Advanta To Report Third Quarter 2006 Results.

SPRING HOUSE, Pa. -- Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ:ADVNB; ADVNA) today announced that it will release third quarter 2006 results on Tuesday, October 31, 2006, before the market opens. Later that morning, Advanta management will hold a conference call with analysts and institutional investors at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The call can be accessed by dialing 719-457-2680 and using pass code 9344787. The call will also be webcast simultaneously via a Vcall link on the Company's website, www.advanta.com, or at www.vcall.com. Those interested in listening to the webcast should go to the website at least fifteen minutes before the call to register and download any necessary software.

Advanta focuses on the small business market and related community, providing funding and support to the nation's small businesses and business professionals through innovative product offerings and services. Using its direct marketing and information-based expertise, Advanta identifies potential customers and provides a high level of service tailored to the needs of small businesses. Advanta is one of the nation's largest issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) of MasterCard business credit cards to small businesses and business professionals. Since 1951, Advanta has pioneered many of the marketing techniques common in the financial services industry today, including remote lending and direct mail, affinity and relationship marketing. Learn more about Advanta at www.advanta.com.