10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2014

Commission file number 000-50448

MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania	38-3686388
(State of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

300 Fellowship Road, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

(888) 479-9111

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ    No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that registrant was required to submit and post such files.)

Yes þ    No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer ¨	Accelerated filer þ	Non-accelerated filer ¨	Smaller reporting company ¨
		(Do not check if a smaller
		reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Yes ¨    No þ

At July 22, 2014, 12,913,690 shares of Registrant’s common stock, $.01 par value, were outstanding.

MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page No.
Part I – Financial Information			3
Item 1	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)		3
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013		3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013		4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013		5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013		6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013		7
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		8
Item 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		27
Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		53
Item 4	Controls and Procedures		53
Part II – Other Information			53
Item 1	Legal Proceedings		53
Item 1A	Risk Factors		53
Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		54
Item 3	Defaults upon Senior Securities		54
Item 4	Mine Safety Disclosures		54
Item 5	Other Information		54
Item 6	Exhibits		55
Signatures			56
Certifications

PART I. Financial Information

Item 1.  Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

	June 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
	(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	3,382	$	3,534
Interest-earning deposits with banks		95,230		82,119
Total cash and cash equivalents		98,612		85,653
Restricted interest-earning deposits with banks		963		1,273
Securities available for sale (amortized cost of $5.8 million and $5.8 million at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively)		5,634		5,387
Net investment in leases and loans		615,132		597,075
Property and equipment, net		2,447		2,265
Property tax receivables		4,834		377
Other assets		8,623		10,177
Total assets	$	736,245	$	702,207
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Deposits	$	531,930	$	503,038
Other liabilities:
Sales and property taxes payable		7,082		4,035
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		11,229		14,220
Net deferred income tax liability		17,702		17,876
Total liabilities		567,943		539,169
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; 12,922,422 and 12,994,758 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively		129		130
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued		—		—
Additional paid-in capital		90,117		91,730
Stock subscription receivable		(2)		(2)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)		(106)		(257)
Retained earnings		78,164		71,437
Total stockholders’ equity		168,302		163,038
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	736,245	$	702,207

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
Interest income	$	16,740	$	15,732	$	33,477	$	30,789
Fee income		3,450		3,148		7,135		6,323
Interest and fee income		20,190		18,880		40,612		37,112
Interest expense		1,216		1,166		2,397		2,422
Net interest and fee income		18,974		17,714		38,215		34,690
Provision for credit losses		2,124		1,893		3,856		4,057
Net interest and fee income after provision for credit losses		16,850		15,821		34,359		30,633
Other income:
Insurance income		1,338		1,246		2,655		2,386
Loss on derivatives		—		(2)		—		(2)
Other income		394		400		776		814
Other income		1,732		1,644		3,431		3,198
Other expense:
Salaries and benefits		6,463		6,355		13,649		12,942
General and administrative		3,969		3,900		8,158		7,443
Financing related costs		293		274		583		513
Other expense		10,725		10,529		22,390		20,898
Income before income taxes		7,857		6,936		15,400		12,933
Income tax expense		2,921		2,469		5,821		4,815
Net income	$	4,936	$	4,467	$	9,579	$	8,118
Basic earnings per share	$	0.38	$	0.35	$	0.74	$	0.63
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.38	$	0.34	$	0.74	$	0.63
Cash dividends declared and paid per share	$	0.11	$	0.10	$	0.22	$	0.20

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net income	$	4,936	$	4,467	$	9,579	$	8,118
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Increase (decrease) in fair value of securities available for sale		137		(312)		247		(335)
Tax effect		(52)		119		(96)		128
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		85		(193)		151		(207)
Comprehensive income	$	5,021	$	4,274	$	9,730	$	7,911

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

									Accumulated
			Common		Additional		Stock		Other				Total
	Common		Stock		Paid-In		Subscription		Comprehensive		Retained		Stockholders’
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Receivable		Income (Loss)		Earnings		Equity
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2012		12,774,829	$	128	$	87,494	$	(2)	$	55	$	86,575	$	174,250
Issuance of common stock		14,727		—		270		—		—		—		270
Repurchase of common stock		(53,988)		(1)		(1,167)		—		—		—		(1,168)
Exercise of stock options		127,957		1		1,523		—		—		—		1,524
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements		—		—		1,052		—		—		—		1,052
Stock option compensation recognized		—		—		188		—		—		—		188
Restricted stock grant		131,233		2		(2)		—		—		—		—
Restricted stock compensation recognized		—		—		2,372		—		—		—		2,372
Net change in unrealized gain/loss on securities available for sale, net of tax		—		—		—		—		(312)		—		(312)
Net income		—		—		—		—		—		16,231		16,231
Cash dividends paid		—		—		—		—		—		(31,369)		(31,369)
Balance, December 31, 2013		12,994,758	$	130	$	91,730	$	(2)	$	(257)	$	71,437	$	163,038
Issuance of common stock		7,795		—		135		—		—		—		135
Repurchase of common stock		(180,161)		(2)		(3,760)		—		—		—		(3,762)
Exercise of stock options		3,772		—		63		—		—		—		63
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements		—		—		624		—		—		—		624
Stock option compensation recognized		—		—		7		—		—		—		7
Restricted stock grant (cancelation)		96,258		1		(1)		—		—		—		—
Restricted stock compensation recognized		—		—		1,319		—		—		—		1,319
Net change in unrealized gain/loss on securities available for sale, net of tax		—		—		—		—		151		—		151
Net income		—		—		—		—		—		9,579		9,579
Cash dividends paid		—		—		—		—		—		(2,852)		(2,852)
Balance, June 30, 2014		12,922,422	$	129	$	90,117	$	(2)	$	(106)	$	78,164	$	168,302

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	9,579	$	8,118
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		769		1,083
Stock-based compensation		1,326		1,199
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements		(624)		(850)
Change in fair value of derivatives		—		2
Provision for credit losses		3,856		4,057
Net deferred income taxes		(294)		(352)
Amortization of deferred initial direct costs and fees		3,618		3,259
Deferred initial direct costs and fees		(3,464)		(3,889)
Loss on equipment disposed		991		1,229
Effect of changes in other operating items:
Other assets		(2,567)		(3,635)
Other liabilities		97		1,761
Net cash provided by operating activities		13,287		11,982
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of equipment for direct financing lease contracts and funds used to originate loans		(163,276)		(172,484)
Principal collections on leases and loans		138,359		112,876
Security deposits collected, net of refunds		29		(103)
Proceeds from the sale of equipment		1,830		1,764
Acquisitions of property and equipment		(677)		(625)
Change in restricted interest-earning deposits with banks		310		1,734
Purchases of securities available for sale, net		(3)		(1,034)
Net cash (used in) investing activities		(23,428)		(57,872)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in deposits		28,892		83,328
Bank facility repayments		—		(14,493)
Issuances of common stock		135		140
Repurchases of common stock		(3,762)		(1,077)
Dividends paid		(2,852)		(2,556)
Exercise of stock options		63		558
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements		624		850
Net cash provided by financing activities		23,100		66,750
Net increase in total cash and cash equivalents		12,959		20,860
Total cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		85,653		64,970
Total cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	98,612	$	85,830
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest on deposits and borrowings	$	2,070	$	1,757
Net cash paid for income taxes	$	4,780	$	4,394

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 – The Company

Description

Marlin Business Services Corp. (“Company”) is a bank holding company and a financial holding company regulated by the Federal Reserve Board under the Bank Holding Company Act. The Company was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on August 5, 2003. Through its principal operating subsidiary, Marlin Leasing Corporation, the Company provides equipment financing solutions nationwide, primarily to small and mid-sized businesses in a segment of the equipment leasing market commonly referred to in the industry as the “small-ticket” segment. The Company finances over 100 categories of commercial equipment important to its end user customers, including copiers, security systems, computers, telecommunications equipment and certain commercial and industrial equipment. In May 2000, we established AssuranceOne, Ltd., a Bermuda-based, wholly-owned captive insurance subsidiary, which enables us to reinsure the property insurance coverage for the equipment financed by Marlin Leasing Corporation and Marlin Business Bank for our end user customers. Effective March 12, 2008, the Company opened Marlin Business Bank (“MBB”), a commercial bank chartered by the State of Utah and a member of the Federal Reserve System. MBB serves as the Company’s primary funding source through its issuance of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”)-insured deposits. The Company is a bank holding company and a financial holding company regulated by the Federal Reserve Board under the Bank Holding Company Act.

References to the “Company,” “Marlin,” “Registrant,” “we,” “us” and “our” herein refer to Marlin Business Services Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.

NOTE 2 – Summary of Critical Accounting Policies

Basis of financial statement presentation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Marlin Leasing Corporation and MBB are managed together as a single business segment and are aggregated for financial reporting purposes as they exhibit similar economic characteristics, share the same leasing portfolio and have one product offering. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring items) necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position at June 30, 2014 and the results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, and cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and note disclosures included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 10, 2014. The consolidated results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations or cash flows for the respective full years or any other period.

Use of estimates. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are used when accounting for income recognition, the residual values of leased equipment, the allowance for credit losses, deferred initial direct costs and fees, late fee receivables, the fair value of financial instruments and income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include cash and interest-bearing money market funds. For purposes of the consolidated statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Interest income. Interest income is recognized under the effective interest method. The effective interest method of income recognition applies a constant rate of interest equal to the internal rate of return on each lease.

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The Company’s lease portfolio consists of homogenous small balance accounts with an average balance less than $10,000 across a large cross section of credit variables such as state, equipment type, obligor, vendor and industry category. These leases generally have similar credit risk characteristics and as a result the Company evaluates the impairment of the lease portfolio on a pooled basis. The Company’s key credit quality indicator is delinquency status. Based on the historical payment behavior of the Company’s lease portfolio as a whole, payments are considered reasonably assured when a lease’s delinquency status is less than 90 days. Therefore, when a lease or loan is 90 days or more delinquent, the contract is classified as non-accrual and interest income recognition is discontinued. Interest income recognition resumes on a contract when the lessee makes payments sufficient to bring the contract’s status to less than 90 days delinquent.

Modifications to leases are accounted for in accordance with Topic 840 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”). Modifications resulting in renegotiated leases may include reductions in payment and extensions in term. However, such renegotiated leases are not granted concessions regarding implicit rates or reductions in total amounts due. Modifications may be granted on a one-time basis in situations that indicate the lessee is experiencing a temporary, timing issue and has a high likelihood of success with a revised payment plan. After a modification, a lease’s accrual status is based on compliance with the modified terms.

Fee income. Fee income consists of fees for delinquent lease and loan payments, cash collected on early termination of leases and net residual income. Net residual income includes income from lease renewals and gains and losses on the realization of residual values of leased equipment disposed at the end of a lease’s term. Residual income is recognized as earned.

Fee income from delinquent lease payments is recognized on an accrual basis based on anticipated collection rates. At a minimum of every quarter, an analysis of anticipated collection rates is performed based on updates to collection history. Adjustments in the anticipated collection rate assumptions are made as needed based on this analysis. Other fees are recognized when received.

Insurance income. Insurance income is recognized on an accrual basis as earned over the term of each lease. Generally, insurance payments that are 120 days or more past due are charged against income. Ceding commissions, losses and loss adjustment expenses are recorded in the period incurred and netted against insurance income.

Other income. Other income includes various administrative transaction fees and fees received from lease syndications, recognized as earned.

Securities available for sale. Securities available for sale consist of mutual funds and municipal bonds that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Unrealized holding gains or losses of all securities available for sale, net of related deferred income taxes, are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income. Fair value measurement is based upon quoted prices in active markets, if available. If quoted prices in active markets are not available, fair values are based on prices obtained from third-party pricing vendors. See Note 8 for more information on fair value measurement of securities.

Initial direct costs and fees. We defer initial direct costs incurred and fees received to originate our leases and loans in accordance with the Receivables Topic and the Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs Subtopic of the FASB ASC. The initial direct costs and fees we defer are part of the net investment in leases and loans and are amortized to interest income using the effective interest method. We defer third-party commission costs, as well as certain internal costs directly related to the origination activity. Costs subject to deferral include evaluating each prospective customer’s financial condition, evaluating and recording guarantees and other security arrangements, negotiating terms, preparing and processing documents and closing each transaction. The fees we defer are documentation fees collected at inception. The realization of the initial direct costs, net of fees deferred, is predicated on the net future cash flows generated by our lease and loan portfolios.

Net investment in leases and loans. As required by U.S. GAAP, the Company uses the direct finance method of accounting to record its direct financing leases and related interest income. At the inception of a lease, the Company records as an asset the aggregate future minimum lease payments receivable, plus the estimated residual value of the leased equipment, less unearned lease income. Residual values are established at lease inception based on our estimate of the expected fair value of the equipment at the end of the lease term. Residual values may be realized at lease termination from lease extensions, sales or other dispositions of leased equipment. Estimates are based on industry data and management’s experience.

The Company records an estimated residual value at lease inception for all fair market value and fixed purchase option leases based on a percentage of the equipment cost of the asset being leased. The percentages used depend on equipment type and term. In setting estimated residual values, the Company focuses its analysis primarily on the Company’s total historical and expected realization statistics

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pertaining to sales of equipment. In subsequent evaluations for the impairment of the booked residual values, the Company reviews historical realization statistics including lease renewals and equipment sales. Anticipated renewal income is not included in the determination of fair value. However, it is one of the ways that fair value may be realized at the end of the lease term.

At the end of an original lease term, lessees may choose to purchase the equipment, renew the lease or return the equipment to the Company. The Company receives income from lease renewals when the lessee elects to retain the equipment longer than the original term of the lease. This income, net of appropriate periodic reductions in the estimated residual values of the related equipment, is included in fee income as net residual income.

When a lessee elects to return equipment at lease termination, the equipment is transferred to other assets at the lower of its basis or fair market value. The Company generally sells returned equipment to independent third parties, rather than leasing the equipment a second time. The Company does not maintain equipment in other assets for longer than 120 days. Any loss recognized on transferring equipment to other assets and any gain or loss realized on the sale or disposal of equipment to a lessee or to others is included in fee income as net residual income.

Based on the Company’s experience, the amount of ultimate realization of the residual value tends to relate more to the customer’s election at the end of the lease term to enter into a renewal period, to purchase the leased equipment or to return the leased equipment than it does to the equipment type. Management performs reviews of the estimated residual values and historic realization statistics no less frequently than quarterly and any impairment, if other than temporary, is recognized in the current period.

Initial direct costs and fees related to lease originations are deferred as part of the investment and amortized over the lease term. Unearned lease income is the amount by which the total lease receivable plus the estimated residual value exceeds the cost of the equipment. Unearned lease income, net of initial direct costs and fees, is recognized as revenue over the lease term using the effective interest method.

Allowance for credit losses. In accordance with the Contingencies Topic of the FASB ASC, we maintain an allowance for credit losses at an amount sufficient to absorb losses inherent in our existing lease and loan portfolios as of the reporting dates based on our projection of probable net credit losses.

We generally evaluate our portfolios on a pooled basis, due to their composition of small balance, homogenous accounts with similar general credit risk characteristics, diversified among a large cross-section of variables, including industry, geography, equipment type, obligor and vendor. We consider both quantitative and qualitative factors in determining the allowance for credit losses. Quantitative factors considered include a migration analysis stratified by industry classification, historic delinquencies and charge-offs, and a static pool analysis of historic recoveries. A migration analysis is a technique used to estimate the likelihood that an account will progress through the various delinquency stages and ultimately charge off. As part of our quantitative analysis we may also consider specifically identified pools of leases separately from the migration analysis, whenever certain identified pools are not expected to perform consistently with their credit characteristics or the portfolio as a whole. These lease pools may be analyzed for impairment separately from the migration analysis and a specific reserve established.

Qualitative factors that may result in further adjustments to the quantitative analysis include items such as forecasting uncertainties, changes in the composition of our lease and loan portfolios (including geography, industry, equipment type and vendor source), seasonality, economic or business conditions and emerging trends, business practices or policies at the reporting date that are different from the periods used in the quantitative analysis.

The various factors used in the analysis are reviewed periodically, and no less frequently than quarterly. We then establish an allowance for credit losses for the projected probable net credit losses inherent in the portfolio based on this analysis. A provision is charged against earnings to maintain the allowance for credit losses at the appropriate level. Our policy is to charge-off against the allowance the estimated unrecoverable portion of accounts once they reach 121 days delinquent.

Our projections of probable net credit losses are inherently uncertain, and as a result we cannot predict with certainty the amount of such losses. Changes in economic conditions, the risk characteristics and composition of the portfolio, bankruptcy laws, and other factors could impact our actual and projected net credit losses and the related allowance for credit losses. To the extent we add new leases and loans to our portfolios, or to the degree credit quality is worse than expected, we record expense to increase the allowance for credit losses to reflect the estimated net losses inherent in our portfolios. Actual losses may vary from current estimates.

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Common stock and equity. On November 2, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan. Under the stock repurchase plan, the Company is authorized to repurchase its common stock on the open market. The par value of the shares repurchased is charged to common stock with the excess of the purchase price over par charged against any available additional paid-in capital.

Stock-based compensation. The Compensation—Stock Compensation Topic of the FASB ASC establishes fair value as the measurement objective in accounting for share-based payment arrangements and requires all entities to apply a fair-value-based measurement method in accounting for share-based payment transactions with employees and non-employees, except for equity instruments held by employee share ownership plans.

The Company measures stock-based compensation cost at grant date, based on the fair value of the awards ultimately expected to vest. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the service period. We generally use the Black-Scholes valuation model to measure the fair value of our stock options utilizing various assumptions with respect to expected holding period, risk-free interest rates, stock price volatility and dividend yield. The assumptions are based on management’s judgment concerning future events.

As required by U.S. GAAP, the Company uses its judgment in estimating the amount of awards that are expected to be forfeited, with subsequent revisions to the assumptions if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The vesting of certain restricted shares may be accelerated to a minimum of three years based on achievement of various individual performance measures. Acceleration of expense for awards based on individual performance factors occurs when the achievement of the performance criteria is determined.

Non-forfeitable dividends paid on shares of restricted stock are recorded to retained earnings for shares that are expected to vest and to compensation expense for shares that are not expected to vest.

Income taxes. The Income Taxes Topic of the FASB ASC requires the use of the asset and liability method under which deferred taxes are determined based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities, given the provisions of the enacted tax laws. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities and projected future taxable income in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not the Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences.

Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any necessary valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. The process involves summarizing temporary differences resulting from the different treatment of items, such as leases, for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities which are included within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Management then assesses the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income or tax carry-back availability and, to the extent our management believes recovery is not likely, a valuation allowance is established. To the extent that we establish a valuation allowance in a period, an expense is recorded within the tax provision in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return are subject to potential financial statement recognition based on prescribed recognition and measurement criteria. Based on our evaluation, we concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in our financial statements. At June 30, 2014, there have been no material changes to the liability for uncertain tax positions and there are no significant unrecognized tax benefits.

The periods subject to examination for the Company’s federal return include the 2006 tax year to the present. The Company files state income tax returns in various states which may have different statutes of limitations. Generally, state income tax returns for the years 2006 through the present are subject to examination. The Company has amended its previously filed income tax returns for the years 2006 through 2009, which resulted in the recognition of a net tax receivable of approximately $15.4 million as originally discussed in Note 13 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. During 2013, the examination of the federal amended returns was completed. Due to the receipt of federal and certain state amended tax return refunds and interest, as of June 30, 2014, the Company has a net receivable balance of $0.2 million. The receivable represents remaining expected state returns and interest earned on these refunds, net of the related federal impact.

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The Company records penalties and accrued interest related to taxes, including penalties and interest related to uncertain tax positions, in income tax expense. Such adjustments have historically been minimal and immaterial to our financial results.

Earnings per share. The Company’s restricted stock awards are paid non-forfeitable common stock dividends and thus meet the criteria of participating securities. Accordingly, earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated using the two-class method, under which earnings are allocated to both common shares and participating securities. All shares of restricted stock are deducted from the weighted average shares outstanding for the computation of basic EPS.

Diluted EPS is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period including the dilutive impact of the exercise or conversion of common stock equivalents, such as stock options, into shares of common stock as if those securities were exercised or converted.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-12, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. Under the new guidance, it is required that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. This guidance also requires that the performance target not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. The guidance is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption of the new requirements is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated balance sheet, statement of operations, or statement of cash flows of the Company.

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NOTE 3 – Net Investment in Leases and Loans

Net investment in leases and loans consists of the following:

	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Minimum lease payments receivable		$        697,544		$        682,081
Estimated residual value of equipment		27,518		28,396
Unearned lease income, net of initial direct costs and fees deferred		(100,821)		(103,258)
Security deposits		(2,660)		(2,631)
Loans, including unamortized deferred fees and costs		1,276		954
Allowance for credit losses		(7,725)		(8,467)
		$        615,132		$        597,075

At June 30, 2014, a total of $9.1 million of minimum lease payments receivable is assigned as collateral for the borrowing facility. At June 30, 2014, there is no amount outstanding under this borrowing facility and the unused borrowing capacity is $75.0 million. In addition, $30.9 million in net investment in leases is pledged as collateral for the secured borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Discount Window.

Initial direct costs net of fees deferred were $10.1 million and $10.3 million as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Initial direct costs are netted in unearned income and will be amortized to income using the effective interest method. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $22.0 million and $22.7 million, respectively, of the estimated residual value of equipment retained on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was related to copiers.

Minimum lease payments receivable under lease contracts and the amortization of unearned lease income, including initial direct costs and fees deferred, are as follows as of June 30, 2014:

	Minimum Lease Payments Receivable		Income Amortization
	(Dollars in thousands)
Period Ending December 31,
2014	$	156,005	$	30,199
2015		247,911		39,661
2016		160,419		20,085
2017		87,337		8,328
2018		39,055		2,340
Thereafter		6,817		208
	$	697,544	$	100,821

As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company maintained total finance receivables which were on a non-accrual basis of $1.9 million and $1.7 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had total finance receivables in which the terms of the original agreements had been renegotiated in the amount of $1.2 million and $0.8 million, respectively. (See Note 4 for income recognition on leases and loans and additional asset quality information.)

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NOTE 4 – Allowance for Credit Losses

In accordance with the Contingencies Topic of the FASB ASC, we maintain an allowance for credit losses at an amount sufficient to absorb losses inherent in our existing lease and loan portfolios as of the reporting dates based on our estimate of probable net credit losses.

The table which follows provides activity in the allowance for credit losses and asset quality statistics.

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended				Year Ended
	June 30,				June 30,				December 31,
	2014		2013		2014		2013		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period	$	8,159	$	7,084	$	8,467	$	6,488	$	6,488
Charge-offs		(3,104)		(2,472)		(5,739)		(4,419)		(9,499)
Recoveries		546		414		1,141		793		1,861
Net charge-offs		(2,558)		(2,058)		(4,598)		(3,626)		(7,638)
Provision for credit losses		2,124		1,893		3,856		4,057		9,617
Allowance for credit losses, end of period(1)	$	7,725	$	6,919	$	7,725	$	6,919	$	8,467
Annualized net charge-offs to average total finance receivables (2)		1.71%		1.55%		1.55%		1.40%		1.41%
Allowance for credit losses to total finance receivables, end of period (2)		1.26%		1.25%		1.26%		1.25%		1.42%
Average total finance receivables (2)	$	599,413	$	530,463	$	594,668	$	516,656	$	540,717
Total finance receivables, end of period (2)	$	612,722	$	553,296	$	612,722	$	553,296	$	595,253
Delinquencies greater than 60 days past due	$	3,544	$	3,179	$	3,544	$	3,179	$	3,204
Delinquencies greater than 60 days past due (3)		0.51%		0.50%		0.51%		0.50%		0.47%
Allowance for credit losses to delinquent accounts greater than 60 days past due (3)		217.97%		217.65%		217.97%		217.65%		264.26%
Non-accrual leases and loans, end of period	$	1,903	$	1,610	$	1,903	$	1,610	$	1,665
Renegotiated leases and loans, end of period	$	1,166	$	902	$	1,166	$	902	$	815

⁽¹⁾  At June 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013, there was no allowance for credit losses allocated to loans.

⁽²⁾  Total finance receivables include net investment in direct financing leases and loans. For purposes of asset quality and allowance calculations, the effects of (i) the allowance for credit losses and (ii) initial direct costs and fees deferred are excluded.

⁽³⁾  Calculated as a percent of total minimum lease payments receivable for leases and as a percent of principal outstanding for loans.

Net investments in finance receivables are generally charged-off when they are contractually past due for 121 days. Income recognition is discontinued on leases or loans when a default on monthly payment exists for a period of 90 days or more. Income recognition resumes when a lease or loan becomes less than 90 days delinquent. At June 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013, there were no finance receivables past due 90 days or more and still accruing.

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Net charge-offs for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 were $2.6 million (1.71% of average total finance receivables on an annualized basis), compared to $2.0 million (1.38% of average total finance receivables on an annualized basis) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 and $2.1 million (1.55% of average total finance receivables on an annualized basis) for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013. The increase in net charge-offs during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 compared to 2013 is primarily due to the growth in average total finance receivables, the ongoing seasoning of the portfolio as reflected in the mix of origination vintages and the mix of credit profiles. Our key credit quality indicator is delinquency status.

NOTE 5 – Other Assets

Other assets are comprised of the following:

	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Accrued fees receivable		$        1,832		$          2,062
Deferred transaction costs		75		110
Prepaid expenses		1,341		2,011
Income taxes receivable		1,897		2,580
Other		3,478		3,414
		$        8,623		$        10,177

During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company completed an analysis of its deferred tax assets and liabilities. As a result of that analysis, the Company determined that it had over-reported lease revenues in its previously filed federal and state income tax returns. As a result of the planned amendments for the years 2006 through 2009 to claim appropriate refunds, during the fourth quarter of 2010 the Company increased its current income taxes receivable by $15.4 million and recognized a current tax benefit of approximately $0.5 million to reflect interest receivable on such amended returns. During 2011, the Company filed the amended income tax returns for the expected refunds. During 2013, the examination of the federal amended returns was completed. Due to the receipt of federal and certain state amended tax return refunds and interest, as of June 30, 2014, the Company has a net receivable balance of $0.2 million. The receivable represents remaining expected state returns and interest earned on these refunds, net of the related federal impact.

NOTE 6 – Commitments and Contingencies

MBB is a member bank in a non-profit, multi-financial institution consortium serving as a catalyst for community development by offering flexible financing for affordable, quality housing to low- and moderate-income residents of Utah and surrounding states. Currently, MBB receives approximately 1.2% participation in each funded loan under the program. MBB records loans in its financial statements when they have been funded or become payable. Such loans help MBB satisfy its obligations under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. At June 30, 2014, MBB had an unfunded commitment of $0.8 million for this activity. Unless renewed prior to termination, MBB’s one-year commitment to the consortium will expire in September 2014.

The Company is involved in legal proceedings, which include claims, litigation and suits arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, these actions will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

As of June 30, 2014, the Company leases all five of its office locations including its executive offices in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, and its offices in or near Atlanta, Georgia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Sherwood, Oregon. These lease commitments are accounted for as operating leases. The Company has entered into several capital leases to finance corporate property and equipment.

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The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments for capital and operating leases as of June 30, 2014:

	Future Minimum Lease Payment Obligations
	Capital		Operating
Period Ending December 31,	Leases		Leases		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
2014	$	51	$	678	$	729
2015		102		1,234		1,336
2016		102		1,246		1,348
2017		77		1,263		1,340
2018		—		1,279		1,279
Thereafter		—		1,755		1,755
Total minimum lease payments	$	332	$	7,455	$	7,787
Less: amount representing interest		(29)
Present value of minimum lease payments	$	303

In February 2013, the Company extended its lease agreement on its executive offices in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. The original expiration date of May 2013 was extended to May 2020, with an expected obligation of approximately $1.1 million per year. Concurrently, the Company also entered into a lease agreement for an additional 9,700 square feet at the same location, which commences in June 2014 and expires in May 2020. The expected annual obligation under such lease is approximately $0.2 million per year. These obligations are included in the table above.

NOTE 7 – Deposits

MBB serves as the Company’s primary funding source. MBB issues fixed-rate FDIC-insured certificates of deposit raised nationally through various brokered deposit relationships and fixed-rate FDIC-insured deposits received from direct sources. On February 23, 2014, MBB began offering FDIC-insured money market deposit accounts (“the MMDA Product”) through participation in a partner bank’s insured savings account product. This brokered deposit product has a variable rate, no maturity date and is offered to the clients of the partner bank and recorded as a single deposit account at MBB. As of June 30, 2014 money market deposit accounts totaled $37.0 million.

As of June 30, 2014, the remaining scheduled maturities of deposits are as follows:

	Scheduled
	Maturities
	(Dollars in thousands)
Period Ending December 31,
2014	$	104,971
2015		177,770
2016		107,780
2017		71,807
2018		18,610
Thereafter		14,028
Total	$	494,966

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Certificates of deposits are time deposits issued in denominations of $250,000 or less. The MMDA Product is also issued to customers in amounts less than $250,000. The FDIC insures deposits up to $250,000 per depositor. The weighted average all-in interest rate of deposits at June 30, 2014 was 0.88%.

NOTE 8 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures about the Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value Measurements

The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASB ASC establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures about fair value measurements. Its provisions do not apply to fair value measurements for purposes of lease classification and measurement, which is addressed in the Leases Topic of the FASB ASC.

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability at the measurement date (exit price). A three-level valuation hierarchy is required for disclosure of fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the measurement in its entirety.

The three levels are defined as follows:

• Level 1 – Inputs to the valuation are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

• Level 2 – Inputs to the valuation may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active or inactive markets, and inputs other than quoted prices, such as interest rates and yield curves, which are observable for the asset or liability for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

• Level 3 – Inputs to the valuation are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. Level 3 inputs shall be used to measure fair value only to the extent that observable inputs are not available.

The Company characterizes active markets as those where transaction volumes are sufficient to provide objective pricing information, such as an exchange traded price. Inactive markets are typically characterized by low transaction volumes, and price quotations that vary substantially among market participants or are not based on current information.

The Company’s balances measured at fair value on a recurring basis include the following as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	June 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Fair Value Measurements Using				Fair Value Measurements Using
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 1		Level 2
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Securities available for sale	$	3,226	$	2,408	$	3,140	$	2,247

At this time, the Company has not elected to report any assets and liabilities using the fair value option available under the Financial Instruments Topic of the FASB ASC. There have been no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Disclosures about the Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Financial Instruments Topic of the FASB ASC requires the disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments including those financial instruments not measured at fair value on a recurring basis. This requirement excludes certain instruments, such as the net investment in leases and all nonfinancial instruments.

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The fair values shown below have been derived, in part, by management’s assumptions, the estimated amount and timing of future cash flows and estimated discount rates. Valuation techniques involve uncertainties and require assumptions and judgments regarding prepayments, credit risk and discount rates. Changes in these assumptions will result in different valuation estimates. The fair values presented would not necessarily be realized in an immediate sale. Derived fair value estimates cannot necessarily be substantiated by comparison to independent markets or to other companies’ fair value information.

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The following summarizes the carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments:

	June 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Amount		Value		Amount		Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	98,612	$	98,612	$	85,653	$	85,653
Restricted interest-earning deposits with banks		963		963		1,273		1,273
Securities available for sale		5,634		5,634		5,387		5,387
Loans		1,276		1,276		954		954
Financial Liabilities
Deposits		531,930		532,139		503,038		502,937

The paragraphs which follow describe the methods and assumptions used in estimating the fair values of financial instruments.

(a) Cash and Cash Equivalents

The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents approximate fair value as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, because they bear interest at market rates and had maturities of less than 90 days at the time of purchase. This fair value measurement is classified as Level 1.

(b) Restricted Interest-Earning Deposits with Banks

The Company maintains interest-earning trust accounts related to our secured debt facility. The book value of such accounts is included in restricted interest-earning deposits with banks on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. These accounts earn a floating market rate of interest which results in a fair value approximating the carrying amount at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. This fair value measurement is classified as Level 1.

(c) Securities Available for Sale

Securities available for sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value measurement is based upon various sources of market pricing. Securities are classified within the fair value hierarchy after giving consideration to the activity level in the market for the security type and the observability of the inputs used to determine the fair value. When available, the Company uses quoted prices in active markets and classifies such instruments within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Level 1 securities include mutual funds. When instruments are traded in secondary markets and quoted market prices do not exist for such securities, the Company relies on prices obtained from third-party pricing vendors and classifies these instruments within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The third-party vendors use a variety of methods when pricing securities that incorporate relevant market data to arrive at an estimate of what a buyer in the marketplace would pay for a security under current market conditions. Level 2 securities include municipal bonds.

(d) Loans

Loans are primarily comprised of participating interests acquired through membership in a non-profit, multi-financial institution consortium serving as a catalyst for community development by offering financing for affordable, quality housing to low- and moderate-income residents of Utah and surrounding states. Such loans help MBB satisfy its obligations under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. The fair value of the Company’s loans approximates the carrying amount at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. This estimate was based on recent comparable sales transactions with consideration of current market rates. This fair value measurement is classified as Level 2.

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(e) Deposits

Deposit liabilities with no defined maturity such as MMDA deposits have a fair value equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amount). Fair value for certificates of deposits is estimated by discounting cash flows at current rates paid by the Company for similar certificates of deposit of the same or similar remaining maturities. This fair value measurement is classified as Level 2.

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NOTE 9 – Earnings Per Share

The Company’s restricted stock awards are paid non-forfeitable common stock dividends and thus meet the criteria of participating securities. Accordingly, EPS has been calculated using the two-class method, under which earnings are allocated to both common stock and participating securities.

Basic EPS has been computed by dividing net income allocated to common stock by the weighted average common shares used in computing basic EPS. For the computation of basic EPS, all shares of restricted stock have been deducted from the weighted average shares outstanding.

Diluted EPS has been computed by dividing net income allocated to common stock by the weighted average number of common shares used in computing basic EPS, further adjusted by including the dilutive impact of the exercise or conversion of common stock equivalents, such as stock options, into shares of common stock as if those securities were exercised or converted.

The following table provides net income and shares used in computing basic and diluted EPS:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
Basic EPS
Net income	$	4,936	$	4,467	$	9,579	$	8,118
Less: net income allocated to participating securities		(115)		(175)		(274)		(310)
Net income allocated to common stock	$	4,821	$	4,292	$	9,305	$	7,808
Weighted average common shares outstanding		12,891,889		12,877,594		12,929,895		12,838,969
Less: Unvested restricted stock awards considered participating securities		(309,576)		(511,972)		(365,300)		(504,983)
Adjusted weighted average common shares used in computing basic EPS		12,582,313		12,365,622		12,564,595		12,333,986
Basic EPS	$	0.38	$	0.35	$	0.74	$	0.63
Diluted EPS
Net income allocated to common stock	$	4,821	$	4,292	$	9,305	$	7,808
Adjusted weighted average common shares used in computing basic EPS		12,582,313		12,365,622		12,564,595		12,333,986
Add: Effect of dilutive stock options		53,207		96,270		60,104		95,173
Adjusted weighted average common shares used in computing diluted EPS		12,635,520		12,461,892		12,624,699		12,429,159
Diluted EPS	$	0.38	$	0.34	$	0.74	$	0.63

For the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, options to purchase 17,222 and 23,098 shares of common stock were not considered in the computation of potential common shares for purposes of diluted EPS, since the exercise prices of the options were greater than the average market price of the Company’s common stock for the respective periods.

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For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, options to purchase 15,698 and 23,098 shares of common stock were not considered in the computation of potential common shares for purposes of diluted EPS, since the exercise prices of the options were greater than the average market price of the Company’s common stock for the respective periods.

NOTE 10 – Stockholders’ Equity

Stockholders’ Equity

On November 2, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan. Under this program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $15 million in value of its outstanding shares of common stock. This authority may be exercised from time to time and in such amounts as market conditions warrant. Any shares purchased under this plan are returned to the status of authorized but unissued shares of common stock. The repurchases may be made on the open market, in block trades or otherwise. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The repurchases are funded using the Company’s working capital.

During the three- and six month periods ended June 30, 2014, the Company purchased 113,884 shares of its common stock at an average cost of $19.66. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2013, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock in the open market. The Company purchased 231 shares of its common stock at an average cost of $18.52 during the six month period ended June 30, 2013. At June 30, 2014, the Company had $2.9 million remaining in its stock repurchase plan authorized by the Board of Directors.

In addition to the repurchases described above participants in the Company’s 2003 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended (the “2003 Plan”) and the Company’s 2014 Equity Compensation Plan (approved by the Company’s shareholders on June 3, 2014) (the “2014 Plan”) may have shares withheld to cover income taxes. There were 1,202 and 66,277 shares repurchased to cover income tax withholding pursuant to the 2003 Plan during the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014, at average per-share costs of $19.88 and $22.94, respectively. There were 7,073 and 49,740 shares repurchased to cover income tax withholding during the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, at average per-share costs of $23.42 and $21.55, respectively.

Regulatory Capital Requirements

Through its issuance of FDIC-insured deposits, MBB serves as the Company’s primary funding source. Over time, MBB may offer other products and services to the Company’s customer base. MBB operates as a Utah state-chartered, Federal Reserve member commercial bank, insured by the FDIC. As a state-chartered Federal Reserve member bank, MBB is supervised by both the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions.

MBB is subject to capital adequacy guidelines issued by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (the “FFIEC”). These risk-based capital and leverage guidelines make regulatory capital requirements more sensitive to differences in risk profiles among banking organizations and consider off-balance sheet exposures in determining capital adequacy. The FFIEC and/or the U.S. Congress may determine to increase capital requirements in the future due to the current economic environment. Under the rules and regulations of the FFIEC, at least half of a bank’s total capital is required to be “Tier 1 Capital” as defined in the regulations, comprised of common equity, retained earnings and a limited amount of non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock. The remaining capital, “Tier 2 Capital,” as defined in the regulations, may consist of other preferred stock, a limited amount of term subordinated debt or a limited amount of the reserve for possible credit losses. The FFIEC has also adopted minimum leverage ratios for banks, which are calculated by dividing Tier 1 Capital by total quarterly average assets. Recognizing that the risk-based capital standards principally address credit risk rather than interest rate, liquidity, operational or other risks, many banks are expected to maintain capital in excess of the minimum standards. The Company plans to provide the necessary capital to maintain MBB at “well-capitalized” status as defined by banking regulations. MBB’s Tier 1 Capital balance at June 30, 2014 was $106.3 million, which met all capital requirements to which MBB is subject and qualified MBB for “well-capitalized” status. Bank holding companies are required to comply with the Federal Reserve Board’s risk-based capital guidelines that require a minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of 8%. At least half of the total capital is required to be Tier 1 Capital. In addition to the risk-based capital guidelines, the Federal Reserve Board has adopted a minimum leverage capital ratio under which a bank holding company must maintain a ratio of Tier 1 Capital to average total consolidated assets of at least 3% in the case of a bank holding company which has the highest regulatory examination rating and is not contemplating significant growth or

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expansion. All other bank holding companies are expected to maintain a leverage capital ratio of at least 4%. At June 30, 2014, Marlin Business Services Corp. also exceeded its regulatory capital requirements and was considered “well-capitalized” as defined by federal banking regulations.

The following table sets forth the Tier 1 leverage ratio, Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and total risk-based capital ratio for Marlin Business Services Corp. and MBB at June 30, 2014.

	Actual				Minimum Capital Requirement					Well-Capitalized Capital Requirement
	Ratio		Amount		Ratio		(1)	Amount		Ratio			Amount
	(Dollars in thousands)
Tier 1 Leverage Capital
Marlin Business Services Corp.		22.81%	$	168,364		4%		$	29,522		5%		$	36,902
Marlin Business Bank		15.99%	$	106,288		5%		$	33,236		5%		$	33,236
Tier 1 Risk-based Capital
Marlin Business Services Corp.		25.83%	$	168,364		4%		$	26,075		6%		$	39,113
Marlin Business Bank		17.31%	$	106,288		6%		$	36,845		6%		$	36,845
Total Risk-based Capital
Marlin Business Services Corp.		27.01%	$	176,089		8%		$	52,151		10%		$	65,189
Marlin Business Bank		18.51%	$	113,676		15%		$	92,114		10%	(1)	$	61,409

⁽¹⁾  MBB is required to maintain “well-capitalized” status and must also maintain a total risk-based capital ratio greater than 15% pursuant to an agreement entered into by and among MBB, the Company, Marlin Leasing Corporation and the FDIC in conjunction with the opening of MBB (the “FDIC Agreement”).

Prompt Corrective Action. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (“FDICIA”) requires the federal regulators to take prompt corrective action against any undercapitalized institution. Five capital categories have been established under federal banking regulations: well-capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized and critically undercapitalized. Well-capitalized institutions significantly exceed the required minimum level for each relevant capital measure. Adequately capitalized institutions include depository institutions that meet but do not significantly exceed the required minimum level for each relevant capital measure. Undercapitalized institutions consist of those that fail to meet the required minimum level for one or more relevant capital measures. Significantly undercapitalized characterizes depository institutions with capital levels significantly below the minimum requirements for any relevant capital measure. Critically undercapitalized refers to depository institutions with minimal capital and at serious risk for government seizure.

Under certain circumstances, a well-capitalized, adequately capitalized or undercapitalized institution may be treated as if the institution were in the next lower capital category. A depository institution is generally prohibited from making capital distributions, including paying dividends, or paying management fees to a holding company if the institution would thereafter be undercapitalized. Institutions that are adequately capitalized but not well-capitalized cannot accept, renew or roll over brokered deposits except with a waiver from the FDIC and are subject to restrictions on the interest rates that can be paid on such deposits. Undercapitalized institutions may not accept, renew or roll over brokered deposits.

The federal bank regulatory agencies are permitted or, in certain cases, required to take certain actions with respect to institutions falling within one of the three undercapitalized categories. Depending on the level of an institution’s capital, the agency’s corrective powers include, among other things:

• prohibiting the payment of principal and interest on subordinated debt;

• prohibiting the holding company from making distributions without prior regulatory approval;

• placing limits on asset growth and restrictions on activities;

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• placing additional restrictions on transactions with affiliates;

• restricting the interest rate the institution may pay on deposits;

• prohibiting the institution from accepting deposits from correspondent banks; and

• in the most severe cases, appointing a conservator or receiver for the institution.

A banking institution that is undercapitalized is required to submit a capital restoration plan, and such a plan will not be accepted unless, among other things, the banking institution’s holding company guarantees the plan up to a certain specified amount. Any such guarantee from a depository institution’s holding company is entitled to a priority of payment in bankruptcy.

Pursuant to the FDIC Agreement entered into in conjunction with the opening of MBB, MBB must keep its total risk-based capital ratio above 15%. MBB’s total risk-based capital ratio of 18.51% at June 30, 2014 exceeded the threshold for “well capitalized” status under the applicable laws and regulations, and also exceeded the 15% minimum total risk-based capital ratio required in the FDIC Agreement.

Dividends. The Federal Reserve Board has issued policy statements requiring insured banks and bank holding companies to have an established assessment process for maintaining capital commensurate with their overall risk profile. Such assessment process may affect the ability of the organizations to pay dividends. Although generally organizations may pay dividends only out of current operating earnings, dividends may be paid if the distribution is prudent relative to the organization’s financial position and risk profile, after consideration of current and prospective economic conditions.

In addition to the Company’s regular quarterly dividend, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share on September 4, 2013. The special dividend was paid on September 26, 2013 to shareholders of record on the close of business on September 16, 2013, which resulted in a dividend payment of approximately $26.0 million.

NOTE 11 – Stock-Based Compensation

Under the terms of the 2014 Plan, employees, certain consultants and advisors and non-employee members of the Company’s Board of Directors have the opportunity to receive incentive and nonqualified grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and other equity-based awards as approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. These award programs are used to attract, retain and motivate employees and to encourage individuals in key management roles to retain stock. The Company has a policy of issuing new shares to satisfy awards under the 2014 Plan. The aggregate number of shares under the 2014 Plan that may be issued pursuant to stock options or restricted stock grants is 1,200,000 with not more than 1,000,000 of such shares available for issuance as restricted stock grants. There were 1,090,550 shares available for future grants under the 2014 Plan as of June 30, 2014, of which 890,550 shares were available to be issued as restricted stock grants.

Total stock-based compensation expense was $0.3 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 and $0.4 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013. Total stock-based compensation expense was $1.3 million and $1.2 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements increased cash provided by financing activities and decreased cash provided by operating activities by $0.6 million and $0.9 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively.

Stock Options

Option awards are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of the grant and have 7- to 10-year contractual terms. All options issued contain service conditions based on the participant’s continued service with the Company and provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control as defined in the 2014 Plan. Employee stock options generally vest over four years.

The Company also issues stock options to non-employee independent directors. These options generally vest in one year.

There were no stock options granted during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively.

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A summary of option activity for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 follows:

			Weighted
			Average
	Number of		Exercise Price
Options	Shares		Per Share
Outstanding, December 31, 2013		218,917	$	10.40
Granted		—		—
Exercised		(3,772)		16.54
Forfeited		—		—
Expired		(11,097)		13.10
Outstanding, June 30, 2014		204,048		10.14

During each of the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, the Company recognized total compensation expense related to options of less than $0.1 million. During each of the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, the Company recognized total compensation expense related to options of less than $0.1 million.

There were 2,488 and 29,225 stock options exercised during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. The total pretax intrinsic values of stock options exercised were less than $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively.

The total pretax intrinsic values of stock options exercised were less than $0.1 million and $0.5 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. There were no related tax benefits realized from the exercise of stock options for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. The related tax benefits realized from the exercise of stock options for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 were $0.2 million.

The following table summarizes information about the stock options outstanding and exercisable as of June 30, 2014:

Options Outstanding								Options Exercisable
			Weighted	Weighted		Aggregate				Weighted	Weighted		Aggregate
			Average	Average		Intrinsic				Average	Average		Intrinsic
Range of	Number		Remaining	Exercise		Value		Number		Remaining	Exercise		Value
Exercise Prices	Outstanding		Life (Years)	Price		(In thousands)		Exercisable		Life (Years)	Price		(In thousands)
$7.17 - 9.52		136,905	0.8	$	9.03	$	1,254		59,373	1.1	$	8.38	$	582
$12.08 - 12.41		66,796	2.9		12.39		387		51,098	2.9		12.38		297
$14.00		347	0.4		14.00		1		347	0.4		14.00		1
		204,048	1.5		10.14	$	1,642		110,818	1.9		10.24	$	880

The aggregate intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $18.19 as of June 30, 2014, which would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options as of that date.

As of June 30, 2014, there was no future compensation cost related to non-vested stock options not yet recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations based on the most probable performance assumptions. As of June 30, 2014, $0.5 million of additional potential compensation cost related to non-vested stock options has not been recognized due to performance targets not being achieved. However, in certain circumstances, these options may be subject to vesting prior to their expiration dates. The weighted average remaining term of these options is approximately 1.6 years.

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Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted stock awards provide that, during the applicable vesting periods, the shares awarded may not be sold or transferred by the participant. The vesting period for restricted stock awards generally ranges from three to 10 years. All awards issued contain service conditions based on the participant’s continued service with the Company and provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control as defined in the 2014 Plan.

The vesting of certain restricted shares may be accelerated to a minimum of three years based on achievement of various individual performance measures. Acceleration of expense for awards based on individual performance factors occurs when the achievement of the performance criteria is determined.

In addition, the Company has issued certain shares under a Management Stock Ownership Program. Under this program, restrictions on the shares lapse at the end of 10 years but may lapse (vest) in a minimum of three years if the employee continues in service at the Company and owns a matching number of other common shares in addition to the restricted shares.

Of the total restricted stock awards granted during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, 43,934 shares may be subject to accelerated vesting based on individual performance factors; no shares have vesting contingent upon performance factors. Vesting was accelerated in 2013 and 2014 on certain awards based on the achievement of certain performance criteria determined annually, as described below.

The Company also issues restricted stock to non-employee independent directors. These shares generally vest in seven years from the grant date or six months following the director’s termination from Board of Directors service.

The following table summarizes the activity of the non-vested restricted stock during the six months ended June 30, 2014:

			Weighted
			Average
			Grant-Date
Non-vested restricted stock	Shares		Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2013		494,462	$	14.67
Granted		109,550		18.70
Vested		(210,944)		14.85
Forfeited		(13,292)		19.38
Outstanding at June 30, 2014		379,776		15.57

During the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, the Company granted restricted stock awards with grant date fair values totaling $2.0 million and $0.4 million, respectively. During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, the Company granted restricted stock awards with grant date fair values totaling $2.0 million and $2.5 million, respectively.

As vesting occurs, or is deemed likely to occur, compensation expense is recognized over the requisite service period and additional paid-in capital is increased. The Company recognized $0.3 million and $0.4 million of compensation expense related to restricted stock for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. The Company recognized $1.3 million and $1.2 million of compensation expense related to restricted stock for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively.

Of the $1.3 million total compensation expense related to restricted stock for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, approximately $0.6 million related to accelerated vesting during the first quarter of 2014, based on achievement of certain performance criteria determined annually. Of the $1.2 million total compensation expense related to restricted stock for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013, approximately $0.4 million related to accelerated vesting during the first quarter of 2013, which was also based on the achievement of certain performance criteria determined annually.

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As of June 30, 2014, there was $4.2 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock compensation scheduled to be recognized over a weighted average period of 4.2 years. In the event individual performance targets are achieved, $1.6 million of the unrecognized compensation cost would accelerate to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years. In addition, certain of the awards granted may result in the issuance of 44,875 additional shares of stock if achievement of certain targets is greater than 100%. The expense related to the additional shares awarded will be dependent on the Company’s stock price when the achievement level is determined.

The fair value of shares that vested during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013 was $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively. The fair value of shares that vested during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013 was $4.7 million and $3.2 million, respectively.

NOTE 12 – Subsequent Events

The Company declared a dividend of $0.125 per share on July 29, 2014. The quarterly dividend, which is expected to result in a dividend payment of approximately $1.6 million, is scheduled to be paid on August 21, 2014 to shareholders of record on the close of business on August 11, 2014. It represents the Company’s twelfth consecutive quarterly cash dividend. The payment of future dividends will be subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors.

On July 29, 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $15 million of its outstanding shares of common stock, replacing the stock repurchase program established in November 2007.

Item 2.  Management’s Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition And Results Of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes thereto in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the SEC. This discussion contains certain statements of a forward-looking nature that involve risks and uncertainties.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this document may include the words or phrases “can be,” “expects,” “plans,” “may,” “may affect,” “may depend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “if” and similar words and phrases that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”). Forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties and the Company cautions that any forward-looking information provided by or on its behalf is not a guarantee of future performance. Statements regarding the following subjects are forward-looking by their nature: (a) our business strategy; (b) our projected operating results; (c) our ability to obtain external deposits or financing; (d) our understanding of our competition; and (e) industry and market trends. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control, including, without limitation:

¡ availability, terms and deployment of funding and capital;

¡ changes in our industry, interest rates, the regulatory environment or the general economy resulting in changes to our business strategy;

¡ the degree and nature of our competition;

¡ availability and retention of qualified personnel;

¡ general volatility of the capital markets; and

¡ the factors set forth in the section captioned “Risk Factors” in Item 1 of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the SEC.

Forward-looking statements apply only as of the date made and the Company is not required to update forward-looking statements for subsequent or unanticipated events or circumstances.

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Overview

Founded in 1997, we are a nationwide provider of equipment financing solutions, primarily to small and mid-sized businesses. We finance over 100 categories of commercial equipment important to the typical small and mid-sized business customer, including copiers, computers and software, security systems, telecommunications equipment and certain commercial and industrial equipment. We access our end user customers through origination sources comprised of our existing network of independent equipment dealers and national account programs, as well as through direct solicitation of our end user customers and through relationships with select lease brokers.

Our leases are fixed-rate transactions with terms generally ranging from 36 to 60 months. At June 30, 2014, our lease portfolio consisted of approximately 76,148 accounts with an average original term of 47 months and average original transaction size of approximately $13,300.

At June 30, 2014, we had $736.2 million in total assets. Our assets are substantially comprised of our net investment in leases and loans which totaled $615.1 million at June 30, 2014.

We generally reach our lessees through a network of independent equipment dealers, equipment manufacturers and, to a much lesser extent, lease brokers. The number of dealers and brokers with whom we conduct business depends on, among other things, the number of sales account executives we have. Sales account executive staffing levels and the activity of our origination sources are shown below.

	As of or For the
	Six Months
	Ended
	June 30,		As of or For the Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012		2011		2010		2009
Number of sales account executives		117		124		114		93		87		38
Number of originating sources(1)		1,099		1,173		1,117		827		604		465

⁽¹⁾ Monthly average of origination sources generating lease volume

Our revenue consists of interest and fees from our leases and loans and, to a lesser extent, income from our property insurance program and other fee income. Our expenses consist of interest expense and operating expenses, which include salaries and benefits and other general and administrative expenses. As a credit lender, our earnings are also impacted by credit losses. For the quarter ended June 30, 2014, our annualized net credit losses were 1.71% of our average total finance receivables. We establish reserves for credit losses which require us to estimate inherent losses in our portfolio as of the reporting date.

Our leases are classified under U.S. GAAP as direct financing leases, and we recognize interest income over the term of the lease. Direct financing leases transfer substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership to the equipment lessee. Our net investment in direct finance leases is included in our consolidated financial statements in “net investment in leases and loans.” Net investment in direct financing leases consists of the sum of total minimum lease payments receivable and the estimated residual value of leased equipment, less unearned lease income. Unearned lease income consists of the excess of the total future minimum lease payments receivable plus the estimated residual value expected to be realized at the end of the lease term plus deferred net initial direct costs and fees less the cost of the related equipment. Approximately 68% of our lease portfolio at June 30, 2014 amortizes over the lease term to a $1 residual value. For the remainder of the portfolio, we must estimate end of term residual values for the leased assets. Failure to correctly estimate residual values could result in losses being realized on the disposition of the equipment at the end of the lease term.

We fund our business primarily through the issuance of fixed and variable-rate FDIC-insured deposits, raised nationally by MBB. The Company also maintains a variable-rate long-term loan facility. As of June 30, 2014 the variable-rate long term loan facility did not have a balance. Historically, leases were funded through variable-rate facilities until they were refinanced through term note securitizations at fixed rates. All of our term note securitizations were accounted for as on-balance sheet transactions and, therefore, we did not recognize gains or losses from these transactions.

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Since its opening in 2008, MBB has served as a funding source for a portion of the Company’s new originations primarily through the issuance of FDIC-insured deposits. We anticipate that FDIC-insured deposits issued by MBB will continue to represent our primary source of funds for the foreseeable future. As of June 30, 2014, total MBB deposits were $531.9 million, compared to $503.0 million at December 31, 2013. We had no outstanding secured borrowings as of both June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

Fixed rate leases not funded with deposits may be financed with variable-rate funding sources, therefore, our earnings may be exposed to interest rate risk should interest rates rise. We generally benefit in times of falling and low interest rates. In contrast to previous facilities, our current long-term loan facility does not require annual refinancing.

From time to time we use derivative financial instruments to manage exposure to the effects of changes in market interest rates and to fulfill certain covenants in our borrowing arrangements. All derivatives are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at their fair value as either assets or liabilities. The Company was not a party to any derivative agreements at June 30, 2014.

Although MBB primarily issues FDIC-insured deposits to fulfill its current role as the Company’s primary funding source, in the future MBB may elect to offer other products and services to the Company’s customer base. As a Utah state-chartered Federal Reserve member bank, MBB is supervised by both the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions.

On January 13, 2009, Marlin Business Services Corp. became a bank holding company and is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act and supervised by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. On September 15, 2010, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia confirmed the effectiveness of Marlin Business Services Corp.’s election to become a financial holding company (while remaining a bank holding company) pursuant to Sections 4(k) and (l) of the Bank Holding Company Act and Section 225.82 of the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation Y. Such election permits Marlin Business Services Corp. to engage in activities that are financial in nature or incidental to a financial activity, including the maintenance and expansion of our reinsurance activities conducted through its wholly-owned subsidiary, AssuranceOne, Ltd. (“AssuranceOne”).

Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and affect related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including credit losses, residuals, initial direct costs and fees, other fees, the fair value of financial instruments and the realization of deferred tax assets. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Critical accounting policies are defined as those that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties. Our consolidated financial statements are based on the selection and application of critical accounting policies, the most significant of which are described below.

Income recognition. Interest income is recognized under the effective interest method. The effective interest method of income recognition applies a constant rate of interest equal to the internal rate of return on the lease.

The Company’s lease portfolio consists of homogenous small balance accounts with an average balance less than $10,000 across a large cross section of credit variables such as state, equipment type, obligor, vendor and industry category. These leases generally have similar credit risk characteristics and as a result the Company evaluates the impairment of the lease portfolio on a pooled basis. The Company’s key credit quality indicator is delinquency status. Based on the historical payment behavior of the Company’s lease portfolio as a whole, payments are considered reasonably assured when a lease’s delinquency status is less than 90 days. Therefore, when a lease or loan is 90 days or more delinquent, the contract is classified as non-accrual and interest income recognition is discontinued. Interest income recognition resumes on a contract when the lessee makes payments sufficient to bring the contract’s status to less than 90 days delinquent.

Fee income consists of fees for delinquent lease and loan payments, cash collected on early termination of leases and net residual income. Net residual income includes income from lease renewals and gains and losses on the realization of residual values of leased equipment disposed at the end of a lease’s term. Residual income is recognized as earned.

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Fee income from delinquent lease payments is recognized on an accrual basis based on anticipated collection rates. At a minimum of every quarter, an analysis of anticipated collection rates is performed based on updates to collection experience. Adjustments in anticipated collection rate assumptions are made as needed based on this analysis. Other fees are recognized when received.

Insurance income is recognized on an accrual basis as earned over the term of a lease. Generally, insurance payments that are 120 days or more past due are charged against income. Ceding commissions, losses and loss adjustment expenses are recorded in the period incurred and netted against insurance income.

Initial direct costs and fees. We defer initial direct costs incurred and fees received to originate our leases and loans in accordance with the Receivables Topic and the Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs Subtopic of the FASB ASC. The initial direct costs and fees we defer are part of the net investment in leases and loans and are amortized to interest income using the effective interest method. We defer third-party commission costs as well as certain internal costs directly related to the origination activity. Costs subject to deferral include evaluating each prospective customer’s financial condition, evaluating and recording guarantees and other security arrangements, negotiating terms, preparing and processing documents and closing each transaction. Estimates of costs subject to deferral are updated periodically, and no less frequently than each year. The fees we defer are documentation fees collected at inception. The realization of the deferred initial direct costs, net of fees deferred, is predicated on the net future cash flows generated by our lease and loan portfolios.

Lease residual values. A direct financing lease is recorded at the aggregate future minimum lease payments plus the estimated residual value less unearned income. Residual values are established at lease inception based on our estimate of the expected fair value of the equipment at the end of the lease term. Residual values may be realized at lease termination from lease extensions, sales or other dispositions of leased equipment. These estimates are based on industry data and management’s experience.

The Company records an estimated residual value at lease inception for all fair market value and fixed purchase option leases based on a percentage of the equipment cost of the asset being leased. The percentages used depend on equipment type and term. In setting estimated residual values, the Company focuses its analysis primarily on the Company’s total historical and expected realization statistics pertaining to sales of equipment. In subsequent evaluations for the impairment of the booked residual values, the Company reviews historical realization statistics including lease renewals and equipment sales. Anticipated renewal income is not included in the determination of fair value. However, it is one of the ways that fair value may be realized at the end of the lease term.

At the end of an original lease term, lessees may choose to purchase the equipment, renew the lease or return the equipment to the Company. The Company receives income from lease renewals when the lessee elects to retain the equipment longer than the original term of the lease. This income, net of appropriate periodic reductions in the estimated residual values of the related equipment, is included in fee income as net residual income.

When a lessee elects to return equipment at lease termination, the equipment is transferred to other assets at the lower of its basis or fair market value. The Company generally sells returned equipment to independent third parties, rather than leasing the equipment a second time. The Company does not maintain equipment in other assets for longer than 120 days. Any loss recognized on transferring equipment to other assets, and any gain or loss realized on the sale or disposal of equipment to a lessee or to others is included in fee income as net residual income.

Based on the Company’s experience, the amount of ultimate realization of the residual value tends to relate more to the customer’s election at the end of the lease term to enter into a renewal period, to purchase the leased equipment or to return the leased equipment than it does to the equipment type. Management performs reviews of the estimated residual values and historic realization statistics no less frequently than quarterly and any impairment, if other than temporary, is recognized in the current period.

Allowance for credit losses. In accordance with the Contingencies Topic of the FASB ASC, we maintain an allowance for credit losses at an amount sufficient to absorb losses inherent in our existing lease and loan portfolios as of the reporting dates based on our projection of probable net credit losses.

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We generally evaluate our portfolios on a pooled basis, due to their composition of small balance, homogenous accounts with similar general credit risk characteristics, diversified among a large cross-section of variables including industry, geography, equipment type, obligor and vendor. We consider both quantitative and qualitative factors in determining the allowance for credit losses. Quantitative factors considered include a migration analysis stratified by industry classification, historic delinquencies and charge-offs, and a static pool analysis of historic recoveries. A migration analysis is a technique used to estimate the likelihood that an account will progress through the various delinquency stages and ultimately charge off. As part of our quantitative analysis we may also consider specifically identified pools of leases separately from the migration analysis, whenever certain identified pools are not expected to perform consistently with their credit characteristics or the portfolio as a whole. These lease pools may be analyzed for impairment separately from the migration analysis and a specific reserve established.

Qualitative factors that may result in further adjustments to the quantitative analysis include items such as forecasting uncertainties, changes in the composition of our lease and loan portfolios, seasonality, economic or business conditions and emerging trends, business practices or policies at the reporting date that are different from the periods used in the quantitative analysis. For example, underwriting guidelines may be adjusted from time to time in response to current economic conditions and/or portfolio performance trends. Such underwriting adjustments may be made to a variety of credit attributes, such as transaction size, asset type, industry (SIC code), geographic location, time in business and commercial credit scores. The impact of these underwriting adjustments is considered as one of the components in calculating the qualitative component of the allowance for credit losses. The total adjustments due to all qualitative factors increased the allowance for credit losses by approximately $0.1 million at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The various factors used in the analysis are reviewed periodically, and no less frequently than quarterly. We then establish an allowance for credit losses for the projected probable net credit losses inherent in the portfolio based on this analysis. A provision is charged against earnings to maintain the allowance for credit losses at the appropriate level. Our policy is to charge-off against the allowance the estimated unrecoverable portion of accounts once they reach 121 days delinquent.

Our projections of probable net credit losses are inherently uncertain, and as a result we cannot predict with certainty the amount of such losses. Changes in economic conditions, the risk characteristics and composition of the portfolios, bankruptcy laws and other factors could impact our actual and projected net credit losses and the related allowance for credit losses. To the extent we add new leases and loans to our portfolios, or to the degree credit quality is worse than expected, we record expense to increase the allowance for credit losses for the estimated net losses inherent in our portfolios. Actual losses may vary from current estimates.

Stock-based compensation. We issue restricted shares to certain employees and directors as part of our overall compensation strategy. In previous years, we also issued options as part of our compensation strategy. The Compensation—Stock Compensation Topic of the FASB ASC establishes fair value as the measurement objective in accounting for share-based payment arrangements and requires all entities to apply a fair-value-based measurement method in accounting for share-based payment transactions with employees, except for equity instruments held by employee share ownership plans.

The Company measures stock-based compensation cost at grant date, based on the fair value of the awards ultimately expected to vest. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the service period. We generally use the Black-Scholes valuation model to measure the fair value of our stock options utilizing various assumptions with respect to expected holding period, risk-free interest rates, stock price volatility and dividend yield. The assumptions are based on subjective future expectations combined with management judgment.

As required by U.S. GAAP, the Company uses its judgment in estimating the amount of awards that are expected to be forfeited, with subsequent revisions to the assumptions if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The vesting of certain restricted shares may be accelerated to a minimum of three years based on achievement of various individual performance measures. Acceleration of expense for awards based on individual performance factors occurs when the achievement of the performance criteria is determined.

Nonforfeitable dividends paid on shares of restricted stock are recorded to retained earnings for shares that are expected to vest and to compensation expense for shares that are not expected to vest.

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Income taxes. The Income Taxes Topic of the FASB ASC requires the use of the asset and liability method under which deferred taxes are determined based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities, given the provisions of the enacted tax laws. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities and projected future taxable income in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences.

Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any necessary valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. The process involves summarizing temporary differences resulting from the different treatment of items such as leases for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our management then assesses the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income or tax carry-back availability and, to the extent our management believes recovery is not likely, a valuation allowance is established. To the extent that we establish a valuation allowance in a period, an expense is recorded within the tax provision in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

At June 30, 2014, there have been no material changes to the liability for uncertain tax positions and there are no significant unrecognized tax benefits. The periods subject to general examination for the Company’s federal return include the 2006 tax year to the present. The Company files state income tax returns in various states which may have different statutes of limitations. Generally, state income tax returns for years 2006 through the present are subject to examination. The Company has amended its previously filed income tax returns for the years 2006 through 2009, which resulted in the recognition of a net tax receivable of approximately $15.4 million as originally discussed in Note 13 to the Company’s Form 10-K for December 31, 2010. During 2013, the examination of the federal amended returns was completed. Due to the receipt of federal and certain state amended tax return refunds and interest, as of June 30, 2014, the Company has a net receivable balance of $0.2 million. The receivable represents remaining expected state returns and interest earned on these refunds, net of the related federal impact.

The Company records penalties and accrued interest related to taxes, including penalties and interest related to uncertain tax positions, in income tax expense. Such adjustments have historically been minimal and immaterial to our financial results.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Comparison of the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013

Net income. Net income of $4.9 million was reported for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, resulting in diluted EPS of $0.38, compared to net income of $4.5 million and diluted EPS of $0.34 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013.

Return on average assets was 2.69% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to a return of 2.74% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013. Return on average equity was 11.88% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to a return of 9.98% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013.

Overall, our average net investment in total finance receivables for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 increased 13.0% to $599.4 million, compared to $530.5 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013. This change was primarily due to origination volume continuing to exceed lease repayments. The end-of-period net investment in total finance receivables at June 30, 2014 was $615.1 million, an increase of $18.0 million, or 3.0%, from $597.1 million at December 31, 2013.

During the three months ended June 30, 2014, we generated 6,423 new leases with a cost of $88.9 million, compared to 6,931 new leases with a cost of $91.4 million generated for the three months ended June 30, 2013. Sales staffing levels decreased from 121 sales account executives at June 30, 2013 to 117 sales account executives at June 30, 2014. Approval rates were 67% for each of the quarters ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013.

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For the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2013, net interest and fee income increased $1.3 million, or 7.3%, primarily due to a 13.0% increase in average total finance receivables, combined with a lower cost of funds on liabilities. The provision for credit losses increased $0.2 million, or 10.5%, to $2.1 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 from $1.9 million for the same period in 2013, primarily due to seasoning of the portfolio including a decline in balances in the 31-60 day delinquencies partially offset by the impact of portfolio growth.

Average balances and net interest margin. The following table summarizes the Company’s average balances, interest income, interest expense and average yields and rates on major categories of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013.

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	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2014							2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
					Average							Average
	Average				Yields/			Average				Yields/
	Balance(1)		Interest		Rates(2)			Balance(1)		Interest		Rates(2)
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-earning deposits with banks	$	114,321	$	40		0.14	%	$	75,903	$	21		0.11	%
Restricted interest-earning deposits with banks		1,106		-		0.01			2,213		-		0.01
Securities available for sale		5,549		31		2.20			5,832		25		1.70
Net investment in leases(3)		598,143		16,653		11.14			529,910		15,680		11.84
Loans receivable(3)		1,270		16		5.09			552		6		4.75
Total interest-earning assets		720,389		16,740		9.30			614,410		15,732		10.25
Non-interest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		116							1,132
Property and equipment, net		2,429							1,930
Property tax receivables		72							5,216
Other assets(4)		10,959							28,870
Total non-interest-earning assets		13,576							37,148
Total assets	$	733,965						$	651,558
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Certificate of Deposits(5)	$	503,224	$	1,175		0.93	%		435,847	$	1,093		1.00	%
Money Market Deposits(5)		36,940		23		0.25			—		—		—
Long-term borrowings(5)		—		18		—			2,739		73		10.73
Total interest-bearing liabilities		540,164		1,216		0.89			438,586		1,166		1.06
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Sales and property taxes payable		2,601							8,303
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		7,045							6,384
Net deferred income tax liability		17,892							19,329
Total non-interest-bearing liabilities		27,538							34,016
Total liabilities		567,702							472,602
Stockholders’ equity		166,263							178,956
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	733,965						$	651,558
Net interest income			$	15,524						$	14,566
Interest rate spread(6)						8.41	%						9.19	%
Net interest margin(7)						8.62	%						9.48	%
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities						133.36	%						140.09	%

⁽¹⁾  Average balances were calculated using average daily balances.

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⁽²⁾  Annualized.

⁽³⁾  Average balances of leases and loans include non-accrual leases and loans, and are presented net of unearned income. The average balances of leases and loans do not include the effects of (i) the allowance for credit losses and (ii) initial direct costs and fees deferred.

⁽⁴⁾  Includes operating leases.

⁽⁵⁾ Includes effect of transaction costs. Amortization of transaction costs is on a straight-line basis, resulting in an increased average rate whenever average portfolio balances are at reduced levels.

⁽⁶⁾  Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.

⁽⁷⁾  Net interest margin represents net interest income as an annualized percentage of average interest-earning assets.

The following table presents the components of the changes in net interest income by volume and rate.

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared To
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Increase (Decrease) Due To:
	Volume(1)		Rate(1)		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest income:
Interest-earning deposits with banks	$	12	$	7	$	19
Restricted interest-earning deposits with banks		—		—		—
Securities available for sale		(1)		7		6
Net investment in leases		1,937		(964)		973
Loans receivable		9		1		10
Total interest income		2,550		(1,542)		1,008
Interest expense:
Certificate of Deposits		161		(79)		82
Money Market Deposits		23		—		23
Long-term borrowings		(55)		—		(55)
Total interest expense		246		(196)		50
Net interest income		2,362		(1,404)		958

⁽¹⁾  Changes due to volume and rate are calculated independently for each line item presented rather than presenting vertical subtotals for the individual volume and rate columns. Changes attributable to changes in volume represent changes in average balances multiplied by the prior period’s average rates. Changes attributable to changes in rate represent changes in average rates multiplied by the prior year’s average balances. Changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

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Net interest and fee margin. The following table summarizes the Company’s net interest and fee income as an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013.

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest income	$	16,740	$	15,732
Fee income		3,450		3,148
Interest and fee income		20,190		18,880
Interest expense		1,216		1,166
Net interest and fee income	$	18,974	$	17,714
Average total finance receivables(1)	$	599,413	$	530,463
Annualized percent of average total finance receivables:
Interest income		11.17 %		11.86 %
Fee income		2.30		2.38
Interest and fee income		13.47		14.24
Interest expense		0.81		0.88
Net interest and fee margin		12.66 %		13.36 %

⁽¹⁾  Total finance receivables include net investment in direct financing leases and loans. For the calculations above, the effects of (i) the allowance for credit losses and (ii) initial direct costs and fees deferred are excluded.

Net interest and fee income increased $1.3 million, or 7.3%, to $19.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 from $17.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013. The annualized net interest and fee margin decreased 70 basis points to 12.66% in the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 from 13.36% for the same period in 2013.

Interest income, net of amortized initial direct costs and fees, increased $1.0 million, or 6.4%, to $16.7 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 from $15.7 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013. The increase in interest income was principally due to the 13.0% increase in average total finance receivables, which increased $68.9 million to $599.4 million at June 30, 2014 from $530.5 million at June 30, 2013, partially offset by a decrease in average yield of 69 basis points. The increase in average total finance receivables was primarily due to origination volume continuing to exceed lease repayments. The average yield on the portfolio decreased, due to lower yields on the new leases compared to the yields on the leases repaying, primarily due to a change in mix of new origination types toward larger program opportunities. The weighted average implicit interest rate on new finance receivables originated decreased 99 basis points to 11.35% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to 12.34% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013.

Fee income increased $0.4 million to $3.5 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to $3.1 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013. Fee income included approximately $0.7 million of net residual income for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively.

Fee income also included approximately $2.2 million in late fee income for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, which increased 4.8% from $2.1 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013. The increase in late fee income was primarily due to the increase in average total finance receivables.

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Fee income, as an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables, decreased 8 basis points to 2.30% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 from 2.38% for the same period in 2013. Late fees remained the largest component of fee income at 1.48% as an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to 1.55% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013. As an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables, net residual income was 0.44% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to 0.54% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013.

Interest expense was $1.2 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. Interest expense, as an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables, decreased 7 basis points to 0.81% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, from 0.88% for the same period in 2013.

For the three months ended June 30, 2014, there were no borrowings outstanding, compared to an average of $2.7 million at a weighted average interest rate of 3.03% for the same period in 2013.

Our wholly-owned subsidiary, MBB, serves as our primary funding source. MBB raises fixed-rate FDIC-insured deposits via the brokered certificates of deposit market, on a direct basis, and through the MMDA Product. At June 30, 2014, brokered certificates of deposit represented approximately 59% of total deposits, while approximately 34% of total deposits were obtained from direct channels, and 7% were in the MMDA Product. Interest expense on deposits was $1.2 million, or 0.88% as an annualized percentage of average deposits, for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. The average balance of deposits was $540.2 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. Interest expense on deposits was $1.1 million, or 1.00% as an annualized percentage of average deposits, for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013. The average balance of deposits was $435.8 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013.

Insurance income. Insurance income increased $0.1 million to $1.3 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 from $1.2 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013, primarily due to higher billings from higher total finance receivables.

Other income. Other income was $0.4 million for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. Other income includes various administrative transaction fees and fees received from lease syndications.

Salaries and benefits expense. Salaries and benefits expense increased $0.1 million, or 1.6%, to $6.5 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 from $6.4 million for the same period in 2013. The increase was primarily due to annual salary adjustment. Salaries and benefits expense, as an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables, was 4.31% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 compared with 4.79% for the same period in 2013. Total personnel decreased to 279 at June 30, 2014 from 281 at June 30, 2013.

General and administrative expense. General and administrative expense increased $0.1 million, or 2.6%, to $4.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 from $3.9 million for the same period in 2013. General and administrative expense as an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables was 2.65% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to 2.94% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013. Selected major components of general and administrative expense for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 included $0.7 million of premises and occupancy expense, $0.4 million of audit and tax compliance expense, $0.4 million of data processing expense and $0.3 million of marketing expense. In comparison, selected major components of general and administrative expense for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013 included $0.7 million of premises and occupancy expense, $0.3 million of audit and tax compliance expense, $0.4 million of data processing expense and $0.2 million of marketing expense.

Financing related costs. Financing related costs primarily represent bank commitment fees paid to our financing sources on the unused portion of loan facilities. Financing related costs were $0.3 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively.

Provision for credit losses. The provision for credit losses increased $0.2 million, or 10.5%, to $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 from $1.9 million for the same period in 2013, primarily due to growth in the portfolio and stable delinquency ratios. Additional factors that have an impact on the provision for credit losses include the ongoing seasoning of the portfolio as reflected in the mix of origination vintages and the mix of credit profiles because they impact both the charge-offs and the allowance for credit losses. Lease portfolio losses tend to follow patterns based on the mix of origination vintages comprising the portfolio. The anticipated

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credit losses from the inception of a particular lease origination vintage to charge-off generally follow a pattern of lower losses for the first few months, followed by increased losses in subsequent months, then lower losses during the later periods of the lease term. Therefore, the seasoning, or mix of origination vintages, of the portfolio affects the timing and amount of anticipated probable and estimable credit losses.

Net charge-offs were $2.6 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to $2.1 million for the same period in 2013. The increase in net charge-offs was primarily due to portfolio growth, the ongoing seasoning of the portfolio as reflected in the mix of origination vintages and the mix of credit profiles. Net charge-offs as an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables increased to 1.71% during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, from 1.55% for the same period in 2013. The allowance for credit losses decreased to approximately $7.7 million at June 30, 2014, a decrease of $0.8 million from $8.5 million at December 31, 2013.

Additional information regarding asset quality is included herein in the subsequent section, “Finance Receivables and Asset Quality.”

Provision for income taxes. Income tax expense of $2.9 million was recorded for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to an expense of $2.5 million for the same period in 2013. The change is primarily attributable to the change in pretax income recorded for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. Our effective tax rate, which is a combination of federal and state income tax rates, was approximately 37.2% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to 35.6% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013. The change in effective tax rate is primarily due to an adjustment of approximately $0.1 million related to interest receivable on the 2006 through 2009 amended tax return and changes in the mix of projected pretax book income across the jurisdictions and entities.

Comparison of the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013

Net income. Net income of $9.6 million was reported for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, resulting in diluted EPS of $0.74, compared to net income of $8.1 million and diluted EPS of $0.63 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013.

Return on average assets was 2.63% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to a return of 2.57% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. Return on average equity was 11.59% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to a return of 9.17% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013.

Overall, our average net investment in total finance receivables for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 increased 15.1% to $594.7 million, compared to $516.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. This change was primarily due to origination volume continuing to exceed lease repayments. The end-of-period net investment in total finance receivables at June 30, 2014 was $615.1 million, an increase of $18.0 million, or 3.0%, from $597.1 million at December 31, 2013.

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, we generated 11,808 new leases with a cost of $162.9 million, compared to 13,224 new leases with a cost of $172.4 million generated for the six months ended June 30, 2013. Sales staffing levels decreased from 121 sales account executives at June 30, 2013 to 117 sales account executives at June 30, 2014. Approval rates remained stable at 66% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to 67% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013.

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2013, net interest and fee income increased $3.5 million, or 10.1%, primarily due to a 15.1% increase in average total finance receivables, combined with a lower cost of funds on liabilities. The provision for credit losses decreased $0.2 million, or 4.9%, to $3.9 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 from $4.1 million for the same period in 2013, primarily due to seasoning of the portfolio including a decline in balances in the 31-60 day delinquencies partially offset by the impact of portfolio growth.

Average balances and net interest margin. The following table summarizes the Company’s average balances, interest income, interest expense and average yields and rates on major categories of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013.

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	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014							2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
	Average         Balance(1)		Interest		Average       Yields/ Rates(2)			Average       Balance(1)		Interest		Average     Yields/ Rates(2)
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-earning deposits with banks	$	111,019	$	73		0.13	%	$	72,542	$	39		0.11	%
Restricted interest-earning deposits with banks		1,201		—		0.01			4,922		—		0.01
Securities available for sale		5,502		90		3.28			5,340		46		1.71
Net investment in leases(3)		593,436		33,287		11.22			516,120		30,691		11.89
Loans receivable(3)		1,231		27		4.36			536		13		4.88
Total interest-earning assets		712,389		33,477		9.40			599,460		30,789		10.27
Non-interest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		378							651
Property and equipment, net		2,338							1,937
Property tax receivables		95							2,739
Other assets(4)		12,292							27,007
Total non-interest-earning assets		15,103							32,334
Total assets	$	727,492						$	631,794
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Certificate of Deposits(5)	$	507,482	$	2,330		0.92	%		417,469	$	2,042		0.98	%
Money Market Deposits		25,691		32		0.25			—		—		—
Long-term borrowings(5)		0		35		—			6,090		380		12.47
Total interest-bearing liabilities		533,173		2,397		0.90			423,559		2,422		1.15
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Sales and property taxes payable		2,727							6,121
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		8,138							6,216
Net deferred income tax liability		18,196							18,917
Total non-interest-bearing liabilities		29,061							31,254
Total liabilities		562,234							454,813
Stockholders’ equity		165,258							176,981
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	727,492						$	631,794
Net interest income			$	31,080						$	28,367
Interest rate spread(6)						8.50	%						9.12	%
Net interest margin(7)						8.73	%						9.46	%
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities						133.61	%						141.53	%

⁽¹⁾  Average balances were calculated using average daily balances.

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⁽²⁾  Annualized.

⁽³⁾  Average balances of leases and loans include non-accrual leases and loans, and are presented net of unearned income. The average balances of leases and loans do not include the effects of (i) the allowance for credit losses and (ii) initial direct costs and fees deferred.

⁽⁴⁾  Includes operating leases.

⁽⁵⁾ Includes effect of transaction costs. Amortization of transaction costs is on a straight-line basis, resulting in an increased average rate whenever average portfolio balances are at reduced levels.

⁽⁶⁾  Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.

⁽⁷⁾  Net interest margin represents net interest income as an annualized percentage of average interest-earning assets.

The following table presents the components of the changes in net interest income by volume and rate.

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared To
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Increase (Decrease) Due To:
	Volume(1)		Rate(1)		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest income:
Interest-earning deposits with banks	$	24	$	10	$	34
Securities available for sale		1		43		44
Net investment in leases		4,408		(1,812)		2,596
Loans receivable		15		(1)		14
Total interest income		5,460		(2,772)		2,688
Interest expense:
Certificate of Deposits		419		(131)		288
Money Market Deposits		32		-		32
Long-term borrowings		(345)		-		(345	)
Total interest expense		553		(578)		(25	)
Net interest income		5,049		(2,336)		2,713

⁽¹⁾  Changes due to volume and rate are calculated independently for each line item presented rather than presenting vertical subtotals for the individual volume and rate columns. Changes attributable to changes in volume represent changes in average balances multiplied by the prior period’s average rates. Changes attributable to changes in rate represent changes in average rates multiplied by the prior year’s average balances. Changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

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Net interest and fee margin. The following table summarizes the Company’s net interest and fee income as an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest income	$	33,477	$	30,789
Fee income		7,135		6,323
Interest and fee income		40,612		37,112
Interest expense		2,397		2,422
Net interest and fee income	$	38,215	$	34,690
Average total finance receivables(1)	$	594,668	$	516,656
Percent of average total finance receivables:
Interest income		11.26 %		11.92 %
Fee income		2.40		2.45
Interest and fee income		13.66		14.37
Interest expense		0.81		0.94
Net interest and fee margin		12.85 %		13.43 %

⁽¹⁾  Total finance receivables include net investment in direct financing leases and loans. For the calculations above, the effects of (i) the allowance for credit losses and (ii) initial direct costs and fees deferred are excluded.

Net interest and fee income increased $3.5 million, or 10.1%, to $38.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 from $34.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013. The annualized net interest and fee margin decreased 58 basis points to 12.85% in the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 from 13.43% for the same period in 2013.

Interest income, net of amortized initial direct costs and fees, increased $2.7 million, or 8.8%, to $33.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 from $30.8 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. The increase in interest income was principally due to a 15.1% increase in average total finance receivables, which increased $78.0 million to $594.7 million at June 30, 2014 from $516.7 million at June 30, 2013, partially offset by a decrease in average yield of 66 basis points. The increase in average total finance receivables was primarily due to origination volume continuing to exceed lease repayments. The average yield on the portfolio decreased due to lower yields on the new leases compared to the yields on the leases repaying, primarily due to a change in mix of new origination types toward larger program opportunities. The weighted average implicit interest rate on new finance receivables originated decreased 101 basis points to 11.31% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to 12.32% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013.

Fee income increased $0.8 million to $7.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to $6.3 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. Fee income included approximately $1.3 million of net residual income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 and $1.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. The decrease in net residual income was primarily due to lower renewal income since fewer leases reached the end of their original contractual terms, as a result of the lower originations during the 2008 to 2010 timeframe.

Fee income also included approximately $4.8 million in late fee income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, which increased 14.3% from $4.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. The increase in late fee income was primarily due to the increase in average total finance receivables.

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Fee income, as an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables, decreased 5 basis points to 2.40% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 from 2.45% for the same period in 2013. Late fees remained the largest component of fee income at 1.61% as an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to 1.62% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. As an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables, net residual income was 0.45% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to 0.56% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013.

Interest expense was $2.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. Interest expense, as an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables, decreased 13 basis points to 0.81% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, from 0.94% for the same period in 2013.

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, there were no borrowings outstanding, compared to an average of $6.1 million at a weighted average interest rate of 3.23% for the same period in 2013.

Our wholly-owned subsidiary, MBB, serves as our primary funding source. MBB raises fixed-rate FDIC-insured deposits via the brokered certificates of deposit market, on a direct basis, and through the MMDA Product. At June 30, 2014, brokered certificates of deposit represented approximately 59% of total deposits, while approximately 34% of total deposits were obtained from direct channels, and 7% were in the MMDA Product. Interest expense on deposits was $2.4 million, or 0.89% as an annualized percentage of average deposits, for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. The average balance of deposits was $533.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. Interest expense on deposits was $2.4 million, or 1.15% as an annualized percentage of average deposits, for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. The average balance of deposits was $423.6 million for six-month period ended June 30, 2013.

Insurance income. Insurance income increased $0.3 million to $2.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 from $2.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013, primarily due to higher billings from higher total finance receivables.

Other income. Other income was $0.8 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. Other income includes various administrative transaction fees and fees received from lease syndications.

Salaries and benefits expense. Salaries and benefits expense increased $0.7 million, or 5.4%, to $13.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 from $12.9 million for the same period in 2013. The increase was primarily due to annual salary adjustment. Salaries and benefits expense, as an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables, was 4.59% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 compared with 5.01% for the same period in 2013.

Total personnel decreased to 279 at June 30, 2014 from 281 at June 30, 2013.

General and administrative expense. General and administrative expense increased $0.8 million, or 10.8%, to $8.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 from $7.4 million for the same period in 2013. The increase was primarily due to portfolio growth and the impact of increased marketing and strategic initiatives. General and administrative expense as an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables was 2.74% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to 2.88% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. Selected major components of general and administrative expense for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 included $1.4 million of premises and occupancy expense, $0.8 million of audit and tax compliance expense, $0.8 million of data processing expense and $0.5 million of marketing expense. In comparison, selected major components of general and administrative expense for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 included $1.3 million of premises and occupancy expense, $0.6 million of audit and tax compliance expense, $0.7 million of data processing expense and $0.4 million of marketing expense.

Financing related costs. Financing related costs primarily represent bank commitment fees paid to our financing sources on the unused portion of loan facilities. Financing related costs were $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, compared to $0.5 million for the same period in 2013.

Provision for credit losses. The provision for credit losses decreased $0.2 million, or 4.9%, to $3.9 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 from $4.1 million for the same period in 2013, primarily due to seasoning of the portfolio including a decline in the 31 day delinquency category partially offset by the impact of portfolio growth. Additional factors that have an impact on the provision for credit losses include the ongoing seasoning of the portfolio as reflected in the mix of origination vintages and the mix of credit profiles because they impact both the charge-offs and the allowance for credit losses. Lease portfolio losses tend to follow patterns based on the mix of origination vintages comprising the portfolio. The anticipated credit losses from the inception of a particular lease origination vintage to charge-off generally follow a pattern of lower losses for the first few months, followed by increased losses in subsequent months, then lower losses during the later periods of the lease term. Therefore, the seasoning, or mix of origination vintages, of the portfolio affects the timing and amount of anticipated probable and estimable credit losses.

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Net charge-offs were $4.6 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to $3.6 million for the same period in 2013. The increase in net charge-offs was primarily due to portfolio growth, the ongoing seasoning of the portfolio as reflected in the mix of origination vintages and the mix of credit profiles. Net charge-offs as an annualized percentage of average total finance receivables increased to 1.55% during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, from 1.40% for the same period in 2013. The allowance for credit losses decreased to approximately $7.7 million at June 30, 2014, a decrease of $0.8 million from $8.5 million at December 31, 2013.

Additional information regarding asset quality is included herein in the subsequent section, “Finance Receivables and Asset Quality.”

Provision for income taxes. Income tax expense of $5.8 million was recorded for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to an expense of $4.8 million for the same period in 2013. The change is primarily attributable to the change in pretax income recorded for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. Our effective tax rate, which is a combination of federal and state income tax rates, was approximately 37.8% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to 37.2% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. The change in effective tax rate is primarily due to an adjustment of approximately $0.1 million related to interest receivable on the 2006 through 2009 amended tax returns and changes in the mix of projected pretax book income across the jurisdictions and entities.

FINANCE RECEIVABLES AND ASSET QUALITY

Our net investment in leases and loans increased $18.0 million, or 3.0%, to $615.1 million at June 30, 2014 from $597.1 million at December 31, 2013. We continue to adjust our credit underwriting guidelines in response to current economic conditions, and we continue to develop our sales organization to increase originations. A portion of the Company’s lease portfolio is generally assigned as collateral for the borrowing facility as described below in “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

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The chart which follows provides our asset quality statistics for each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, and the year ended December 31, 2013:

		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended				Year Ended
		June 30,				June 30,				December 31,
		2014		2013		2014		2013		2013
		(Dollars in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period		$	8,159	$	7,084	$	8,467	$	6,488	$	6,488
Charge-offs			(3,104)		(2,472)		(5,739)		(4,419)		(9,499)
Recoveries			546		414		1,141		793		1,861
Net charge-offs			(2,558)		(2,058)		(4,598)		(3,626)		(7,638)
Provision for credit losses			2,124		1,893		3,856		4,057		9,617
Allowance for credit losses, end of period	(1)	$	7,725	$	6,919	$	7,725	$	6,919	$	8,467
Annualized net charge-offs to average total finance receivables	(2)		1.71%		1.55%		1.55%		1.40%		1.41%
Allowance for credit losses to total finance receivables, end of period	(2)		1.26%		1.25%		1.26%		1.25%		1.42%
Average total finance receivables	(2)	$	599,413	$	530,463	$	594,668	$	516,656	$	540,717
Total finance receivables, end of period	(2)	$	612,722	$	553,296	$	612,722	$	553,296	$	595,253
Delinquencies greater than 60 days past due		$	3,544	$	3,179	$	3,544	$	3,179	$	3,204
Delinquencies greater than 60 days past due	(3)		0.51%		0.50%		0.51%		0.50%		0.47%
Allowance for credit losses to delinquent accounts greater than 60 days past due	(3)		217.97%		217.65%		217.97%		217.65%		264.26%
Non-accrual leases and loans, end of period		$	1,903	$	1,610	$	1,903	$	1,610	$	1,665
Renegotiated leases and loans, end of period		$	1,166	$	902	$	1,166	$	902	$	815
Accruing leases and loans past due 90 days or more		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest income included on non-accrual leases and loans	(4)	$	28	$	25	$	82	$	66	$	178
Interest income excluded on non-accrual leases and loans	(5)	$	23	$	19	$	25	$	24	$	20

⁽¹⁾  At June 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013, there was no allowance for credit losses allocated to loans.

⁽²⁾  Total finance receivables include net investment in direct financing leases and loans. For purposes of asset quality and allowance calculations, the effects of (i) the allowance for credit losses and (ii) initial direct costs and fees deferred are excluded.

⁽³⁾  Calculated as a percent of total minimum lease payments receivable for leases and as a percent of principal outstanding for loans.

⁽⁴⁾  Represents interest which was recognized during the period on non-accrual loans and leases, prior to non-accrual status.

⁽⁵⁾  Represents interest which would have been recorded on non-accrual loans and leases had they performed in accordance with their contractual terms during the period.

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Net investments in finance receivables are generally charged-off when they are contractually past due for 121 days. Income recognition is discontinued on leases or loans when a default on monthly payment exists for a period of 90 days or more. Income recognition resumes when a lease or loan becomes less than 90 days delinquent.

Net charge-offs for the three months ended June 30, 2014 were $2.6 million (1.71% of average total finance receivables on an annualized basis), compared to $2.0 million (1.38% of average total finance receivables on an annualized basis) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and $2.1 million (1.55% of average total finance receivables on an annualized basis) for the three months ended June 30, 2013. Approximately 44% of the increase from the second quarter of 2013 was due to a higher charge-off rate as a percentage of average total finance receivables, and approximately 56% of the increase was related to the growth in average total finance receivables. The increase in charge-off rate is partially due to the ongoing seasoning of the portfolio as reflected in the mix of origination vintages and the mix of credit profiles. Lease portfolio losses tend to follow patterns based on the mix of origination vintages comprising the portfolio. The timing of credit losses from the inception of a particular lease origination vintage to charge-off generally follows a pattern of lower losses for the first few months, followed by increased losses in subsequent months, then lower losses during the later periods of the lease term. Therefore, the seasoning, or mix of origination vintages, of the portfolio affects the timing and amount of charge-offs.

Net charge-offs for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 were $4.6 million (1.55% of average total finance receivables on an annualized basis), compared to $3.6 million (1.40% of average total finance receivables on an annualized basis) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. Approximately 40% of the increase from the second quarter of 2013 was due to a higher charge-off rate as a percentage of average total finance receivables, and approximately 60% of the increase was related to the growth in average total finance receivables. The increase in charge-off rate is partially due to the ongoing seasoning of the portfolio as reflected in the mix of origination vintages and the mix of credit profiles, as discussed above.

Delinquent accounts 60 days or more past due (as a percentage of minimum lease payments receivable for leases and as a percentage of principal outstanding for loans) were 0.51% at June 30, 2014 and 0.47% at December 31, 2013, compared to 0.50% at June 30, 2013. Supplemental information regarding loss statistics and delinquencies is available on the investor relations section of Marlin’s website at www.marlincorp.com.

In accordance with the Contingencies Topic of the FASB ASC, we maintain an allowance for credit losses at an amount sufficient to absorb losses inherent in our existing lease and loan portfolios as of the reporting dates based on our projection of probable net credit losses. The factors and trends discussed above were included in the Company’s analysis to determine its allowance for credit losses. (See “Critical Accounting Policies.”)

RESIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Our leases offer our end user customers the option to own the equipment at lease expiration. As of June 30, 2014, approximately 68% of our leases were one dollar purchase option leases, 31% were fair market value leases and 1% were fixed purchase option leases, the latter of which typically contain an end-of-term purchase option equal to 10% of the original equipment cost. As of June 30, 2014, there were $27.5 million of residual assets retained on our Consolidated Balance Sheet, of which $22.0 million, or 80.0%, were related to copiers. As of December 31, 2013, there were $28.4 million of residual assets retained on our Consolidated Balance Sheet, of which $22.7 million, or 79.8%, were related to copiers. No other group of equipment represented more than 10% of equipment residuals as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Improvements in technology and other market changes, particularly in copiers, could adversely impact our ability to realize the recorded residual values of this equipment.

Fee income included approximately $0.7 million of net residual income for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. Fee income included approximately $1.3 million and $1.5 million of net residual income for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. Net residual income includes income from lease renewals and gains and losses on the realization of residual values of leased equipment disposed at the end of term as further described below.

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Our leases generally include renewal provisions and many leases continue beyond their initial contractual term. Based on the Company’s experience, the amount of ultimate realization of the residual value tends to relate more to the customer’s election at the end of the lease term to enter into a renewal period, purchase the leased equipment or return the leased equipment than it does to the equipment type. We consider renewal income a component of residual performance. Renewal income net of depreciation totaled approximately $1.1 million and $1.3 million for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. Renewal income net of depreciation totaled approximately $2.3 million and $2.7 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. The decline in residual income was primarily due to fewer leases reaching the end of their original contractual terms, as a result of the lower originations during the 2008 to 2010 timeframe.

For the three months ended June 30, 2014, the net loss on residual values disposed at end of term totaled $0.4 million, compared to a net loss of $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the net loss on residual values disposed at end of term totaled $1.0 million, compared to a net loss of $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013. The primary driver of the changes was a shift in the mix of the amounts and types of equipment disposed at the end of the applicable lease term. Historically, our net residual income has exceeded 100% of the residual recorded on such leases. Management performs periodic reviews of the estimated residual values and historical realization statistics no less frequently than quarterly. There was no impairment recognized on estimated residual values during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our business requires a substantial amount of cash to operate and grow. Our primary liquidity need is to fund new originations. In addition, we need liquidity to pay interest and principal on our deposits and borrowings, to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with our financing transactions, to fund infrastructure and technology investment, to pay dividends and to pay administrative and other operating expenses.

We are dependent upon the availability of financing from a variety of funding sources to satisfy these liquidity needs. Historically, we have relied upon four principal types of external funding sources for our operations:

• FDIC-insured deposits issued by our wholly-owned subsidiary, MBB;

• borrowings under various bank facilities;

• financing of leases and loans in various warehouse facilities (all of which have since been repaid in full); and

• financing of leases through term note securitizations (all of which have been repaid in full).

Through the issuance of FDIC-insured deposits, MBB serves as the Company’s primary funding source. On February 23, 2014, MBB added the FDIC-insured MMDA Product as another source of deposit funding. This product is offered through participation in a partner bank’s insured savings account product to clients of that bank. It is a brokered account with a variable interest rate, recorded as a single deposit account at MBB. Over time, MBB may offer other products and services to the Company’s customer base. MBB is a Utah state-chartered, Federal Reserve member commercial bank. As such, MBB is supervised by both the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions.

On January 13, 2009, Marlin Business Services Corp. became a bank holding company and is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act and supervised by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. On September 15, 2010, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia confirmed the effectiveness of Marlin Business Services Corp.’s election to become a financial holding company (while remaining a bank holding company) pursuant to Sections 4(k) and (l) of the Bank Holding Company Act and Section 225.82 of the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation Y. Such election permits Marlin Business Services Corp. to engage in activities that are financial in nature or incidental to a financial activity, including the maintenance and expansion of our reinsurance activities conducted through our wholly-owned subsidiary, AssuranceOne.

Our strategy has generally included funding new originations, other than those funded by MBB, in the short-term with cash from operations or through borrowings under various loan facilities. Through 2010, we executed term note securitizations periodically to refinance and relieve the loan facilities. With the opening of MBB in 2008, we began to fund increasing amounts of new originations through the issuance of FDIC-insured deposits. Deposits issued by MBB represent our primary funding source for new originations.

On October 9, 2009, Marlin Business Services Corp.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Marlin Receivables Corp. (“MRC”), closed on a $75.0 million, three-year committed loan facility with the Lender Finance division of Wells Fargo Capital Finance. The facility is secured by a lien on MRC’s assets and is supported by guaranties from Marlin Business Services Corp. and Marlin Leasing Corporation. Advances under the facility are made pursuant to a borrowing base formula, and the proceeds are used to fund lease originations. On June 26, 2012, the facility was amended to extend the maturity date to October 9, 2015.

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On September 24, 2010, the Company’s subsidiary, Marlin Leasing Receivables XIII LLC (“MLR XIII”), closed on a $50.0 million three-year committed loan facility with Key Equipment Finance Inc. The facility was secured by a lien on MLR XIII’s assets. Advances under the facility were made pursuant to a borrowing base formula, and the proceeds were used to fund lease originations. The maturity date of the facility was September 23, 2013. On March 15, 2013, the Company elected to exercise its option to repay the remaining $1.3 million of the facility.

As previously disclosed, the Company declared a dividend of $0.125 per share on July 29, 2014. The quarterly dividend was paid on August 21, 2014 to shareholders of record on the close of business on August 11, 2014, which resulted in a dividend payment of approximately $1.6 million. It represented the Company’s twelfth consecutive quarterly cash dividend.

As previously disclosed, in addition to the Company’s regular quarterly dividend, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share on September 4, 2013. The special dividend was paid on September 26, 2013 to shareholders of record on the close of business on September 16, 2013, which resulted in a dividend payment of approximately $26.0 million. The Company’s Board of Directors does not expect the special dividend to affect the payment of the regular quarterly dividends, which remain subject to Board approval.

At June 30, 2014, we had approximately $98.0 million of available borrowing capacity from our borrowing facility and a federal funds line of credit with a correspondent bank in addition to available cash and cash equivalents of $98.6 million. This amount excludes additional liquidity that may be provided by the issuance of insured deposits through MBB. Our debt to equity ratio was 3.16 to 1 at June 30, 2014 and 3.09 to 1 at December 31, 2013.

Net cash used in investing activities was $23.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $57.9 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. Investing activities primarily relate to leasing activities.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $23.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $66.8 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. Financing activities include net advances and repayments on our various deposit and borrowing sources and transactions related to the Company’s common stock, such as repurchasing common stock and paying dividends.

Additional liquidity is provided by or used by our cash flow from operations. Net cash provided by operating activities was $13.3 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $12.0 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013.

We expect cash from operations, additional borrowings on existing and future credit facilities and funds from deposits issued through brokers, direct deposit sources, and the MMDA Product to be adequate to support our operations and projected growth for the next 12 months and the foreseeable future.

Total Cash and Cash Equivalents. Our objective is to maintain an adequate level of cash, investing any free cash in leases. We primarily fund our originations and growth using FDIC- insured deposits issued through MBB and, to a much lesser extent, advances under our long-term bank facility. Total cash and cash equivalents available as of June 30, 2014 totaled $98.6 million, compared to $85.7 million at December 31, 2013.

Restricted Interest-earning Deposits with Banks. As of June 30, 2014, we also had $1.0 million of cash that was classified as restricted interest-earning deposits with banks, compared to $1.3 million at December 31, 2013. Restricted interest-earning deposits with banks consist primarily of trust accounts related to our secured debt facility. The decline in these balances in 2013 was generally due to the repayment of our borrowings.

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Borrowings. Our primary borrowing relationship requires the pledging of eligible lease and loan receivables to secure amounts advanced. We had no outstanding secured borrowings at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Information pertaining to our borrowing facilities is as follows:

	For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014									As of June 30, 2014
			Maximum
	Maximum		Month End		Average		Weighted					Weighted
	Facility		Amount		Amount		Average			Amount		Average			Unused
	Amount		Outstanding		Outstanding		Rate (2)			Outstanding		Rate (2)			Capacity(1)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Federal funds purchased	$	23,000	$	—	$	—		—	%	$	—		—	%	$	23,000
Long-term loan facilities		75,000		—		—		—	%		—		—	%		75,000
	$	98,000			$	—		—	%	$	—		—	%	$	98,000

⁽¹⁾  Does not include MBB’s access to the Federal Reserve Discount Window, which is based on the amount of assets MBB chooses to pledge. Based on assets pledged at June 30, 2014, MBB had $25.8 million in unused, secured borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Discount Window. Additional liquidity that may be provided by the issuance of insured deposits is also excluded from this table.

⁽²⁾  Does not include transaction costs.

Federal Funds Line of Credit with Correspondent Bank

MBB has established a federal funds line of credit with a correspondent bank. This line allows for both selling and purchasing of federal funds. The amount that can be drawn against the line is limited to $23.0 million.

Federal Reserve Discount Window

In addition, MBB has received approval to borrow from the Federal Reserve Discount Window based on the amount of assets MBB chooses to pledge. MBB had $25.8 million in unused, secured borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Discount Window, based on $30.9 million of net investment in leases pledged at June 30, 2014.

Long-term Loan Facilities

On October 9, 2009, Marlin Business Services Corp.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, MRC, closed on a $75.0 million, three-year committed loan facility with the Lender Finance division of Wells Fargo Capital Finance. The facility is secured by a lien on MRC’s assets and is supported by guaranties from Marlin Business Services Corp. and Marlin Leasing Corporation. Advances under the facility are made pursuant to a borrowing base formula, and the proceeds are used to fund lease originations. In contrast to previous facilities, this long-term loan facility does not require annual refinancing. As previously disclosed, on June 26, 2012, certain provisions of the facility were amended and its maturity date was extended from October 9, 2012 to October 9, 2015. An event of default, such as non-payment of amounts when due under the loan agreement or a breach of covenants, may accelerate the maturity date of the facility. However, there is no amount outstanding under the facility at June 30, 2014.

On September 24, 2010, the Company’s subsidiary, MLR XIII, closed on a $50.0 million three-year committed loan facility with Key Equipment Finance Inc. The facility was secured by a lien on MLR XIII’s assets. Advances under the facility were made pursuant to a borrowing base formula, and the proceeds were used to fund lease originations. The maturity date of the facility was September 23, 2013. On March 15, 2013, the Company elected to exercise its option to repay the remaining $1.3 million of the facility.

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Financial Covenants

Our secured borrowing arrangements contain numerous covenants, restrictions and default provisions that we must comply with in order to obtain funding through the facility and to avoid an event of default. A change in the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer or Chief Financial Officer is an event of default under our long-term loan facility with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, unless we hire a replacement with skills and experience appropriate for performing the duties of the applicable positions within 120 days.

A merger or consolidation with another company in which the Company is not the surviving entity is also an event of default under the financing facility. The Company’s long-term loan facility contains acceleration clauses allowing the creditor to accelerate the scheduled maturities of the obligation under certain conditions that may not be objectively determinable (for example, if a “material adverse change” occurs). An event of default under our facility could result in an acceleration of amounts outstanding under the facility, foreclosure on all or a portion of the leases financed by the facility and/or the removal of the Company as servicer of the leases financed by the facility.

Some of the critical financial and credit quality covenants under our borrowing arrangement as of June 30, 2014 include:

	Actual(1)		Requirement
Debt-to-equity ratio maximum		3.16 to 1		5.5 to 1
Maximum servicer senior leverage ratio		0 to 1		5.0 to 1
Maximum portfolio delinquency ratio		0.53%		3.50%
Maximum gross charge-off ratio		1.85%		7.00%

⁽¹⁾  Calculations are based on specific contractual definitions and subsidiaries per the debt agreement, which may differ from ratios or amounts presented elsewhere in this document.

As of June 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with the provisions of its secured borrowing arrangement.

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Bank Capital and Regulatory Oversight

On January 13, 2009, we became a bank holding company by order of the Federal Reserve Board and are subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act. All of our subsidiaries may be subject to examination by the Federal Reserve Board even if not otherwise regulated by the Federal Reserve Board. On September 15, 2010, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia confirmed the effectiveness of our election to become a financial holding company (while remaining a bank holding company) pursuant to Sections 4(k) and (l) of the Bank Holding Company Act and Section 225.82 of the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation Y. Such election permits us to engage in activities that are financial in nature or incidental to a financial activity, including the maintenance and expansion of our reinsurance activities conducted through our wholly-owned subsidiary, AssuranceOne.

MBB is also subject to comprehensive federal and state regulations dealing with a wide variety of subjects, including minimum capital standards, reserve requirements, terms on which a bank may engage in transactions with its affiliates, restrictions as to dividend payments and numerous other aspects of its operations. These regulations generally have been adopted to protect depositors and creditors rather than shareholders.

There are a number of restrictions on bank holding companies that are designed to minimize potential loss to depositors and the FDIC insurance funds. If an FDIC-insured depository subsidiary is “undercapitalized,” the bank holding company is required to ensure (subject to certain limits) the subsidiary’s compliance with the terms of any capital restoration plan filed with its appropriate banking agency. Also, a bank holding company is required to serve as a source of financial strength to its depository institution subsidiaries and to commit resources to support such institutions in circumstances where it might not do so absent such policy. Under the Bank Holding Company Act, the Federal Reserve Board has the authority to require a bank holding company to terminate any activity or to relinquish control of a non-bank subsidiary upon the Federal Reserve Board’s determination that such activity or control constitutes a serious risk to the financial soundness and stability of a depository institution subsidiary of the bank holding company.

Capital Adequacy. Under the risk-based capital requirements applicable to them, bank holding companies must maintain a ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets (including the asset equivalent of certain off-balance sheet activities such as acceptances and letters of credit) of not less than 8% (10% in order to be considered “well-capitalized”). At least 4% of the total capital (6% to be well-capitalized) must be composed of common stock, related surplus, retained earnings, qualifying perpetual preferred stock and minority interests in the equity accounts of certain consolidated subsidiaries, after deducting goodwill and certain other intangibles (“Tier 1 Capital”). The remainder of total capital (“Tier 2 Capital”) may consist of certain perpetual debt securities, mandatory convertible debt securities, hybrid capital instruments and limited amounts of subordinated debt, qualifying preferred stock, allowance for credit losses on loans and leases, allowance for credit losses on off-balance-sheet credit exposures and unrealized gains on equity securities.

The Federal Reserve Board has also established minimum leverage ratio guidelines for bank holding companies. These guidelines mandate a minimum leverage ratio of Tier 1 Capital to adjusted quarterly average total assets less certain amounts (“leverage amounts”) equal to 3% for bank holding companies meeting certain criteria (including those having the highest regulatory rating). All other banking organizations are generally required to maintain a leverage ratio of at least 3% plus an additional cushion of at least 100 basis points and in some cases more. The Federal Reserve Board’s guidelines also provide that bank holding companies experiencing internal growth or making acquisitions are expected to maintain capital positions substantially above the minimum supervisory levels without significant reliance on intangible assets. Furthermore, the guidelines indicate that the Federal Reserve Board will continue to consider a “tangible tier 1 leverage ratio” (i.e., after deducting all intangibles) in evaluating proposals for expansion or new activities. MBB is subject to similar capital standards promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board.

Bank holding companies are required to comply with the Federal Reserve Board’s risk-based capital guidelines that require a minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of 8%. At least half of the total capital is required to be Tier 1 Capital. In addition to the risk-based capital guidelines, the Federal Reserve Board has adopted a minimum leverage capital ratio under which a bank holding company must maintain a level of Tier 1 Capital to average total consolidated assets of at least 3% in the case of a bank holding company which has the highest regulatory examination rating and is not contemplating significant growth or expansion. All other bank holding companies are expected to maintain a leverage capital ratio of at least 4%.

At June 30, 2014, MBB’s Tier 1 leverage ratio, Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and total risk-based capital ratio were 15.99%, 17.31% and 18.51%, respectively, which exceeds requirements for well-capitalized status of 5%, 6% and 10%, respectively. At June 30, 2014, Marlin Business Services Corp.’s Tier 1 leverage ratio, Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and total risk-based capital ratio were 22.81%, 25.83% and 27.01%, respectively, which exceeds requirements for well-capitalized status of 5%, 6% and 10%, respectively.

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Pursuant to the FDIC Agreement entered into in conjunction with the opening of MBB, MBB is required to keep its total risk-based capital ratio above 15%. MBB’s Tier 1 Capital balance at June 30, 2014 was $106.3 million, which exceeds the regulatory threshold for “well capitalized” status. Until March 12, 2011, MBB operated in accordance with its original de novo three-year business plan as required by the original order issued by the FDIC when the Company opened MBB. Following the expiration of MBB’s three-year de novo period, the Company has provided MBB with additional capital to support future growth of $25 million in 2011, $10 million in 2012, and $10 million in 2013.

Information on Stock Repurchases

Information on Stock Repurchases is provided in “Part II. Other Information, Item 2, Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds” herein.

Items Subsequent to June 30, 2014

The Company declared a dividend of $0.125 per share on July 29, 2014. The quarterly dividend, which is expected to result in a dividend payment of approximately $1.6 million, is scheduled to be paid on August 21, 2014 to shareholders of record on the close of business on August 11, 2014. It represents the Company’s twelfth consecutive quarterly cash dividend. The payment of future dividends will be subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors.

On July 29, 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $15 million of its outstanding shares of common stock, replacing the stock repurchase program established in November 2007.

Contractual Obligations

In addition to scheduled maturities on our deposits and credit facilities, we have future cash obligations under various types of contracts. We lease office space and office equipment under long-term operating leases. The contractual obligations under our deposits, credit facilities, operating leases, agreements and commitments under non-cancelable contracts as of June 30, 2014 were as follows:

	Contractual Obligations as of June 30, 2014
			Contractual
			Interest		Operating		Leased		Capital
Period Ending December 31,	Deposits		Payments(1)		Leases		Facilities		Leases		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
2014	$	104,971	$	1,950	$	2	$	676	$	51	$	107,650
2015		177,770		2,942		—		1,234		102		182,048
2016		107,780		1,857		—		1,246		102		110,985
2017		71,807		978		—		1,263		77		74,125
2018		18,610		430		—		1,279		—		20,319
Thereafter		14,028		46		—		1,755		—		15,829
Total	$	494,966	$	8,203	$	2	$	7,453	$	332	$	510,956

⁽¹⁾  Includes interest on deposits and borrowings. Interest on the variable-rate long-term loan facility is assumed at the June 30, 2014 rate for the remaining term.

There were no off-balance sheet arrangements requiring disclosure at June 30, 2014.

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MARKET INTEREST RATE RISK AND SENSITIVITY

Market risk is the risk of losses arising from changes in values of financial instruments. We engage in transactions in the normal course of business that expose us to market risks. We attempt to mitigate such risks through prudent management practices and strategies such as attempting to match the expected cash flows of our assets and liabilities.

We are exposed to market risks associated with changes in interest rates and our earnings may fluctuate with changes in interest rates. The lease assets we originate are almost entirely fixed-rate. Accordingly, we generally seek to finance these assets primarily with fixed interest certificates of deposit issued by MBB, and to a lesser extent through the variable rate MMDA Product at MBB.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-12, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. Under the new guidance, it is required that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. This guidance also requires that the performance target not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. The guidance is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption of the new requirements is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated balance sheet, statement of operations, or statement of cash flows of the Company.

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Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The information appearing in the section captioned “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Market Interest Rate Risk and Sensitivity” under Item 2 of Part I of this Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report are designed and operating effectively to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the 1934 Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with management’s evaluation that occurred during the Company’s second fiscal quarter of 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. Other Information

Item 1.     Legal Proceedings

We are party to various legal proceedings, which include claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, these actions will not have a material impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 1A.   Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

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Item 2.      Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Information on Stock Repurchases

On November 2, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan. Under this program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $15 million in value of its outstanding shares of common stock. This authority may be exercised from time to time and in such amounts as market conditions warrant. Any shares purchased under this plan are returned to the status of authorized but unissued shares of common stock. The repurchases may be made on the open market, in block trades or otherwise. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The repurchases are funded using the Company’s working capital. The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s repurchases of its common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2014.

	Number of Shares   Purchased		Average Price  Paid Per Share(1)		Total Number of  Shares Purchased as  Part of a Publicly Announced Plan or Program		Maximum Approximate  Dollar Value of Shares that  May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
Time Period
April 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014		—	$	—		—	$	5,134,818
May 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014		99,675	$	19.75		99,675	$	3,162,608
June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014		14,209	$	18.97		14,209	$	2,893,112
Total for the quarter ended June 30, 2014		113,884	$	19.66		113,884	$	2,893,112

In addition to the repurchases described above, participants in the 2003 Plan and the 2014 Plan may have shares withheld to cover income taxes. There were 1,202 shares repurchased to cover income tax withholding in connection with shares granted under the 2003 Plan during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, at an average cost of $19.88 per share. At June  30, 2014, the Company had $2.9 million remaining in its stock repurchase plan authorized by the Board of Directors.

Item  3.      Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.   Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

Item 5.      Other Information

None.

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  Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit   Number	Description
3.1	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (1)
3.2	Bylaws (2)
10.1	2014 Equity Compensation Plan (3)
10.2	Form of Non-Employee Director Stock Award (4)
10.3	Form of Employee Stock Award (5)
31.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Marlin Business Services Corp. required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Filed herewith)
31.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Marlin Business Services Corp. required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Filed herewith)
32.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Marlin Business Services Corp. required by Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Further, this exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.) (Furnished herewith)
101	Financial statements from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2014, formatted in XBRL: (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. (Submitted electronically with this report)

^†  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

⁽¹⁾  Previously filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 filed on March 5, 2008, and incorporated by reference herein.

⁽²⁾  Previously filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-108530), filed on October 14, 2003 and incorporated by reference herein.

⁽³⁾  Previously filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 9, 2014, and incorporated by reference herein.

⁽⁴⁾  Previously filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2014, and incorporated by reference herein.

⁽⁵⁾  Previously filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2014, and incorporated by reference herein.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
(Registrant)
By:	/s/ Daniel P. Dyer	Chief Executive Officer
	Daniel P. Dyer	(Chief Executive Officer)
By:	/s/ Lynne C. Wilson
	Lynne C. Wilson	Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President
		(Principal Financial Officer)

Date:  August 1, 2014

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(a) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Daniel P. Dyer, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Marlin Business Services Corp.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periods covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the periods covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 1, 2014

/s/ Daniel P. Dyer                

Daniel P. Dyer

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(a) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Lynne C. Wilson, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Marlin Business Services Corp.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periods covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the periods covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 1, 2014

/s/ Lynne C. Wilson                

Lynne C. Wilson

Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President

(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Marlin Business Services Corp. for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 (the “Quarterly Report”), Daniel P. Dyer, as Chief Executive Officer, and Lynne C. Wilson, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, that pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his or her knowledge:

(1) The Quarterly Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Marlin Business Services Corp.

Date: August 1, 2014

/s/ Daniel P. Dyer

Daniel P. Dyer

Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Lynne C. Wilson

Lynne C. Wilson

Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President

(Principal Financial Officer)

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Entity Location [Line Items]
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Marlin Business Bank [Member]
Entity Location [Line Items]
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Entity Location [Line Items]
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Entity Location [Line Items]
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Stock-Based Compensation (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
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Equity Compensation Plan, Number of Shares Available for Grant	1,090,550		1,090,550
Number of Shares, Stock Options Granted			0
Stock-based Compensation Expense	$ 300,000	$ 400,000	$ 1,300,000	$ 1,200,000
Stock Options Exercised, Number of Shares			3,772		127,957
Tax Benefit from Stock-based Compensation			0
Stock-based Awards Other Than Options, Additional Grants Contingently Issuable			44,875
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements			624,000	850,000	1,052,000
Common Stock Closing Price Per Share	$ 18.19		$ 18.19
Stock Options [Member]
Stock-based Compensation Arrangements [Line Items]
Stock-based Compensation Expense	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000
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Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized on Nonvested Stock-based Awards, Portion Subject to Pre-expiration Vesting	500,000		500,000
Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized on Nonvested Stock-based Awards, Portion Subject to Pre-expiration Vesting, Period for Recognition, in Years			1 year 7 months
Restricted Stock [Member]
Stock-based Compensation Arrangements [Line Items]
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Stock-based Compensation Expense	300,000	400,000	1,300,000	1,200,000
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Stock-based Awards Other Than Options, Subject to Performance Acceleration, Grants in Period			43,934
Stock-based Awards Other Than Options, Contingent on Performance, Grants in Period			0
Stock-based Awards, Grants in Period, Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value	2,048,849	354,082	2,048,849	2,539,340
Stock-based Compensation Expense Due to Performance Acceleration			600,000	442,000
Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized on Nonvested Stock-based Awards, Portion Subject to Acceleration	1,600,000		1,600,000
Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized on Nonvested Stock-based Awards, Portion Subject to Pre-expiration Vesting, Period for Recognition, in Years			1 year 5 months
Stock-based Awards Other Than Options, Additional Grants Contingently Issuable Achievement Threshold			100.00%
Stock-based Awards Other than Options, Vested in Period, Total Fair Value	$ 500,000	$ 600,000	$ 4,700,000	$ 3,200,000
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Stock-based Compensation Arrangements [Line Items]
Stock-based Awards, Vesting Period in Years			3 years
Restricted Stock [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Director [Member]
Stock-based Compensation Arrangements [Line Items]
Stock-based Awards, Vesting Period in Years			6 months
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Stock-based Compensation Arrangements [Line Items]
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Stock-based Compensation Arrangements [Line Items]
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Stockholders' Equity (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2007	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Instrument Stock Repurchase Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Instrument Stock Repurchase Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Instrument Stock Repurchase Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Instrument Equity Compensation Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Instrument Equity Compensation Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Instrument Equity Compensation Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Instrument Equity Compensation Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Marlin Business Services Corp. [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Marlin Business Bank [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Special Cash Dividend [Member]
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Regulatory Capital Requirements Miscellaneous Information [Line Items]
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Stock Repurchase [Line Items]
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Net Investment in Leases and Loans [Abstract]
Minimum lease payments receivable	$ 697,544			$ 682,081
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Security Deposits	(2,660)			(2,631)
Loans, Including Unamortized Deferred Fees and Costs	1,276			954
Allowance for Credit Losses	(7,725)	[1]	(8,159)	(8,467)	[1]	(6,488)	(6,919)	[1]	(7,084)	(6,488)	(6,488)
Net investment in leases and loans	$ 615,132			$ 597,075

[1] At June 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013, there was no allowance for credit losses allocated to loans.

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Deposits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Contractual Maturities of Time Deposits [Abstract]

Contractual Maturities Of Time Deposits [Table Text Block]

		Scheduled
		Maturities
		(Dollars in thousands)
Period Ending December 31,
2014		$	104,971
2015			177,770
2016			107,780
2017			71,807
2018			18,610
Thereafter			14,028
	Total	$	494,966

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Stock-Based Compensation (Summary of Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Options Outstanding, Number of Shares	204,048	218,917
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years)	1 year 6 months
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 10.14	$ 10.4
Options Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 1,642
Options Exercisable, Number of Shares	110,818
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years)	1 year 11 months
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 10.24
Options Exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	880
$7.17 - 9.52 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Options Outstanding and Exercisable, Lower Price in Range Category	$ 7.17
Options Outstanding and Exercisable, Upper Price in Range Category	$ 9.52
Options Outstanding, Number of Shares	136,905
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years)	0 years 10 months
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 9.03
Options Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	1,254
Options Exercisable, Number of Shares	59,373
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years)	1 year 1 month
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 8.38
Options Exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	582
$12.08 - 12.41 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Options Outstanding and Exercisable, Lower Price in Range Category	$ 12.08
Options Outstanding and Exercisable, Upper Price in Range Category	$ 12.41
Options Outstanding, Number of Shares	66,796
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years)	2 years 11 months
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 12.39
Options Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	387
Options Exercisable, Number of Shares	51,098
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years)	2 years 11 months
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 12.38
Options Exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	297
$14.00 - 16.01 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Options Outstanding and Exercisable, Lower Price in Range Category	$ 14
Options Outstanding, Number of Shares	347
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years)	0 years 5 months
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 14
Options Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	1
Options Exercisable, Number of Shares	347
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years)	0 years 5 months
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 14
Options Exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 1

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Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures about the Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Balances Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	$ 5,634	$ 5,387
Fair Value Assets Level 1 To Level 2 Transfers Amount	0	0
Fair Value Assets Level 2 To Level 1 Transfers Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	3,226	3,140
Interest-rate caps purchased	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	2,408	2,247
Interest-rate caps purchased	$ 0	$ 0

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Other Assets (Narratives) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2014
Information Pertaining to Income Tax Receivable [Line Items]
Income Tax Amendment, Tax Receivable Increase	$ 15.4
Income Tax Amendment, Interest Benefit Increase	0.5
Accrued Income Taxes Payable Remaining Related to Amended Returns		$ 0.2

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Subsequent Events (Narratives)(Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2007	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member]	Jul. 29, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Number
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per share					$ 0.125
Cash dividends declared		$ 2,852,000	$ 31,369,000		$ 1,600,000
Cash dividend declared on common stock, date declared		Jul. 29, 2014
Cash dividend declared on common stock, payable date		Aug. 21, 2014
Cash dividend declared on common stock, date of record		Aug. 11, 2014
Number of consecutive quately cash dividends declared.					12
Equity Compensation Plan, Aggregate Number of Shares Authorized		1,200,000		1,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount	$ 15,000,000				$ 15,000,000

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Stockholders' Equity (Regulatory Capital Ratios) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014
Marlin Business Services Corp. [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier One Leverage Capital	$ 168,364
Tier One Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	29,522
Tier One Leverage Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	36,902
Tier One Risk Based Capital	168,364
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	26,075
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	39,113
Total Risk Based Capital	176,089
Total Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	52,151
Total Risk Based Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	65,189
Tier One Leverage Capital to Average Assets	22.81%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Average Assets	4.00%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Average Assets	5.00%
Tier One Risk Based Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	25.83%
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	4.00%
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	6.00%
Total Risk Based Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	27.01%
Total Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	8.00%
Total Risk Based Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	10.00%
Marlin Business Bank [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier One Leverage Capital	106,288
Tier One Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	33,236
Tier One Leverage Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	33,236
Tier One Risk Based Capital	106,288
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	36,845
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	36,845
Total Risk Based Capital	113,676
Total Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	92,114
Total Risk Based Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	$ 61,409
Tier One Leverage Capital to Average Assets	15.99%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Average Assets	5.00%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Average Assets	5.00%
Tier One Risk Based Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	17.31%
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	6.00%
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	6.00%
Total Risk Based Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	18.51%
Total Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	15.00%
Total Risk Based Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	10.00%

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Summary of Critical Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Summary of Critical Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Critical Accounting Policies

NOTE 2 – Summary of Critical Accounting Policies

Basis of financial statement presentation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Marlin Leasing Corporation and MBB are managed together as a single business segment and are aggregated for financial reporting purposes as they exhibit similar economic characteristics, share the same leasing portfolio and have one product offering. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring items) necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position at June 30, 2014 and the results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, and cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and note disclosures included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 10, 2014. The consolidated results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations or cash flows for the respective full years or any other period.

Use of estimates. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are used when accounting for income recognition, the residual values of leased equipment, the allowance for credit losses, deferred initial direct costs and fees, late fee receivables, the fair value of financial instruments and income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include cash and interest-bearing money market funds. For purposes of the consolidated statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Interest income. Interest income is recognized under the effective interest method. The effective interest method of income recognition applies a constant rate of interest equal to the internal rate of return on each lease.

The Company’s lease portfolio consists of homogenous small balance accounts with an average balance less than $10,000 across a large cross section of credit variables such as state, equipment type, obligor, vendor and industry category. These leases generally have similar credit risk characteristics and as a result the Company evaluates the impairment of the lease portfolio on a pooled basis. The Company’s key credit quality indicator is delinquency status. Based on the historical payment behavior of the Company’s lease portfolio as a whole, payments are considered reasonably assured when a lease’s delinquency status is less than 90 days. Therefore, when a lease or loan is 90 days or more delinquent, the contract is classified as non-accrual and interest income recognition is discontinued. Interest income recognition resumes on a contract when the lessee makes payments sufficient to bring the contract’s status to less than 90 days delinquent.

Modifications to leases are accounted for in accordance with Topic 840 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”). Modifications resulting in renegotiated leases may include reductions in payment and extensions in term. However, such renegotiated leases are not granted concessions regarding implicit rates or reductions in total amounts due. Modifications may be granted on a one-time basis in situations that indicate the lessee is experiencing a temporary, timing issue and has a high likelihood of success with a revised payment plan. After a modification, a lease’s accrual status is based on compliance with the modified terms.

Fee income. Fee income consists of fees for delinquent lease and loan payments, cash collected on early termination of leases and net residual income. Net residual income includes income from lease renewals and gains and losses on the realization of residual values of leased equipment disposed at the end of a lease’s term. Residual income is recognized as earned.

Fee income from delinquent lease payments is recognized on an accrual basis based on anticipated collection rates. At a minimum of every quarter, an analysis of anticipated collection rates is performed based on updates to collection history. Adjustments in the anticipated collection rate assumptions are made as needed based on this analysis. Other fees are recognized when received.

Insurance income. Insurance income is recognized on an accrual basis as earned over the term of each lease. Generally, insurance payments that are 120 days or more past due are charged against income. Ceding commissions, losses and loss adjustment expenses are recorded in the period incurred and netted against insurance income.

Other income.Other income includes various administrative transaction fees and fees received from lease syndications, recognized as earned.

Securities available for sale. Securities available for sale consist of mutual funds and municipal bonds that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Unrealized holding gains or losses of all securities available for sale, net of related deferred income taxes, are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income. Fair value measurement is based upon quoted prices in active markets, if available. If quoted prices in active markets are not available, fair values are based on prices obtained from third-party pricing vendors. See Note 8 for more information on fair value measurement of securities.

Initial direct costs and fees. We defer initial direct costs incurred and fees received to originate our leases and loans in accordance with the Receivables Topic and the Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs Subtopic of the FASB ASC. The initial direct costs and fees we defer are part of the net investment in leases and loans and are amortized to interest income using the effective interest method. We defer third-party commission costs, as well as certain internal costs directly related to the origination activity. Costs subject to deferral include evaluating each prospective customer’s financial condition, evaluating and recording guarantees and other security arrangements, negotiating terms, preparing and processing documents and closing each transaction. The fees we defer are documentation fees collected at inception. The realization of the initial direct costs, net of fees deferred, is predicated on the net future cash flows generated by our lease and loan portfolios.

Net investment in leases and loans. As required by U.S. GAAP, the Company uses the direct finance method of accounting to record its direct financing leases and related interest income. At the inception of a lease, the Company records as an asset the aggregate future minimum lease payments receivable, plus the estimated residual value of the leased equipment, less unearned lease income. Residual values are established at lease inception based on our estimate of the expected fair value of the equipment at the end of the lease term. Residual values may be realized at lease termination from lease extensions, sales or other dispositions of leased equipment. Estimates are based on industry data and management’s experience.

The Company records an estimated residual value at lease inception for all fair market value and fixed purchase option leases based on a percentage of the equipment cost of the asset being leased. The percentages used depend on equipment type and term. In setting estimated residual values, the Company focuses its analysis primarily on the Company’s total historical and expected realization statistics pertaining to sales of equipment.In subsequent evaluations for the impairment of the booked residual values, the Company reviews historical realization statistics including lease renewals and equipment sales. Anticipated renewal income is not included in the determination of fair value. However, it is one of the ways that fair value may be realized at the end of the lease term.

At the end of an original lease term, lessees may choose to purchase the equipment, renew the lease or return the equipment to the Company. The Company receives income from lease renewals when the lessee elects to retain the equipment longer than the original term of the lease. This income, net of appropriate periodic reductions in the estimated residual values of the related equipment, is included in fee income as net residual income.

When a lessee elects to return equipment at lease termination, the equipment is transferred to other assets at the lower of its basis or fair market value. The Company generally sells returned equipment to independent third parties, rather than leasing the equipment a second time. The Company does not maintain equipment in other assets for longer than 120 days. Any loss recognized on transferring equipment to other assets and any gain or loss realized on the sale or disposal of equipment to a lessee or to others is included in fee income as net residual income.

Based on the Company’s experience, the amount of ultimate realization of the residual value tends to relate more to the customer’s election at the end of the lease term to enter into a renewal period, to purchase the leased equipment or to return the leased equipment than it does to the equipment type. Management performs reviews of the estimated residual values and historic realization statistics no less frequently than quarterly and any impairment, if other than temporary, is recognized in the current period.

Initial direct costs and fees related to lease originations are deferred as part of the investment and amortized over the lease term. Unearned lease income is the amount by which the total lease receivable plus the estimated residual value exceeds the cost of the equipment. Unearned lease income, net of initial direct costs and fees, is recognized as revenue over the lease term using the effective interest method.

Allowance for credit losses. In accordance with the Contingencies Topic of the FASB ASC, we maintain an allowance for credit losses at an amount sufficient to absorb losses inherent in our existing lease and loan portfolios as of the reporting dates based on our projection of probable net credit losses.

We generally evaluate our portfolios on a pooled basis, due to their composition of small balance, homogenous accounts with similar general credit risk characteristics, diversified among a large cross-section of variables, including industry, geography, equipment type, obligor and vendor. We consider both quantitative and qualitative factors in determining the allowance for credit losses. Quantitative factors considered include a migration analysis stratified by industry classification, historic delinquencies and charge-offs, and a static pool analysis of historic recoveries. A migration analysis is a technique used to estimate the likelihood that an account will progress through the various delinquency stages and ultimately charge off. As part of our quantitative analysis we may also consider specifically identified pools of leases separately from the migration analysis, whenever certain identified pools are not expected to perform consistently with their credit characteristics or the portfolio as a whole. These lease pools may be analyzed for impairment separately from the migration analysis and a specific reserve established.

Qualitative factors that may result in further adjustments to the quantitative analysis include items such as forecasting uncertainties, changes in the composition of our lease and loan portfolios (including geography, industry, equipment type and vendor source), seasonality, economic or business conditions and emerging trends, business practices or policies at the reporting date that are different from the periods used in the quantitative analysis.

The various factors used in the analysis are reviewed periodically, and no less frequently than quarterly. We then establish an allowance for credit losses for the projected probable net credit losses inherent in the portfolio based on this analysis. A provision is charged against earnings to maintain the allowance for credit losses at the appropriate level. Our policy is to charge-off against the allowance the estimated unrecoverable portion of accounts once they reach 121 days delinquent.

Our projections of probable net credit losses are inherently uncertain, and as a result we cannot predict with certainty the amount of such losses. Changes in economic conditions, the risk characteristics and composition of the portfolio, bankruptcy laws, and other factors could impact our actual and projected net credit losses and the related allowance for credit losses. To the extent we add new leases and loans to our portfolios, or to the degree credit quality is worse than expected, we record expense to increase the allowance for credit losses to reflect the estimated net losses inherent in our portfolios. Actual losses may vary from current estimates.

Common stock and equity. On November 2, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan. Under the stock repurchase plan, the Company is authorized to repurchase its common stock on the open market. The par value of the shares repurchased is charged to common stock with the excess of the purchase price over par charged against any available additional paid-in capital.

Stock-based compensation.The Compensation—Stock Compensation Topic of the FASB ASC establishes fair value as the measurement objective in accounting for share-based payment arrangements and requires all entities to apply a fair-value-based measurement method in accounting for share-based payment transactions with employees and non-employees, except for equity instruments held by employee share ownership plans.

The Company measures stock-based compensation cost at grant date, based on the fair value of the awards ultimately expected to vest. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the service period. We generally use the Black-Scholes valuation model to measure the fair value of our stock options utilizing various assumptions with respect to expected holding period, risk-free interest rates, stock price volatility and dividend yield. The assumptions are based on management’s judgment concerning future events.

As required by U.S. GAAP, the Company uses its judgment in estimating the amount of awards that are expected to be forfeited, with subsequent revisions to the assumptions if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The vesting of certain restricted shares may be accelerated to a minimum of three years based on achievement of various individual performance measures. Acceleration of expense for awards based on individual performance factors occurs when the achievement of the performance criteria is determined.

Non-forfeitable dividends paid on shares of restricted stock are recorded to retained earnings for shares that are expected to vest and to compensation expense for shares that are not expected to vest.

Income taxes. The Income Taxes Topic of the FASB ASC requires the use of the asset and liability method under which deferred taxes are determined based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities, given the provisions of the enacted tax laws. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities and projected future taxable income in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not the Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences.

Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any necessary valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. The process involves summarizing temporary differences resulting from the different treatment of items, such as leases, for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities which are included within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Management then assesses the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income or tax carry-back availability and, to the extent our management believes recovery is not likely, a valuation allowance is established. To the extent that we establish a valuation allowance in a period, an expense is recorded within the tax provision in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return are subject to potential financial statement recognition based on prescribed recognition and measurement criteria. Based on our evaluation, we concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in our financial statements. At June 30, 2014, there have been no material changes to the liability for uncertain tax positions and there are no significant unrecognized tax benefits.

The periods subject to examination for the Company’s federal return include the 2006 tax year to the present.The Company files state income tax returns in various states which may have different statutes of limitations. Generally, state income tax returns for the years 2006 through the present are subject to examination. The Company has amended its previously filed income tax returns for the years 2006 through 2009, which resulted in the recognition of a net tax receivable of approximately $15.4 million as originally discussed in Note 13 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. During 2013, the examination of the federal amended returns was completed. Due to the receipt of federal and certain state amended tax return refunds and interest, as of June 30, 2014, the Company has a net receivable balance of $0.2 million. The receivable represents remaining expected state returns and interest earned on these refunds, net of the related federal impact.

The Company records penalties and accrued interest related to taxes, including penalties and interest related to uncertain tax positions, in income tax expense. Such adjustments have historically been minimal and immaterial to our financial results.

Earnings per share. The Company’s restricted stock awards are paid non-forfeitable common stock dividends and thus meet the criteria of participating securities. Accordingly, earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated using the two-class method, under which earnings are allocated to both common shares and participating securities. All shares of restricted stock are deducted from the weighted average shares outstanding for the computation of basic EPS.

Diluted EPS is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period including the dilutive impact of the exercise or conversion of common stock equivalents, such as stock options, into shares of common stock as if those securities were exercised or converted.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-12, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. Under the new guidance, it is required that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. This guidance also requires that the performance target not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. The guidance is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption of the new requirements is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated balance sheet, statement of operations, or statement of cash flows of the Company.

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Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures about the Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Estimated Fair Values and Carrying Amounts) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Total cash and cash equivalents	$ 98,612	$ 85,653	$ 85,830	$ 64,970
Restricted interest-earning deposits with banks	963	1,273
Securities available for sale	5,634	5,387
Loans	1,276	954
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Deposits	531,930	503,038
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Total cash and cash equivalents	98,612	85,653
Restricted interest-earning deposits with banks	963	1,273
Securities available for sale	5,634	5,387
Loans	1,276	954
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Deposits	531,930	503,038
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Total cash and cash equivalents	98,612	85,653
Restricted interest-earning deposits with banks	963	1,273
Securities available for sale	5,634	5,387
Loans	1,276	954
Interest-rate caps purchased	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Deposits	531,930	503,038
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Total cash and cash equivalents	98,612	85,653
Restricted interest-earning deposits with banks	963	1,273
Securities available for sale	5,634	5,387
Loans	1,276	954
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Deposits	532,139	502,937
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Total cash and cash equivalents	98,612	85,653
Restricted interest-earning deposits with banks	963	1,273
Securities available for sale	5,634	5,387
Loans	1,276	954
Interest-rate caps purchased	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Deposits	$ 532,139	$ 502,937

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock-based Compensation, Stock Options Activity [Table Text Block]

		Weighted
		Average
	Number of	Exercise Price
Options	Shares	Per Share
Outstanding, December 31, 2013	218,917	$	10.40
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(3,772)		16.54
Forfeited	—		—
Expired	(11,097)		13.10
Outstanding, June 30, 2014	204,048		10.14

Schedule of Stock-based Compensation, Options Outstanding and Exercisable under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block]

	Options Outstanding							Options Exercisable
			Weighted	Weighted		Aggregate			Weighted	Weighted		Aggregate
			Average	Average		Intrinsic			Average	Average		Intrinsic
Range of		Number	Remaining	Exercise		Value		Number	Remaining	Exercise		Value
Exercise Prices		Outstanding	Life (Years)	Price		(In thousands)		Exercisable	Life (Years)	Price		(In thousands)
$	7.17 - 9.52	136,905	0.8	$	9.03	$	1,254	59,373	1.1	$	8.38	$	582
$	12.08 - 12.41	66,796	2.9		12.39		387	51,098	2.9		12.38		297
$	14.00	347	0.4		14.00		1	347	0.4		14.00		1
		204,048	1.5		10.14	$	1,642	110,818	1.9		10.24	$	880

Schedule of Stock-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Activity [Table Text Block]

		Weighted
		Average
		Grant-Date
Non-vested restricted stock	Shares	Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2013	494,462	$	14.67
Granted	109,550		18.70
Vested	(210,944)		14.85
Forfeited	(13,292)		19.38
Outstanding at June 30, 2014	379,776		15.57

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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Table Text Block]

				Minimum Capital				Well-Capitalized Capital
	Actual			Requirement				Requirement
	Ratio		Amount	Ratio	(1)	Amount		Ratio		Amount
	(Dollars in thousands)
Tier 1 Leverage Capital
Marlin Business Services Corp.	22.81%	$	168,364	4%		$	29,522	5%		$	36,902
Marlin Business Bank	15.99%	$	106,288	5%		$	33,236	5%		$	33,236
Tier 1 Risk-based Capital
Marlin Business Services Corp.	25.83%	$	168,364	4%		$	26,075	6%		$	39,113
Marlin Business Bank	17.31%	$	106,288	6%		$	36,845	6%		$	36,845
Total Risk-based Capital
Marlin Business Services Corp.	27.01%	$	176,089	8%		$	52,151	10%		$	65,189
Marlin Business Bank	18.51%	$	113,676	15%		$	92,114	10%	(1)	$	61,409

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Earnings Per Common Share (EPS Basic) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share, Basic [Abstract]
Net Income	$ 4,936	$ 4,467	$ 9,579	$ 8,118	$ 16,231
Less: net income allocated to participating securities	(115)	(175)	(274)	(310)
Net income allocated to common stock	$ 4,821	$ 4,292	$ 9,305	$ 7,808
Weighted average common shares outstanding	12,891,889	12,877,594	12,929,895	12,838,969
Less: Unvested restricted stock awards considered participating securities	(309,576)	(511,972)	(365,300)	(504,983)
Adjusted weighted average common shares used in computing basic EPS	12,582,313	12,365,622	12,564,595	12,333,986
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.38	$ 0.35	$ 0.74	$ 0.63

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The Company (Narrative) (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 Number
More than [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Categories of commercial equipment	100
Assurance One Ltd [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Incorporation, State Country Name	Bermuda
Entity Incorporation, Date of Incorporation	May 31, 2000
Marlin Business Bank [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Incorporation, State Country Name	Utah
Entity Incorporation, Date of Incorporation	Mar. 12, 2008
Marlin Business Services Corp [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Incorporation, State Country Name	Pennsylvania
Entity Incorporation, Date of Incorporation	Aug. 05, 2003

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Accounting Policies (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2014
Information Pertaining to Income Tax Receivable [Line Items]
Income Tax Amendment Tax Receivable Increase	$ 15,400,000
Accrued Income Taxes Payable Remaining Related to Amended Returns		200,000
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Average Balance During Period Of Leases Held In Portfolio		$ 10,000
Threshold Period Past Due For Recognition Of Interest Income		90 days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Threshold Period Past Due for Write-off of Financing Receivable		121 days
Returned Equipment [Abstract]
Threshold to hold returned equipment		120 days
Minimum [Member]
Information Pertaining to Income Tax Receivable [Line Items]
Years for which tax return has been amended		2006
Maximum [Member]
Information Pertaining to Income Tax Receivable [Line Items]
Years for which tax return has been amended		2009
Federal [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Information Pertaining to Income Tax Receivable [Line Items]
Income Tax Examination, Year under Examination		2006
State and Local Jurisdictions [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Information Pertaining to Income Tax Receivable [Line Items]
Income Tax Examination, Year under Examination		2006

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The Company

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

The Company [Abstract]

Organization

NOTE 1 – The Company

Description

Marlin Business Services Corp. (“Company”)is a bank holding company and a financial holding company regulated by the Federal Reserve Board under the Bank Holding Company Act. The Company was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on August 5, 2003. Through its principal operating subsidiary, Marlin Leasing Corporation, the Company provides equipment financing solutions nationwide, primarily to small and mid-sized businesses in a segment of the equipment leasing market commonly referred to in the industry as the “small-ticket” segment. The Company finances over 100 categories of commercial equipment important to its end user customers, including copiers, security systems, computers, telecommunications equipment and certain commercial and industrial equipment. In May 2000, we established AssuranceOne, Ltd., a Bermuda-based, wholly-owned captive insurance subsidiary,which enables us to reinsure the property insurance coverage for the equipment financed by Marlin Leasing Corporation and Marlin Business Bank for our end user customers.Effective March 12, 2008, the Company opened Marlin Business Bank (“MBB”), a commercial bank chartered by the State of Utah and a member of the Federal Reserve System. MBB serves as the Company’s primary funding source through its issuance of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”)-insured deposits. The Company is a bank holding company and a financial holding company regulated by the Federal Reserve Board under the Bank Holding Company Act.

References to the “Company,” “Marlin,” “Registrant,” “we,” “us” and “our” herein refer to Marlin Business Services Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.

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Net Investment in Leases and Loans (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013
Net Investment in Leases and Loans [Abstract]
Net Investment in Leases, Initial Direct Costs	$ 10,100,000	$ 10,300,000
Product Information [Line Items]
Estimated Residual Value of Equipment	27,518,000	28,396,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Collateral for Secured Borrowings	9,100,000
Non-accrual leases and loans, end of period	1,900,000	1,700,000	1,610,000
Renegotiated leases and loans, end of period	1,166,000	815,000	902,000
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount	75,000,000
Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Amount	0
Leases Pledged as Collateral [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Collateral for Secured Borrowings	30,900,000
Copier Product [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Estimated Residual Value of Equipment	$ 22,000,000	$ 22,700,000

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014
Capital And Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due [Abstract]
2014, total lease payments due	$ 729
2015, total lease payments due	1,336
2016, total lease payments due	1,348
2017, total lease payments due	1,340
2018, total lease payments due	1,279
Thereafter, total lease payments due	1,755
Total minimum lease payments due	7,787
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Present Value of Net Minimum Payments [Abstract]
2014, capital lease payments due	51
2015, capital lease payments due	102
2016, capital lease payments due	102
2017, capital lease payments due	77
2018, capital lease payments due	0
Thereafter, capital lease payments due	0
Total minimum lease payments due, capital leases	332
Less: amount representing interest	(29)
Present value of minimum lease payments, capital leases	303
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due [Abstract]
2014, operating lease payments due	678
2015, operating lease payments due	1,234
2016, operating lease payments due	1,246
2017, operating lease payments due	1,263
2018, operating lease payments due	1,279
Thereafter, operating lease payments due	1,755
Total minimum lease payments due, operating leases	$ 7,455

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$ 3,382	$ 3,534
Interest-earning deposits with banks	95,230	82,119
Total cash and cash equivalents	98,612	85,653
Restricted interest-earning deposits with banks	963	1,273
Securities available for sale (amortized cost of $5.8 million and $5.8 million at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively)	5,634	5,387
Net investment in leases and loans	615,132	597,075
Property and equipment, net	2,447	2,265
Property tax receivables	4,834	377
Other assets	8,623	10,177
Total assets	736,245	702,207
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
Deposits	531,930	503,038
Other liabilities:
Sales and property taxes payable	7,082	4,035
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	11,229	14,220
Net deferred income tax liability	17,702	17,876
Total liabilities	567,943	539,169
Commitments And Contingencies
Stockholders equity:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; 12,922,422 and 12,994,758 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	129	130
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	90,117	91,730
Stock subscription receivable	(2)	(2)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(106)	(257)
Retained earnings	78,164	71,437
Total stockholders equity	168,302	163,038
Total liabilities and stockholders equity	$ 736,245	$ 702,207

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Earnings Per Common Share (EPS Diluted) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Abstract]
Net income allocated to common stock	$ 4,821	$ 4,292	$ 9,305	$ 7,808
Adjusted weighted average common shares used in computing basic EPS	12,582,313	12,365,622	12,564,595	12,333,986
Add: Effect of dilutive stock options	53,207	96,270	60,104	95,173
Adjusted weighted average common shares used in computing diluted EPS	12,635,520	12,461,892	12,624,699	12,429,159
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.38	$ 0.34	$ 0.74	$ 0.63
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share amount	17,222	23,098	15,698	23,098

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid In Capital [Member]	Stock Subscription Receivable [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 174,250	$ 128	$ 87,494	$ (2)	$ 55	$ 86,575
Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2012		12,774,829
Issuance of common stock	270		270
Issuance of common stock, shares	14,727	14,727
Repurchase of common stock	(1,168)	(1)	(1,167)
Repurchase of common stock, shares	(53,988)	(53,988)
Exercise of stock options	1,524	1	1,523
Exercise of stock options, shares	127,957	127,957
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements	1,052		1,052
Stock option compensation recognized	188		188
Restricted stock grant		2	(2)
Restricted stock grant, shares	131,233	131,233
Restricted stock compensation recognized	2,372		2,372
Net change in unrealized gain/loss on securities available for sale, net of tax	(312)				(312)
Net income	16,231					16,231
Cash dividends paid	(31,369)					(31,369)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	163,038	130	91,730	(2)	(257)	71,437
Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2013	12,994,758	12,994,758
Issuance of common stock	135		135
Issuance of common stock, shares		7,795
Repurchase of common stock	(3,762)	(2)	(3,760)
Repurchase of common stock, shares	(180,161)	(180,161)
Exercise of stock options	63		63
Exercise of stock options, shares	3,772	3,772
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements	624		624
Stock option compensation recognized	7		7
Restricted stock grant, shares	96,258	96,258
Restricted stock compensation recognized	1,319		1,319
Net change in unrealized gain/loss on securities available for sale, net of tax	151				151
Net income	9,579					9,579
Cash dividends paid	(2,852)					(2,852)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2014	$ 168,302	$ 129	$ 90,117	$ (2)	$ (106)	$ 78,164
Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2014	12,922,422

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Allowance for Credit Losses (Narratives) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended					6 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014		Mar. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011
Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance	$ 7,725	[1]	$ 8,159	$ 6,919	[1]	$ 7,725	[1]	$ 6,919	[1]	$ 8,467	[1]	$ 6,488	$ 6,488	$ 7,084	$ 6,488
Net charge-offs	(2,558)		(2,040)	(2,058)		(4,598)		(3,626)		(7,638)		(7,638)
Annualized net charge-offs to average total finance receivables	1.71%	[2]	1.38%	1.55%	[2]	1.55%	[2]	1.40%	[2]	1.41%	[2]
Finance Receivables 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	$ 0			$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0
Threshold Period Past Due for Write-off of Financing Receivable						121 days
Threshold Period Past Due For Recognition Of Interest Income						90 days

[1] At June 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013, there was no allowance for credit losses allocated to loans.

[2] Total finance receivables include net investment in direct financing leases and loans. For purposes of asset quality and allowance calculations, the effects of (i) the allowance for credit losses and (ii) initial direct costs and fees deferred are excluded.

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Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Allowance For Credit Losses [Abstract]

Allowance for Credit Losses on Finance Receivables [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended				Year Ended
	June 30,				June 30,				December 31,
	2014		2013		2014		2013		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period	$	8,159	$	7,084	$	8,467	$	6,488	$	6,488
Charge-offs		(3,104)		(2,472)		(5,739)		(4,419)		(9,499)
Recoveries		546		414		1,141		793		1,861
Net charge-offs		(2,558)		(2,058)		(4,598)		(3,626)		(7,638)
Provision for credit losses		2,124		1,893		3,856		4,057		9,617
Allowance for credit losses, end of period(1)	$	7,725	$	6,919	$	7,725	$	6,919	$	8,467
Annualized net charge-offs to average total
finance receivables (2)		1.71%		1.55%		1.55%		1.40%		1.41%
Allowance for credit losses to total
finance receivables, end of period (2)		1.26%		1.25%		1.26%		1.25%		1.42%
Average total finance receivables (2)	$	599,413	$	530,463	$	594,668	$	516,656	$	540,717
Total finance receivables, end of period (2)	$	612,722	$	553,296	$	612,722	$	553,296	$	595,253
Delinquencies greater than 60 days past due	$	3,544	$	3,179	$	3,544	$	3,179	$	3,204
Delinquencies greater than 60 days past due (3)		0.51%		0.50%		0.51%		0.50%		0.47%
Allowance for credit losses to delinquent
accounts greater than 60 days past due (3)		217.97%		217.65%		217.97%		217.65%		264.26%
Non-accrual leases and loans, end of period	$	1,903	$	1,610	$	1,903	$	1,610	$	1,665
Renegotiated leases and loans, end of period	$	1,166	$	902	$	1,166	$	902	$	815

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Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								6 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014		Mar. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period	$ 8,159		$ 8,467	[1]	$ 6,488		$ 7,084		$ 8,467	[1]	$ 6,488		$ 6,488		$ 6,488
Charge-offs	(3,104)				(3,104)		(2,472)		(5,739)		(4,419)		(9,499)		(9,499)
Recoveries	546				546		414		1,141		793		1,861		1,861
Net charge-offs	(2,558)		(2,040)				(2,058)		(4,598)		(3,626)		(7,638)		(7,638)
Provision for credit losses	2,124				2,124		1,893		3,856		4,057		9,617		9,617
Allowance for credit losses, end of period	7,725	[1]	8,159		8,467	[1]	6,919	[1]	7,725	[1]	6,919	[1]	8,467	[1]	6,488
Annualized net charge-offs to average total finance receivables	1.71%	[2]	1.38%				1.55%	[2]	1.55%	[2]	1.40%	[2]	1.41%	[2]
Allowance for credit losses to total finance receivables, end of period	1.26%	[2]			1.42%	[2]	1.25%	[2]	1.26%	[2]	1.25%	[2]	1.42%	[2]
Average total finance receivables	599,413	[2]					530,463	[2]	594,668	[2]	516,656	[2]	540,717	[2]
Total finance receivables, end of period	612,722	[2]			595,253	[2]	553,296	[2]	612,722	[2]	553,296	[2]	595,253	[2]
Delinquencies greater than 60 days past due	3,544				3,204		3,179		3,544		3,179		3,204
Delinquencies greater than 60 days past due as a percentage of total finance receivables	0.51%	[3]			0.47%	[3]	0.50%	[3]	0.51%	[3]	0.50%	[3]	0.47%	[3]
Allowance for credit losses to delinquent accounts greater than 60 days past due	217.97%	[3]			264.26%	[3]	217.65%	[3]	217.97%	[3]	217.65%	[3]	264.26%	[3]
Non-accrual leases and loans, end of period	1,900				1,700		1,610		1,900		1,610		1,700
Renegotiated leases and loans, end of period	$ 1,166				$ 815		$ 902		$ 1,166		$ 902		$ 815

[1] At June 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013, there was no allowance for credit losses allocated to loans.

[2] Total finance receivables include net investment in direct financing leases and loans. For purposes of asset quality and allowance calculations, the effects of (i) the allowance for credit losses and (ii) initial direct costs and fees deferred are excluded.

[3] Calculated as a percent of total minimum lease payments receivable for leases and as a percent of principal outstanding for loans.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Capital And Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Table [Abstract]

Schedule Of Future Minimum Rental Payments For Capital And Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

	Future Minimum Lease Payment Obligations
		Capital		Operating
Period Ending December 31,		Leases		Leases		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
2014		$	51	$	678	$	729
2015			102		1,234		1,336
2016			102		1,246		1,348
2017			77		1,263		1,340
2018			—		1,279		1,279
Thereafter			—		1,755		1,755
Total minimum lease payments		$	332	$	7,455	$	7,787
Less: amount representing interest			(29)
Present value of minimum lease payments		$	303

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 9,579	$ 8,118
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	769	1,083
Stock-based compensation	1,326	1,199
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements	(624)	(850)
Change in fair value of derivatives		2
Provision for credit losses	3,856	4,057
Net deferred income taxes	(294)	(352)
Amortization of deferred initial direct costs and fees	3,618	3,259
Deferred initial direct costs and fees	(3,464)	(3,889)
Loss on equipment disposed	991	1,229
Effect of changes in other operating items:
Other assets	(2,567)	(3,635)
Other liabilities	97	1,761
Net cash provided by operating activities	13,287	11,982
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of equipment for direct financing lease contracts and funds used to originate loans	(163,276)	(172,484)
Principal collections on leases and loans	138,359	112,876
Security deposits collected, net of refunds	29	(103)
Proceeds from the sale of equipment	1,830	1,764
Acquisitions of property and equipment	(677)	(625)
Change in restricted interest-earning deposits with banks	310	1,734
Purchases of securities available for sale	(3)	(1,034)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(23,428)	(57,872)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in deposits	28,892	83,328
Bank facility repayments	0	(14,493)
Issuances of common stock	135	140
Repurchases of common stock	(3,762)	(1,077)
Dividends paid	(2,852)	(2,556)
Exercise of stock options	63	558
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements	624	850
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	23,100	66,750
Net increase (decrease) in total cash and cash equivalents	12,959	20,860
Total cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	85,653	64,970
Total cash and cash equivalents, end of period	98,612
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest on deposits and borrowings	2,070	1,757
Net cash paid (received) for income taxes	$ 4,780	$ 4,394

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) (Unaudited) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	$ 5.8	$ 5.8
Common stock par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock shares authorized	75,000,000	75,000,000
Common stock shares issued	12,922,422	12,994,758
Common stock shares outstanding	12,922,422	12,994,758
Preferred stock - par or stated value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock shares issued	0	0

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Stockholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

NOTE 10– Stockholders’ Equity

Stockholders’ Equity

On November 2, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan. Under this program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $15 million in value of its outstanding shares of common stock. This authority may be exercised from time to time and in such amounts as market conditions warrant. Any shares purchased under this plan are returned to the status of authorized but unissued shares of common stock. The repurchases may be made on the open market, in block trades or otherwise. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The repurchases are funded using the Company’s working capital.

During the three- and six month periods ended June 30, 2014, the Company purchased 113,884shares of its common stock at an average cost of $19.66. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2013, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock in the open market. The Company purchased 231shares of its common stock at an average cost of $18.52during the six month period ended June 30, 2013. At June 30, 2014, the Company had $2.9 million remaining in its stock repurchase plan authorized by the Board of Directors.

In addition to the repurchases described above, participants in the Company’s 2003 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended (the “2003 Plan”) and the Company’s 2014 Equity Compensation Plan (approved by the Company’s shareholders on June 3, 2014) (the “2014 Plan”) may have shares withheld to cover income taxes. There were 1,202and 66,277shares repurchased to cover income tax withholding in connection with shares granted under the 2003 Plan during the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014, ataverage per-share costs of $19.88 and $22.94, respectively. There were 7,073and 49,740 shares repurchased to cover income tax withholding during the three-and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, at average per-share costs of $23.42 and $21.55, respectively.

Regulatory Capital Requirements

Through its issuance of FDIC-insured deposits, MBB serves as the Company’s primary funding source. Over time, MBB may offer other products and services to the Company’s customer base. MBB operates as a Utah state-chartered, Federal Reserve member commercial bank, insured by the FDIC. As a state-chartered Federal Reserve member bank, MBB is supervised by both the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions.

MBB is subject to capital adequacy guidelines issued by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (the "FFIEC"). These risk-based capital and leverage guidelines make regulatory capital requirements more sensitive to differences in risk profiles among banking organizations and consider off-balance sheet exposures in determining capital adequacy. The FFIEC and/or the U.S. Congress may determine to increase capital requirements in the future due to the current economic environment. Under the rules and regulations of the FFIEC, at least half of a bank's total capital is required to be "Tier 1Capital" as defined in the regulations, comprised of common equity, retained earnings and a limited amount of non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock. The remaining capital, "Tier 2Capital," as defined in the regulations, may consist of other preferred stock, a limited amount of term subordinated debt or a limited amount of the reserve for possible credit losses. The FFIEC has also adopted minimum leverage ratios for banks, which are calculated by dividing Tier 1Capital by total quarterly average assets. Recognizing that the risk-based capital standards principally address credit risk rather than interest rate, liquidity, operational or other risks, many banks are expected to maintain capital in excess of the minimum standards. The Company plans to provide the necessary capital to maintain MBB at “well-capitalized” status as defined by banking regulations. MBB’s Tier 1 Capital balance at June 30, 2014 was $106.3 million, which met all capital requirements to which MBB is subject and qualified MBB for “well-capitalized” status. Bank holding companies are required to comply with the Federal Reserve Board’s risk-based capital guidelines that require a minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of 8%. At least half of the total capital is required to be Tier 1 Capital. In addition to the risk-based capital guidelines, the Federal Reserve Board has adopted a minimum leverage capital ratio under which a bank holding company must maintain a ratio of Tier 1 Capital to average total consolidated assets of at least 3% in the case of a bank holding company which has the highest regulatory examination rating and is not contemplating significant growth or expansion. All other bank holding companies are expected to maintain a leverage capital ratio of at least 4%. At June 30, 2014, Marlin Business Services Corp. also exceeded its regulatory capital requirements and was considered “well-capitalized” as defined by federal banking regulations.

The following table sets forth the Tier 1 leverage ratio, Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and total risk-based capital ratio for Marlin Business Services Corp. and MBB at June 30, 2014.

				Minimum Capital				Well-Capitalized Capital
	Actual			Requirement				Requirement
	Ratio		Amount	Ratio	(1)	Amount		Ratio		Amount
	(Dollars in thousands)
Tier 1 Leverage Capital
Marlin Business Services Corp.	22.81%	$	168,364	4%		$	29,522	5%		$	36,902
Marlin Business Bank	15.99%	$	106,288	5%		$	33,236	5%		$	33,236
Tier 1 Risk-based Capital
Marlin Business Services Corp.	25.83%	$	168,364	4%		$	26,075	6%		$	39,113
Marlin Business Bank	17.31%	$	106,288	6%		$	36,845	6%		$	36,845
Total Risk-based Capital
Marlin Business Services Corp.	27.01%	$	176,089	8%		$	52,151	10%		$	65,189
Marlin Business Bank	18.51%	$	113,676	15%		$	92,114	10%	(1)	$	61,409

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⁽¹⁾MBB is required to maintain “well-capitalized” status and must also maintain a total risk-based capital ratio greater than 15% pursuant to an agreement entered into by and among MBB, the Company, Marlin Leasing Corporation and the FDIC in conjunction with the opening of MBB (the “FDIC Agreement”).

Prompt Corrective Action. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (“FDICIA”) requires the federal regulators to take prompt corrective action against any undercapitalized institution. Five capital categories have been established under federal banking regulations: well-capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized and critically undercapitalized. Well-capitalized institutions significantly exceed the required minimum level for each relevant capital measure. Adequately capitalized institutions include depository institutions that meet but do not significantly exceed the required minimum level for each relevant capital measure. Undercapitalized institutions consist of those that fail to meet the required minimum level for one or more relevant capital measures. Significantly undercapitalized characterizes depository institutions with capital levels significantly below the minimum requirements for any relevant capital measure. Critically undercapitalized refers to depository institutions with minimal capital and at serious risk for government seizure.

Under certain circumstances, a well-capitalized, adequately capitalized or undercapitalized institution may be treated as if the institution were in the next lower capital category. A depository institution is generally prohibited from making capital distributions, including paying dividends, or paying management fees to a holding company if the institution would thereafter be undercapitalized. Institutions that are adequately capitalized but not well-capitalized cannot accept, renew or roll over brokered deposits except with a waiver from the FDIC and are subject to restrictions on the interest rates that can be paid on such deposits. Undercapitalized institutions may not accept, renew or roll over brokered deposits.

The federal bank regulatory agencies are permitted or, in certain cases, required to take certain actions with respect to institutions falling within one of the three undercapitalized categories. Depending on the level of an institution’s capital, the agency’s corrective powers include, among other things:

• prohibiting the payment of principal and interest on subordinated debt;

• prohibiting the holding company from making distributions without prior regulatory approval;

• placing limits on asset growth and restrictions on activities;

• placing additional restrictions on transactions with affiliates;

• restricting the interest rate the institution may pay on deposits;

• prohibiting the institution from accepting deposits from correspondent banks; and

• in the most severe cases, appointing a conservator or receiver for the institution.

A banking institution that is undercapitalized is required to submit a capital restoration plan, and such a plan will not be accepted unless, among other things, the banking institution’s holding company guarantees the plan up to a certain specified amount. Any such guarantee from a depository institution’s holding company is entitled to a priority of payment in bankruptcy.

Pursuant to the FDIC Agreement entered into in conjunction with the opening of MBB, MBB must keep its total risk-based capital ratio above 15%. MBB’s total risk-based capital ratio of 18.51% at June 30, 2014exceeded the threshold for“well capitalized” status under the applicable laws and regulations, and also exceeded the 15% minimum total risk-based capital ratio required in the FDIC Agreement.

Dividends. The Federal Reserve Board has issued policy statements requiring insured banks and bank holding companies to have an established assessment process for maintaining capital commensurate with their overall risk profile.Such assessment process may affect the ability of the organizations to pay dividends. Although generally organizations may pay dividends only out of current operating earnings, dividends may be paid if the distribution is prudent relative to the organization’s financial position and risk profile, after consideration of current and prospective economic conditions.

In addition to the Company’s regular quarterly dividend, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share on September 4, 2013. The special dividend was paid on September 26, 2013 to shareholders of record on the close of business on September 16, 2013, which resulted in a dividend payment of approximately $26.0 million.

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Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jul. 22, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document period end date	Jun. 30, 2014
Amendment flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current fiscal year end date	--12-31
Entity central index key	0001260968
Entity filer category	Accelerated Filer
Entity registrant name	MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
Entity common stock shares outstanding		12,913,690

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Stock-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

NOTE 11– Stock-Based Compensation

Under the terms of the 2014 Plan, employees, certain consultants and advisors and non-employee members of the Company’s Board of Directors have the opportunity to receive incentive and nonqualified grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and other equity-based awards as approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. These award programs are used to attract, retain and motivate employees and to encourage individuals in key management roles to retain stock. The Company has a policy of issuing new shares to satisfy awards under the 2014 Plan. The aggregate number of shares under the 2014 Plan that may be issued pursuant to stock options or restricted stock grants is1,200,000 withnot more than1,000,000 of such shares available for issuance as restricted stock grants. There were 1,090,550 shares available for future grants under the 2014 Plan as of June 30, 2014, of which 890,550 shares were available to be issued as restricted stock grants.

Total stock-based compensation expense was $0.3 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 and $0.4million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013. Total stock-based compensation expense was $1.3 million and $1.2 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively.Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements increased cash provided by financing activities and decreased cash provided by operating activities by $0.6million and $0.9million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively.

Stock Options

Option awards are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of the grant and have 7- to 10-year contractual terms. All options issued contain service conditions based on the participant’s continued service with the Company and provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control as defined in the 2014 Plan. Employee stock options generally vest over four years.

The Company also issues stock options to non-employee independent directors. These options generally vest in one year.

There were no stock options granted during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively.

A summary of option activity for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 follows:

		Weighted
		Average
	Number of	Exercise Price
Options	Shares	Per Share
Outstanding, December 31, 2013	218,917	$	10.40
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(3,772)		16.54
Forfeited	—		—
Expired	(11,097)		13.10
Outstanding, June 30, 2014	204,048		10.14

During each of the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, the Company recognized total compensation expense related to options of less than $0.1million.During each of the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, the Company recognized total compensation expense related to options of less than $0.1million.

There were 2,488 and 29,225stock options exercised during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. The total pretax intrinsic values of stock options exercised were less than $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively.

The total pretax intrinsic values of stock options exercised were less than $0.1million and $0.5 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014and June 30, 2013, respectively. There were no related tax benefits realized from the exercise of stock options for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014.The related tax benefits realized from the exercise of stock options forthe six-month period ended June 30, 2013 were $0.2 million.

The following table summarizes information about the stock options outstanding and exercisable as of June 30, 2014:

	Options Outstanding							Options Exercisable
			Weighted	Weighted		Aggregate			Weighted	Weighted		Aggregate
			Average	Average		Intrinsic			Average	Average		Intrinsic
Range of		Number	Remaining	Exercise		Value		Number	Remaining	Exercise		Value
Exercise Prices		Outstanding	Life (Years)	Price		(In thousands)		Exercisable	Life (Years)	Price		(In thousands)
$	7.17 - 9.52	136,905	0.8	$	9.03	$	1,254	59,373	1.1	$	8.38	$	582
$	12.08 - 12.41	66,796	2.9		12.39		387	51,098	2.9		12.38		297
$	14.00	347	0.4		14.00		1	347	0.4		14.00		1
		204,048	1.5		10.14	$	1,642	110,818	1.9		10.24	$	880

The aggregate intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $18.19 as of June 30, 2014, which would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options as of that date.

As of June 30, 2014, there was no future compensation cost related to non-vested stock options not yet recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations based on the most probable performance assumptions. As of June 30, 2014, $0.5million of additional potential compensation cost related to non-vested stock options has not been recognized due to performance targets not being achieved. However, in certain circumstances, these options may be subject to vesting prior to their expiration dates. The weighted average remaining term of these options is approximately 1.6 years.

Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted stock awards provide that, during the applicable vesting periods, the shares awarded may not be sold or transferred by the participant. The vesting period for restricted stock awards generally ranges from three to 10 years. All awards issued contain service conditions based on the participant’s continued service with the Company and provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control as defined in the 2014 Plan.

The vesting of certain restricted shares may be accelerated to a minimum of three years based on achievement of various individual performance measures. Acceleration of expense for awards based on individual performance factors occurs when the achievement of the performance criteria is determined.

In addition, the Company has issued certain shares under a Management Stock Ownership Program. Under this program, restrictions on the shares lapse at the end of 10 years but may lapse (vest) in a minimum of three years if the employee continues in service at the Company and owns a matching number of other common shares in addition to the restricted shares.

Of the total restricted stock awards granted during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, 43,934 shares may be subject to accelerated vesting based on individual performance factors; no shares have vesting contingent upon performance factors. Vesting was accelerated in 2013 and 2014 on certain awards based on the achievement of certain performance criteria determined annually, as described below.

The Company also issues restricted stock to non-employee independent directors. These shares generally vest in seven years from the grant date or six months following the director’s termination from Board of Directors service.

The following table summarizes the activity of the non-vested restricted stock during the six months ended June 30, 2014:

		Weighted
		Average
		Grant-Date
Non-vested restricted stock	Shares	Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2013	494,462	$	14.67
Granted	109,550		18.70
Vested	(210,944)		14.85
Forfeited	(13,292)		19.38
Outstanding at June 30, 2014	379,776		15.57

During the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, the Company granted restricted stock awards with grant date fair values totaling $2.0 million and $0.4 million, respectively. During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, the Company granted restricted stock awards with grant date fair values totaling $2.0 million and $2.5 million, respectively.

As vesting occurs, or is deemed likely to occur, compensation expense is recognized over the requisite service period and additional paid-in capital is increased. The Company recognized $0.3 million and $0.4 million of compensation expense related to restricted stock for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. The Company recognized $1.3 million and $1.2 million of compensation expense related to restricted stock for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively.

Of the $1.3 million total compensation expense related to restricted stock for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, approximately $0.6 million related to accelerated vesting during the first quarter of 2014, based on achievement of certain performance criteria determined annually.Of the $1.2 million total compensation expense related to restricted stock for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013, approximately $0.4 million related to accelerated vesting during the first quarter of 2013, which was also based on the achievement of certain performance criteria determined annually.

As of June 30, 2014, there was $4.2 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock compensation scheduled to be recognized over a weighted average period of 4.2 years. In the event individual performance targets are achieved, $1.6 million of the unrecognized compensation cost would accelerate to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years. In addition, certain of the awards granted may result in the issuance of 44,875 additional shares of stock if achievement of certain targets is greater than 100%. The expense related to the additional shares awarded will be dependent on the Company’s stock price when the achievement level is determined.

The fair value of shares that vested during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013 was $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively. The fair value of shares that vested during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013 was $4.7 million and $3.2 million, respectively.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
Interest income	$ 16,740	$ 15,732	$ 33,477	$ 30,789
Fee income	3,450	3,148	7,135	6,323
Interest and fee income	20,190	18,880	40,612	37,112
Interest expense	1,216	1,166	2,397	2,422
Net interest and fee income	18,974	17,714	38,215	34,690
Provision for credit losses	2,124	1,893	3,856	4,057
Net interest and fee income after provision for credit losses	16,850	15,821	34,359	30,633
Other income:
Insurance income	1,338	1,246	2,655	2,386
Gain (loss) on derivatives	0	(2)	0	(2)
Other income	394	400	776	814
Other income	1,732	1,644	3,431	3,198
Other expense:
Salaries and benefits	6,463	6,355	13,649	12,942
General and administrative	3,969	3,900	8,158	7,443
Financing related costs	293	274	583	513
Other expense	10,725	10,529	22,390	20,898
Income before income taxes	7,857	6,936	15,400	12,933
Income tax expense	2,921	2,469	5,821	4,815
Net income	$ 4,936	$ 4,467	$ 9,579	$ 8,118
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.38	$ 0.35	$ 0.74	$ 0.63
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.38	$ 0.34	$ 0.74	$ 0.63
Cash dividends declared and paid per share	$ 0.11	$ 0.1	$ 0.22	$ 0.2

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Other Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Other Assets [Abstract]

Other Assets

NOTE 5– Other Assets

Other assets are comprised of the following:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Accrued fees receivable	$	1,832	$	2,062
Deferred transaction costs		75		110
Prepaid expenses		1,341		2,011
Income taxes receivable		1,897		2,580
Other		3,478		3,414
	$	8,623	$	10,177

During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company completed an analysis of its deferred tax assets and liabilities. As a result of that analysis, the Company determined that it had over-reported lease revenues in its previously filed federal and state income tax returns. As a result of the planned amendments for the years 2006 through 2009 to claim appropriate refunds, during the fourth quarter of 2010 the Company increased its current income taxes receivable by $15.4 million and recognized a current tax benefit of approximately $0.5 million to reflect interest receivable on such amended returns. During 2011, the Company filed the amended income tax returns for the expected refunds. During 2013, the examination of the federal amended returns was completed. Due to the receipt of federal and certain state amended tax return refunds and interest, as of June 30, 2014, the Company has a net receivable balance of $0.2 million. The receivable represents remaining expected state returns and interest earned on these refunds, net of the related federal impact.

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Allowance for Credit Losses

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Allowance For Credit Losses [Abstract]

Allowance For Credit Losses

NOTE 4– Allowance for Credit Losses

In accordance with the Contingencies Topic of the FASB ASC, we maintain an allowance for credit losses at an amount sufficient to absorb losses inherent in our existing lease and loan portfolios as of the reporting dates based on our estimate of probable net credit losses.

The table which follows provides activity in the allowance for credit losses and asset quality statistics.

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended				Year Ended
	June 30,				June 30,				December 31,
	2014		2013		2014		2013		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period	$	8,159	$	7,084	$	8,467	$	6,488	$	6,488
Charge-offs		(3,104)		(2,472)		(5,739)		(4,419)		(9,499)
Recoveries		546		414		1,141		793		1,861
Net charge-offs		(2,558)		(2,058)		(4,598)		(3,626)		(7,638)
Provision for credit losses		2,124		1,893		3,856		4,057		9,617
Allowance for credit losses, end of period(1)	$	7,725	$	6,919	$	7,725	$	6,919	$	8,467
Annualized net charge-offs to average total
finance receivables (2)		1.71%		1.55%		1.55%		1.40%		1.41%
Allowance for credit losses to total
finance receivables, end of period (2)		1.26%		1.25%		1.26%		1.25%		1.42%
Average total finance receivables (2)	$	599,413	$	530,463	$	594,668	$	516,656	$	540,717
Total finance receivables, end of period (2)	$	612,722	$	553,296	$	612,722	$	553,296	$	595,253
Delinquencies greater than 60 days past due	$	3,544	$	3,179	$	3,544	$	3,179	$	3,204
Delinquencies greater than 60 days past due (3)		0.51%		0.50%		0.51%		0.50%		0.47%
Allowance for credit losses to delinquent
accounts greater than 60 days past due (3)		217.97%		217.65%		217.97%		217.65%		264.26%
Non-accrual leases and loans, end of period	$	1,903	$	1,610	$	1,903	$	1,610	$	1,665
Renegotiated leases and loans, end of period	$	1,166	$	902	$	1,166	$	902	$	815

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⁽¹⁾At June 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013, there was no allowance for credit losses allocated to loans.

⁽²⁾Total finance receivables include net investment in direct financing leases and loans. For purposes of asset quality and allowance calculations, the effects of (i) the allowance for credit losses and (ii) initial direct costs and fees deferred are excluded.

⁽³⁾Calculated as a percent of total minimum lease payments receivable for leases and as a percent of principal outstanding for loans.

Net investments in finance receivables are generally charged-off when they are contractually past due for 121 days. Income recognition is discontinued on leases or loans when a default on monthly payment exists for a period of 90 days or more. Income recognition resumes when a lease or loan becomes less than 90 days delinquent. At June 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013, there were no finance receivables past due 90 days or more and still accruing.

Net charge-offs for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014were $2.6million (1.71% of average total finance receivables on an annualized basis), compared to $2.0 million(1.38%of average total finance receivables on an annualized basis) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 and $2.1 million(1.55%of average total finance receivables on an annualized basis) for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013.The increase in net charge-offs during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014compared to2013 is primarily due to the growth in average total finance receivables, the ongoing seasoning of the portfolio as reflected in the mix of origination vintages and the mix of credit profiles. Our key credit quality indicator is delinquency status.

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Other Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Prepaid Expense and Other Assets [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Assets [Table Text Block]

	June 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Accrued fees receivable	$	1,832	$	2,062
Deferred transaction costs		75		110
Prepaid expenses		1,341		2,011
Income taxes receivable		1,897		2,580
Other		3,478		3,414
	$	8,623	$	10,177

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Subsequent Events

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Events Subsequent to Year-End

NOTE 12 – Subsequent Events

The Company declared a dividend of $0.125 per share on July 29, 2014. The quarterly dividend, which is expected to result in a dividend payment of approximately $1.6 million, is scheduled to be paid on August 21, 2014 to shareholders of record on the close of business on August 11, 2014. It represents the Company’s twelfth consecutive quarterly cash dividend. The payment of future dividends will be subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors.

On July 29, 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $15 million of its outstanding shares of common stock, replacing the stock repurchase program established in November 2007.

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Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures about the Fair Value of Financial Instruments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Fair Value Measurements And Disclosures About Fair Value Of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures about the Fair Value of Financial Instruments

NOTE 8 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures about the Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value Measurements

The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASB ASC establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures about fair value measurements. Its provisions do not apply to fair value measurements for purposes of lease classification and measurement, which is addressed in the Leases Topic of the FASB ASC.

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability at the measurement date (exit price). A three-level valuation hierarchy is required for disclosure of fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the measurement in its entirety.

The three levels are defined as follows:

• Level 1 – Inputs to the valuation are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
• Level 2 – Inputs to the valuation may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active or inactive markets, and inputs other than quoted prices, such as interest rates and yield curves, which are observable for the asset or liability for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
• Level 3 – Inputs to the valuation are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. Level 3 inputs shall be used to measure fair value only to the extent that observable inputs are not available.

The Company characterizes active markets as those where transaction volumes are sufficient to provide objective pricing information, such as an exchange traded price. Inactive markets are typically characterized by low transaction volumes, and price quotations that vary substantially among market participants or are not based on current information.

The Company’s balances measured at fair value on a recurring basis include the following as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

		June 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
		Fair Value Measurements Using				Fair Value Measurements Using
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 1		Level 2
		(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
	Securities available for sale	$	3,226	$	2,408	$	3,140	$	2,247

At this time, the Company has not elected to report any assets and liabilities using the fair value option available under the Financial Instruments Topic of the FASB ASC. There have been no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Disclosures about the Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Financial Instruments Topic of the FASB ASC requires the disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments including those financial instruments not measured at fair value on a recurring basis. This requirement excludes certain instruments, such as the net investment in leases and all nonfinancial instruments.

The fair values shown below have been derived, in part, by management’s assumptions, the estimated amount and timing of future cash flows and estimated discount rates. Valuation techniques involve uncertainties and require assumptions and judgments regarding prepayments, credit risk and discount rates. Changes in these assumptions will result in different valuation estimates. The fair values presented would not necessarily be realized in an immediate sale. Derived fair value estimates cannot necessarily be substantiated by comparison to independent markets or to other companies’ fair value information.

The following summarizes the carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments:

		June 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
		Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
		Amount		Value		Amount		Value
		(Dollars in thousands)
Financial Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	98,612	$	98,612	$	85,653	$	85,653
	Restricted interest-earning deposits with banks		963		963		1,273		1,273
	Securities available for sale		5,634		5,634		5,387		5,387
	Loans		1,276		1,276		954		954
Financial Liabilities
	Deposits		531,930		532,139		503,038		502,937

The paragraphs which follow describe the methods and assumptions used in estimating the fair values of financial instruments.

(a) Cash and Cash Equivalents

The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents approximate fair value as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, because they bear interest at market rates and had maturities of less than 90 days at the time of purchase. This fair value measurement is classified as Level 1.

(b) Restricted Interest-Earning Deposits with Banks

The Company maintains interest-earning trust accounts related to our secured debt facility. The book value of such accounts is included in restricted interest-earning deposits with banks on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. These accounts earn a floating market rate of interest which results in a fair value approximating the carrying amount at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. This fair value measurement is classified as Level 1.

(c) Securities Available for Sale

Securities available for sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value measurement is based upon various sources of market pricing. Securities are classified within the fair value hierarchy after giving consideration to the activity level in the market for the security type and the observability of the inputs used to determine the fair value. When available, the Company uses quoted prices in active markets and classifies such instruments within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Level 1 securities include mutual funds. When instruments are traded in secondary markets and quoted market prices do not exist for such securities, the Company relies on prices obtained from third-party pricing vendors and classifies these instruments within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The third-party vendors use a variety of methods when pricing securities that incorporate relevant market data to arrive at an estimate of what a buyer in the marketplace would pay for a security under current market conditions. Level 2 securities include municipal bonds.

(d) Loans

Loans are primarily comprised of participating interests acquired through membership in a non-profit, multi-financial institution consortium serving as a catalyst for community development by offering financing for affordable, quality housing to low- and moderate-income residents of Utah and surrounding states. Such loans help MBB satisfy its obligations under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. The fair value of the Company’s loans approximates the carrying amount at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. This estimate was based on recent comparable sales transactions with consideration of current market rates. This fair value measurement is classified as Level 2.

(e) Deposits

Deposit liabilities with no defined maturity such as MMDA deposits have a fair value equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amount). Fair value for certificates of deposits is estimated by discounting cash flows at current rates paid by the Company for similar certificates of deposit of the same or similar remaining maturities. This fair value measurement is classified as Level 2.

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Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

NOTE 6 – Commitments and Contingencies

MBB is a member bank in a non-profit, multi-financial institution consortium serving as a catalyst for community development by offering flexible financing for affordable, quality housing to low- and moderate-income residents of Utah and surrounding states. Currently,MBB receives approximately 1.2% participation in each funded loan under the program.MBB records loans in its financial statements when they have been funded or become payable. Such loans help MBB satisfy its obligations under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. At June 30, 2014, MBB had an unfunded commitment of $0.8million for this activity.Unless renewed prior to termination, MBB’s one-year commitment to the consortiumwill expirein September 2014.

The Company is involved in legal proceedings, which include claims, litigation and suits arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, these actions will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

As of June 30, 2014, the Company leases all five of its office locations including its executive offices in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, and its offices in or near Atlanta, Georgia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Sherwood, Oregon. These lease commitments are accounted for as operating leases. The Company has entered into several capital leases to finance corporate property and equipment.

The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments for capital and operating leases as of June 30, 2014:

	Future Minimum Lease Payment Obligations
		Capital		Operating
Period Ending December 31,		Leases		Leases		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
2014		$	51	$	678	$	729
2015			102		1,234		1,336
2016			102		1,246		1,348
2017			77		1,263		1,340
2018			—		1,279		1,279
Thereafter			—		1,755		1,755
Total minimum lease payments		$	332	$	7,455	$	7,787
Less: amount representing interest			(29)
Present value of minimum lease payments		$	303

In February 2013, the Company extended its lease agreement on its executive offices in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. The original expiration date of May 2013 was extended to May 2020, with an expected obligation of approximately $1.1 millionper year. Concurrently, the Company also entered into a lease agreement for an additional 9,700 square feet at the same location, which commences in June 2014 and expires in May 2020. The expected annual obligation under such lease is approximately $0.2 million per year. These obligations are included in the table above.

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Deposits

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Deposits [Abstract]

Deposits

NOTE 7 – Deposits

MBB serves as the Company’s primary funding source. MBB issues fixed-rate FDIC-insured certificates of deposit raised nationally through various brokered deposit relationships and fixed-rate FDIC-insured deposits received from direct sources. On February 23, 2014, MBB began offering FDIC-insured money market deposit accounts (“the MMDA Product”) through participation in a partner bank’s insured savings account product. This brokered deposit product has a variable rate, no maturity date and is offered to the clients of the partner bank and recorded as a single deposit account at MBB. As of June 30, 2014 money market deposit accounts totaled $37.0 million.

As of June 30, 2014, the remaining scheduled maturities of deposits are as follows:

		Scheduled
		Maturities
		(Dollars in thousands)
Period Ending December 31,
2014		$	104,971
2015			177,770
2016			107,780
2017			71,807
2018			18,610
Thereafter			14,028
	Total	$	494,966

Certificates of deposits are time deposits issued in denominations of $250,000 or less. The MMDA Product is also issued to customers in amounts less than $250,000. The FDIC insures deposits up to $250,000 per depositor. The weighted average all-in interest rate of deposits at June 30, 2014 was 0.88%.

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Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS")

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS") [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS")

NOTE 9– Earnings Per Share

The Company’s restricted stock awards are paid non-forfeitable common stock dividends and thus meet the criteria of participating securities. Accordingly, EPS has been calculated using the two-class method, under which earnings are allocated to both common stock and participating securities.

Basic EPS has been computed by dividing net income allocated to common stock by the weighted average common shares used in computing basic EPS. For the computation of basic EPS, all shares of restricted stock have been deducted from the weighted average shares outstanding.

Diluted EPS has been computed by dividing net income allocated to common stock by the weighted average number of common shares used in computing basic EPS, further adjusted by including the dilutive impact of the exercise or conversion of common stock equivalents, such as stock options, into shares of common stock as if those securities were exercised or converted.

The following table provides net income and shares used in computing basic and diluted EPS:

			Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
			2014		2013		2014		2013
			(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
Basic EPS
Net income			$	4,936	$	4,467	$	9,579	$	8,118
	Less: net income allocated to participating securities			(115)		(175)		(274)		(310)
Net income allocated to common stock			$	4,821	$	4,292	$	9,305	$	7,808
Weighted average common shares outstanding				12,891,889		12,877,594		12,929,895		12,838,969
	Less: Unvested restricted stock awards considered participating
		securities		(309,576)		(511,972)		(365,300)		(504,983)
Adjusted weighted average common shares used in computing
		basic EPS		12,582,313		12,365,622		12,564,595		12,333,986
Basic EPS			$	0.38	$	0.35	$	0.74	$	0.63
Diluted EPS
Net income allocated to common stock			$	4,821	$	4,292	$	9,305	$	7,808
Adjusted weighted average common shares used in computing
		basic EPS		12,582,313		12,365,622		12,564,595		12,333,986
	Add: Effect of dilutive stock options			53,207		96,270		60,104		95,173
Adjusted weighted average common shares used in computing
		diluted EPS		12,635,520		12,461,892		12,624,699		12,429,159
Diluted EPS			$	0.38	$	0.34	$	0.74	$	0.63

For the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, options to purchase 17,222 and 23,098 shares of common stock were not considered in the computation of potential common shares for purposes of diluted EPS, since the exercise prices of the options were greater than the average market price of the Company’s common stock for the respective periods.

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, options to purchase 15,698 and 23,098 shares of common stock were not considered in the computation of potential common shares for purposes of diluted EPS, since the exercise prices of the options were greater than the average market price of the Company’s common stock for the respective periods.

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Net Investment in Leases and Loans (Future Minimum Lease Payments Receivable Schedule) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Future Minimum Lease Payments Receivable Schedule [Abstract]
2014	$ 156,005
2015	247,911
2016	160,419
2017	87,337
2018	39,055
Thereafter	6,817
Minimum Lease Payments Receivable	697,544	682,081
Future Scheduled Income Amortization [Abstract]
2014	30,199
2015	39,661
2016	20,085
2017	8,328
2018	2,340
Thereafter	208
Unearned Lease Income, Including Initial Direct Costs and Fees Deferred	$ 100,821	$ 103,258

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Stock-Based Compensation (Summary of Non-Vested Restricted Stock Activity) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Stock-based Compensation Arrangements, Restricted Stock, Nonvested [Roll Forward]
Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Period	494,462
Shares, Granted	109,550
Shares, Vested	(210,944)
Shares, Forfeited	(13,292)
Shares Outstanding, End of Period	379,776
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Outstanding at Beginning of Period	$ 14.67
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Granted	$ 18.7
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Vested	$ 14.85
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Forfeited	$ 19.38
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Outstanding at End of Period	$ 15.57

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Net Investment in Leases and Loans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Net Investment in Leases and Loans [Abstract]

Components of Net Investment in Leases and Loans [Table Text Block]

	June 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Minimum lease payments receivable	$	697,544	$	682,081
Estimated residual value of equipment		27,518		28,396
Unearned lease income, net of initial direct costs and fees deferred		(100,821)		(103,258)
Security deposits		(2,660)		(2,631)
Loans, including unamortized deferred fees and costs		1,276		954
Allowance for credit losses		(7,725)		(8,467)
	$	615,132	$	597,075

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments Receivable and Amortization of Unearned Lease Income [Table Text Block]

	Minimum Lease
	Payments		Income
	Receivable		Amortization
	(Dollars in thousands)
Period Ending December 31,
2014	$	156,005	$	30,199
2015		247,911		39,661
2016		160,419		20,085
2017		87,337		8,328
2018		39,055		2,340
Thereafter		6,817		208
	$	697,544	$	100,821

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Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures about the Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Fair Value Measurements And Disclosures About Fair Value Of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

		June 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
		Fair Value Measurements Using				Fair Value Measurements Using
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 1		Level 2
		(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
	Securities available for sale	$	3,226	$	2,408	$	3,140	$	2,247

Schedule of Carrying Amount and Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Table Text Block]

		June 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
		Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
		Amount		Value		Amount		Value
		(Dollars in thousands)
Financial Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	98,612	$	98,612	$	85,653	$	85,653
	Restricted interest-earning deposits with banks		963		963		1,273		1,273
	Securities available for sale		5,634		5,634		5,387		5,387
	Loans		1,276		1,276		954		954
Financial Liabilities
	Deposits		531,930		532,139		503,038		502,937

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Stock-Based Compensation (Summary of Option Activity) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Stock-based Compensation Arrangements, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Number of Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Period	218,917
Number of Shares, Stock Options Granted	0
Number of Shares, Stock Options Exercised	(3,772)	(127,957)
Number of Shares, Forfeited	0
Number of Shares, Expired	(11,097)
Number of Shares Outstanding, End of Period	204,048	218,917
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share, Outstanding at Beginning of Period	$ 10.4
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share, Exercised	$ 16.54
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share, Expired	$ 13.1
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share, Outstanding at End of Period	$ 10.14	$ 10.4

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Deposits (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Contractual Maturities of Time Deposits [Abstract]
2014	$ 104,971,000
2015	177,770,000
2016	107,780,000
2017	71,807,000
2018	18,610,000
Thereafter	14,028,000
Total	494,966,000	503,038,000
Maximum time deposit liability denomination	250,000
Weighted average all-in interest rate of deposit liabilities outstanding	0.88%
Cash FDIC Insured Amount	250,000
Marlin Business Bank [Member]
Contractual Maturities of Time Deposits [Abstract]
Money market deposit accounts	$ 37,000,000

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Comprehensive Income
Net income	$ 4,936	$ 4,467	$ 9,579	$ 8,118
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Amortization of net deferred losses on cash flow hedge derivatives	0	0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in fair value of securities available for sale	137	(312)	247	(335)
Tax effect	(52)	119	(96)	128
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	85	(193)	151	(207)
Comprehensive Income	$ 5,021	$ 4,274	$ 9,730	$ 7,911

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Net Investment in Leases and Loans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Net Investment in Leases and Loans [Abstract]

Net Investment in Leases and Loans

NOTE 3 – Net Investment in Leases and Loans

Net investment in leases and loans consists of the following:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Minimum lease payments receivable	$	697,544	$	682,081
Estimated residual value of equipment		27,518		28,396
Unearned lease income, net of initial direct costs and fees deferred		(100,821)		(103,258)
Security deposits		(2,660)		(2,631)
Loans, including unamortized deferred fees and costs		1,276		954
Allowance for credit losses		(7,725)		(8,467)
	$	615,132	$	597,075

At June 30, 2014, a total of $9.1 million of minimum lease payments receivable is assigned as collateral for the borrowing facility. AtJune 30, 2014, there is no amount outstanding under this borrowing facility and the unused borrowing capacity is $75.0 million. In addition, $30.9million in net investment in leases is pledged as collateral for the secured borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Discount Window.

Initial direct costs net of fees deferred were $10.1 million and $10.3 million as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Initial direct costs are netted in unearned income and will be amortized to income using the effective interest method. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $22.0 million and $22.7 million, respectively, of the estimated residual value of equipment retained on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was related to copiers.

Minimum lease payments receivable under lease contracts and the amortization of unearned lease income, including initial direct costs and fees deferred, are as follows as of June 30, 2014:

	Minimum Lease
	Payments		Income
	Receivable		Amortization
	(Dollars in thousands)
Period Ending December 31,
2014	$	156,005	$	30,199
2015		247,911		39,661
2016		160,419		20,085
2017		87,337		8,328
2018		39,055		2,340
Thereafter		6,817		208
	$	697,544	$	100,821

As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company maintained total finance receivables which were on a non-accrual basis of $1.9 million and $1.7 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2014and December 31, 2013, the Company had total finance receivables in which the terms of the original agreements had been renegotiated in the amount of $1.2 million and $0.8 million, respectively. (See Note 4 for income recognition on leases and loans and additional asset quality information.)

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Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS") [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

			Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
			2014		2013		2014		2013
			(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
Basic EPS
Net income			$	4,936	$	4,467	$	9,579	$	8,118
	Less: net income allocated to participating securities			(115)		(175)		(274)		(310)
Net income allocated to common stock			$	4,821	$	4,292	$	9,305	$	7,808
Weighted average common shares outstanding				12,891,889		12,877,594		12,929,895		12,838,969
	Less: Unvested restricted stock awards considered participating
		securities		(309,576)		(511,972)		(365,300)		(504,983)
Adjusted weighted average common shares used in computing
		basic EPS		12,582,313		12,365,622		12,564,595		12,333,986
Basic EPS			$	0.38	$	0.35	$	0.74	$	0.63
Diluted EPS
Net income allocated to common stock			$	4,821	$	4,292	$	9,305	$	7,808
Adjusted weighted average common shares used in computing
		basic EPS		12,582,313		12,365,622		12,564,595		12,333,986
	Add: Effect of dilutive stock options			53,207		96,270		60,104		95,173
Adjusted weighted average common shares used in computing
		diluted EPS		12,635,520		12,461,892		12,624,699		12,429,159
Diluted EPS			$	0.38	$	0.34	$	0.74	$	0.63

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Other Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets [Abstract]
Accrued fees receivable	$ 1,832	$ 2,062
Deferred transaction costs, net	75	110
Prepaid expenses	1,341	2,011
Income taxes receivable	1,897	2,580
Other assets, miscellaneous	3,478	3,414
Other assets, total	$ 8,623	$ 10,177

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Summary of Critical Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Summary of Critical Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Basis of financial statement presentation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Marlin Leasing Corporation and MBB are managed together as a single business segment and are aggregated for financial reporting purposes as they exhibit similar economic characteristics, share the same leasing portfolio and have one product offering. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring items) necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position at June 30, 2014 and the results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, and cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and note disclosures included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 10, 2014. The consolidated results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations or cash flows for the respective full years or any other period.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of estimates. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are used when accounting for income recognition, the residual values of leased equipment, the allowance for credit losses, deferred initial direct costs and fees, late fee receivables, the fair value of financial instruments and income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates

Interest Income Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Interest income. Interest income is recognized under the effective interest method. The effective interest method of income recognition applies a constant rate of interest equal to the internal rate of return on each lease.

The Company’s lease portfolio consists of homogenous small balance accounts with an average balance less than $10,000 across a large cross section of credit variables such as state, equipment type, obligor, vendor and industry category. These leases generally have similar credit risk characteristics and as a result the Company evaluates the impairment of the lease portfolio on a pooled basis. The Company’s key credit quality indicator is delinquency status. Based on the historical payment behavior of the Company’s lease portfolio as a whole, payments are considered reasonably assured when a lease’s delinquency status is less than 90 days. Therefore, when a lease or loan is 90 days or more delinquent, the contract is classified as non-accrual and interest income recognition is discontinued. Interest income recognition resumes on a contract when the lessee makes payments sufficient to bring the contract’s status to less than 90 days delinquent.

Modifications to leases are accounted for in accordance with Topic 840 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”). Modifications resulting in renegotiated leases may include reductions in payment and extensions in term. However, such renegotiated leases are not granted concessions regarding implicit rates or reductions in total amounts due. Modifications may be granted on a one-time basis in situations that indicate the lessee is experiencing a temporary, timing issue and has a high likelihood of success with a revised payment plan. After a modification, a lease’s accrual status is based on compliance with the modified terms.

Fee Income and Other Income, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Fee income. Fee income consists of fees for delinquent lease and loan payments, cash collected on early termination of leases and net residual income. Net residual income includes income from lease renewals and gains and losses on the realization of residual values of leased equipment disposed at the end of a lease’s term. Residual income is recognized as earned.

Fee income from delinquent lease payments is recognized on an accrual basis based on anticipated collection rates. At a minimum of every quarter, an analysis of anticipated collection rates is performed based on updates to collection history. Adjustments in the anticipated collection rate assumptions are made as needed based on this analysis. Other fees are recognized when received.

Other income.Other income includes various administrative transaction fees and fees received from lease syndications, recognized as earned.

Insurance Income Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Insurance income. Insurance income is recognized on an accrual basis as earned over the term of each lease. Generally, insurance payments that are 120 days or more past due are charged against income. Ceding commissions, losses and loss adjustment expenses are recorded in the period incurred and netted against insurance income.

Securities Available for Sale, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Securities available for sale. Securities available for sale consist of mutual funds and municipal bonds that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Unrealized holding gains or losses of all securities available for sale, net of related deferred income taxes, are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income. Fair value measurement is based upon quoted prices in active markets, if available. If quoted prices in active markets are not available, fair values are based on prices obtained from third-party pricing vendors. See Note 8 for more information on fair value measurement of securities.

Initial Direct Costs and Fees, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Initial direct costs and fees. We defer initial direct costs incurred and fees received to originate our leases and loans in accordance with the Receivables Topic and the Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs Subtopic of the FASB ASC. The initial direct costs and fees we defer are part of the net investment in leases and loans and are amortized to interest income using the effective interest method. We defer third-party commission costs, as well as certain internal costs directly related to the origination activity. Costs subject to deferral include evaluating each prospective customer’s financial condition, evaluating and recording guarantees and other security arrangements, negotiating terms, preparing and processing documents and closing each transaction. The fees we defer are documentation fees collected at inception. The realization of the initial direct costs, net of fees deferred, is predicated on the net future cash flows generated by our lease and loan portfolios.

Net Investment in Leases and Loans, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Net investment in leases and loans. As required by U.S. GAAP, the Company uses the direct finance method of accounting to record its direct financing leases and related interest income. At the inception of a lease, the Company records as an asset the aggregate future minimum lease payments receivable, plus the estimated residual value of the leased equipment, less unearned lease income. Residual values are established at lease inception based on our estimate of the expected fair value of the equipment at the end of the lease term. Residual values may be realized at lease termination from lease extensions, sales or other dispositions of leased equipment. Estimates are based on industry data and management’s experience.

The Company records an estimated residual value at lease inception for all fair market value and fixed purchase option leases based on a percentage of the equipment cost of the asset being leased. The percentages used depend on equipment type and term. In setting estimated residual values, the Company focuses its analysis primarily on the Company’s total historical and expected realization statistics pertaining to sales of equipment.In subsequent evaluations for the impairment of the booked residual values, the Company reviews historical realization statistics including lease renewals and equipment sales. Anticipated renewal income is not included in the determination of fair value. However, it is one of the ways that fair value may be realized at the end of the lease term.

At the end of an original lease term, lessees may choose to purchase the equipment, renew the lease or return the equipment to the Company. The Company receives income from lease renewals when the lessee elects to retain the equipment longer than the original term of the lease. This income, net of appropriate periodic reductions in the estimated residual values of the related equipment, is included in fee income as net residual income.

When a lessee elects to return equipment at lease termination, the equipment is transferred to other assets at the lower of its basis or fair market value. The Company generally sells returned equipment to independent third parties, rather than leasing the equipment a second time. The Company does not maintain equipment in other assets for longer than 120 days. Any loss recognized on transferring equipment to other assets and any gain or loss realized on the sale or disposal of equipment to a lessee or to others is included in fee income as net residual income.

Based on the Company’s experience, the amount of ultimate realization of the residual value tends to relate more to the customer’s election at the end of the lease term to enter into a renewal period, to purchase the leased equipment or to return the leased equipment than it does to the equipment type. Management performs reviews of the estimated residual values and historic realization statistics no less frequently than quarterly and any impairment, if other than temporary, is recognized in the current period.

Initial direct costs and fees related to lease originations are deferred as part of the investment and amortized over the lease term. Unearned lease income is the amount by which the total lease receivable plus the estimated residual value exceeds the cost of the equipment. Unearned lease income, net of initial direct costs and fees, is recognized as revenue over the lease term using the effective interest method.

Allowance for Credit Losses, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Allowance for credit losses. In accordance with the Contingencies Topic of the FASB ASC, we maintain an allowance for credit losses at an amount sufficient to absorb losses inherent in our existing lease and loan portfolios as of the reporting dates based on our projection of probable net credit losses.

We generally evaluate our portfolios on a pooled basis, due to their composition of small balance, homogenous accounts with similar general credit risk characteristics, diversified among a large cross-section of variables, including industry, geography, equipment type, obligor and vendor. We consider both quantitative and qualitative factors in determining the allowance for credit losses. Quantitative factors considered include a migration analysis stratified by industry classification, historic delinquencies and charge-offs, and a static pool analysis of historic recoveries. A migration analysis is a technique used to estimate the likelihood that an account will progress through the various delinquency stages and ultimately charge off. As part of our quantitative analysis we may also consider specifically identified pools of leases separately from the migration analysis, whenever certain identified pools are not expected to perform consistently with their credit characteristics or the portfolio as a whole. These lease pools may be analyzed for impairment separately from the migration analysis and a specific reserve established.

Qualitative factors that may result in further adjustments to the quantitative analysis include items such as forecasting uncertainties, changes in the composition of our lease and loan portfolios (including geography, industry, equipment type and vendor source), seasonality, economic or business conditions and emerging trends, business practices or policies at the reporting date that are different from the periods used in the quantitative analysis.

The various factors used in the analysis are reviewed periodically, and no less frequently than quarterly. We then establish an allowance for credit losses for the projected probable net credit losses inherent in the portfolio based on this analysis. A provision is charged against earnings to maintain the allowance for credit losses at the appropriate level. Our policy is to charge-off against the allowance the estimated unrecoverable portion of accounts once they reach 121 days delinquent.

Our projections of probable net credit losses are inherently uncertain, and as a result we cannot predict with certainty the amount of such losses. Changes in economic conditions, the risk characteristics and composition of the portfolio, bankruptcy laws, and other factors could impact our actual and projected net credit losses and the related allowance for credit losses. To the extent we add new leases and loans to our portfolios, or to the degree credit quality is worse than expected, we record expense to increase the allowance for credit losses to reflect the estimated net losses inherent in our portfolios. Actual losses may vary from current estimates.

Common Stock and Equity, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Common stock and equity. On November 2, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan. Under the stock repurchase plan, the Company is authorized to repurchase its common stock on the open market. The par value of the shares repurchased is charged to common stock with the excess of the purchase price over par charged against any available additional paid-in capital.

Stock-based Compensation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Stock-based compensation.The Compensation—Stock Compensation Topic of the FASB ASC establishes fair value as the measurement objective in accounting for share-based payment arrangements and requires all entities to apply a fair-value-based measurement method in accounting for share-based payment transactions with employees and non-employees, except for equity instruments held by employee share ownership plans.

The Company measures stock-based compensation cost at grant date, based on the fair value of the awards ultimately expected to vest. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the service period. We generally use the Black-Scholes valuation model to measure the fair value of our stock options utilizing various assumptions with respect to expected holding period, risk-free interest rates, stock price volatility and dividend yield. The assumptions are based on management’s judgment concerning future events.

As required by U.S. GAAP, the Company uses its judgment in estimating the amount of awards that are expected to be forfeited, with subsequent revisions to the assumptions if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The vesting of certain restricted shares may be accelerated to a minimum of three years based on achievement of various individual performance measures. Acceleration of expense for awards based on individual performance factors occurs when the achievement of the performance criteria is determined.

Non-forfeitable dividends paid on shares of restricted stock are recorded to retained earnings for shares that are expected to vest and to compensation expense for shares that are not expected to vest.

Income Taxes, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Income taxes. The Income Taxes Topic of the FASB ASC requires the use of the asset and liability method under which deferred taxes are determined based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities, given the provisions of the enacted tax laws. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities and projected future taxable income in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not the Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences.

Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any necessary valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. The process involves summarizing temporary differences resulting from the different treatment of items, such as leases, for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities which are included within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Management then assesses the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income or tax carry-back availability and, to the extent our management believes recovery is not likely, a valuation allowance is established. To the extent that we establish a valuation allowance in a period, an expense is recorded within the tax provision in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return are subject to potential financial statement recognition based on prescribed recognition and measurement criteria. Based on our evaluation, we concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in our financial statements. At June 30, 2014, there have been no material changes to the liability for uncertain tax positions and there are no significant unrecognized tax benefits.

The periods subject to examination for the Company’s federal return include the 2006 tax year to the present.The Company files state income tax returns in various states which may have different statutes of limitations. Generally, state income tax returns for the years 2006 through the present are subject to examination. The Company has amended its previously filed income tax returns for the years 2006 through 2009, which resulted in the recognition of a net tax receivable of approximately $15.4 million as originally discussed in Note 13 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. During 2013, the examination of the federal amended returns was completed. Due to the receipt of federal and certain state amended tax return refunds and interest, as of June 30, 2014, the Company has a net receivable balance of $0.2 million. The receivable represents remaining expected state returns and interest earned on these refunds, net of the related federal impact.

The Company records penalties and accrued interest related to taxes, including penalties and interest related to uncertain tax positions, in income tax expense. Such adjustments have historically been minimal and immaterial to our financial results.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Earnings per share. The Company’s restricted stock awards are paid non-forfeitable common stock dividends and thus meet the criteria of participating securities. Accordingly, earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated using the two-class method, under which earnings are allocated to both common shares and participating securities. All shares of restricted stock are deducted from the weighted average shares outstanding for the computation of basic EPS.

Diluted EPS is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period including the dilutive impact of the exercise or conversion of common stock equivalents, such as stock options, into shares of common stock as if those securities were exercised or converted.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-12, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. Under the new guidance, it is required that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. This guidance also requires that the performance target not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. The guidance is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption of the new requirements is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated balance sheet, statement of operations, or statement of cash flows of the Company.