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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                    [LOGO OF MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.]

                                    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) August 4, 2005

                         MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Pennsylvania                 000-50448                 38-3686388
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 (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)          Identification No.)

      300 Fellowship Road, Mount Laurel, NJ                       08054
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (888) 479-9111


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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

The Registrant issued a press release on August 4, 2005 announcing its results
of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005. A copy of the press
release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information in this Current Report, including the Exhibit hereto, is being
furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by
reference into any registration statement or other document filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1   Press Release issued by Marlin Business Services Corp. on August 4, 2005.



                                   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.

                                                  MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
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                                                  (Registrant)


Date : August 4, 2005                             /s/ DANIEL P. DYER
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                                                  Daniel P. Dyer
                                                  Chief Executive Officer



                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

99.1   Press Release issued by Marlin Business Services Corp. on August 4, 2005.