Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Ameis Marie S
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/04/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IRWIN FINANCIAL CORP [IFC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 500 WASHINGTON STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
FVP - Senior Analyst
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

COLUMBUS, IN 47201		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
COMMON STOCK 6,116 (1) (2)
D
 
COMMON STOCK 619 (3)
I
by 401k

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)   (4) 04/20/2008 COMMON STOCK 1,160 $ 0 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)   (4) 04/28/2009 COMMON STOCK 1,800 $ 0 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)   (4) 04/25/2010 COMMON STOCK 3,800 $ 0 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)   (4) 04/24/2011 COMMON STOCK 3,500 $ 0 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)   (4) 05/02/2015 COMMON STOCK 1,425 $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ameis Marie S
C/O IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
500 WASHINGTON STREET
COLUMBUS, IN 47201		       FVP - Senior Analyst  

Signatures

/s/ Marie S. Ameis 04/07/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting person acquired 2163 shares of Irwin Financial Corporation common stock under the Irwin Financial Corporation Employees' Stock Purchase Plan III (Plan) including shares acquired pursuant ot a dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. The Plan provides for the purchase of fractional shares. The number report is the nearest whole number.
(2) The reporting person acquired 386 shares of Irwin Financial Corporation common stock under the Irwin Financial Corporation Dividend and Common Stock Purchase Plan. The Plan provides for the purchase of fractional shares. The number reported is the nearest whole number.
(3) Represents shares acquired through participation in the Irwin Financial Corporation Employees' Savings Plan (401K Plan). Shares noted are as of April 4, 2006. The Plan provides for the purchase of fractional shares. The number reported is the nearest whole number of shares.
(4) The Plan provides for phased-in vesting of rights to exercise granted stock options in the year of the grant, optionee may exercise 25% of total options granted. In each of the three years immediately following the year of the grant, optionee may exercise an additional 25% of the options granted. Option grants were made to reporting person in transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3.

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