**FORM      8-K**

**CURRENT      REPORT**

**Pursuant      to Section 13 or 15(d)**

**of      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**East      Penn Financial Corporation**

| Pennsylvania                                                                          |                      |     0-50330        |   | 65-1172823                                           |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| (State                or otherjurisdiction                ofincorporation)            |                      | (CommissionFile                Number) |   | (IRS                EmployerIdentification                No.) |
|                                                                                  |                      |                                   |   |                                                           |
| 22                South 2nd                Street, P.O. Box 869, Emmaus, Pennsylvania | 18049                     |
| (Address                of principal executive offices)                               | (Zip                Code) |

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**EAST      PENN FINANCIAL CORPORATION**

| Exhibit                Number                              | Description                                      |
|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|                                                       |                                             |
|          99.1 | Press                Release dated July 23, 2007 |

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**SIGNATURES**

|                                | **EAST                PENN FINANCIAL CORPORATION**   |   |
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                | (Registrant)                                         |   |
|                                |                                                 |   |
|                                |                                                 |   |
| Dated:                July 23, 2007 | /s/                Theresa M. Wasko                  |   |
|                                | Theresa                M. Wasko                      |   |
|                                | Treasurer                and Chief Financial Officer |   |

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**EXHIBIT      INDEX**

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|                           |                                                                                                             | **MANUALLY**                   |
|                           |                                                                                                             | **SIGNED**                     |
| **EXHIBIT                NO.** |                                                                                                             | **ORIGINAL**                   |
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| **99.1**                       | Press                release, dated July 23, 2007,  of East Penn Financial                Corporation. | 5                              |
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