Resource America, Inc. to Present at the Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Investor Conference


PHILADELPHIA, PA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- November 22, 2006 -- Resource America, Inc. (NASDAQ: REXI) (the "Company") announces today that the Company will present at the 2006 Friedman, Billings, Ramsey and Co., Inc. Investor Conference in New York City on November 29, 2006 at 2:55 p.m. Interested parties can access the live webcast of this presentation by visiting the home page of the Company's website at www.resourceamerica.com. For those unavailable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available on the website soon after the presentation.

Resource America, Inc. is a specialized asset management company that uses industry specific expertise to generate and administer investment opportunities for its own account and for outside investors in the financial fund management, real estate and commercial finance industries. For more information please visit our website at www.resourceamerica.com or contact Investor Relations at pschreiber@resourceamerica.com.

Certain matters discussed within this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although Resource America, Inc. believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include financial performance, regulatory changes, changes in local or national economic conditions and other risks detailed from time to time in Resource America's reports filed with the SEC, including quarterly reports on Form 10Q, reports on Form 8-K and annual reports on Form 10-K.

Contact Information: Contact: Pamela Schreiber Investor Relations Resource America, Inc. 1845 Walnut Street, Suite 1000 Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 546-5005 (215) 546-5388 (facsimile)

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