SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                  FORM 8-K/A

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

                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)         August 13, 2002
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                                  Advanta Corp.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Delaware                      0-14120                  23-1462070
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(State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission               (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                File Number)           Identification No.)


         Welsh & McKean Roads,
P.O. Box 844, Spring House, Pennsylvania                          19477
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (215) 657-4000
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)








ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         This report is being filed solely for the purpose of filing the press
release included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

         (c) Exhibits.

         99.1 Press Release dated August 13, 2002.








                                   SIGNATURES

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                           Advanta Corp.
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                                           (Registrant)


Date: August 13, 2002
                                          By:  /s/ Elizabeth H. Mai
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                                              Elizabeth H. Mai
                                              Senior Vice President,
                                              Secretary and General Counsel






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit   Description                              Method of Filing
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99.1      Press Release, dated August 13, 2002     Filed Electronically Herewith