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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WILSON LOYAL W   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP [MRLN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PRIMUS VENTURE PARTNERS, INC., 5900 LANDERBROOK DR, STE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/26/2005 (Street) CLEVELAND, OH 44124 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/26/2005   A   1,365 (1) A (2) 1,365 D   Common Stock               1,905,612 (3) I Shares directly owned by Primus Capital Fund IV Limited Partnership (3) Common Stock               79,401 (3) I Shares directly owned by Primus Executive Fund Limited Partnership (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Options to Purchase Common Stock

$ 19.78

05/26/2005

A

1,161

05/26/2006(4)

05/25/2012

Common Stock

1,161

(2)

1,161

D

Options to Purchase Common Stock

$ 16.01

05/26/2005(5)

05/25/2014

Common Stock

1,500

1,500

D

Options to Purchase Common Stock

$ 14

11/11/2007(6)

11/10/2013

Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WILSON LOYAL W C/O PRIMUS VENTURE PARTNERS, INC. 5900 LANDERBROOK DR, STE 200 CLEVELAND, OH 44124	X	X

Signatures

Loyal W. Wilson		05/31/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents grant of restricted stock as part of the Company's Director compensation plan. The restrictions on these shares shall lapse upon the earlier of (i) seven years from the grant date and (ii) six months following the Director's termination of Board service.
(2)	N/A
(3)	Mr. Wilson shares voting power and investment power with respect to the shares with four other officers of Primus Venture Partners IV, Inc. Mr. Wilson disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Primus Capital Fund IV Limited Partnership and by Primus Executive Fund Limited Partnership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	Grant of options pursuant to the Company's Director compensation plan. Date listed is the date of full vesting (which is one year from the date of grant). The options cliff vest on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(5)	Grant of options pursuant to the Company's Director compensation plan. Date listed is the date of full vesting (whiich is one year from the date of the grant). The grant vests in equal quarterly installments over the one year vesting period. The date of the grant was May 26, 2004.
(6)	Date listed is the date of full vesting. The grant vests 25% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the grant. The date of the grant was November 11, 2003.

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