Delta Financial Corporation to Present at the Sixth Annual JMP Securities Research Conference

Delta Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: DFC) today announced that Hugh Miller, president and chief executive officer, will address participants at the Sixth Annual JMP Securities Research Conference at the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco, California on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. EDT.

All interested parties are invited to listen to the live webcast and view the corresponding slide presentation beginning at 2:30 p.m. EDT, which will be available on the Company's website at http://www.deltafinancial.com in the Investor Relations section under Company Information/Corporate Highlights. A replay of the webcast and the corresponding slide presentation will be available on Delta's website shortly after the conclusion of the presentation, and will be available for two weeks.

About Delta Financial

Founded in 1982, Delta Financial Corporation is a Woodbury, New York-based specialty consumer finance company that originates, securitizes and sells non-conforming mortgage loans. The loans the Company originates are primarily fixed rate, and are secured by first mortgages on one- to four-family residential properties. The Company originates non-conforming loans through a network of approximately 3,200 independent brokers and the Company's retail offices. Since 1991, Delta has completed 51 asset-backed securitizations, collateralized by approximately $18.9 billion in mortgage loans.

For More Information, Contact: Investors: Jayne L. Cavuoto-Krafchik Director of Investor Relations (516) 812-8217 Email Contact Media: Drew Biondo Director of Corporate Communications (516) 812-8208 Email Contact