1 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): October 15, 1998 FLEET CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST (Formerly ADVANTA CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST) (Exact name or Registrant as specified in its charter) New York Reg. No. 33-49602-01 Not Required (State or other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction Number) Identification of incorporation) Number) Fleet Bank (RI), National Association Attention: Linda Morris, Secretary 101 Gibraltar Road Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044-2303 (Address of Owner/Servicer) 50 Kennedy Plaza 18th Floor Providence, RI 02903 (Address of principal executive offices) (215) 444-6800 (Telephone Number of Owner/Servicer) (Registrant's Telephone Number) 2 Items 1-4. Inapplicable. Item 5. Other Events. Information relating to the distributions to Certificateholders for the September 1998 Monthly Period of the Trust in respect of the Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1993-2, and Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1993-4 (the "Certificates") issued by the registrant and to the performance of the Trust (including collections of Principal Receivables and Finance Charge Receivables, Principal Receivables in the Trust, delinquent balances in Accounts, the Investor Default Amounts, the amount of Investor Charge Offs, and the Investor Servicing Fees), together with certain other information relating to the Certificates, is contained in the Monthly Report for the Monthly period provided to Certificateholders pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of April 1, 1992 (hereinafter as such agreement may have been or may be from time to time, supplemented, amended or otherwise modified, the "Agreement") between Fleet Bank (RI), National Association and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned. Effective February 20, 1998, Fleet Bank (RI), National Association assumed all of Advanta National Bank's rights and obligations under the Master Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the outstanding Series Supplements. Fleet Bank (RI), National Association became the Seller and Servicer of the Trust and the Trust's name was changed to Fleet Credit Card Master Trust. Beginning in October 1998, Fleet Bank (RI) will be making changes to its charge off policies. These policy changes will effect the Default and Excess Spread figures for Fleet Credit Card Master Trust. The policy changes will be as follows: 1. Accounts will be charged off at 180 days delinquent. This is a change from the current policy of 186 days delinquent for certain accounts. The result of this policy change will be a one-time increase in Defaults and a corresponding decrease in Excess Spread for the October 1998 monthly period (reported in November 1998). 2. Accounts will be charged off 60 days after notification of the filing of a bankruptcy petition. This is a change from the current policy of 90 days for certain accounts. This policy change will be phased in over three months. The result of this policy change will be an increase in Defaults and a corresponding decrease in Excess Spread for each of the October 1998, November 1998, and December 1998 monthly periods (reported in November 1998, December 1998, and January 1999 respectively). Item 6. Inapplicable. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. 1. Monthly Reports for the September 1998 Monthly Period relating to the Series 1993-2, and the Series 1993-4 Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates issued by the Fleet Credit Card Master Trust. 3 SIGNATURE 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 thereunto duly authorized. FLEET CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST (Registrant) BY: Fleet Bank (RI), National Association as Servicer Date: October 15, 1998 By: /s/ MICHAEL COCO --------------------- Name: Michael Coco Title: Vice President 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Sequential Exhibit Page Number 1. Monthly Reports for the September 1998 Monthly Period 5 relating to the Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1993-2, and the Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1993-4, issued by the Fleet Credit Card Master Trust.