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		<title><![CDATA[Advanta Corp., Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advanta to Report Third Quarter 2008 Results]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advanta Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Operator Instructions. And from KBW, we&#8217;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&#8217;ve given some explanation for the -- for half of the growth,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:39:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advanta to Report Second Quarter 2008 Results]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Penn State Student Wins $10,000 for Best Small Business Idea in National ideablob.comŽ Contest]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advanta Corp. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 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,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:36:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advanta to Report First Quarter 2008 Results]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social entrepreneur student wins $10,000 for best small business idea in national ideablob.com contest]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New England Milk Bank voted best small business idea in national ideablob.com contest]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advanta to Hold a Conference Call]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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