BNET Industries
Market Cap:$720.5K
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$562.1M
- Public
- US
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Advanta was founded in 1951 by Jack Alter, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania schoolteacher, to provide individual, needs-based loans to fellow teachers. Today, Advanta is one of the nation's largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market. Advanta's exclusive focus on this market, as well as its size, experience, and commitment to developing meaningful product offerings and a high level of service tailored to the needs of small businesses, differentiates the company from other issuers. Advanta has long been an innovator in developing and introducing many of the marketing techniques that are common in the financial services industry today. Advanta operates two banks, Advanta Bank and Advanta Bank Corp. Both banks are FDIC insured and provide funding for Advanta. In the last couple years, Advanta's Innovation Team has been creating new ways to help small business owners. In 2007, Advanta launched ideablob.com, where entrepreneurs and small business owners can share and grow their business ideas - and even win $10,000 in a monthly idea competition. In 2008, Advanta launched the KivaB4B Project and BizEquity. KivaB4B encourages business owners to help entrepreneurs in the developing world through grants matched by Advanta, and BizEquity empowers the business community to better understand the estimated value of small businesses. Advanta Corp.'s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC. ...
President, Advanta Bank Corp.
John Francis MooreNumber of Employees 841
Contact Information
600 Welsh Rd
PO Box 844
Spring House, Pennsylvania 19477
(215) 657-4000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Consumer Lending: 522291
Recent Events
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The Bankruptcy Files: Credit Cards, Health Bars, and Country Clubs
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Izard Nobel LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Advanta Corp.
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Advanta to Report Third Quarter 2009 Results in Form 10-Q Filing
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Advanta Customers' Next Option: Small Claims Court
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NASDAQ warns Advanta on low stock price
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Advanta laying off chief accounting officer Weinstock
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Advanta Corp., Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Definitely Ma'am. Operator Instructions. We will take our first question from Chris Brendler from Stifel Nicolaus. Christopher Brendler - Stifel Nicolaus Hi, good morning. I'm sorry I joined late. I missed most of your part of your margins. I just wanted to see if...
Advanta to Report Third Quarter 2008 Results
SPRING HOUSE, Pa. -- Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ: ADVNB; ADVNA) today announced that it will release third quarter 2008 results on Thursday, October 30, 2008, before the market opens. After the release, Advanta's management will hold a conference call with analysts and institutional investors at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The...
Advanta Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. And from KBW, we’ll go to Sameer Gokhale. Sameer Gokhale - KBW Hi. Thank you. Three questions. The first one was, on the net interest margin the sequential increase I think you’ve given some explanation for the -- for half of the growth,...
Advanta to Report Second Quarter 2008 Results
SPRING HOUSE, Pa. -- Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ: ADVNB; ADVNA) today announced that it will release second quarter 2008 results on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, before the market opens. After the release, Advanta's management will hold a conference call with analysts and institutional investors at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The...
Penn State Student Wins $10,000 for Best Small Business Idea in National ideablob.com® Contest
PSU Student & Inventor Matt Allison Wins for Creating a Portable Touch Screen Device That Syncs with a Fitness-Based Social Networking Website SPRING HOUSE, Pa. -- Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ:ADVNB; ADVNA) announced today that Matt Allison of State College, PA has been named April's $10,000 ideablob.com monthly contest winner for...
Advanta Corp. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operators Instruction. And we will go first to Scott Valentin with FBR Capital Market. Scott Valentin Good morning thanks to taking my questions. Few questions, first, is there any change in customer behavior regarding the line usage and then payment rates and then a second question,...
Advanta to Report First Quarter 2008 Results
SPRING HOUSE, Pa. -- Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ: ADVNB; ADVNA) today announced that it will release first quarter 2008 results on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, before the market opens. After the release, Advanta's management will hold a conference call with analysts and institutional investors at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The...
Social entrepreneur student wins $10,000 for best small business idea in national ideablob.com contest
Penn State student Aaron Fleishman wins for Mashavu, a student project providing networked health solutions for children in third world countries. SPRING HOUSE, Pa. -- Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ:ADVNB; ADVNA) announced that Aaron Fleishman of State College, PA has been named February's $10,000 ideablob.com monthly contest winner for the best...
New England Milk Bank voted best small business idea in national ideablob.com contest
Naomi Bar-Yam, a Newton, MA resident and Brandeis University alumna, wins $10,000 WALTHAM, Mass. & SPRING HOUSE, Pa. -- Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ: ADVNB; ADVNA) announced last night that Naomi Bar-Yam of Newton, MA has been named January's $10,000 ideablob.com monthly contest winner for the best business idea. Bar-Yam is...
Advanta to Hold a Conference Call
SPRING HOUSE, Pa. -- Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ: ADVNB; ADVNA) announced today that management will hold a conference call with analysts and institutional investors at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on November 27, 2007 to discuss business performance. The call can be accessed by dialing 877-719-9786 and referring to confirmation code...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| John Francis Moore | President, Advanta Bank Corp. |
| Chad Blue | Chief Credit Officer |
| David B. Weinstock | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
| Philip M. Browne | Chief Financial Officer |
| Catherine Reid | Vice President, Communications |
| Frank M. Salinger | Vice President, Govt Relations |
| Jeffrey D. Beck | Vice President & Treasurer |
| John Walp | Vice President, HR |
| George Viar | Founder |
| Charles Wang | Senior Analyst |
| Jay A. Dubow | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
| William W Hunt Jr. | Financial Management Roles |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Thomas Costello | Chairman |
| Becker Dunn | Board of Directors |
| Dana Becker Dunn | Board of Directors |
| Max Botel | Board of Directors |
| Michael Stolper | Board of Directors |
| Olaf Olafsson | Board of Directors |
| Robert S. Blank | Board of Directors |
| Ronald Lubner | Board of Directors |
| William C Dunkelberg | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Corporation | President, Advanta Bank Corp. | Current |
Mr. Blue joined the Company in 1993. From 1993 to 1998 he held a number of collections and credit policy positions within Advanta’s consumer credit card business. In 1998, Mr. Blue became a Credit Policy analyst with First USA/Bank One. During his time with First USA, Mr. Blue provided analytical support for small business credit cards and unsecured installment loans. In 1999, Mr. Blue returned to the Company and, since that time, he has been serving in various capacities in the Company’s credit analytics area for Advanta Business Cards. In December 2007 he was appointed Chief Credit Officer of Advanta Corp. and Advanta Bank Corp.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Corporation | Chief Credit Officer | Current |
Mr. Weinstock joined the Company in 1998 and became Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer in March 2001. From October 1999 to January 2005, Mr. Weinstock also served as Vice President of Investor Relations. Prior to that, from April 1999 to October 1999 he served as the Company’s Controller. Prior to joining Advanta Corp., Mr. Weinstock served as a Senior Manager at Arthur Andersen LLP from 1996 to 1998, where he audited public and private companies and provided business advisory and consulting services to financial services companies. 22
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Corporation | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Advanta Corporation | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Corporation | Vice President, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Corporation | Vice President, Govt Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Bank Corp. | President | Current |
| Advanta Corporation | Vice President & Treasurer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Converje | President | Current |
| Advanta Corporation | Vice President, HR | Current |
| St. Joseph's University | Adjunct Professor | Current |
| Converje | CEO | Former |
| Advanta Corporation | Manager | Former |
| Gerson Lehrman Group | Member | Former |
BA in Business Administration, ICADE (Madrid, London) and Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA). Mr. Viar previously worked for Matson, Driscoll & Damico, forensic accountants (London) and subsequently was Director of the London office of Revenga International Group before founding Advanta. He specialises in BBB (Blanket Bankers Bonds) and business interruption claims.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta International Adjusters | Founder | Current |
| Advanta Corporation | Founder | Current |
| Advanta International Adjusters | Director | Current |
| Advanta International Adjusters | Financial Director | Former |
| Matson, Driscoll & Damico | Former |
Prior to joining Full Capture, Charles was with St. Paul Travelers, where he was Director-Research in their Personal Lines division. He has over twelve years of data mining experience. Prior to Travelers, Charles' corporate experience includes Manager - Credit Risk Modeling at U.S. Bank; Vice President Database Marketing at Citibank Latin America; Assistant Vice President Statistical Modeling at Bank of America (Nations Bank); Senior Analyst at Advanta; and Senior Analyst at Federal Express. He also was a partner in a consulting business specializing in Database Marketing, Data Mining and Data Warehousing. Charles earned a Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from the State University of New York Binghamton. He attended Texas A&M University on a Ford Foundation Scholarship and earned a B.S. in Physics from Jilin University in Changchun, China.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Corporation | Senior Analyst | Current |
| Federal Express Corporation | Senior Analyst | Current |
| Full Capture | Senior Data Scientist | Current |
| U.S. Bancorp | Manager | Former |
| The State University of New York | M.A. In Economics | Former |
| Texas A&M University | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Corporation | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Anic | President | Current |
| Advanta Corporation | Financial Management Roles | Current |
| Uig | Director | Current |
| Penn Treaty American Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Anic | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Penn Treaty American Corporation | President & CEO | Former |
| Penn Treaty American Corporation | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Prudential Insurance | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Penn Treaty American Corporation | Senior Vice President of Finance | Former |
| Anic | Senior Vice President of Finance | Former |
| Prudential Insurance | Vice President | Former |
| Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company | Vice President of Corporate Planning and Development | Former |
| Touche Ross & Co. | Auditor | Former |
| Anic | Chairman , Board of Directors | Former |
| Widener University | Masters In Business Administration | Former |
| St. Joseph's University | Bachelor of Science Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alesco Financial Trust | Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee | Current |
| Advanta Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Alesco Financial Inc. | Director | Current |
| Advanta Corporation | Member | Current |
| Advanta Corporation | Director | Former |
Ms. Becker Dunn, age 58, has been a member of our Board of Directors since March 1996 and is a member of the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. She served as Vice President of U.S. Services of Avaya, Inc., a leading provider of communications systems and software for enterprises, from October 2000 until she retired in August 2001. Prior to October 2000, Ms. Becker Dunn served as Vice President of Transition Operations in connection with the spin-off of Avaya, Inc. from Lucent Technologies and, before that, she served as Vice President, Growing and Emerging Markets, of Lucent Technologies Business Communications Services, formerly AT&T Global Business Communications, which she joined in December 1994.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Veritable, LP | General Partner | Current |
| Advanta Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The National Audubon Society, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Stolper & Company | President | Former |
Olaf Olafsson is Executive Vice President of Time Warner, responsible for the company's corporate strategy, mergers, acquisitions and investments. Prior to that, he was Vice Chairman of Time Warner Digital Media where he was responsible for developing strategic business plans for Time Warner’s diverse digital media businesses and identifying emerging growth opportunities for the company in the digital realm. Prior to joining Time Warner, Olafsson was president of Advanta Corporation, since March of 1998 and a member of its board of directors since 1997. Previously, as founder, president and chief executive officer of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Inc., a unit of Sony Corporation established in 1991, Olafsson built and managed its businesses in the United States and Europe. During his six-year tenure, he directed the worldwide operations of Sony’s entertainment software and hardware divisions and was responsible for the introduction of the acclaimed PlayStation. He held several other positions at Sony, having begun his career at the company in 1985. Olafsson is the author of several novels, including Absolution (Pantheon, 1994), The Journey Home (Pantheon, 2000), and Walking Into The Night (Pantheon, 2003). He was born in Reykjavik, Iceland and studied as a Wien Scholar at Brandeis University, where he received his degrees in physics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Time Warner Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Advanta Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Advanta Corporation | president | Former |
| Advanta Corporation | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nfib | Chief Economist | Current |
| Nfib Member Services Corporation | Chief Economist | Current |
| Nfib Legal Foundation | Chief Economist | Current |
| Advanta Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Commonwealth Foundation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Global Interdependence Center | Board of Directors | Current |
| International Visitors Council | Board of Directors | Current |
| Web Solutions, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Penn Fishing Tackle Manufacturing Company | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Michigan | Ph.D. In Economics | Former |
Executive News
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Advanta laying off chief accounting officer Weinstock
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BRIEF-Advanta says to end CAO's employment as part of cost cut initiative
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