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:                                 January 25, 2002



ADVANTA Mortgage Loan Trust 1998-4A,  1998-4B, 1998-4C

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New York                 333-52351-02                           88-0360305

                         333-52351-03                           23-2723382

                         333-52351-04





c/o Chase Manhattan Mortgage

Attn:  H. John Berens

10790 Rancho Bernardo Road

San Diego, CA  92127



(858) 676-3099







Item 5.                                         Other Events



Information relating to the distributions to Certificate holders for the

December, 2001 Monthly Period of the Trust in respect of the Mortgage Backed

Notes, Series 1998-4, Class A, Class B and Class C (the "Certificates") issued

by the Registrant and the performance of the Trust (including distributions of

principal and interest, delinquent balances of Home Loans, and the Subordinated

amount remaining), 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 (the

"Agreement") dated as of November 1, 1998 between ADVANTA Mortgage Corp., USA as

Servicer, and Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee.





Item 7.                                         Financial Statements, Exhibits



                          Exhibit No.                       Exhibit

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                              1.                Monthly Report for the December

                                                2001 Monthly Period relating to

                                                the Mortgage Backed Notes Series

                                                1998-4, Class A, Class B, and

                                                Class C issued by the ADVANTA

                                                Mortgage Loan Trust 1998-4A,

                                                1998-4B, 1998-4C.





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit



  1.                      Monthly Report for the December 2001 Monthly Period

                          relating to the Mortgage Backed Notes, Series 1998-4,

                          Class A, Class B, and Class C issued by the ADVANTA

                          Mortgage Loan Trust 1998-4A, 1998-4B, 1998-4C.





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                                    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.







ADVANTA Mortgage Loan Trust 1998-4A, 19984-B, 1998-4C.



BY:                       ADVANTA Mortgage Corp., USA









BY:                       /s/ H. John Berens

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                          H. John Berens

                          Senior Vice President

                          Chase Manhattan Mortgage







September 23, 2002

















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