FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Hajda Thomas A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/02/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EverBank Financial Corp [EVER] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EVERBANK FINANCIAL CORP, 501 RIVERSIDE AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec VP,Gen Counsel &Secretary 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 67,845 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	06/30/2006	06/30/2013	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	15,000	$ 4.45	D	Â
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	02/01/2008	02/01/2015	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	22,500	$ 5.33	D	Â
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	02/01/2011	02/01/2016	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	7,500	$ 6.09	D	Â
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	07/21/2009	07/20/2013	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	60,000	$ 8.55	D	Â
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	07/21/2010	07/20/2018	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	40,005	$ 8.55	D	Â
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	07/21/2010	07/20/2018	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	19,995	$ 10.55	D	Â
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	07/21/2011	07/20/2018	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	46,665	$ 10.55	D	Â
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	07/21/2011	07/20/2018	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	13,335	$ 13.21	D	Â
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	07/21/2012	07/20/2018	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	53,340	$ 13.21	D	Â
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	02/27/2015	02/27/2022	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	19,455	$ 13.83	D	Â
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	07/21/2012	07/20/2018	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	6,660	$ 15.88	D	Â
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	07/21/2013	07/20/2018	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	60,000	$ 15.88	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hajda Thomas A C/O EVERBANK FINANCIAL CORP 501 RIVERSIDE AVENUE JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202	Â	Â	  Exec VP,Gen Counsel &Secretary	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jean Marc Corredor as Attorney-in-Fact for Thomas A. Hajda		05/02/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Securities are held through an individual retirement account for the benefit of the reporting person.

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