**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.) |
|                                                                       |   |                                   |   |                                                           |

| 731                Chestnut Street, P.O. Box 869, Emmaus, Pennsylvania | 18049                     |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| (Address                of principal executive offices)                | (Zip                Code) |

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**EAST      PENN FINANCIAL CORPORATION**

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| Exhibit                Number |   | Description                                         |
|-------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                          |   |                                                |
| 99.1                          |   | Press                Release dated January 24, 2007 |

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**SIGNATURES**

|                                   |                                                 |   |
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                   | **EAST                PENN FINANCIAL CORPORATION**   |   |
|                                   | (Registrant)                                         |   |
|                                   |                                                 |   |
|                                   |                                                 |   |
| Dated:                January 24, 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 January 24, 2007, of East Penn Financial                Corporation. | 5                              |
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