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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Form 10-Q

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 333-32800

VESTIN FUND I, LLC

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      Indicate by check whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes þ          No o

      Indicate by check whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)     Yes þ          No o

      As of January 31, 2005, the Issuer had 7,619,193 of its Units outstanding.

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Vestin Fund I, LLC

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VESTIN FUND I, LLC

NOTE A — ORGANIZATION

      We operate as a Nevada limited liability company for the purpose of investing in mortgage loans. We invest in loans secured by real estate through deeds of trust and mortgages. We were organized in December 1999 and commenced our business operations in June 2001. We will continue our operations until December 31, 2019 unless dissolved prior thereto or extended by vote of the members under the provisions of the Company’s operating agreement. Our manager is Vestin Mortgage, Inc., a licensed mortgage company in the State of Nevada (“Vestin Mortgage,” or “Manager”). Vestin Mortgage is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vestin Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Vestin Group”). In January 2005, Vestin Group received notice from NASDAQ that it no longer meets the minimum requirements for continued listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. On February 2, 2005, Vestin Group was notified that the NASD’s OTC Compliance Unit has requested further information regarding the application to include Vestin Group’s common stock for quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”). Accordingly, Vestin Group’s common stock has not started trading on the OTCBB, and Vestin Group can give no assurance as to if and when the application to the OTCBB will be approved. Vestin Group’s common stock has been delisted from The Nasdaq SmallCap Market. Through its subsidiaries, Vestin Group is engaged in asset management, real estate lending and other financial services. In this quarterly report, from time to time, we will refer to our company, Vestin Fund I, LLC, as the “Company.”

      We invest in mortgage loans throughout the areas in which Vestin Mortgage and its correspondents have experience, primarily Arizona, California, Hawaii, New York, and Nevada. The loans we invest in are selected for us by Vestin Mortgage from among loans originated by Vestin Mortgage or non-affiliated mortgage brokers. When Vestin Mortgage or a non-affiliated mortgage broker originates a loan for us, that entity identifies the borrower, processes the loan application, makes or invests in the loan, and brokers or sells the loan to us. We believe that our loans are attractive to borrowers because of the expediency of Vestin Mortgage’s loan approval process, which takes about ten to twenty days.

      Vestin Mortgage, Inc. is also the manager of Vestin Fund II, LLC, (“Fund II”), Vestin Fund III, LLC (“Fund III”) and inVestin Nevada, Inc., entities that are in a business similar to us.

      The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission requirements for interim financial statements. Therefore, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2004.

      The results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year. In the opinion of management, the information contained herein reflects all adjustments necessary to make the results of operations for the interim periods a fair statement of such operation. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

      Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s financial statements to conform with the current year presentation.

NOTE B — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

      The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

      Investments in mortgage loans are secured by trust deeds and mortgages. Generally, all of our mortgage loans require interest only payments with a balloon payment of the principal at maturity. We have both the intent and ability to hold mortgage loans until maturity and therefore, mortgage loans are classified and accounted for as held for investment and are carried at amortized cost. Loans sold to or purchased from affiliates are accounted for at the principal balance and no gain or loss is recognized by us or any affiliate. Loan to value ratios are based on appraisals obtained at the time of loan origination and may not reflect subsequent changes in value estimates. Such appraisals are generally dated within 12 months of the date of loan origination and may be commissioned by the borrower. The appraisals may be for the current estimate of the “as-if developed” value of the property, which approximates the post-construction value of the collateralized property assuming that such property is developed. As-if developed values on raw land loans or acquisition and development loans often dramatically exceed the immediate sales value and may include anticipated zoning changes and timely successful development by the purchaser. As most of the appraisals will be prepared on an as-if developed basis, if a loan goes into default prior to any development of a project, the market value of the property may be substantially less than the appraised value. As a result, there may be less security than anticipated at the time the loan was originally made. If there is less security and a default occurs, we may not recover the full amount of the loan.

      We maintain an allowance for loan losses on our investments in mortgage loans for estimated credit impairment in our investment in mortgage loans portfolio. The Manager’s estimate of losses is based on a number of factors including the types and dollar amounts of loans in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, prevailing economic conditions and the underlying collateral securing the loan. Additions to the allowance are provided through a charge to earnings and are based on an assessment of certain factors which may indicate estimated losses on the loans. Actual losses on loans are recorded as a charge-off or a reduction to the allowance for loan losses. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously charged off are added back to the allowance or included in income when the asset is disposed of.

      Real estate held for sale includes real estate acquired through foreclosure and is carried at the lower of cost or the property’s estimated fair value, less estimated costs to sell. We seek to sell properties acquired through foreclosure as quickly as circumstances permit. The carrying values of real estate held for sale are assessed on a regular basis from updated appraisals, comparable sales values or purchase offers.

      Seller financed real estate held for sale includes real estate acquired through foreclosure and resold to independent third parties where we have provided the financing and the borrower has not met certain criteria in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) No. 66. FAS 66 requires the borrower to have a certain percentage equity ownership (typically 20%) to allow us to record the sale of a property. In addition, the borrower must maintain a minimum commitment in the property on a continuing basis. Therefore, until the borrower meets these requirements, the real estate is retained as real estate held for sale.

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      Loans in which third party investors have participated through inter-creditor agreements (“Inter-creditor Agreements”) are accounted for as secured borrowings in accordance with SFAS No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities (“SFAS No. 140”). The Inter-creditor Agreements provide us additional funding sources for mortgage loans whereby a third party investor (the “Investor”) may participate in certain mortgage loans with us and/or Fund II and/or Fund III (collectively, the “Lead Lenders”). In the event of borrower non-performance, the Intercreditor Agreements provide that the Lead Lenders must repay the Investor’s loan amount either by (i) continuing to remit to the Investor the interest due on the participated loan amount; (ii) substituting an alternative loan acceptable to the Investor; or (iii) repurchasing the participation from the Investor for the outstanding balance plus accrued interest.

      Additionally, an Investor may participate in certain loans with the Lead Lenders through participation agreements. In the event of borrower non-performance, the participation agreement allows the Investor to be repaid up to the amount of the Investor’s investment prior to the Lead Lenders being repaid. Mortgage loan financing under the participation agreements are also accounted for as a secured borrowing in accordance with SFAS No. 140.

NOTE C — INVESTMENTS IN MORTGAGE LOANS

      Investments in mortgage loans as of December 31, 2004 are summarized below:

      Investment in mortgage loans as of September 30, 2004 are summarized below: