UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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December
31, 2008
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MARLIN
BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Pennsylvania
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000-50448
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38-3686388
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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300
Fellowship Road, Mount Laurel, NJ
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08054
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
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(888)
479-9111
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report.)
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Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.
below):
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
8.01 Other Events.
On
December 31, 2008, the Registrant’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Marlin Business
Bank (“MBB”), received approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
to become a member of the Federal Reserve System. In addition, on
December 31, 2008, the Registrant received approval from the Federal Reserve
Bank of San Francisco to become a bank holding company upon the conversion of
MBB from an industrial bank to a commercial bank. The Registrant has
three months from the approval date to consummate the transaction unless such
period is extended by the Federal Reserve System. Prior to
consummating the transaction, the Registrant will seek to modify the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) Orders issued when MBB became an
industrial bank to eliminate any inconsistencies between the FDIC Orders and the
Federal Reserve Bank’s approval.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
Dated: January
6, 2009
MARLIN
BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel P.
Dyer
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| Name: | Daniel P. Dyer | |
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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