Resource America, Inc. Reports Operating Results for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2009


PHILADELPHIA, PA--(Marketwire - May 11, 2009) - Resource America, Inc. (NASDAQ: REXI) (the "Company") reported adjusted income from continuing operations, a non-GAAP measure, of $804,000, or $0.04 per common share-diluted and $975,000, or $0.05 per common share-diluted, for the second fiscal quarter and six months ended March 31, 2009, respectively, as compared to $4.6 million, or $0.25 per common share-diluted and $9.6 million, or $0.51 per common share-diluted for the second fiscal quarter and six months ended March 31, 2008, respectively. A reconciliation of the Company's reported (loss) income from continuing operations to adjusted income from continuing operations, a non-GAAP measure, is included as Schedule I to this release.

Jonathan Cohen, President and CEO, commented, "We are pleased that LEAF, our leasing division, has continued to produce solid profitability including improvement over the preceding quarter. At the corporate level we are continuing to emphasize (i) reducing corporate indebtedness; (ii) eliminating exposure to residual interests of financial instruments held as part of Resource Financial Fund Management's programmatic expansion from 2005-2007; and (iii) focusing on our core strengths in raising capital from our retail and institutional channels. We believe we have made progress in achieving these objectives. Our total consolidated indebtedness was reduced from $554 million to $159 million -- and the largest part of the remaining debt is LEAF's nonrecourse revolving credit facility. We were able to reduce corporate debt, net of cash, to $19.3 million from $35.7 million at September 30, 2008 and we reduced our exposure to residual financial interests to $4.5 million, net of tax. Finally, we were pleased with our ongoing success in our retail channel through which we continue to raise a steady stream of capital for our programs. We anticipate that the pace of fund raising for our distressed real estate funds will increase over the next few quarters."

The Company recorded charges, net of tax, of $11.3 million and $13.7 million for the second fiscal quarter and six months ended March 31, 2009, respectively. These charges primarily relate to the Company's decision to sell its interest in Apidos CDO VI, a holder of secured bank loans, for $7.2 million, the impairment of residual interests the Company holds in some of its sponsored funds that invested in bank loans and trust preferred securities, and unrealized declines in the value of the Company's other sponsored funds with investments in financial institutions. The Company no longer consolidated Apidos CDO VI as of March 31, 2009 and has no further exposure with respect to this entity.

In conjunction with the non-cash charges and the loss on sale of Apidos CDO VI, the Company reported a net loss after discontinued operations of $11.6 million, or $0.65 per common share-diluted and $14.9 million, or $0.84 per common share-diluted for the second fiscal quarter and six months ended March 31, 2009, respectively, as compared to net income of $2.0 million, or $0.11 per common share-diluted and a net loss of $9.0 million, or $0.51 per common share-diluted for the second fiscal quarter and six months ended March 31, 2008, respectively.

The Company also reported:

-- Capital Fundraising. The Company has raised a total of $113.6 million
   of financing through May 8, 2009:
    Retail fundraising.
    During the second quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company launched one new
    fund through its retail broker-dealer channel with targeted fundraising
    of $40.0 million, giving it a total of three retail funds currently in
    the offering stage:
    -- LEAF Financial Corp. ("LEAF"), the Company's commercial finance
       subsidiary, has raised $62.7 million through LEAF Equipment Finance
       Fund 4, L.P. ("LEAF 4"), its fourth investment partnership; and
    -- Resource Real Estate Holdings, Inc. ("Resource Real Estate") has
       raised $24.8 million through its seventh investment partnership and
       has launched a real estate opportunity fund which will acquire
       discounted real estate assets for which it has raised $6.1 million.
    Institutional Fundraising.
    -- A joint venture with an institutional partner to acquire distressed
       real estate assets has acquired its fourth asset during the fiscal
       quarter ended March 31, 2009, for which the institutional partner
       has invested $15.3 million; and
    -- The Company has launched a credit opportunities fund to invest in
       senior bank loans and high yield bonds which has raised
       approximately $5.0 million.
-- Debt Reduction. As of March 31, 2009, the Company reduced its
   consolidated borrowings outstanding by $725.3 million (82%) to
   $158.8 million from $884.1 million at March 31, 2008. Borrowings at
   March 31, 2009 include $97.8 million of non-recourse revolving credit
   facilities at LEAF and $61.0 million of other debt, which includes
   $13.7 million of mortgage debt secured by the underlying properties.
-- Distressed Real Estate Funds. The Company, through its distressed
   real estate joint ventures, has closed on approximately $87.0 million
   of acquisitions, including committed capital, from September 2007
   through April 2009.
-- Reduced Balance Sheet Exposure. The Company has limited its balance
   sheet exposure to $233,000, net of tax, with respect to future
   valuation adjustments on its investments in trust preferred securities.
   The Company has no exposure to valuation adjustments for residential
   mortgage-backed securities and has limited its balance sheet exposure
   to investments in collateralized debt obligations secured by bank loans
   reported as securities available-for-sale to $4.2 million, net of tax.
-- Adjusted Revenues and Adjusted Operating Income. For the second fiscal
   quarter and six months ended March 31, 2009, the Company reported
   adjusted revenues of $26.0 million and $59.4 million, respectively,
   as compared to $51.5 million and $102.3 million for the second fiscal
   quarter and six months ended March 31, 2008, respectively. For the
   second fiscal quarter and six months ended March 31, 2009, the Company
   reported adjusted operating income of $2.7 million and $7.8 million,
   respectively, as compared to $21.6 million and $43.7 million for the
   second fiscal quarter and six months ended March 31, 2008,
   respectively. Adjusted revenues and adjusted operating income, both
   non-GAAP measures, include $(1.2) million and $37,000 of pre-tax fair
   value adjustments on investments reported under the equity method of
   accounting for the second fiscal quarter and six months ended
   March 31, 2009, respectively, as compared to $1.1 million and
   $7.8 million for the second fiscal quarter and six months ended
   March 31, 2008, respectively. A reconciliation of the Company's reported
   GAAP revenue and operating income to adjusted revenue and adjusted
   operating income is included as Schedule II to this release.

Assets Under Management

Assets under management decreased $1.0 billion, or 6%, to $16.7 billion at March 31, 2009 from $17.7 billion at March 31, 2008.

The following table details the Company's assets under management by operating segment:

                                                      At March 31,
                                              -----------------------------
                                                   2009           2008
                                              -------------- --------------
Financial fund management                     $ 13.5 billion $ 14.3 billion
Real estate                                      1.7 billion    1.7 billion
Commercial finance                               1.5 billion    1.7 billion
                                              -------------- --------------
                                              $ 16.7 billion $ 17.7 billion
                                              ============== ==============

A description of how the Company calculates assets under management is set forth in Item 1 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.

Book Value

As of March 31, 2009, the Company's book value per common share was $7.19 per share. Total stockholders' equity was $128.8 million as of March 31, 2009 as compared to $156.1 million as of March 31, 2008. Total common shares outstanding were 17,900,293 as of March 31, 2009 as compared to 17,525,420 as of March 31, 2008.

Highlights for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2009 and Recent Developments

--  The Company has reduced its total borrowings to $158.8 million at
    March 31, 2009, a decrease of $395.2 million from September 30, 2008.  This
    reduction largely reflects the sale of all or part of its interest in
    Apidos CDO VI and LEAF Commercial Finance Fund ("LCFF"), two investment
    vehicles we sponsored and previously consolidated.  These sales eliminated
    the senior notes of Apidos CDO VI ($213.3 million net outstanding at
    September 30, 2008) and LCFF debt ($143.8 million at September 30, 2008).
    Additionally, the Company reduced its outstanding borrowings on its
    commercial finance revolving warehouse credit facility by $31.2 million and
    on one of its corporate revolving lines of credit by $6.4 million.
--  Resource Real Estate Holdings, Inc. ("Resource Real Estate"), the
    Company's real estate asset manager that invests in and manages real estate
    investment vehicles on behalf of itself and for outside investors and
    operates the Company's commercial real estate debt platform, has acquired
    $81.7 million in real estate assets for its investment vehicles since April
    1, 2008.
--  Resource Real Estate commenced fundraising for Resource Real Estate
    Opportunity Fund L.P. ("RREI Opp Fund"), a $40.0 million offering that will
    invest in discounted real estate.  Through May 8, 2009, Resource Real
    Estate has raised $6.1 million through RREI Opp Fund.
--  Resource Real Estate continued fundraising for Resource Real Estate
    Investors 7, L.P. ("RREI 7"), a $40.0 million offering that is investing in
    multifamily real estate assets.  Through May 8, 2009, Resource Real Estate
    has raised $24.8 million through RREI 7 and anticipates closing this fund
    in August 2009.
--  Resource Real Estate's wholly-owned subsidiary, Resource Residential,
    a multifamily and commercial property management company, employed 313
    property management personnel as of March 31, 2009.  In February 2009,
    Resource Residential became one of the first multifamily property
    management companies in the U.S. to adopt a lease assurance program which
    allows tenants who involuntarily lose their employment to terminate their
    leases in 45 days without penalty.  Resource Residential also instituted
    and expanded use of the LRO™ System which allows it to optimize rental
    rates by adjusting them on a daily basis.
--  Resource Real Estate increased the apartment units it manages or whose
    management it supervises to 17,070 at March 31, 2009 from 15,230 at March
    31, 2008.  This includes a portfolio of 50 multifamily properties
    representing 12,301 apartment units managed by Resource Residential.
--  Resource Capital Corp. (NYSE: RSO), a real estate investment trust for
    which the Company is the external manager and a shareholder, paid a cash
    dividend of $0.30 per common share for its first quarter ended March 31,
    2009.
--  The Company generated $11.8 million of cash from operating activities
    from continuing operations as adjusted during the six months ended March
    31, 2009.  A reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities of
    continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities of
    continuing operations as adjusted, a non-GAAP measure, is included as
    Schedule III to this release.
    

Resource America, Inc. is a specialized asset management company that uses industry specific expertise to evaluate, originate, service and manage investment opportunities for its own account and for outside investors in the commercial finance, real estate and financial fund management sectors.

For more information, please visit our website at www.resourceamerica.com or contact investor relations at pkamdar@resourceamerica.com.

Statements made in this release include forward-looking statements, which involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied in this release and its other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For information pertaining to risks relating to these forward-looking statements, reference is made to the section "Risk Factors" contained in Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new or changing information or events except as may be required by law.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. A copy of the prospectus relating to the offering of Fund 4 may be obtained by contacting Chadwick Securities, Inc. at (866) 323-0241.

The remainder of this release contains the Company's consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of cash flows, a reconciliation of GAAP (loss) income from continuing operations to adjusted income from continuing operations, a reconciliation of GAAP revenue to adjusted revenue and GAAP operating income to adjusted operating income and a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations as adjusted.


                           RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
                        CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                     (in thousands, except share data)

                                                March 31,    September 30,
                                                  2009           2008
                                              -------------  -------------
                                               (unaudited)
ASSETS
  Cash                                        $      24,910  $      14,910
  Restricted cash                                     3,710         23,689
  Receivables                                         9,341          2,014
  Receivables from managed entities and
   related parties                                   45,837         35,674
  Loans sold, not settled, at fair value                  -            662
  Loans held for investment, net                          -        219,664
  Investments in commercial finance - held
   for investment, net                               37,807        182,315
  Investments in commercial finance - held
   for sale, at fair value                           70,381        110,773
  Investments in real estate, net                    27,396         37,972
  Investment securities available-for-sale,
   at fair value                                     13,496         22,746
  Investments in unconsolidated entities             17,085         18,523
  Property and equipment, net                        15,059         16,886
  Deferred tax assets                                48,635         44,467
  Goodwill                                            7,969          7,969
  Intangible assets, net                              4,004          4,329
  Other assets                                       10,949         15,764
                                              -------------  -------------
    Total assets                              $     336,579  $     758,357
                                              =============  =============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Accrued expenses and other liabilities      $      47,008  $      56,309
  Payables to managed entities and related
   parties                                              577            586
  Borrowings                                        158,843        554,059
  Deferred tax liabilities                              983          1,060
  Minority interests                                    409          2,610
                                              -------------  -------------
    Total liabilities                               207,820        614,624
                                              -------------  -------------

  Commitments and contingencies                           -              -

Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000
   shares authorized; none outstanding                    -              -
  Common stock, $.01 par value, 49,000,000
   shares authorized; 27,661,044 and
   27,421,552 shares issued, respectively
   (including nonvested restricted stock of
   509,610 and 513,386, respectively)                   272            269
  Additional paid-in capital                        271,535        269,689
  Accumulated deficit                               (21,313)        (3,980)
  Treasury stock, at cost; 9,251,141 and
   9,312,232 shares, respectively                  (100,776)      (101,440)
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss              (20,959)       (20,805)
                                              -------------  -------------
    Total stockholders' equity                      128,759        143,733
                                              -------------  -------------
                                              $     336,579  $     758,357
                                              =============  =============





                          RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                  (in thousands, except per share data)
                                (unaudited)

                                 Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                                      March 31,             March 31,
                                --------------------  --------------------
                                  2009       2008       2009       2008
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
REVENUES
Commercial finance              $  13,421  $  32,665  $  28,805  $  60,630
Real estate                         5,173      6,692     12,063     13,164
Financial fund management           8,611     11,023     18,530     20,645
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                   27,205     50,380     59,398     94,439
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Commercial finance                  6,774     12,081     14,223     21,462
Real estate                         5,370      5,326     11,288     10,792
Financial fund management           5,082      6,284     10,810     12,898
General and administrative          3,670      3,757      7,678      7,215
Provision for credit losses           853      1,447      4,597      4,220
Depreciation and amortization       1,535        985      3,082      1,950
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                   23,284     29,880     51,678     58,537
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
OPERATING INCOME                    3,921     20,500      7,720     35,902

OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME
Interest expense                   (5,924)   (14,595)   (14,323)   (29,272)
Minority interest income
 (expense), net                       725     (2,176)     1,539     (3,267)
(Loss) gain on sale of loans
 and investment securities,
 net                              (11,588)       312    (11,588)   (18,020)
Impairment charges on
 investment securities             (3,039)      (132)    (7,962)    (1,149)
Other income, net                     544      1,112      2,243      2,093
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                  (19,282)   (15,479)   (30,091)   (49,615)
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
(Loss) income from continuing
 operations before taxes          (15,361)     5,021    (22,371)   (13,713)
Income tax (benefit) provision
 for income taxes                  (3,891)     2,931     (7,606)    (4,937)
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
(Loss) income from continuing
 operations                       (11,470)     2,090    (14,765)    (8,776)
Loss from discontinued
 operations, net of tax              (163)      (107)       (88)      (218)
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
NET (LOSS) INCOME               $ (11,633) $   1,983  $ (14,853) $  (8,994)
                                =========  =========  =========  =========

Basic (loss) earnings per
 common share:
Continuing operations           $   (0.64) $    0.12  $   (0.83) $   (0.50)
Discontinued operations             (0.01)     (0.01)     (0.01)     (0.01)
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Net (loss) income               $   (0.65) $    0.11  $   (0.84) $   (0.51)
                                =========  =========  =========  =========
Weighted average shares
 outstanding                       17,815     17,504     17,726     17,466
                                =========  =========  =========  =========

Diluted (loss) earnings per
 common share:
Continuing operations           $   (0.64) $    0.12  $   (0.83) $   (0.50)
Discontinued operations             (0.01)     (0.01)     (0.01)     (0.01)
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Net (loss) income               $   (0.65) $    0.11  $   (0.84) $   (0.51)
                                =========  =========  =========  =========
Weighted average shares
 outstanding                       17,815     18,576     17,726     17,466
                                =========  =========  =========  =========

Dividends declared per common
 share                          $    0.07  $    0.07  $    0.14  $    0.14





                          RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                              (in thousands)
                                (unaudited)

                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                      --------------------
                                                        2009       2008
                                                      ---------  ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss                                              $ (14,853) $  (8,994)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
 provided by operating activities, net of
 acquisitions:
  Impairment charges on investment securities
   available-for-sale                                     7,962      1,149
  Depreciation and amortization                           4,156      2,509
  Provision for credit losses                             4,597      4,220
  Minority interest (income) expense                     (1,539)     3,267
  Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated
   entities                                                (199)     1,373
  Distributions from unconsolidated entities              3,053      8,658
  Loss on sale of loans and investment securities,
   net                                                   11,588     18,020
  Gain on sale of investments in commercial finance
   assets                                                  (319)         -
  Gain on sale of investment securities
   available-for-sale                                       (40)         -
  Gain on sale of assets                                   (688)    (2,033)
  Deferred income tax (benefit) provision               (14,520)       735
  Non-cash compensation on long-term incentive plans      2,774      2,388
  Non-cash compensation issued                                1         62
  Non-cash compensation received                            (98)       356
Decrease in commercial finance investments                4,390     59,603
Changes in operating assets and liabilities              (4,494)   (36,438)
                                                      ---------  ---------
Net cash provided by operating activities of
 continuing operations                                    1,771     54,875
                                                      ---------  ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures                                       (184)    (5,549)
Payments received on real estate loans and real
 estate                                                  10,036      8,104
Investments in real estate                               (2,232)    (4,074)
Purchase of commercial finance assets held for
 investment                                             (41,942)   (71,586)
Payments received on commercial finance assets held
 for investment                                          33,643     43,859
Purchase of loans and investment securities             (19,036)  (239,551)
Proceeds from sale of loans and investment securities    13,275      5,215
Principal payments received on loans                      3,975      6,126
Net cash paid for acquisitions                                -     (8,022)
Increase in other                                        (1,394)    (3,795)
                                                      ---------  ---------
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing
 operations                                              (3,859)  (269,273)
                                                      ---------  ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase in borrowings                                  263,714    616,335
Principal payments on borrowings                       (258,054)  (385,314)
Minority interest contributions                               1        315
Distributions paid to minority interest holders             (73)    (1,243)
Dividends paid                                           (2,480)    (2,447)
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash                    9,326    (16,229)
Proceeds from issuance of stock                               3        182
Purchase of treasury stock                                    -       (237)
Repurchase of subsidiary stock                             (264)         -
                                                      ---------  ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities of
 continuing operations                                   12,173    211,362
                                                      ---------  ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:
Operating activities                                         (8)         3
Financing activities                                        (77)         -
                                                      ---------  ---------
Net cash (used in) provided by discontinued
 operations                                                 (85)         3
                                                      ---------  ---------
Increase (decrease) in cash                              10,000     (3,033)
Cash at beginning of period                              14,910     14,624
                                                      ---------  ---------
Cash at end of period                                 $  24,910  $  11,591
                                                      =========  =========

This press release contains supplemental financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The Company's management uses these non-GAAP measures in its analysis of the exclusion of certain adjustments recorded in the three and six months ended March 31, 2009. Management believes the presentation of these financial measures excluding the impact of these items provides useful supplemental information that is essential to a proper understanding of the financial results of the Company. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

SCHEDULE I


      RECONCILIATION OF GAAP (LOSS) INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
              TO ADJUSTED INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
                  (in thousands, except per share data)
                                (unaudited)

                                 Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                                      March 31,             March 31,
                                --------------------  --------------------
                                  2009       2008       2009       2008
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
(Loss) income from continuing
 operations - GAAP              $ (11,470) $   2,090  $ (14,765) $  (8,776)
Adjustments, net of tax:
  Partnership level adjustments
   (1)                               (116)       651        723      4,920
  Impairment charge on CDO
   investments                      1,460         84      4,191        735
  Loan reserves                         -          -        675          -
  Loss (gain) on sale of loans
   and investment securities,
   net                              8,652       (342)     8,120     11,390
  Severance costs                   1,099          -      1,219          -
  Resource residential start-up
   costs                                -          -          -        349
  RCC incentive stock                 464        950        410        950
  Other                               715          -        402          -
  Tax rate normalization                -      1,134          -          -
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Adjusted income from continuing
 operations (2)                 $     804  $   4,567  $     975  $   9,568
                                =========  =========  =========  =========

Weighted average diluted shares
 outstanding (3)                   18,874     18,576     18,466     18,608
                                =========  =========  =========  =========

Adjusted income from continuing
 operations per share-diluted   $    0.04  $    0.25  $    0.05  $    0.51
                                =========  =========  =========  =========

(1) Primarily includes mark to market adjustments on investments in
    partnerships that the Company manages.

(2) During the six months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, in connection with
    substantial volatility and reduction in liquidity in the global credit
    markets, the Company recorded several significant adjustments that it
    believes do not directly impact its continuing operations.  For
    comparability purposes, the Company is presenting adjusted income from
    continuing operations because it facilitates the evaluation of the
    Company's underlying operating performance without the effect of
    adjustments that do not directly relate to that performance.  Adjusted
    income from continuing operations should not be considered as an
    alternative to (loss) income from continuing operations (computed in
    accordance with GAAP).  Instead, adjusted income from continuing
    operations should be reviewed in connection with (loss) income from
    continuing operations in the Company's consolidated financial
    statements, to help analyze how the Company's business is performing.

(3) Dilutive shares used in the calculation of adjusted income from
    continuing operations per share-diluted includes an additional
    1,059,000 shares for the three months ended March 31, 2009, and 740,000
    and 1,142,000 shares for the six months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008,
    respectively, which were not used in the calculation of loss from
    continuing operations per share-diluted.





SCHEDULE II

 RECONCILIATION OF GAAP REVENUE TO ADJUSTED REVENUE AND RECONCILIATION OF
            GAAP OPERATING INCOME TO ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME
                              (in thousands)
                                (unaudited)

                                    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                        March 31,           March 31,
                                    ------------------  -------------------
                                      2009      2008      2009      2008
                                    --------  --------- --------- ---------
Revenues
  Commercial finance                $ 13,421  $  32,665 $  28,805 $  60,630
  Real estate                          5,173      6,692    12,063    13,164
  Financial fund management            8,611     11,023    18,530    20,645
                                    --------  --------- --------- ---------
Total revenues - GAAP                 27,205     50,380    59,398    94,439

Adjustments:
  Fair value adjustments (1)          (1,181)     1,146        37     7,827
                                    --------  --------- --------- ---------
Adjusted revenues (2)               $ 26,024  $  51,526 $  59,435 $ 102,266
                                    ========  ========= ========= =========

Operating income - GAAP             $  3,921  $  20,500 $   7,720 $  35,902

Adjustments:
  Fair value adjustments (1)          (1,181)     1,146        37     7,827
                                    --------  --------- --------- ---------
Adjusted operating income (2)       $  2,740  $  21,646 $   7,757 $  43,729
                                    ========  ========= ========= =========

(1) Reflects pre-tax fair value adjustments on investments reported under
    the equity method of accounting.

(2) Management of the Company views adjusted revenues and adjusted
    operating income, both non-GAAP measures, as useful and appropriate
    supplements to revenues and operating income since they exclude fair
    value adjustments related to current credit market conditions and are
    not indicative of the Company's current operating performance.

SCHEDULE III

RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES OF CONTINUING
  OPERATIONS TO NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES OF CONTINUING
                          OPERATIONS AS ADJUSTED
                              (in thousands)
                                (unaudited)

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations as adjusted was $11.8 million for the six months ended March 31, 2009, a decrease of $23.4 million as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $35.2 million in the six months ended March 31, 2008. The following reconciles net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations as adjusted:

                                                         Six Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                        ------------------
                                                          2009      2008
                                                        --------  --------
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing
 operations                                             $  1,771  $ 54,875

Adjustments:
  Increase in commercial finance investments              (4,390)  (59,603)
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities              4,494    36,948
  Proceeds from sales of certain loans and investment
   securities                                              9,900     2,933
                                                        --------  --------
    Net cash provided by operating activities of
     continuing operations as adjusted                  $ 11,775  $ 35,153
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(1) Management of the Company believes net cash provided by operating
    activities of continuing operations as adjusted is a useful and
    appropriate supplement to GAAP net cash provided by operating
    activities of continuing operations since it reflects how management
    views its liquidity and working capital requirements.

Contact Information: CONTACT: Steven Kessler Chief Financial Officer Resource America, Inc. One Crescent Drive, Suite 203 Philadelphia, PA 19112 215/546-5005 215/546-4785 (fax)