**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) |

*see*

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**EAST      PENN FINANCIAL CORPORATION**

| Exhibit                  Number | Description                                         |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                            |                                                |
| 99.1                            | Press                  Release dated April 18, 2007 |

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**SIGNATURES**

|                                   | **EAST                  PENN FINANCIAL CORPORATION**   |
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|                                   | (Registrant)                                           |
|                                   |                                                   |
|                                   |                                                   |
| Dated:                  April 18, 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**                     |
|                             |                                                                                                       |                             |
|                             |                                                                                                       |                             |
| **99.1**                         | Press                  release, dated April 18, 2007, of East Penn Financial                  Corporation. | 5                                |