OMB Number 3235-0145
United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington DC 20549

Schedule 13D/A
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment No. 3

IMPAC MORTGAGE HOLDINGS, INC.
Name of Issuer

common stock
Title of Class of Securities

45254P102
CUSIP Number

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.

October 14, 2008
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		3,735,670
Beneficially
Owned By Each	8	Shared Voting		2,104,285
Reporting Person
With			9	Sole Dispositive	3,735,670

			10	Shared Dispositive	2,104,285

11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned	4,353,290

12	Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares

13	Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11)	  5.72 %

14	Type of Reporting Person			IN

















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		2,400
Reporting Person
With			9	Sole Dispositive

			10	Shared Dispositive	2,400

11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned	2,400

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			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		2,020,385
Reporting Person
With			9	Sole Dispositive

			10	Shared Dispositive	2,020,385

11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned	   545,720

12	Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares

13	Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11)	  0.71    %

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					USA

Number of Shares	7	Sole Voting
Beneficially
Owned By Each	8	Shared Voting		1,474,665
Reporting Person
With			9	Sole Dispositive

			10	Shared Dispositive	1,474,665

11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned	1,474,665

12	Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares

13	Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11)	 1.94    %

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		12,000
Reporting Person
With			9	Sole Dispositive

			10	Shared Dispositive	12,000

11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned	12,000

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	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		12,000
Reporting Person
With			9	Sole Dispositive

			10	Shared Dispositive	12,000

11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned	12,000

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			OO
















1	Name of Reporting Person		Pleasant Lake Apts. Corp.

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		44,500
Reporting Person
With			9	Sole Dispositive

			10	Shared Dispositive	44,500

11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned	44,500

12	Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares

13	Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11)	  0.06 %

14	Type of Reporting Person			CO


















1	Name of Reporting Person		Pleasant Lake Apts. Ltd.
						Partnership

2	If a member group				a)	/    /
b)	/X/

3	SEC Use only

4	Source of Funds				00

5	Check if Disclosure

6	Citizenship					U.S.A.

Number of Shares	7	Sole Voting
Beneficially
Owned By Each	8	Shared Voting		25,000
Reporting Person
With			9	Sole Dispositive

			10	Shared Dispositive	25,000

11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned	25,000

12	Check if Aggregate Amount (11) Excludes Certain Shares

13	Percent of Class Represented by amount in row (11)	  0.03 %

14	Type of Reporting Person			00

















This is the third amendment to Schedule 13D for IMPAC
Mortgage Holdings, Inc.




Item	2.	Identity and Background

Mr. Amster on 12/26/06 and 01/02/07 gifted
18,900 shares to various individuals.  Mr. Amster
disclaims ownership, shared voting, dispositive,
pecuniary interest in the shares gifted.  Those individuals
are not part of this member group and do not have any
ownership, shared voting, dispositive, pecuniary
interest in Mr. Amster's holdings.

Item 	3.	Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Howard Amster, in his personal and individual retirement
accounts received 5,900 payment in kind shares (PIK),
bought 531,300 common shares, gifted 18,900, sold
1,296,580 common shares.  The purchases were with
personal funds without borrowing.  The total
consideration for the purchases and PIK reported
on this amendment is $ 3,852,802.88 bringing
Howard Amster's total investment to $ 52,785,579.81.

Amster Limited Partnership purchased 2,400 common
commons shares with working capital without borrowing.
The total consideration for this purchase is $ 21,285.50

Amster Trading Company purchased an additional
87,200 common shares, received a PIK distribution of
244,335 common shares.  The purchases
were with working capital without borrowing.  The total
consideration for the purchases and PIK reported on this
amendment is $ 737,901.00 bringing Amster Trading
Company's total investment to $ 2,416,582.54.

Amster Trading Company Charitable Remainder Unitrusts
distributed as payment in kind (PIK) 244,335 common shares,
purchased an additional 525,000 common shares with trust assets
without borrowing.  The total consideration for the purchase
reported on this amendment is $ 1,659,797.30 bringing Amster
Trading Company Remainder Unitrusts total investment
to $ 14,961,884.77.

Pleasant Lake Apts. Corp purchased an additional 9,500
common shares with working capital without borrowing.
The total consideration for this purchase is $ 29,104.50
bringing Pleasant Lake Apts. Corp. total investment to
$ 131,602.00.


Item	4.	Purpose of Transaction



Howard Amster
Amster Limited Partnership
Amster Trading Company,
Amster Trading Company Charitable Remainder Unitrusts
Samuel J Heller
Samuel J. Heller Irrevocable Trust
Pleasant Lake Apts. Corp.
Pleasant Lake Apts. Ltd. Partnership

acquired their shares for purposes of
investment and may deemed to be a group.


There are no present plans or proposals by this group of
record or the beneficial owners as reported in this Schedule 13D which
relates to or would result in the following:

a.	The acquisition by any person of additional securities of the
issuer, or the disposition of securities of the issuer provided, however,
the reporting persons might acquire additional shares or other securities
of the issuer or dispose of some or all of their shares depending upon
market conditions and their personal circumstances;












Item	5.	Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Issuer's Form 10-Q/A Amendment No. 1 for fiscal year
ending June 30, 2008 references 76,096,392 shares of
common stock outstanding as of September 12, 2008.

(a)(b)	The aggregate amount owned by this Reporting Group is
5,814,955 shares or 7.64 % of the outstanding shares.

Howard Amster in his name and individual retirement accounts
owns 3,735,670 shares or 4.91 % of the common outstanding shares.

Amster Limited Partnership owns 2,400 shares or
0.00 % of the common outstanding shares.

Amster Trading Company owns 545,720 shares or
0.71 % of the common outstanding shares.

Amster Trading Company Charitable Remainder Unitrusts
own 1,474,665 shares or 1.94 % of the common outstanding shares.

Samuel J Heller Irrevocable trust owns 12,000 shares
or 0.02 % of the common outstanding shares.

Pleasant Lake Apts. Ltd. Corporation owns 19,500 common
shares or   0.03  % of the common outstanding shares.

Pleasant Lake Apts. Ltd. Partnership owns 25,000 common
shares or 0.03 % of the common outstanding shares.

















c)	Description of Transactions

Executed on listed stock exchange, over the
counter as open market transactions with
JP Morgan Clearing Corp formerly Bear,Stearns
or on Midwest Stock Exchange with Cheevers
where shown.  Included in table are
PIK and gift distributions.


Identity Date Shares Price Buys Howard Amster 01/23/07 150,000 8.5514 and his 02/05/07 46,400 8.5162 Individual 02/12/07 46,900 7.8212 Retirement Accounts 02/14/07 34,000 8.3683 02/15/07 61,200 8.266 02/23/07 5,100 6.9235 02/23/07 59,400 7.3621 03/28/07 23,400 4.4677 03/28/07 100 4.45 03/28/07 20,000 4.4942 03/28/07 4,000 4.4985 03/28/07 10,000 4.88 03/29/07 12,500 4.377 03/29/07 20,000 4.4841 03/29/07 10,000 4.5008 07/27/07 28,300 3.06 MDW 12/20/07 5,900 .70 PIK Distribution Amster Limited 12/28/06 2,400 8.85 Partnership Amster Trading 07/27/07 87,200 3.06 MDW Company 12/20/07 244,335 .70 PIK Amster Trading 02/14/07 36,000 8.3683 Company Charitable 07/30/07 180,000 2.97 MDW Remainder Unitrusts 07/30/07 100,000 2.90 MDW 07/31/07 150,000 2.56 MDW 07/31/07 59,000 2.53 MDW Pleasant Lake Apts. 07/27/07 9,500 3.06 MDW Corporation Ramat Securities 12/05/06 3,000 9.628 Ltd. 12/07/06 3,000 9.48 12/18/06 7,800 9.20487 02/13/07 76,400 8.12181 02/14/07 42,000 8.30661 08/03/07 3,000 1.66 Toval Financial, Inc. 02/15/07 3,500 8.26 Tova Financial, Inc. 02/05/07 123 8.47 Charitable 02/23/07 2,600 7.3621 Remainder Unitrust Sells Howard Amster 12/26/06 15,000 Gifted 01/02/07 3,900 Gifted 08/03/07 134,800 1.6687 08/06/07 19,410 1.4581 08/07/07 94,700 1.3075 08/08/07 39,800 1.7463 08/09/07 8,800 1.5901 08/10/07 208,100 1.6872 08/13/07 81,970 1.6337 08/14/07 59,500 1.4065 08/17/07 9,700 1.7658 08/21/07 30,700 1.6285 08/22/07 74,200 1.6875 10/11/07 48,000 1.579 10/12/07 50,000 1.5531 10/15/07 26,000 1.4596 10/16/07 67,000 1.4066 02/01/08 28,400 1.7328 02/04/08 27,000 1.8715 09/26/08 57,500 .3596 10/01/08 20,000 .3023 10/03/08 40,000 .3526 10/06/08 36,000 .2592 10/07/08 22,000 .2654 10/08/08 10,000 .2413 10/10/08 9,400 .1734 10/14/08 36,900 .2112 10/15/08 11,800 .2034 10/16/08 44,900 .1854 Howard Amster 12/20/07 5,900 .70 PIK Distribution 2005 Charitable Remainder Unitrust Amster Trading 12/20/07 244,335 .70 PIK Company Charitable Remainder Unitrusts Let's Get Organized 03/06/07 700 1.4581 Ramat Securities 02/28/07 5,000 6.58 Ltd. 02/28/07 40,000 6.554 03/28/07 60,000 4.46186 03/29/07 40,300 4.42513 07/27/07 125,000 3.06 MDW 07/30/07 100,000 2.90 MDW 07/30/07 180,000 2.97 MDW 07/31/07 59,000 2.53 MDW 07/31/07 150,000 2.56 MDW 08/03/07 3,000 1.66266 Toval Financial, Inc. 08/06/07 22,400 1.4581 Tova Financial, Inc. 08/07/07 9,753 1.4581 Charitable Remainder Unitrust ZAK Group LLC 08/07/07 6,300 1.4581 David Zlatin 08/07/07 7,965 1.4581 in his various individual and retirement accounts David Zlatin and 08/07/07 8,000 1.4581 Gilda Zlatin JTWROS Gilda Zlatin 08/07/07 2,322 1.4581 in her individual retirement accounts
e) These former members sold all their IMPAC Mortgage Holdings, Inc. common shares and are not part of this member group. Howard Amster 2005 CRUT Tova Financial, Inc. Tova Financial, Inc. CRUT Let's Get Organized, Inc. Ramat Securities, Ltd. ZAK Group, Ltd. David Zlatin David Zlatin and Gilda Zlatin Gilda Zlatin They disclaim ownership, shared voting, dispositive, pecuniary interest in any IMPAC Mortgage Holdings, Inc. common shares owned by the current filers. 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: 10/17/08 /s/ Howard Amster /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/ Pleasant Lake Apts. Corp. By: Howard Amster Title: President /s/ Pleasant Lake Apts. Ltd. Partnership By: Pleasant Lake Apts. Corp., Howard Amster, President Title: Its General Partner