Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
EHLINGER GREGORY F
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IRWIN FINANCIAL CORP [IFC] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP and CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 500 WASHINGTON STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/08/2006
(Street)

COLUMBUS, IN 47201		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               6,627 (5) D  
Common Stock               472 (3) I As UGMA custodian for child
Common Stock               471 (4) I As UGMA custodian for child
Common Stock               1 I by 401K
Common Stock 11/08/2006   M   5,400 A $ 13.6875 9,347 (2) (6) I by Spouse

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 13.6875 11/08/2006   M     5,400   (1) 04/29/2007 Common Stock 5,400 $ 0 0 I by Spouse

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
EHLINGER GREGORY F
IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
500 WASHINGTON STREET
COLUMBUS, IN 47201		       SVP and CFO  

Signatures

 /s/ Ellen Z. Mufson, Attorney in Fact for Gregory F. Ehlinger   11/13/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 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. Grant of option was made to reporting person in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(2) Includes 6 additional shares acquired between 4-1-06 and 9-30-06 by reporting person's spouse through participation in the Irwin Financial Corporation Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan. The Plan provides for the purchase of fractional shares. The number reported is the nearest whole number.
(3) Includes 5 additional shares acquired between 4-1-06 and 9-30-06 through participation in the Irwin Financial Corporation Dividiend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan. The Plan provides for the purchase of fractional shares. The number reported is the nearest whole number.
(4) Includes 5 additional shares acquired between 4-1-06 and 9-30-06 through participation in the Irwin Financial Corporation Dividiend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan. The Plan provides for the purchase of fractional shares. The number reported is the nearest whole number.
(5) Between 4-1-06 and 9-30-06, the reporting person acquired 1 shares of Irwin Financial Corporation common stock under the Irwin Financial Corporation Dividend and Common Stock Purchase Plan. The information in this report is as of 9-30-06. The Plan provides for the purchase of fractional shares. The number reported is the nearest whole number. Between 4-1-06 and 10-31-06, the Reporting Person acquired 214 shares of Irwin Financial corporation common stock under the Irwin Financial Corporation Employees' Stock Purchase Plan. The information in this report is as of 10-31-06. The Plan provides for the purchase of fractional shares. The number reported is the nearest whole number.
(6) The reporting person transferred this option to his spouse, as a gift, on May 7, 1999. The spouse's exercise of the option on November 8, 2006, resulted in taxable income to the reporting person for which the reporting person paid withholding taxes to Irwin Financial Corporation at the time of exercise.

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