OMB Number 3235-0145 United States Securities and Exchange Commission Washington DC 20549 Schedule 13D/A Amendment No. 3 Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 New Century Financial Corporation Name of Issuer common stock Title of Class of Securities CUSIP Number 6435EV108 Howard Amster, 23811 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 200 Beachwood, Ohio 44122-5525, 216 595-1047 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) March 5, 2007 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If this filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of 240.13d-1(e) (f) or (g), check the following box / /. Note: Scheduled filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule including all exhibits. See 240.13D-7 for other parties to who copies are to be sent. *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section of the Act, but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however see the Notes). 1 Name of Reporting Person Howard Amster 2 If a member group a) / / b) /X/ 3 SEC Use only 4 Source of Funds PF 5 Check if Disclosure 6 Citizenship U.S.A. Number of Shares 7 Sole Voting 1,992,271 Beneficially Owned By Each 8 Shared Voting 758,529 Reporting Person With 9 Sole Dispositive 1,992,271 10 Shared Dispositive 758,529 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned 2,001,171 12 Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares 13 Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11) 3.61 % 14 Type of Reporting Person IN 1 Name of Reporting Person Howard M Amster 2005 Charitable Remainder Unitrust 2 If a member group a) / / b) /X/ 3 SEC Use only 4 Source of Funds AF 5 Check if Disclosure 6 Citizenship U.S.A. Number of Shares 7 Sole Voting Beneficially Owned By Each 8 Shared Voting 131,394 Reporting Person With 9 Sole Dispositive 10 Shared Dispositive 131,394 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned 131,394 12 Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares 13 Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11) 0.24 % 14 Type of Reporting Person OO 1 Name of Reporting Person Amster Limited Partnership 2 If a member group a) / / b) /X/ 3 SEC Use only 4 Source of Funds WC 5 Check if Disclosure 6 Citizenship USA Number of Shares 7 Sole Voting Beneficially Owned By Each 8 Shared Voting 3,900 Reporting Person With 9 Sole Dispositive 10 Shared Dispositive 3,900 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned 3,900 12 Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares 13 Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11) 0.01 % 14 Type of Reporting Person PN 1 Name of Reporting Person Amster Trading Company 2 If a member group a) / / b) /X/ 3 SEC Use only 4 Source of Funds WC 5 Check if Disclosure 6 Citizenship USA Number of Shares 7 Sole Voting Beneficially Owned By Each 8 Shared Voting 615,560 Reporting Person With 9 Sole Dispositive 10 Shared Dispositive 615,560 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned 0 12 Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares 13 Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11) 0 % 14 Type of Reporting Person CO 1 Name of Reporting Person Amster Trading Company Charitable Remainder Unitrusts 2 If a member group a) / / b) /X/ 3 SEC Use only 4 Source of Funds AF 5 Check if Disclosure 6 Citizenship Number of Shares 7 Sole Voting Beneficially Owned By Each 8 Shared Voting 615,560 Reporting Person With 9 Sole Dispositive 10 Shared Dispositive 615,560 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned 615,560 12 Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares 13 Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11) 1.11 % 14 Type of Reporting Person OO 1 Name of Reporting Person Samuel J Heller 2 If a member group a) / / b) /X/ 3 SEC Use only 4 Source of Funds PF 5 Check if Disclosure 6 Citizenship U.S.A. Number of Shares 7 Sole Voting Beneficially Owned By Each 8 Shared Voting 2,675 Reporting Person With 9 Sole Dispositive 10 Shared Dispositive 2,675 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned 2,675 12 Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares 13 Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11) 0.01 % 14 Type of Reporting Person IN 1 Name of Reporting Person Samuel J Heller Irrevocable Trust 2 If a member group a) / / b) /X/ 3 SEC Use only 4 Source of Funds OO 5 Check if Disclosure 6 Citizenship U.S.A. Number of Shares 7 Sole Voting Beneficially Owned By Each 8 Shared Voting 2,675 Reporting Person With 9 Sole Dispositive 10 Shared Dispositive 2,675 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned 2,675 12 Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares 13 Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11) 0.01 % 14 Type of Reporting Person OO 1 Name of Reporting Person Ramat Securities Ltd. 2 If a member group a) / / b) /X/ 3 SEC Use only 4 Source of Funds WC 5 Check if Disclosure 6 Citizenship U.S.A. Number of Shares 7 Sole Voting Beneficially Owned By Each 8 Shared Voting 5,000 Reporting Person With 9 Sole Dispositive 10 Shared Dispositive 5,000 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned 5,000 12 Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares 13 Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11) 0.01 % 14 Type of Reporting Person BD 1 Name of Reporting Person Tova Financial, Inc. 2 If a member group a) / / b) /X/ 3 SEC Use only 4 Source of Funds WC 5 Check if Disclosure 6 Citizenship USA Number of Shares 7 Sole Voting Beneficially Owned By Each 8 Shared Voting Reporting Person With 9 Sole Dispositive 10 Shared Dispositive 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned 0 12 Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares 13 Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11) 0.0 % 14 Type of Reporting Person CO 1 Name of Reporting Person Tova Financial, Inc. Charitable Remainder Unitrust 2 If a member group a) / / b) /X/ 3 SEC Use only 4 Source of Funds AF 5 Check if Disclosure 6 Citizenship Number of Shares 7 Sole Voting Beneficially Owned By Each 8 Shared Voting Reporting Person With 9 Sole Dispositive 10 Shared Dispositive 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned 12 Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares 13 Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11) 0.0 % 14 Type of Reporting Person OO 1 Name of Reporting Person ZAK Group LLC 2 If a member group a) / / b) /X/ 3 SEC Use only 4 Source of Funds WC 5 Check if Disclosure 6 Citizenship U.S.A. Number of Shares 7 Sole Voting Beneficially Owned By Each 8 Shared Voting 2,100 Reporting Person With 9 Sole Dispositive 10 Shared Dispositive 2,100 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned 2,100 12 Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares 13 Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11) 0.00 % 14 Type of Reporting Person OO 1 Name of Reporting Person David Zlatin 2 If a member group a) / / b) /X/ 3 SEC Use only 4 Source of Funds PF 5 Check if Disclosure 6 Citizenship U.S.A. Number of Shares 7 Sole Voting 1,551 Beneficially Owned By Each 8 Shared Voting 7,100 Reporting Person With 9 Sole Dispositive 1,551 10 Shared Dispositive 7,100 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned 8,651 12 Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares 13 Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11) 0.02 % 14 Type of Reporting Person IN 1 Name of Reporting Person David Zlatin and Gilda Zlatin JTWROS 2 If a member group a) / / b) /X/ 3 SEC Use only 4 Source of Funds PF 5 Check if Disclosure 6 Citizenship U.S.A. Number of Shares 7 Sole Voting Beneficially Owned By Each 8 Shared Voting Reporting Person With 9 Sole Dispositive 10 Shared Dispositive 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned 0 12 Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares 13 Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11) 0.00 % 14 Type of Reporting Person IN 1 Name of Reporting Person Gilda Zlatin 2 If a member group a) / / b) /X/ 3 SEC Use only 4 Source of Funds PF 5 Check if Disclosure 6 Citizenship U.S.A. Number of Shares 7 Sole Voting 374 Beneficially Owned By Each 8 Shared Voting Reporting Person With 9 Sole Dispositive 374 10 Shared Dispositive 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned 374 12 Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares 13 Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11) 0.0 % 14 Type of Reporting Person IN There are no changes to the Schedule 13D, as amended except as set forth in this third amendment. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction The following member group decreased their holdings and ceased to be beneficial owners of more than five percent of the common stock of New Century Financial Corporation. Howard Amster Howard Amster 2005 CRUT Amster Limited Partnership Amster Trading Company Amster Trading Company Charitable Remainder Unitrusts Samuel J Heller Samuel J Heller Irrevocable Trust Ramat Securities Ltd. Tova Financial, Inc. Tova Financial, Inc. Charitable Remainder Unitrust ZAK Group, Ltd. David Zlatin David Zlatin and Gilda Zlatin JTWROS Gilda Zlatin Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer The outstanding common shares of the Issuer is 55,470,607 shares as of October 31, 2006 referenced in the 10-Q for period ending September 30, 2006. (a)(b) The aggregate amount owned by this Reporting Group is 2,752,725 shares or 4.96 % of the outstanding shares. Howard Amster in his name and individual retirement accounts owns 1,992,171 shares or 3.59 % of the common outstanding shares. Howard M Amster 2005 Charitable Remainder Unitrust owns 131,394 shares or 0.24 % of the common outstanding shares. Amster Ltd. Partnership owns 1,800 common shares or 0.00 % of the common outstanding shares Amster Trading Company Charitable Remainder Unitrusts own 615,560 shares or 1.11 % of the common outstanding shares. Samuel J Heller Irrevocable trust owns 2,675 shares or 0.01 % of the common outstanding shares. Ramat Securities Ltd. owns 5,000 common shares or 0.01 % of the common outstanding shares. Tova Financial, Inc. owns 0 common shares or 0.0 % of the common outstanding shares. Tova Financial, Inc. Charitable Remainder Unitrust owns 0 common shares or 0.0 % of the common outstanding shares. ZAK Group LLC owns 2,100 common shares or 0.0 % of the common outstanding shares. David Zlatin owns 1,551 common shares or 0.0 % of the common outstanding shares. David Zlatin and Gilda Zlatin own 0 common shares or 0.0% of the common outstanding shares. Gilda Zlatin owns 374 common shares or 0.0 % of the common outstanding shares. c) Description of Transactions All transactions were executed on a listed stock exchange as an open market transaction with Bear, Stearns Securities Corp. as executing broker. Sold Howard Amster 03/05/07 77,000 5.42 individual retirement account Ramat Securities 02/28/07 23,000 14.85 Ltd. 03/05/07 9,431 5.67 03/05/07 95,000 5.54 Tova Financial, Inc. 02/15/07 3,100 19.10 Tova Financial, Inc. 03/05/07 5,800 6.38 Charitable Remainder Unitrust David Zlatin and 02/15/07 100 19.10 Gilda Zlatin JTWROS e) The following member group ceased to be beneficial owners of more than five percent of New Century Financial Corp common stock on March 5, 2007. Howard Amster Howard Amster 2005 CRUT Amster Limited Partnership Amster Trading Company Amster Trading Company Charitable Remainder Unitrusts Samuel J Heller Samuel J Heller Irrevocable Trust Ramat Securities Ltd. Tova Financial, Inc. Tova Financial, Inc. Charitable Remainder Unitrust ZAK Group, Ltd. David Zlatin David Zlatin and Gilda Zlatin JTWROS Gilda Zlatin Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: March 5, 2007 /s/ Howard Amster /s/ Howard M Amster 2005 Charitable Remainder Unitrust By: Howard Amster Title: Trustee /s/ Amster Limited Partnership By: Howard Amster Title: General Partner /s/ Amster Trading Company By: Howard Amster Title: President /s/ Amster Trading Company Charitable Remainder Unitrusts By: Howard Amster Title: Trustee /s/ Samuel J Heller /s/ Samuel J Heller Irrevocable Trust By: Howard Amster Title: Trustee /s/ Ramat Securities Ltd. By: David Zlatin Title: Principal /s/ Tova Financial, Inc. By: David Zlatin Title: President /s/ Tova Financial , Inc. Charitable Remainder Unitrust By: David Zlatin & Gilda Zlatin Title: Co-trustees /s/ Zak Group LLC By: David Zlatin Title: Member /s/ David Zlatin /s/ David Zlatin and Gilda Zlatin JTWROS /s/ Gilda Zlatin