Advanta Corp. is preparing to issue $100 million of trust-
These instruments,which qualify as Tier I capital, will be issued
The statutory business trust has been formed for the sole purpose of
The company will use the proceeds for general corporate purposes.
Debt service paid by Advanta on the junior subordinated debentures will
Thompson BankWatch assigned a rating of BBB-minus, reflecting that the
Additionally, BankWatch affirmed all previously assigned ratings for