UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF  

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: August 4, 2017

GENESIS FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 4, 2017, Genesis Financial issued a press release announcing the signing of a Non-Binding Letter of Intent with Epoint Payment Corp.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.

Limitation on Incorporation by Reference

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01 will not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor will such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as will be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.  The information set forth in this Item 7.01 will not be deemed an admission of materiality of any information in this report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.  Although we do not make forward-looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy.  These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, as may be implied by these forward-looking statements.  New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risk factors, nor can we address the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, each of which applies only as of the date of this Report.  

Item 9.01

Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibits Index

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

News Release, August 4, 2017

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

GENESIS FINANCIAL, INC.

Dated: August 4, 2017

 /s/ John R. Coghlan              

By: John R. Coghlan

Title: President; CEO