Pricing Supplement dated May 31, 1996             Rule 424(b)(3)
(To Prospectus dated November 8, 1993 and         File No. 33-50883
Prospectus Supplement dated December 22, 1994)

                               Advanta Corp.
              Medium-Term Notes, Series B - Floating Rate
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Principal Amount: $10,500,000             Initial Interest Rate: 
Agent's Discount or Commission: $52,500     To be determined 6/3/96
Net Proceeds to Issuer: $10,447,500       Stated Maturity Date: 6/5/2001
Issue Price: 100%                         Original Issue Date: 6/5/96
                                          Trade Date:  5/31/96
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Calculation Agent: Chase Manhattan Bank   Cusip No.:  00756QBH0

Interest Calculation:

     [ X] Regular Floating Rate Note   [  ] Floating Rate/Fixed Rate Note
                                          (Fixed Rate Commencement Date):
     [  ] Inverse Floating Rate Note      (Fixed Interest Date):
            (Fixed Interest Rate):

     [  ] Other Floating Rate Note (see attached)

Interest Rate Basis:
     [  ] CD Rate                               [  ] Commercial Paper Rate

     [  ] Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate  [  ] Federal Funds Rate

     [  ] LIBOR                Index Currency:

     [  ] LIBOR Reuters                         [  ] Treasury Rate

     [ X] LIBOR Telerate                        [  ] Other:
     
     [  ] CMT Rate
               Designated CMT Telerate Page:
               Designated CMT Maturity Index:

Initial Interest Reset Date:  7/5/96            Spread (+/-): +0.4300%
Interest Reset Dates: The fifth day of          Spread Multiplier: N/A
                      each calendar month       Maximum Interest Rate: N/A
                                                Minimum Interest Rate: N/A
Interest Payment Dates: The fifth day of
                        each calendar month

Index Maturity: 1-Month LIBOR

Day Count Convention:
     [  ] 30/360 for the period from              to

     [ X] Actual/360 for the period from  6/5/96 to 6/4/2001

     [  ] Actual/Actual for the period from       to

Redemption:
     [ X] The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity Date.

     [  ] The Notes may be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
          Initial Redemption Date:
          Initial Redemption Percentage: _____%
          Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction:   ____% until Redemption
          Percentage is 100% of the principal amount.

Repayment:

     [ X] The Notes cannot be repaid prior to the Stated Maturity Date.

     [  ] The Notes can be repaid prior to the Stated Maturity Date at
          the option of the holder of the Notes.
          Optional Repayment Date(s):
          Repayment Price: ________%

Currency:

     Specified Currency:  U.S. Dollars
     (If other than U.S. dollars, see attached)

     Minimum Denominations:  N/A
     (Applicable only if Specified Currency is other than U.S. dollars)

Original Issue Discount:

     [  ] Yes  [X]  No

     Total Amount of OID:
     Yield to Maturity:
     Initial Accrual Period:

Form:

     [X]  Book Entry     [  ] Certificated

Agent acting in the capacity as indicated below:

     [X]  Agent          [  ] Principal

If as Principal:

     [  ] The Notes are being offered at varying prices related to
          prevailing market prices at the time of resale.

     [  ] The Notes are being offered at a fixed initial public offering
          price of _____% of principal amount.

If as Agent:

     The Notes are being offered at a fixed initial public offering
     price of 100% of principal amount.
                              
               [  ]  Merrill Lynch & Co.

                         [  ]  CS First Boston

                                   [ X]  Salomon Brothers Inc

[  ] Other Provisions: