Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7 , 2017

ASTA FUNDING, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-35637

22-3388607

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

210 Sylvan Avenue

Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

(201) 567-5648

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of

the registrant ’s principal executive offices)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company ☐

Item 8 .0 1 Other Events .

On November 7, 2017, in connection with the previously-disclosed lawsuit in Montana state court alleging fraud and abuse of process arising from Asta Funding, Inc. ’s (the “ Company ”) business relationship with an entity that finances divorce litigation proceedings, the Montana Eighteenth Judicial District Court in Gallatin County granted the plaintiff’s default judgment against the Company, Gary Stern and Louis Piccolo. The Company is currently assessing its obligations pursuant to the lawsuit and its next legal steps, including the filing of a motion to set aside or, in the alternative, to vacate, the default judgment. The plaintiff is seeking unspecified damages, which the Company contests.

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.