency of the  Company  as it may  designate  by notice to the
holder hereof),  a register for this Warrant,  in which the Company shall record
the name and address of the person in whose name this  Warrant has been  issued,
as well as the name and  address of each  transferee.  The Company may treat the
person in whose name any Warrant is  registered on the register as the owner and
holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but
in all events  recognizing  any transfers  made in accordance  with the terms of
this Warrant.

     (b)  This  Warrant  and  the  rights  granted  to  the  holder  hereof  are
transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant, together with
a properly  executed  warrant  power in the form of  Exhibit B attached  hereto;
provided,  however,  that any  transfer  or  assignment  shall be subject to the
conditions set forth in Section 7(c) below.

     (c) The holder of this Warrant  understands  that this Warrant has not been
and is not  expected to be,  registered  under the  Securities  Act or any state
securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold,  assigned or transferred
unless (a)  subsequently  registered  thereunder,  or (b) such holder shall have
delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory in form,
scope and  substance to the  Company,  to the effect that the  securities  to be
sold, assigned or transferred may be sold,  assigned or transferred  pursuant to
an exemption from such  registration;  (i) any sale of such  securities  made in
reliance on Rule 144  promulgated  under the  Securities Act may be made only in
accordance  with  the  terms  of said  Rule  and  further,  if said  Rule is not
applicable,  any  resale of such  securities  under  circumstances  in which the
seller  (or the  person  through  whom the sale is made)  may be deemed to be an
underwriter  (as  that  term is  defined  in the  Securities  Act)  may  require
compliance  with some other  exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and
regulations  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  thereunder;  and (ii)
neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register the
Preferred  Stock Warrants under the Securities Act or any state  securities laws
or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.

     (d) The  Company is  obligated  to register  the Warrant  Shares for resale
under the Securities Act pursuant to the  Registration  Rights  Agreement  dated
September  29,  1998,  by and between  the Company and the Buyers  listed on the
signature page thereto (the  "Registration  Rights  Agreement")  and the initial
holder of this  Warrant  (and  certain  assignees  thereof)  is  entitled to the
registration  rights  in  respect  of the  Warrant  Shares  as set  forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement.

     Section  8.  Adjustment  of  Warrant  Exercise  Price.  In order to prevent
dilution of the rights  granted under this Warrant,  the Warrant  Exercise Price
shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:

     (a) Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price upon Subdivision or Combination of
Common  Stock.  If the  Company at any time after the date of  issuance  of this
Warrant,  subdivides (by any stock split,  stock dividend,  recapitalization  or
otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding  shares of Common Stock into a
greater number of shares, the Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior
to such subdivision will be proportionately  reduced and the number of shares of
Common Stock  obtainable  upon exercise of this Warrant will be  proportionately
increased. If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant
combines (by combination,  reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes
of its outstanding  shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares,  the
Warrant Exercise Price in effect  immediately  prior to such combination will be
proportionately  increased  and the number of shares of Common Stock  obtainable
upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately decreased.

     (b) Reorganization,  Reclassification,  Consolidation,  Merger or Sale. Any
recapitalization,  reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale
of all or  substantially  all of the  Company's  assets to  another  Person  (as
defined below) or other similar transaction which is effected in such a way that
holders  of Common  Stock are  entitled  to  receive  (either  directly  or upon
subsequent  liquidation)  stock,  securities  or assets  with  respect  to or in
exchange  for Common Stock is referred to herein as "Organic  Change."  Prior to
the  consummation  of any  Organic  Change,  the Company  will make  appropriate
provision  (in form and substance  satisfactory  to the holders of the Preferred
Stock  Warrants  representing  a majority of the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of such Preferred Stock Warrants then  outstanding) to insure that
each of the holders of the Preferred  Stock  Warrants will  thereafter  have the
right to acquire  and  receive in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be)
the shares of Common Stock  immediately  theretofore  acquirable  and receivable
upon the exercise of such  holder's  Preferred  Stock  Warrants,  such shares of
stock,  securities  or assets as may be issued or payable  with respect to or in
exchange  for the  number  of shares of  Common  Stock  immediately  theretofore
acquirable and  receivable  upon the exercise of such holder's  Preferred  Stock
Warrants had such Organic Change not taken place.  In any such case, the Company
will make  appropriate  provision  (in form and  substance  satisfactory  to the
holders of the Preferred Stock Warrants representing a majority of the shares of
Common Stock  issuable  upon  exercise of such  Preferred  Stock  Warrants  then
outstanding)  with respect to such holders'  rights and interests to insure that
the  provisions  of this  Section  8 and  Section  9 below  will  thereafter  be
applicable to the Preferred Stock Warrants. The Company will not effect any such
consolidation,  merger or sale,  unless prior to the consummation  thereof,  the
successor  entity (if other than the Company)  resulting from  consolidation  or
merger or the entity purchasing such assets assumes,  by written  instrument (in
form and  substance  satisfactory  to the holders of  Preferred  Stock  Warrants
representing  a majority of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Preferred  Stock Warrants then  outstanding),  the obligation to deliver to each
holder of Preferred  Stock  Warrants such shares of stock,  securities or assets
as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions,  such holder may be entitled to
acquire.

     (c) Notices.

          (i) Immediately upon any adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price, the
Company will give written notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant,  setting
forth in reasonable detail and certifying the calculation of such adjustment.

          (ii) The  Company  will  give  written  notice  to the  holder of this
Warrant at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which the Company  closes
its books or takes a record (A) with  respect to any  dividend  or  distribution
upon the Common Stock,  (B) with respect to any pro rata  subscription  offer to
holders of Common  Stock or (c) for  determining  rights to vote with respect to
any Organic Change,  dissolution or  liquidation,  except that in no event shall
such  notice be provided to such  holder  prior to such  information  being made
known to the public.

          (iii) The Company will also give written  notice to the holder of this
Warrant at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which any Organic Change,
dissolution or liquidation will take place.

     Section 9. Purchase  Rights.  If at any time the Company grants,  issues or
sells any options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants,
securities  or other  property  pro rata to the  record  holders of any class of
Common Stock (the  "Purchase  Rights"),  then the holder of this Warrant will be
entitled to acquire,  upon the terms  applicable  to such Purchase  Rights,  the
aggregate  Purchase  Rights which such holder could have acquired if such holder
had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete  exercise
of this Warrant  immediately  before the date on which a record is taken for the
grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken,
the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for
the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

     Section 10. Lost, Stolen,  Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant.  If this Warrant
is lost,  stolen,  mutilated or destroyed,  the Company shall,  on receipt of an
indemnification undertaking,  issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor
as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.

     Section 11. Notice. Any notices,  consents, waivers or other communications
required or  permitted  to be given under the terms of this  Warrant  must be in
writing  and will be  deemed  to have  been  delivered  (i) upon  receipt,  when
delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile, provided a copy
is mailed by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested; (iii) three (3) days
after being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt  requested;  or (iv) one
(1) day after deposit with a nationally  recognized  overnight delivery service,
in each case properly  addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses
and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

                  If to the Company:

                  Finet Holdings Corporation
                  14th Floor
                  505 Sansome Street
                  San Francisco, California 94111
                  Attn: President

                  Telephone:        (415) 263-5400
                  Facsimile:        (415) 263-5440

                  With a copy to:

                  Roger S. Mertz, Esq.
                  Severson & Werson
                  Suite 2600
                  One Embarcadero Center
                  San Francisco, California 94111

                  Telephone:        (415) 398-3344
                  Facsimile:        (415) 956-0439

     If to a holder of this  Warrant,  to it at the address set forth below such
holder's signature on the signature page hereof.

Each party shall  provide  five (5) days' prior  written  notice to the
other party of any change in address or facsimile number.

     Section 12. Miscellaneous. This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed,
waived, discharged, or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the
party or  holder  hereof  against  which  enforcement  of such  change,  waiver,
discharge  or  termination  is sought.  The  headings  in this  Warrant  are for
convenience  of  reference  only and  shall not limit or  otherwise  affect  the
meaning  hereof.  This  Agreement  shall  be  governed  by  and  interpreted  in
accordance  with  the  laws of the  State  of  Delaware  without  regard  to the
principles  of conflict of laws.  The holder shall be entitled to pursue a claim
for specific performance of this Agreement,  and Company hereby waives the right
to assert any defense  thereto that the holder hereof has an adequate  remedy at
law. The parties expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior
Court of Contra Costa County,  California,  and the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California for the adjudication of any civil action
asserted pursuant to this paragraph.

     Section 13. Date.  The date of this  Warrant is January  ____,  1999.  This
Warrant, in all events, shall be wholly void and of no effect after the close of
business  on  the  Expiration  Date,  except  that   notwithstanding  any  other
provisions  hereof, the provisions of Section 7 shall continue in full force and
effect after such date as to any Warrant Shares or other securities  issued upon
the exercise of this Warrant.


                                     * * * *


                              FINET HOLDINGS CORPORATION



                              By: ______________________________________
                                      Name:

ACCEPTED:

[HOLDER]

By:      THOMSON KERNAGHAN & CO., LTD.

Name: _____________________________
Title:______________________________

Address: 365 Bay Street, 10th Floor
            Toronto, Ontario
            M5H 2V2 CANADA


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                              EXHIBIT A TO WARRANT

                                SUBSCRIPTION FORM

        TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS WARRANT

                           FINET HOLDINGS CORPORATION

     The  undersigned  hereby  exercises  the right to  purchase  the  number of
Warrant  Shares  covered  by  this  Warrant  specified  below  according  to the
conditions  thereof  and  herewith  makes  payment  therefor  in the  amount  of
$____________________,  the Aggregate  Exercise  Price of such Warrant Shares in
full, and requests that such Warrant Shares be issued in the name of:

                                            [HOLDER]

Dated: ________________
                        By: ______________________________________
                        Name: ____________________________________
                        Title: _____________________________________
                        Address: __________________________________
                        

                        Number of Warrant Shares
                        Being Purchased:   _____________________



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                              EXHIBIT B TO WARRANT

                              FORM OF WARRANT POWER

FOR  VALUE  RECEIVED,  the  undersigned  does  hereby  assign  and  transfer  to
______________________________, Federal Identification No. __________________, a
warrant to purchase ______________ shares of the capital stock of Finet Holdings
Corporation,  a Delaware  corporation,  represented by warrant  certificate  No.
________,  standing  in  the  name  of the  undersigned  on the  books  of  said
corporation.  The  undersigned  does hereby  irrevocably  constitute and appoint
______________________________________________,   attorney   to   transfer   the
warrants of said corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.


Dated: ___________________    _________________________________________

                              By: ______________________________________
                              Its: ______________________________________



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                                    EXHIBIT G
                               OUTSTANDING CAPITAL


Common Stock and Stock Rights

As of January 15, 1999:

Common Stock Committed and Outstanding                              59,062,844
Giving Effect to Restructure of Debenture and Series A
                  Convert $1.1 million Debenture into                2,200,000
                  Convert $4.4 million Debenture into                7,333,333
                                                                    ----------
                                                                    68,596,177

An Asset  Purchase  Agreement  dated  August 30,  1997  between  Finet  Holdings
Corporation  and The Real Estate  Office  Software  Company  provides  for up to
200,000  shares of Finet Stock to be issued to The Real Estate  Office  Software
Company.  As of this date, 175,000 shares have been issued, the remaining 25,000
shares are escrowed in a Retention  Account  pending the outcome of post closing
audit reports.

On May 19, 1998, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase  Agreement with MICAL
Mortgage,  Inc  ("MICAL")  whereby the Company  acquired  100% of the issued and
outstanding stock of MICAL in exchange for up to 552,430 shares of the Company's
common stock, of which 120,460 shares are reserved for potential  adjustment for
certain currently undetermined contingencies.

On October 13, 1998, the Company entered into an employment  agreement with Mark
L. Korell which granted  500,000  restricted  shares of common stock. As of this
date, 125,000 shares have been issued.

On October 15, 1998,  the Company  entered  into an  employment  agreement  with
Michael G. Conway which granted 60,000  restricted shares of common stock. As of
this date, 15,000 shares have been issued.


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                                    EXHIBIT H
                           COMPANY OPINION OF COUNSEL




<PAGE>



                                    EXHIBIT I
                                ESCROW AGREEMENT

                                ESCROW AGREEMENT


     This  ESCROW  AGREEMENT,   dated  as  of  January  15,  1999  (the  "Escrow
Agreement"),  is by and among FINET HOLDINGS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
("Company"),  the  SUBSCRIBERS  as set forth on  Attachment A  ("Subscriber"  or
"Subscribers") and SEVERSON & WERSON, a California professional corporation,  as
escrow agent (the "Escrow Agent").

     WHEREAS,  the Company and the  Subscribers are entered into a Restructuring
Agreement and Amendment  ("Restructuring  Agreement")  calling for,  among other
things,  the  conversion  from  time  to  time  by the  Subscribers  of  certain
Debentures for shares of the Company's  common stock  ("Conversion  Shares") and
the redemption of the remaining  Debentures and all of the outstanding  Series A
Convertible Preferred Shares owned by Subscribers  ("Preferred Shares") for cash
by the Company, all as set forth in the Restructuring Agreement; and

     WHEREAS,  the  parties  wish the  Conversion  Shares,  the cash  redemption
proceeds,  the  Debentures,   the  Preferred  Shares,  executed  copies  of  the
Restructuring  Agreement  and certain  other  documents  to be  delivered to the
Escrow Agent to be held in escrow and released by the Escrow Agent in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and

     WHEREAS,  the Escrow Agent is willing to serve as escrow agent  pursuant to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein,
intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

                                 INTERPRETATION

     1.1.  Definitions.  Whenever used in this  Agreement,  the following  terms
shall have the following respective meanings:

          (a)  "Agreement"  means this Escrow  Agreement and all amendments made
hereto and thereto by written agreement between the parties;

          (b) "Conversion  Notice(s) " means the Notice or Notices of Conversion
delivered  by the  Subscriber  from  time to time  pursuant  to the  Restructure
Agreement.

          (c) "Conversion Shares" means the Company's Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Debentures and to be delivered  pursuant to the  Restructuring
Agreement.

          (d) "Escrowed  Payment" means the sums payable to the Subscribers upon
redemption  of the  Debentures  and  Preferred A Shares to be redeemed  from the
Subscribers by the Company,  pursuant to the Restructure Agreement to be held in
escrow  on  behalf  of the  Company  and the  Subscribers  and to be paid to the
Subscribers from time to time as provided in the Restructuring Agreement.

          (e) "Expenses" means the reasonable  expenses  incurred by and payable
to Escrow Agent in connection with the matters described herein.

          (f) "Redemption  Notice(s)"  means the Notice or Notices of Redemption
at Company's Election pursuant to the Restructure Agreement.

          (g) "Warrants" means the Warrants issuable to the Subscribers referred
to in the Restructuring Agreement.

          (h)  Collectively,   this  Agreement,   the  Conversion   Shares,  the
Redemption Notices, the Restructuring Agreement signed on behalf of the Company,
the  Warrants  and the legal  opinion  of Company  counsel  are  referred  to as
"Company Documents."

          (i)  Collectively,   this  Agreement,   the  Conversion  Notices,  the
Restructuring Agreement signed on behalf of Subscribers, the Debentures, and the
Preferred Shares are referred to as "Subscriber Documents."

     1.2.  Extended  Meanings.  In this Agreement  words  importing the singular
number include the plural and vice versa;  words importing the masculine  gender
include  the  feminine  and  neuter  genders.  The  word  "person"  includes  an
individual,  body  corporate,  partnership,  trustee or trust or  unincorporated
association, executor, administrator or legal representative.

                                   ARTICLE II

                     DOCUMENTS AND PAYMENTS TO BE DELIVERED

     2.1.  Delivery of Escrowed  Payments and Company Documents to Escrow Agent.
On January 15,  1999,  the  Company  delivered  to the Escrow  Agent Two Million
Dollars as part of the  Escrowed  Payments by wire  transfer  to Escrow  agent's
escrow account maintained at The Pacific Bank in San Francisco,  CA. On or about
January  19,  1999 the  Company  will  deliver to the Escrow  Agent the  Company
documents executed by the Company.

     2.2.  Delivery of Subscriber  Documents.  On or about January 19, 1999, the
Subscriber  shall  deliver  to  the  Escrow  Agent  the  Subscriber   Documents.
Additional  Subscriber  Documents  will be  delivered  by  Subscriber  for  each
Closing.

     2.3.  Intention  to  Create  Escrow  Over  Company  Documents,   Subscriber
Documents and Escrowed  Payments.  The  Subscriber  and Company  intend that the
Company Documents,  Subscriber  Documents and Escrowed Payments shall be held in
escrow by the Escrow Agent  pursuant to this  Agreement for their benefit as set
forth herein.

     2.4. Escrow Agent to Deliver Company  Documents,  Subscriber  Documents and
Escrowed  Payments.  The  Escrow  Agent  shall  hold  and  release  the  Company
Documents,  Subscriber Documents and the Escrowed Payments subject to receipt of
instructions of Company or Subscribers or otherwise, all only in accordance with
the terms and conditions of this Agreement in one or more closings.

                                   ARTICLE III

     RELEASE OF COMPANY DOCUMENTS, SUBSCRIBER DOCUMENTS AND ESCROWED PAYMENT

     3.1. Release of Escrow.  Subject to the provisions of Section 4 herein, the
Escrow  Agent shall  release the Company  Documents,  Subscriber  Documents  and
Escrowed Payment in one or more closings as follows:

          (a) Upon  receipt by the Escrow  Agent of joint  written  instructions
("Joint  Instructions")  signed  by the  Company  and the  Subscriber,  it shall
deliver in one or more closings the Company Documents, Subscriber Documents, and
Escrowed Payments in accordance with the terms of the Joint Instructions.

          (b) Upon  receipt  by the Escrow  Agent of a final and  non-appealable
judgment,  order, decree or award of a court of competent jurisdiction (a "Court
Order"),  the Escrow  Agent  shall  deliver the  Company  Documents,  Subscriber
Documents and Escrowed  Payments in accordance  with the Court Order.  Any Court
Order shall be accompanied by an opinion of counsel for the party presenting the
Court Order to the Escrow  Agent (which  opinion  shall be  satisfactory  to the
Escrow Agent) to the effect that the court issuing the Court Order has competent
jurisdiction and that the Court Order is final and non-appealable.

     3.2.  Acknowledgement of Company and Subscriber;  Disputes. The Company and
the  Subscribers  acknowledge  that the only terms and conditions upon which the
Company Documents, Subscriber Documents and Escrowed Payments are to be released
are set  forth  in  Sections  3 and 4 of this  Agreement.  The  Company  and the
Subscribers  reaffirm  their  agreement to abide by the terms and  conditions of
this Agreement with respect to the release of the Company Documents,  Subscriber
Documents and Escrowed Payments.  Any dispute with respect to the release of the
Company Documents,  Subscriber Documents and Escrowed Payments shall be resolved
pursuant to Section 4 or by agreement between the Company and Subscribers.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                           CONCERNING THE ESCROW AGENT

     4.1.  The Escrow  Agent  hereby  waives its right to  compensation  for its
services  hereunder,  but shall be reimbursed for all  reasonable  out-of-pocket
expenses,  disbursements and advances (including  reasonable attorneys' fees and
expenses if actually  incurred by the Escrow Agent in connection with the use of
outside  attorneys)  incurred  or  made  by  it in  performance  of  its  duties
hereunder.  Such  disbursements,  expenses  and  advances  shall  be paid by the
Parties equally.

     4.2.  The  Escrow  Agent  may  resign  and be  discharged  from its  duties
hereunder at any time by giving notice of such  resignation to the Parties,  and
specifying  a date (not less than 30 days after the giving of such  notice) when
such  resignation  shall  take  effect.  Prior  to  the  effective  date  of the
resignation as specified in such notice,  the Subscribers and Company will issue
to the Escrow  Agent a Joint  Instruction  authorizing  delivery  of the Company
Documents,  Subscriber  Documents  and Escrowed  Payment to a substitute  Escrow
Agent selected by the Subscribers and Company.  If no successor  Escrow Agent is
named by the  Subscriber  and Company,  the Escrow Agent may apply to a court of
competent jurisdiction in the State of California for appointment of a successor
Escrow Agent, and to deposit the Company Documents and Subscriber Documents with
the clerk of any such court.  The Escrow Agent shall continue to serve until its
successor  accepts  the escrow and  receives  the  Agreements  to the extent not
theretofore  delivered  in  accordance  with  the  Escrow  Agreement;  provided,
however, that if no successor accepts the escrow and receives the Agreements, to
the extent not  theretofore  delivered in accordance  within such 30-day period,
then,  upon the  expiration  of such 30-day  period,  the Escrow  Agent shall be
relieved of its duties  hereunder  and shall retain the  Documents  and Payments
solely as custodian.

     4.3.  The  Escrow  Agent  undertakes  to  perform  only such  duties as are
specifically set forth herein. Anything herein to the contrary  notwithstanding,
the Escrow Agent's sole duties under the Escrow  Agreement  shall be (i) to hold
the Documents and Payments in escrow in accordance  with the terms hereof,  (ii)
to make reports  required or appropriate  under the Escrow  Agreement,  (iii) to
make  deliveries  to the persons  entitled  thereto,  also as  specified in such
instructions  or  as  provided  in  the  Escrow  Agreement,  and  (iv)  to  make
determinations  required  hereunder.  The Escrow Agent acting or refraining from
acting in good  faith  shall not be liable  for any  mistake of fact or error of
judgment by it or for any acts or omissions by it of any kind,  unless caused by
its  willful  misconduct  or gross  negligence,  and the Escrow  Agent  shall be
entitled  to rely and  shall be  protected  in doing  so,  upon (i) any  written
notice,  instrument or signature  reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to
have been signed or presented by the proper party or parries duly  authorized to
do so, and (ii) the advice of counsel  (which may be of the Escrow  Agent's  own
choosing). The Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility for the contents of any
writing submitted to it hereunder and shall be entitled in good faith reasonably
to rely without any liability upon the contents thereof.

     4.4.  The Escrow  Agent  shall  have the right to assume in the  absence of
written  notice to the contrary from the proper person or persons that a fact or
an event by  reason  of which an  action  would or might be taken by the  Escrow
Agent does not exist and has not occurred,  without  incurring  liability to the
other parties  hereto or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted,  or any
action suffered by it to be taken or omitted,  in good faith and in the exercise
of its own best judgment, in reliance upon such assumption.

     4. 5. The  Company  on the one hand and  Subscribers  on the other hand and
each to the  extent of  one-half  of the amount to be paid  hereunder,  agree to
indemnify  the Escrow Agent and hold it harmless  against any and all  expenses,
including counsel fees and  disbursements,  or loss suffered by the Escrow Agent
in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding  involving any claim, or
in  connection  with  any  claim  or  demand,  which  in any  way,  directly  or
indirectly,  arises out of, or related to the Escrow Agreement,  the services of
the Escrow Agent  hereunder,  provided,  however,  that this indemnity shall not
apply to any such expense or loss that is the result of the Escrow Agent's gross
negligence  or willful  misconduct.  The Escrow  Agent shall have a lien for the
amount of any such expense or loss on the monies and other  property  held by it
hereunder and shall be entitled to reimburse itself from such monies or properly
for the amount of any such  expense or loss.  Promptly  after the receipt by the
Escrow Agent of notice of any demand or claim or the commencement of any action,
suit or proceeding,  the Escrow Agent shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to
be made  against any of the other  parties  hereto,  notify  such other  parties
thereof in  writing,  but the  failure by the Escrow  Agent to give such  notice
shall not relieve any party from any liability  which such party may have to the
Escrow Agent hereunder.

     4.6.  From  time to time on and after the date  hereof,  the other  parties
hereto shall  deliver or cause to be delivered to the Escrow Agent such finisher
documents and instruments and shall do and cause to be done such further acts as
the Escrow Agent shall  reasonably  request (it being understood that the Escrow
Agent  shall  have no  obligation  to make any such  request)  to carry out more
effectively  the  provisions and purposes of the Escrow  Agreement,  to evidence
compliance  herewith  or to  assure  itself  that  it  is  protected  in  acting
hereunder.

     4.7. Dispute  Resolution:  Judgments.  Resolution of disputes arising under
this Agreement shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

          (a)  If  any  dispute  shall  arise  with  respect  to  the  delivery,
ownership,  right  of  possession  or  disposition  of  the  Company  Documents,
Subscriber  Documents,  or Escrowed Payment or if the Escrow Agent shall in good
faith be uncertain as to its duties or rights hereunder,  the Escrow Agent shall
be  authorized,  without  liability  to anyone,  to (i) refrain  from taking any
action  other  than  to  continue  to hold  the  Company  Documents,  Subscriber
Documents and escrowed  Payment pending receipt of a Joint  Instruction from the
Subscriber  and Company,  or (ii) deposit the Company  Documents and  Subscriber
Documents with any court of competent  jurisdiction in the State of Georgia,  in
which event the Escrow Agent shall give written notice thereof to the Subscriber
and the Company and shall  thereupon be relieved and discharged from all further
obligations pursuant to this Agreement. The Escrow Agent may, but shall be under
no duty to,  institute  or defend  any  legal  proceedings  which  relate to the
Company Documents,  Subscriber  Documents and Escrowed Payment. The Escrow Agent
shall  have  the  right  to  retain  counsel  if  it  becomes  involved  in  any
disagreement,  dispute or litigation  on account of this  Agreement or otherwise
determines that it is necessary to consult counsel.

          (b) The Escrow Agent is hereby expressly authorized to comply with and
obey any Court Order.  In case the Escrow  Agent obeys or complies  with a Court
Order, the Escrow Agent shall not be liable to the Subscribers and Company or to
any other person, firm, corporation or entity by reason of such compliance.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

          5.1. Assignment;  Binding Agreement.  The Escrow Agreement and all the
provisions  hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective  successors and permitted  assigns,  but neither the
Escrow Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall
be assigned by any of the parties  hereto  without the prior written  consent of
the other parties hereto.  The Escrow  Agreement and the terms contained  herein
are  solely  for the  benefit  of the  Parties  and the  Escrow  Agent and their
respective  successors  and  permitted  assigns and no over party is intended to
benefit from the terms and conditions contained herein

          5.2. Entire Agreement;  Amendments.  The Escrow Agreement contains the
entire  understanding  of the parties hereto with respect to its subject matter,
and the  Escrow  Agreement  may be  amended  only by a written  instrument  duly
executed by all the parties hereto.

          5.3. Notices. All notices,  request,  demands and other communications
required or permitted  hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given one (1) day after being sent by telecopy (with copy delivered by
overnight courier, regular or certified mail):

         (a)      If to the Company, to:

         Finet Holdings Corporation
         14th Floor
         505 Sansome Street
         San Francisco, California 94111
         Attn: President

         Telephone:        (415) 263-5400
         Facsimile:        (415) 263-5440

         With a copy to:

         Roger S. Mertz, Esq.
         Severson & Werson
         Suite 2600
         One Embarcaderro Center
         San Francisco, California 94111

         Telephone:        (415) 398-3344
         Facsimile:        (415) 956-0439

         (b)      If to the Subscriber, to:

         the addresses provided in the respective Subscription Agreements.


         (c)      If to the Escrow Agent, to:

         Roger S. Mertz, Esq.
         Severson & Werson P.C.
         One Embarcadero Center
         Suite 2600
         San Francisco, CA 94111

         Telephone: (415) 398-3344
         Telecopier: (415) 956-0439

or to such other  address as any of them shall give to the others by notice made
pursuant to this Section 5.3.

     5.4. Counterparts.  The Escrow Agreement may be executed  simultaneously in
one or more  counterparts,  each of which shall be deemed an original but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     5.5.  Termination.  This escrow shall terminate upon release of all Company
and Subscriber  Documents and Payments in its possession in accordance  with the
terms hereof or at any time upon the agreement in writing of the Subscribers and
the Company.

     5.6. Headings. Article headings contained herein are for reference purposes
only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of the Escrow
Agreement.

     5.7. Conflict Waiver. The parties to the Escrow Agreement  acknowledge that
the Escrow  Agent has  represented  the  Company in  connection  with the Escrow
Agreement and certain related  transactions  and may continue to represent it in
connection with such transactions and certain other matters.  The parties to the
Escrow  Agreement waive any right they now have or may have in the future to any
claim or  conflict as a result of the Escrow  Agent's  execution,  delivery  and
performance of the Escrow Agreement or the transactions  contemplated hereby and
Escrow Agent's representation of Company in any matter.

     5.8  Interest.  Any  funds  deposited  in  escrow  shall  not be held in an
interest bearing account nor will interest be payable in connection therewith.

     5.9. Assignment; Binding Agreement. Neither this Agreement nor any right or
obligation  hereunder shall be assignable by any party without the prior written
consent of the other parties  hereto.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of  and  be  binding  upon  the  parties  hereto  and  their   respective  legal
representatives, successors and assigns.

     5.10.  Invalidity.  In the  event  that  any one or more of the  provisions
contained  herein,  or the  application  thereof  in any  circumstance,  is held
invalid,  illegal, or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity,
legality and  enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of
the  remaining  provisions  contained  herein  shall not be in any way  impaired
thereby,  it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties
hereto shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

     5.11.  Governing Law. This Agreement  shall be governed by and construed in
accordance  with the internal laws of the State of California  without regard to
principles of conflict of laws.

     5.12.  Consents  to Service of Process.  The Company and the  Subscriber(s)
each hereby irrevocably  consent to the exclusive  jurisdiction of the courts of
the  State of  California  and of the  Federal  Court  located  in the  Northern
District of the state of California, each as may have competent jurisdiction, in
connection with any action,  suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating
to this Agreement or any action taken or omitted  hereunder,  and waive personal
service of any summons,  complaint  or other  process and agree that the service
thereof may be made by certified or  registered  mail directed to such person at
such person's address for purpose of notice hereunder.

     IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  Escrow  Agreement  has been duly  executed  and
delivered by the parties as of the date first written above.

                           FINET HOLDINGS CORPORATION
                           "Company"


                           By: /s/  L. Daniel Rawitch
                              -----------------------------------             
                           Its:  President                                    



                           CANADIAN ADVANTAGE, LP


                           By: /s/ Mark Valentine
                              ------------------------------------            
                           Its: Pres., VMH Management, General Partner        



                           DOMINION CAPITAL FUND


                           By:   /s/ Mark Valentine
                              ------------------------------------            
                           Its: Agent



                           SOVEREIGN PARTNERS LP


                           By:  /s/  Mark Valentine
                              ------------------------------------            
                           Its:  Agent                                        



                           ATLANTIS CAPITAL FUND, LTD


                           By: /s/ Mark Valentine
                              ------------------------------------            
                           Its:  Agent                                        



                           ESCROW AGENT:

                           SEVERSON & WERSON


                           By:  /s/  Roberta V. Romberg   
                              ------------------------------------ 
                              A Member of the Firm




THE SECURITIES  REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN  REGISTERED  UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,  OR APPLICABLE  STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS. THE
SECURITIES  HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR  INVESTMENT  AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE,
SOLD,  TRANSFERRED  OR  ASSIGNED  IN THE  ABSENCE OF AN  EFFECTIVE  REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES  UNDER THE  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,  OR
APPLICABLE STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM,  SUBSTANCE
AND SCOPE REASONABLY  ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE  STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO
RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.

                           FINET HOLDINGS CORPORATION

                        WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

Warrant No.: 99-1 Number of Shares: 840,000
Date of Issuance: January 15, 1999
Date of Expiration: January 15, 2004

Finet Holdings  Corporation,  a Delaware  corporation  (the  "Company"),  hereby
certifies  that,  for value  received,  Thomson &  Kernaghan  & Co.,  Ltd.,  the
registered holder hereof or its assigns,  is entitled,  subject to the terms set
forth below, to purchase from the Company upon surrender of this Warrant, at any
time or times on or after  the date  hereof,  but not after  5:00  P.M.  Pacific
Standard  Time  on  the   Expiration   Date  (as  defined   herein)  fully  paid
nonassessable  shares of Common  Stock (as defined  herein) of the Company  (the
"Warrant Shares") at the purchase price per share provided in Section 1(b) below
(the "Warrant Exercise Price");  provided,  however,  that in no event shall the
holder be entitled to exercise  this  Warrant for a number of Warrant  Shares in
excess of that number of Warrant  Shares which would cause the aggregate  number
of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates to
exceed  4.9% of the  outstanding  shares  of the  Common  Stock  following  such
exercise.  For purposes of the foregoing  proviso the aggregate number of shares
of Common  Stock  beneficially  owned by the  holder  and its  affiliates  shall
include  the number of shares of Common  Stock  issuable  upon  exercise of this
Warrant with respect to which the  determination  of such proviso is being made,
but shall  exclude  shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon exercise
of the unexercised  Debenture Warrants and unexercised  Preferred Stock Warrants
(as defined below)  beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates.  Except
as set  forth  in the  preceding  sentence,  for  purposes  of  this  paragraph,
beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     Section 1.

     (a) Debenture Purchase Agreement and Series A Purchase Agreement.  Warrants
purchased in  connection  with the  purchase of 3%  Convertible  Debentures  are
referred to as "Debenture  Warrants" and warrants  purchased in connection  with
the  purchase  of  Series A  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  are  referred  to as
"Preferred Stock Warrants."

     (b)  Definitions.  The  following  words and terms as used in this  Warrant
shall have the following meanings:

          "Average  Market  Price"  means,  with respect to any security for any
period, that price which shall be computed as the arithmetic average of the last
closing bid prices for such  security for each trading day in such period on the
principal  securities  exchange or trading  market for such security  where such
security  is listed  or  traded  as  reported  by  Bloomberg  Financial  Markets
("Bloomberg"),  or if the market value cannot be  calculated  for such period on
the  foregoing  basis,  the  last  closing  bid  price of such  security  in the
over-the-counter  market on the pink sheets or bulletin  board for such security
as reported  by  Bloomberg,  or, if no closing  bid price is  reported  for such
security by Bloomberg, the last closing trade price of such security as reported
by Bloomberg. If the market value cannot be calculated for such period on any of
the foregoing  bases,  the Average Market Price shall be the average fair market
value during such period as is reasonably  determined in good faith by the Board
of  Directors  of the  Company  (all as  appropriately  adjusted  for any  stock
dividend, split or other similar transaction during such period).

          "Preferred  Stock" means the Company's Series A Preferred Stock issued
as of the date hereof.

          "Common Stock" means (i) the Company's  common stock,  par value $0.01
per share,  and (ii) any capital  stock into which such Common  Stock shall have
been changed or any capital  stock  resulting  from a  reclassification  of such
Common Stock.

          "Expiration  Date" means the date five (5) years from the date of this
Warrant or, if such date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks
are required or  authorized to be closed in the City of Los Angeles or the State
of California (a "Holiday"), the next preceding date that is not a Holiday.

          "Person"  means  an  individual,   a  limited  liability   company,  a
partnership,  a  joint  venture,  a  corporation,  a  trust,  an  unincorporated
organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.

          "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

          "Warrant" shall mean this warrant and all warrants issued in exchange,
transfer or replacement of any thereof.

          "Warrant Exercise Price" shall be equal to $1.50 per share, subject to
adjustment as hereinafter provided.

     (c) Other Definitional Provisions.

          (i) Except as otherwise specified herein, all references herein (A) to
the Company shall be deemed to include the Company's  successors  and (B) to any
applicable law defined or referred to herein, shall be deemed references to such
applicable law as the same may have been or may be amended or supplemented  from
time to time.

          (ii) When used in this  Warrant,  the words  "herein,"  "hereof,"  and
"hereunder," and words of similar import, shall refer to this Warrant as a whole
and not to any provision of this Warrant,  and the words "Section,"  "Schedule,"
and  "Exhibit"  shall refer to Sections of, and  Schedules and Exhibits to, this
Warrant unless otherwise specified.

          (iii) Whenever the context so requires, the neuter gender includes the
masculine or feminine,  and the singular  number  includes the plural,  and vice
versa.

     Section 2. Exercise of Warrant.

          (a) Subject to the terms and  conditions  hereof,  this Warrant may be
exercised by the holder hereof then  registered on the books of the Company,  in
whole or in part, at any time during normal  business  hours on any business day
on or after the  opening of  business  on the date hereof and prior to 5:00 P.M.
Pacific Time on the Expiration Date by (i) delivery of a written notice,  in the
form of the subscription  notice attached as Exhibit A hereto,  of such holder's
election to exercise  this  Warrant,  which notice  shall  specify the number of
Warrant  Shares to be purchased,  (ii) payment to the Company of an amount equal
to the Warrant  Exercise Price  multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to
which the  Warrant is being  exercised  (plus any  applicable  issue or transfer
taxes) (the  "Aggregate  Exercise  Price") in cash or by check or wire transfer,
and (iii) the surrender of this Warrant, at the principal office of the Company;
provided,  that if such  Warrant  Shares are to be issued in any name other than
that of the registered  holder of this Warrant,  such issuance shall be deemed a
transfer and the provisions of Section 7 shall be applicable.

          (b) This  Warrant  may  also be  exercised  on a  cashless  basis,  by
submitting the Warrant as described  above with an indication of election to use
cashless exercise. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued on cashless
exercise shall be determined as follows:

                           X = Y(A-B)
                           ----------
                                A

          where X equals the number of shares of Common  Stock to be received on
cashless  exercise,  Y equals the number of Warrants so exercised,  A equals the
Average Market Price of the Common Stock for the period of five (5) trading days
immediately  preceding the date of exercise,  and B equals the Warrant  Exercise
Price.  For purposes of Rule  144(d)(3)(iii),  it is understood  that the common
Stock  issuable on exercise of this Warrant in a cashless  exercise  transaction
shall be deemed to have been acquired, and the holding period applicable thereto
shall have commenced, on the date this Warrant was issued.

          (c) In the event of any  exercise  of the rights  represented  by this
Warrant in compliance with this Section 2(a), a certificate or certificates  for
the Warrant Shares so purchased,  in such  denominations  as may be requested by
the holder hereof and  registered in the name of, or as directed by, the holder,
shall be delivered at the  Company's  expense to, or as directed by, such holder
as soon as  practicable  after such rights shall have been so exercised,  and in
any event no later than five (5) business days after such exercise.  In the case
of a dispute as to the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price of a security
or the arithmetic  calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly
issue to the holder the  number of shares of Common  Stock that is not  disputed
and shall submit the disputed  determinations or arithmetic  calculations to the
holder via facsimile within one (1) day of receipt of the holder's  subscription
notice. If the holder and the Company are unable to agree upon the determination
of the Warrant  Exercise  Price or arithmetic  calculation of the Warrant Shares
within  one  (1)  business  day of such  disputed  determination  or  arithmetic
calculation  being submitted to the holder,  then the Company shall  immediately
submit via  facsimile  (i) the disputed  determination  of the Warrant  Exercise
Price to an independent,  reputable investment banking firm or (ii) the disputed
arithmetic  calculation  of  the  Warrant  Shares  to its  independent,  outside
accountant.  The  Company  shall  cause  the  investment  banking  firm  or  the
accountant,  as the case may be, to perform the  determinations  or calculations
and notify the Company  and the holder of the results no later than  forty-eight
(48)  hours  from  the  time  it  receives   the  disputed   determinations   or
calculations.   Such  investment   bank's  or  accountant's   determination   or
calculation,  as the case may be,  shall be deemed  conclusive  absent  manifest
error.

          (d) Unless the rights  represented  by this Warrant shall have expired
or shall have been fully  exercised,  the Company shall,  as soon as practicable
and in any event no later than five (5) business  days after any exercise and at
its own  expense,  issue a new Warrant  identical in all respects to the Warrant
exercised except (i) it shall represent rights to purchase the number of Warrant
Shares  purchasable  immediately  prior  to  such  exercise  under  the  Warrant
exercised,  less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which such Warrant
is  exercised,  and (ii) the holder  thereof  shall be deemed for all  corporate
purposes to have become the holder of record of such Warrant Shares  immediately
prior to the close of business  on the date on which the Warrant is  surrendered
and  payment of the amount due in respect of such  exercise  and any  applicable
taxes is made,  irrespective of the date of delivery of certificates  evidencing
such Warrant Shares, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a
date when the stock  transfer  books of the Company are  properly  closed,  such
person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such  Warrant  Shares at the
opening of  business  on the next  succeeding  date on which the stock  transfer
books are open.

          (e) No  fractional  shares of Common  Stock are to be issued  upon the
exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock issued
upon  exercise of this Warrant  shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole
number.

          (f) If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue
to a holder  within five (5) business  days after the time  required  under this
Section 2, a  certificate  for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the
holder is entitled  upon the holder's  exercise of this Warrant or a new Warrant
for the  number  of  shares of Common  Stock to which  such  holder is  entitled
pursuant to Section 2(b)  hereof,  the Company  shall,  in addition to any other
remedies  under this Agreement or otherwise  available to such holder  including
any indemnification  pursuant to Section 8 of Securities Purchase Agreement, pay
as  additional  damages in cash to such holder for each day such issuance is not
timely  effected  after the fifth (5th) business day following the time required
under this  Section 2, an amount equal to 1% of the product of (x) the number of
shares of Common  Stock not  issued to the  holder  and the  number of shares of
Common  Stock  represented  by the new Warrant  not issued to the  holder,  on a
timely basis and to which such holder is entitled  hereunder and (y) the Closing
Bid Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) of the Common Stock on
the last  possible  date which the Company could have issued such new Warrant or
shares of Common Stock to such holder without violating this Section 2.

     Section 3. Covenants as to Common Stock.  The Company hereby  covenants and
agrees as follows:

          (a) This Warrant is, and any Stock Warrants issued in substitution for
or  replacement  of this Warrant  will upon  issuance  be, duly  authorized  and
validly issued.

          (b) All Warrant  Shares  which may be issued upon the  exercise of the
rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable  and free from all taxes,  liens and charges with respect
to the issue thereof.

          (c) During  the period  within  which the rights  represented  by this
Warrant may be  exercised,  the Company  will at all times have  authorized  and
reserved at least the number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide for the
exercise of the rights  then  represented  by this  Warrant and the par value of
said  shares will at all times be less than or equal to the  applicable  Warrant
Exercise Price.

          (d) If at any time  during the period  after the date of  issuance  of
this Warrant and ending five (5) years  thereafter,  the Company shall determine
to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any shares of Stock to
be offered for cash by it or others,,  pursuant to a  registration  statement on
Form S-1 or S-3 (or  their  equivalent),  the  Company  will (i)  promptly  give
written  notice to the  holder of this  Warrant  of its  intention  to file such
registration  statement and (ii) at the Company's  expense (which shall include,
without limitation,  all registration and filing fees,  printing expenses,  fees
and  disbursements of counsel and independent  accountants for the Company,  and
fees and expenses  incident to compliance  with state  securities law, but shall
not include fees and  disbursements  of counsel for the holder of this  Warrant)
include among the securities covered by the registration statement such portions
of the Shares then held by the holder of this Warrant as shall be specified in a
written  request to the Company  within thirty (30) days after the date on which
the Company  gave the notice  described  in (a)(i)  above.  Upon receipt of such
written  request and of the Shares  specified  in the request  (any  shareholder
requesting registration being individually called a "Selling Shareholder"),  the
Company shall (i) use its  reasonable  best efforts to effect the  registration,
qualification or compliance of the Shares under the Securities Act and under any
other applicable  federal law and any applicable  securities or blue sky laws of
jurisdictions  within the United States;  (ii) furnish each Selling  Shareholder
such number of copies of the prospectus contained in the registration  statement
filed under the Securities Act (including preliminary  prospectus) in conformity
with the  requirements  of the Securities  Act, and such other  documents as the
Selling   Shareholder  may  reasonably   request  in  order  to  facilitate  the
disposition of the Shares covered by the  registration  statement;  (iii) notify
each Selling  Shareholder,  at any time when a prospectus  relating to the Stock
covered by such  registration  statement is required to be  delivered  under the
Securities  Act,  of the  happening  of any  event  as a  result  of  which  the
prospectus  forming a part of such  registration  statement,  as then in effect,
includes an untrue  statement of a material  fact or omits to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the  statements  therein
not misleading; and (iv) at the request of the Selling Shareholder,  prepare and
furnish  to the  Selling  Shareholder  any  reasonable  number  of copies of any
supplement  to or amendment of such  prospectus  as may be necessary so that, as
thereafter  delivered to the holder of this Warrant,  such prospectus  shall not
include an untrue  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated  therein or necessary to make the  statements  therein not
misleading.

          (e)  The  Company  will  not,  by  amendment  of  its  Certificate  of
Incorporation or through any reorganization,  transfer of assets, consolidation,
merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action,
avoid or seek to avoid the  observance or  performance of any of the terms to be
observed  or  performed  by it  hereunder,  but will at all times in good  faith
assist in the  carrying  out of all the  provisions  of this  Warrant and in the
taking of all such action as may  reasonably  be requested by the holder of this
Warrant in order to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant
against dilution or other  impairment,  consistent with the tenor and purpose of
this Warrant.  No impairment of the designations,  preferences and rights of the
Preferred  Stock  contained in the  Certificate  of  Designations  or any waiver
thereof which has an adverse  effect on the rights  granted  hereunder  shall be
given effect until the Company has taken appropriate action (satisfactory to the
holders of Preferred  Stock  Warrants  representing  a majority of the shares of
Common Stock  issuable upon the exercise of such  Preferred  Stock Warrants then
outstanding) to avoid such adverse effect with respect to this Warrant.  Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing,  the Company (i) will not increase the
par value of any shares of Common  Stock  receivable  upon the  exercise of this
Warrant  above the  Exercise  Price then in effect,  and (ii) will take all such
actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly
and legally issue fully paid and  nonassessable  shares of Common Stock upon the
exercise of this Warrant.

          (f) This  Warrant will be binding  upon any entity  succeeding  to the
Company by merger,  consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially  all of
the Company's assets.

     Section 4. Taxes. The Company shall not be required to pay any tax or taxes
attributable  to the initial  issuance of the  Warrant  Shares or any  permitted
transfer  involved  in the issue or  delivery  of any  certificates  for Warrant
Shares in a name other  than that of the  registered  holder  hereof or upon any
permitted transfer of this Warrant.

     Section 5.  Warrant  Holder Not Deemed a  Stockholder.  Except as otherwise
specifically  provided  herein,  no holder,  as such,  of this Warrant  shall be
entitled to vote or receive  dividends  or be deemed the holder of shares of the
Company  for any  purpose,  nor shall  anything  contained  in this  Warrant  be
construed  to confer  upon the holder  hereof,  as such,  any of the rights of a
stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any
corporate action (whether any reorganization,  issue of stock,  reclassification
of stock,  consolidation,  merger,  conveyance or otherwise),  receive notice of
meetings,  receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise,  prior to the
issuance to the holder of this Warrant of the Warrant  Shares which he or she is
then  entitled to receive  upon the due exercise of this  Warrant.  In addition,
nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities
on such holder to purchase any  securities or as a  stockholder  of the Company,
whether  such  liabilities  are  asserted by the Company or by  creditors of the
Company.  Notwithstanding this Section 5, the Company will provide the holder of
this Warrant with copies of the same notices and other  information given to the
stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof
to the stockholders.

     Section 6.  Representations of Holder.  The holder of this Warrant,  by the
acceptance hereof,  represents that it is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant
Shares for its own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in
connection with, any distribution hereof or of any of the shares of Common Stock
or other securities issuable upon the exercise thereof, and not with any present
intention of  distributing  any of the same. The holder of this Warrant  further
represents,  by  acceptance  hereof,  that,  as of this date,  such holder is an
"accredited  investor" as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange  Commission  under the Securities Act
(an "Accredited Investor").  Upon exercise of this Warrant, the holder shall, if
requested  by the Company,  confirm in writing,  in a form  satisfactory  to the
Company,  that the Warrant Shares so purchased are being acquired solely for the
holder's own account and not as a nominee for any other party,  for  investment,
and not with a view  toward  distribution  or resale and that such  holder is an
Accredited  Investor.  If such holder cannot make such  representations  because
they would be  factually  incorrect,  it shall be a condition  to such  holder's
exercise of the Warrant that the Company receive such other  representations  as
the  Company  considers  reasonably  necessary  to assure the  Company  that the
issuance of its  securities  upon  exercise of the Warrant shall not violate any
United States or state securities laws.

     Section 7. Ownership and Transfer.

          (a) The Company shall maintain at its principal  executive offices (or
such other office or agency of the Company as it may  designate by notice to the
holder hereof),  a register for this Warrant,  in which the Company shall record
the name and address of the person in whose name this  Warrant has been  issued,
as well as the name and  address of each  transferee.  The Company may treat the
person in whose name any Warrant is  registered on the register as the owner and
holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but
in all events  recognizing  any transfers  made in accordance  with the terms of
this Warrant.

          (b) This  Warrant  and the rights  granted  to the  holder  hereof are
transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant, together with
a properly  executed  warrant  power in the form of  Exhibit B attached  hereto;
provided,  however,  that any  transfer  or  assignment  shall be subject to the
conditions set forth in Section 7(c) below.

          (c) The holder of this Warrant  understands  that this Warrant has not
been and is not expected to be, registered under the Securities Act or any state
securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold,  assigned or transferred
unless (a)  subsequently  registered  thereunder,  or (b) such holder shall have
delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory in form,
scope and  substance to the  Company,  to the effect that the  securities  to be
sold, assigned or transferred may be sold,  assigned or transferred  pursuant to
an exemption from such  registration;  (i) any sale of such  securities  made in
reliance on Rule 144  promulgated  under the  Securities Act may be made only in
accordance  with  the  terms  of said  Rule  and  further,  if said  Rule is not
applicable,  any  resale of such  securities  under  circumstances  in which the
seller  (or the  person  through  whom the sale is made)  may be deemed to be an
underwriter  (as  that  term is  defined  in the  Securities  Act)  may  require
compliance  with some other  exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and
regulations  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  thereunder;  and (ii)
neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register the
Preferred  Stock Warrants under the Securities Act or any state  securities laws
or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.

          (d) The Company is obligated to register the Warrant Shares for resale
under the Securities Act pursuant to the  Registration  Rights  Agreement  dated
September  29,  1998,  by and between  the Company and the Buyers  listed on the
signature page thereto (the  "Registration  Rights  Agreement")  and the initial
holder of this  Warrant  (and  certain  assignees  thereof)  is  entitled to the
registration  rights  in  respect  of the  Warrant  Shares  as set  forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement.

     Section  8.  Adjustment  of  Warrant  Exercise  Price.  In order to prevent
dilution of the rights  granted under this Warrant,  the Warrant  Exercise Price
shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:

          (a)  Adjustment  of  Warrant   Exercise  Price  upon   Subdivision  or
Combination  of  Common  Stock.  If the  Company  at any time  after the date of
issuance  of this  Warrant,  subdivides  (by any stock  split,  stock  dividend,
recapitalization  or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of
Common  Stock into a greater  number of shares,  the Warrant  Exercise  Price in
effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and
the number of shares of Common Stock  obtainable  upon  exercise of this Warrant
will be proportionately  increased. If the Company at any time after the date of
issuance  of this  Warrant  combines  (by  combination,  reverse  stock split or
otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding  shares of Common Stock into a
smaller number of shares, the Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior
to such combination will be  proportionately  increased and the number of shares
of Common Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately
decreased.

          (b) Reorganization,  Reclassification,  Consolidation, Merger or Sale.
Any recapitalization,  reorganization, reclassification,  consolidation, merger,
sale of all or  substantially  all of the Company's assets to another Person (as
defined below) or other similar transaction which is effected in such a way that
holders  of Common  Stock are  entitled  to  receive  (either  directly  or upon
subsequent  liquidation)  stock,  securities  or assets  with  respect  to or in
exchange  for Common Stock is referred to herein as "Organic  Change."  Prior to
the  consummation  of any  Organic  Change,  the Company  will make  appropriate
provision  (in form and substance  satisfactory  to the holders of the Preferred
Stock  Warrants  representing  a majority of the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of such Preferred Stock Warrants then  outstanding) to insure that
each of the holders of the Preferred  Stock  Warrants will  thereafter  have the
right to acquire  and  receive in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be)
the shares of Common Stock  immediately  theretofore  acquirable  and receivable
upon the exercise of such  holder's  Preferred  Stock  Warrants,  such shares of
stock,  securities  or assets as may be issued or payable  with respect to or in
exchange  for the  number  of shares of  Common  Stock  immediately  theretofore
acquirable and  receivable  upon the exercise of such holder's  Preferred  Stock
Warrants had such Organic Change not taken place.  In any such case, the Company
will make  appropriate  provision  (in form and  substance  satisfactory  to the
holders of the Preferred Stock Warrants representing a majority of the shares of
Common Stock  issuable  upon  exercise of such  Preferred  Stock  Warrants  then
outstanding)  with respect to such holders'  rights and interests to insure that
the  provisions  of this  Section  8 and  Section  9 below  will  thereafter  be
applicable to the Preferred Stock Warrants. The Company will not effect any such
consolidation,  merger or sale,  unless prior to the consummation  thereof,  the
successor  entity (if other than the Company)  resulting from  consolidation  or
merger or the entity purchasing such assets assumes,  by written  instrument (in
form and  substance  satisfactory  to the holders of  Preferred  Stock  Warrants
representing  a majority of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Preferred  Stock Warrants then  outstanding),  the obligation to deliver to each
holder of Preferred  Stock  Warrants such shares of stock,  securities or assets
as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions,  such holder may be entitled to
acquire.

     (c) Notices.

               (i)  Immediately  upon any  adjustment  of the  Warrant  Exercise
Price,  the  Company  will give  written  notice  thereof  to the holder of this
Warrant,  setting forth in reasonable  detail and certifying the  calculation of
such adjustment.

               (ii) The Company will give  written  notice to the holder of this
Warrant at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which the Company  closes
its books or takes a record (A) with  respect to any  dividend  or  distribution
upon the Common Stock,  (B) with respect to any pro rata  subscription  offer to
holders of Common  Stock or (c) for  determining  rights to vote with respect to
any Organic Change,  dissolution or  liquidation,  except that in no event shall
such  notice be provided to such  holder  prior to such  information  being made
known to the public.

               (iii) The Company will also give written  notice to the holder of
this  Warrant at least  twenty  (20) days prior to the date on which any Organic
Change, dissolution or liquidation will take place.

     Section 9. Purchase  Rights.  If at any time the Company grants,  issues or
sells any options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants,
securities  or other  property  pro rata to the  record  holders of any class of
Common Stock (the  "Purchase  Rights"),  then the holder of this Warrant will be
entitled to acquire,  upon the terms  applicable  to such Purchase  Rights,  the
aggregate  Purchase  Rights which such holder could have acquired if such holder
had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete  exercise
of this Warrant  immediately  before the date on which a record is taken for the
grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken,
the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for
the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

     Section 10. Lost, Stolen,  Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant.  If this Warrant
is lost,  stolen,  mutilated or destroyed,  the Company shall,  on receipt of an
indemnification undertaking,  issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor
as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.

     Section 11. Notice. Any notices,  consents, waivers or other communications
required or  permitted  to be given under the terms of this  Warrant  must be in
writing  and will be  deemed  to have  been  delivered  (i) upon  receipt,  when
delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile, provided a copy
is mailed by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested; (iii) three (3) days
after being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt  requested;  or (iv) one
(1) day after deposit with a nationally  recognized  overnight delivery service,
in each case properly  addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses
and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

                  If to the Company:

                  Finet Holdings Corporation
                  14th Floor
                  505 Sansome Street
                  San Francisco, California 94111
                  Attn: President

                  Telephone:        (415) 263-5400
                  Facsimile:        (415) 263-5440

                  With a copy to:

                  Roger S. Mertz, Esq.
                  Severson & Werson
                  Suite 2600
                  One Embarcadero Center
                  San Francisco, California 94111

                  Telephone:        (415) 398-3344
                  Facsimile:        (415) 956-0439

         If to a holder of this Warrant, to it at the address set forth
         below such holder's signature on the signature page hereof.

     Each party shall provide five (5) days' prior  written  notice to the other
party of any change in address or facsimile number.

     Section 12. Miscellaneous. This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed,
waived, discharged, or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the
party or  holder  hereof  against  which  enforcement  of such  change,  waiver,
discharge  or  termination  is sought.  The  headings  in this  Warrant  are for
convenience  of  reference  only and  shall not limit or  otherwise  affect  the
meaning  hereof.  This  Agreement  shall  be  governed  by  and  interpreted  in
accordance  with  the  laws of the  State  of  Delaware  without  regard  to the
principles  of conflict of laws.  The holder shall be entitled to pursue a claim
for specific performance of this Agreement,  and Company hereby waives the right
to assert any defense  thereto that the holder hereof has an adequate  remedy at
law. The parties expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior
Court of Contra Costa County,  California,  and the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California for the adjudication of any civil action
asserted pursuant to this paragraph.

     Section 13. Date.  The date of this  Warrant is January  ____,  1999.  This
Warrant, in all events, shall be wholly void and of no effect after the close of
business  on  the  Expiration  Date,  except  that   notwithstanding  any  other
provisions  hereof, the provisions of Section 7 shall continue in full force and
effect after such date as to any Warrant Shares or other securities  issued upon
the exercise of this Warrant.


                                     * * * *


                              FINET HOLDINGS CORPORATION



                              By: /s/  L. Daniel Rawitch
                                  ----------------------------------------
                              Name:   L. Daniel Rawitch

ACCEPTED:

[HOLDER]

By:      THOMSON KERNAGHAN & CO., LTD.

Name: _____________________________
Title:______________________________

Address: 365 Bay Street, 10th Floor
         Toronto, Ontario
         M5H 2V2 CANADA


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                              EXHIBIT A TO WARRANT

                                SUBSCRIPTION FORM

        TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS WARRANT

                           FINET HOLDINGS CORPORATION

     The  undersigned  hereby  exercises  the right to  purchase  the  number of
Warrant  Shares  covered  by  this  Warrant  specified  below  according  to the
conditions  thereof  and  herewith  makes  payment  therefor  in the  amount  of
$____________________,  the Aggregate  Exercise  Price of such Warrant Shares in
full, and requests that such Warrant Shares be issued in the name of:


                                   [HOLDER]

Dated: ________________
                                   By: ______________________________________
                                   Name: ____________________________________
                                   Title: _____________________________________
                                   Address: __________________________________
                                   ___________________________________________
                                   ___________________________________________



                                   Number of Warrant Shares
                                   Being Purchased:   _____________________



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                              EXHIBIT B TO WARRANT

                              FORM OF WARRANT POWER


FOR  VALUE  RECEIVED,  the  undersigned  does  hereby  assign  and  transfer  to
______________________________, Federal Identification No. __________________, a
warrant to purchase ______________ shares of the capital stock of Finet Holdings
Corporation,  a Delaware  corporation,  represented by warrant  certificate  No.
________,  standing  in  the  name  of the  undersigned  on the  books  of  said
corporation.  The  undersigned  does hereby  irrevocably  constitute and appoint
______________________________________________,   attorney   to   transfer   the
warrants of said corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.


Dated: ___________________    _________________________________________

                              By: ______________________________________
                              Its: ______________________________________





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