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
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | November 5, 2008 | |||
MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP. | ||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||
| Pennsylvania | 000-50448 | 38-3686388 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 300 Fellowship Road, Mount Laurel, NJ | 08054 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (888) 479-9111 | |||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | ||||
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 5, 2008, the Registrant’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Marlin Business Bank, filed an application for membership in the Federal Reserve System, and on the same day the Registrant filed an application with the Federal Reserve to become a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. These filings were done in connection with Marlin Business Bank’s application to convert its charter from an Industrial Bank to a state chartered Commercial Bank filed with the Utah Department of Financial Institutions on October 21, 2008.
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: November 5, 2008
MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
By: Name: | /s/ Lynne C. Wilson Lynne C. Wilson |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |