KRAMER SPELLMAN L P ET AL
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 3)

                            ITLA Capital Corporation
                                (Name of Issuer)


                          Common Stock, $.01 par value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   450565106
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 Orin S. Kramer
                              Kramer Spellman, L.P.
                          2050 Center Avenue, Suite 300
                              Fort Lee, New Jersey
                                     07024
                                (201) 592-1234
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)


                                 April 30, 1997
              (Date of Event which Requires Filing this Statement)


If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].






                                  Page 1 of 14
                        Exhibit Index Appears on Page 13


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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 450565106

1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  Kramer Spellman L.P.

2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                   Not Applicable                                      a[ ]
                                                                       b[ ]
3.       SEC USE ONLY

4.      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                  OO

5.      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                             [ ]

6.      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                  Delaware

                    7.      SOLE VOTING POWER

                            None

                    8.      SHARED VOTING POWER
  SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                586,300
 OWNED BY
REPORTING           9.      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  PERSON                    None
   WITH
                    10.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                      586,300

11.     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                  586,300

12.     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES*                                            [ ]

13.     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                  7.49%

14.     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
        PN


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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 450565106

1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  Orin S. Kramer

2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                   Not Applicable                                      a[ ]
                                                                       b[ ]
3.       SEC USE ONLY

4.      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                  OO

5.      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                 [ ]

6.      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                  United States

                     7.      SOLE VOTING POWER

                             None

                     8.      SHARED VOTING POWER
  SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                 586,300
 OWNED BY
REPORTING            9.      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  PERSON                     None
   WITH
                     10.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                             586,300

11.     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                  586,300

12.     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES*                                          [ ]

13.     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                  7.49%

14.     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
        IN


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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 450565106

1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  Jay Spellman

2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                   Not Applicable                                      a[ ]
                                                                       b[ ]
3.       SEC USE ONLY

4.      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                  OO

5.      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                 [ ]

6.      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                  United States

                    7.      SOLE VOTING POWER

                            None

                    8.      SHARED VOTING POWER
  SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                586,300
 OWNED BY
REPORTING           9.      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  PERSON                    None
   WITH
                    10.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                      586,300

11.     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                  586,300

12.     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES*                                              [ ]

13.     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                  7.49%

14.     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
        IN


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                  The following is an amended  and restated Schedule 13D by  the
Reporting  Persons.   The  Schedule  13D  was  initially  filed by the Reporting
Persons on  March 21,  1996 and  was subsequently  amended by  Amendment No.  1,
filed with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission (the "Commission")  on March
29, 1996 and Amendment No. 2, filed  with the Commission on April 24, 1996,  and
constitutes Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D.

Item 1.  Security and Issuer

                  This  statement on Schedule 13D (the  "Statement")  relates to
the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of ITLA Capital
Corporation,  a Delaware  corporation (the "Company").  The principal  executive
offices of the Company are located at 7979 Ivanhoe Avenue,  Suite 100, La Jolla,
California 92037.

Item 2. Identity and Background

                  The  Statement is being filed by (1) Kramer  Spellman  L.P., a
Delaware  limited  partnership  ("KS"),  (2) Orin S.  Kramer,  a  United  States
citizen,  in his  capacity  as  one of the  two  general  partners  of KS  ("Mr.
Kramer"),  and (3) Jay Spellman, a United States citizen, in his capacity as one
of the two  general  partners  of KS ("Mr.  Spellman").  KS, Mr.  Kramer and Mr.
Spellman  are  sometimes  collectively  referred  to  herein  as the  "Reporting
Persons".

                  KS serves as a general partner to investment  partnerships and
as a discretionary investment manager to managed accounts. The principal offices
of KS are located at 2050 Center

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Avenue, Suite 300, Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024, which is also the business
address of Mr. Kramer and Mr. Spellman.

                  The  shares of Common  Stock  which  are the  subject  of this
Statement are held directly by  investment  partnerships  for which KS serves as
the general  partner and managed  accounts for which KS serves as  discretionary
investment manager (collectively, the "Partnerships and Managed Accounts").

                  None of the Reporting Persons has been convicted in a criminal
proceeding  (excluding  traffic violations or similar  misdemeanors)  during the
last five years.

                  During the last five years,  none of the Reporting Persons has
been a party to a civil  proceeding  of a  judicial  or  administrative  body of
competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a
judgment,  decree or final order enjoining future  violations of, or prohibiting
or mandating  activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding
any violation with respect to such laws.

Item 3.  Sources and Amounts of Funds or Other Consideration

                  The Partnerships and Managed Accounts expended an aggregate of
approximately  $7,920,361 (including brokerage commissions,  if any) to purchase
the 586,300  shares of Common Stock held by them. The  Partnerships  and Managed
Accounts  regularly  effect  purchases of  securities  through  margin  accounts
maintained for them with Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, which extends margin
credit to the Partnerships or Managed Accounts,  as the case may be, as and when
required to open or carry positions in the margin account, subject to applicable
Federal margin

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regulations,  stock  exchange  rules  and  the  firm's  credit  policies.    The
positions held  in this  margin account  are pledged  as collateral security for
the repayment of debit balances in the account.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

                  The purpose of the  acquisition  of the shares of Common Stock
by each of the Reporting  Persons is for investment.  Each Reporting  Person may
make further  purchases of Common Stock from time to time and may dispose of any
or all of the shares of Common Stock held by it at any time.

                  The Reporting Persons are engaged in the investment  business.
In pursuing this business, the Reporting Persons analyze the operations, capital
structure and markets of companies in which they invest,  including the Company,
on a continuous  basis through  analysis of  documentation  and discussions with
knowledgeable  industry and market  observers and with  representatives  of such
companies (often at the invitation of management).  The Reporting Persons do not
believe they possess material inside  information  concerning the Company.  From
time to time,  one or more of the Reporting  Persons may hold  discussions  with
third parties or with management of such companies in which the Reporting Person
may  suggest  or take a  position  with  respect  to  potential  changes  in the
operations,  management  or capital  structure  of such  companies as a means of
enhancing  shareholder value. Such suggestions or positions may relate to one or
more of the  transactions  specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of the
Schedule 13D, including, without

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                  limitation,  such  matters as disposing of or selling all or a
portion of the  company or  acquiring  another  company  or  business,  changing
operating or marketing  strategies,  adopting or not adopting  certain  types of
anti-takeover  measures  and  restructuring  the  company's   capitalization  or
dividend policy.  However, none of the Reporting Persons intends to seek control
of the Company or participate in the management of the Company.

                  Except as set forth above,  the Reporting  Persons do not have
any present  plans or  proposals  that  relate to or would  result in any of the
actions required to be described in Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

                  Each of the  Reporting  Persons  may,  at any time,  review or
reconsider  its  position  with  respect to the Company and  formulate  plans or
proposals with respect to any of such matters,  but has no present  intention of
doing so.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

                  (a)-(b)  On the date of this Statement:

                           (i)         Mr. Kramer has  beneficial ownership  for
purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934   ("Beneficial
Ownership") of 586,300 shares of Common  Stock by virtue of his position  as one
of the two general partners of KS.  Such shares  represent  7.49% of the  issued
and   outstanding   Common   Stock.   Mr.   Kramer   shares  voting  power   and
dispositive  power over the Common Stock with Mr.  Spellman and KS.

                           (ii)       Mr.  Spellman has Beneficial  Ownership of
586,300 of  Common Stock  by virtue  of his  position as  one of the two general
partners of KS.  Such shares represent 7.49% of the

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issued and outstanding Common Stock.  Mr. Spellman shares voting power and
dispositive power over the Common Stock with Mr. Kramer and KS.

                           (iii)       KS has  Beneficial Ownership  of  586,300
shares of  Common Stock  by virtue  of its  position as  general partner  of, or
discretionary investment manager to,  the Partnerships and Managed  Accounts, as
the  case  the  may  be,  holding  such  shares  of  Common  Stock.  Such shares
represent 7.49% of the  issued and outstanding Common  Stock.  KS shares  voting
power and dispositive power over such shares with Mr. Kramer and Mr. Spellman.

                  The  percentages  used  herein are  calculated  based upon the
7,827,750 shares of Common Stock stated to be issued and outstanding as of March
7, 1997,  as reflected in the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for fiscal
year ended December 31, 1996.

                  (c) The trading dates,  number of shares purchased or sold and
price per share  (including  commissions,  if any) for all  transactions  by the
Reporting  Persons  during the past 60 days are set forth in  Schedule I hereto.
All such transactions were over-the-counter transactions.

                  (d) No person other than each respective record owner referred
to herein of shares of Common Stock is known to have the right to receive or the
power to direct the receipt of dividends  from or the proceeds of sale of shares
of Common Stock.

                  (e)      Not applicable.


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Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings, or Relationships with Respect
         to Securities of the Issuer.

                  None.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits

                  Exhibit 99:  Joint Filing Agreement among the Reporting
Persons.


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Signature

                  After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief,  I certify  that the  information  set forth in this  statement is true,
complete and correct.

May 2, 1997.



                                            KRAMER SPELLMAN L.P.



                                            By:      /s/ Orin S. Kramer
                                                     Name: Orin S. Kramer
                                                     Title: a General Partner



                                            By:      /s/ Jay Spellman
                                                     Name: Jay Spellman
                                                     Title: a General Partner



                                                     /s/ Orin S. Kramer
                                                     Orin S. Kramer


                                                     /s/ Jay Spellman
                                                     Jay Spellman




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                                                                   Schedule I


Date             Shares Sold          Price Per Share

3/3/97              2,000              $17.075
4/30/97            25,000               14.249


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Exhibit Index

Exhibit                                                             Page No.

Exhibit 99:       Joint Filing Agreement, dated                        13
                  May 2, 1997, among Kramer Spellman,
                  L.P., Orin S. Kramer and Jay Spellman



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EXHIBIT 99

                            JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

                  The  undersigned  hereby agree that the  statement on Schedule
13D  dated  May 2,  1997  with  respect  to the  Common  Stock  of ITLA  Capital
Corporation  is, and any amendments  thereto  signed by each of the  undersigned
shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in  accordance  with the
provisions of Rule 13d-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,  each of which
shall  for all  purposes  be  deemed to be an  original  and all of which  shall
constitute one and the same instrument.



Dated:  May 2, 1997



                                            KRAMER SPELLMAN L.P.


                                            By:      /s/ Orin S. Kramer
                                                 Name: Orin S. Kramer
                                                 Title: a General Partner


                                            By:      /s/ Jay Spellman
                                                 Name: Jay Spellman
                                                 Title: a General Partner


                                                 /s/ Orin S. Kramer
                                                 Orin S. Kramer


                                                 /s/ Jay Spellman
                                                 Jay Spellman



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