<?xml version="1.0"?><ownershipDocument>
    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-11-17</periodOfReport><notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001260968</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MRLN</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001237389</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>WILSON LOYAL W</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>124 GAITHER DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MOUNT LAUREL</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NJ</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>08054</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Common stock</value></securityTitle><transactionDate><value>2003-11-17</value></transactionDate><deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>S</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionTimeliness><value></value></transactionTimeliness><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>553008.0000</value><footnoteId id="F1" /></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><value>14.0000</value></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>D</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>2130732.0000</value><footnoteId id="F1" /></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>Shares directly owned by Primus Capital Fund IV Limited Partnership</value><footnoteId id="F1" /></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeTransaction><nonDerivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Common stock</value></securityTitle><transactionDate><value>2003-11-17</value></transactionDate><deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>S</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionTimeliness><value></value></transactionTimeliness><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>23040.0000</value><footnoteId id="F1" /></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><value>14.0000</value></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>D</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>88781.0000</value><footnoteId id="F1" /></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>Shares directly owned by Primus Executive Fund Limited Partnership</value><footnoteId id="F1" /></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeTransaction></nonDerivativeTable><derivativeTable><derivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>Option to Purchase Common Stock</value></securityTitle><conversionOrExercisePrice><value>14.0000</value></conversionOrExercisePrice><exerciseDate><value>2007-11-11</value><footnoteId id="F2" /></exerciseDate><expirationDate><value>2013-11-10</value></expirationDate><underlyingSecurity><underlyingSecurityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></underlyingSecurityTitle><underlyingSecurityShares><value>5000.0000</value></underlyingSecurityShares></underlyingSecurity><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>5000.0000</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership></ownershipNature></derivativeHolding></derivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">Mr. Wilson shares voting power and investment power with respect to the shares with four other directors of Primus Venture Partners IV, Inc.  Mr. Wilson disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held by Primus Capital Fund IV Limited Partnership and Primus Executive Fund Limited Partnership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. </footnote><footnote id="F2">Date listed is the date of full vesting. The grants vests 25% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.  The date of grant was November 11, 2003.</footnote></footnotes><remarks></remarks><ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/ George D. Pelose
Attorney in Fact</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-12-22</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

