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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                  Schedule 13D

                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS
                     FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13-d-1(a) AND
                      AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
                         RULE13d-2(a) (AMENDMENT No. 2*)

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                     FIRST CHESAPEAKE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                           Common Stock, no par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   319452 10 8
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 Mark Mendelson
                               c/o Americus Centre
                               541 Hamilton Street
                          Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101
                                 (610) 433-5030
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                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                 August 15, 1997
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d [1(c),  13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g)],  check the following
box [  ]

Note:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a singed original and five
copies of the schedule,  including all  exhibits.  See Rule  13d-7(b)] for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

                         (Continued on following pages)

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             CUSIP No. 319452 10 8     13D      Page 2 of 5 pages

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1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

         Mark Mendelson
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2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                 (a)           / /
                                                 (b)          / /
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3   SEC USE ONLY

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4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*    SC
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5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
    REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
                                                           //
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6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         United States of America
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7      SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 3,154,333 SHARES BENEFICIALLY

8        SHARED VOTING POWER 450,000 SHARES OWNED BY EACH  REPORTING

9        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,154,333 SHARES

10       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- SHARES
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11  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  3,604,333
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12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES / /
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13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)              38.8%
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14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                          IN
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Item 1.  Security and Issuer.

         This  statement  relates  to  shares  of common  stock,  no par  value,
("Common Stock") of First Chesapeake Financial Corporation (the "Company" or the
"Issuer").  The  principal  executive  offices of the  Issuer  are 12 E.  Oregon
Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19148.

Item 2.  Identity and Background.

        (a) Mark Mendelson is the person filing this report.  Mark Mendelson may
be known hereafter as the "Reporting Person".

        (b) The Reporting  Person has a business address at The Americus Centre,
541 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101.


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             CUSIP No. 319452 10 8     13D      Page 3 of 5 pages


        (c) The principal  occupation of Mr.  Mendelson is Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Issuer.  Mr.  Mendelson is also Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Hampton Financial Services, Inc. ("Hampton Financial"), a diversified
financial services firm which provides financial consulting services, engages in
real estate finance and  development,  and purchases and sells loans for its own
account and for the accounts of others.  He is also Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer  of  Hampton  Real  Estate  Group,  Inc.  ("Hampton  Real  Estate"),   a
diversified professional real estate brokerage, development and management firm.
The principal  executive  office of Hampton  Financial is: The Americus  Centre,
541Hamilton  Street,  Allentown,  Pennsylvania  18101.  The principal  executive
office of Hampton Real Estate Group is: The Americus Centre, 541Hamilton Street,
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101. In addition, Mr. Mendelson is the Chief Executive
Officer  of Ideal  Metal  Stamping,  Inc.,  a  manufacturer  of  metal  stamping
products,  as well as Chief  Executive  Officer of National  Archives,  Inc.,  a
document   storage   company,   both  located  at  10-12  East  Oregon   Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA.

        (d) During the last five years,  Mr.  Mendelson  was not  convicted in a
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

        (e) During the last five years,  Mr.  Mendelson  has not been a party to
any  civil  proceeding  of  a  judicial  or  administrative  body  of  competent
jurisdiction as a result of which he was or is subject to a judgment,  decree or
final  order  enjoining  future  violations  of,  or  prohibiting  or  mandating
activities  subject  to,  federal  or  state  securities  laws  or  finding  any
violations with respect to such laws.

        (f)  Mr. Mendelson is a citizen of the United States.


Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

On August 15, 1997, Mr.  Mendelson  acquired 250,000 shares of Common Stock in a
private  transaction and on December 15, 1997, Mr.  Mendelson  acquired  625,000
shares of Common Stock in a private  transaction in exchange for cancellation of
a note payable to an affiliate of Mr. Mendelson with a face amount of $50,000.

On October 30, 1997,  the Company  issued  500,000 shares of Common Stock to Mr.
Mendelson in consideration for a 50% interest in Fedeoliva  International,  Ltd.
which Mr. Mendelson, through Hampton Financial, transferred to the Company.

As of January 1, 1998,  Mark  Mendelson was appointed by the Company's  Board of
Directors to hold an Irrevocable  Voting Proxy of 450,000 shares of Common Stock
dated March 9, 1994  between John E. Dell and Max E. Gray  ("Irrevocable  Voting
Proxy").  In 1994,  Mr.  Dell had entered  into a  liquidating  trust  agreement
whereby he granted an irrevocable  proxy to vote his remaining 450,000 shares to
Max E. Gray, the former  President of the Company.  This  liquidating  trust was
established  to, among other  things,  expedite  the  approval of the  Company's
licensing application under the Virginia Mortgage Lender and Broker Act.

On July 9, 1998, the Executive Compensation Committee awarded 300,000 options to
purchase Common Stock under the Company's 1998  Non-Qualified  Stock Option Plan
to Mr.  Mendelson as partial  compensation  for his services as Chief  Executive
Officer of the Company.  The options  have an exercise  price of $0.60 per share
and expire on July 9, 2003.

On August 31, 1998, the Company issued a convertible  subordinated  debenture in
the amount of $200,000 to Mr.  Mendelson in exchange for a similar  reduction in
amounts due to Mr. Mendelson.  In November 1999, this debenture was converted in
its entirety to 133,333 shares of Common Stock.


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On February 5, 1999, the Company issued the following securities as compensation
to Mr.  Mendelson  for  personally  guaranteeing  a $1,500,000  bank loan to the
Company:  (i) 50,000  shares of Common  Stock;  (ii) options to purchase  25,000
shares of Common  Stock at an exercise  price of $2.00 per share and expiring in
January 2004, and (iii) options to purchase  25,000 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $5.00 per share and expiring in January 2004.

On November  10,  1999,  the Company  issued  200,000  shares of Common Stock as
compensation  to  Mr.  Mendelson  for  personally  guaranteeing  an  incremental
$500,000 bank loan to the Company.


Item 4.  Purpose of the Transaction.

Mr. Mendelson has acquired the Common Stock and options for investment purposes.
Mr. Mendelson may, in the future,  acquire  additional shares of Common Stock or
dispose of all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock that he now owns,  but
he has not  currently  determined  the  amount,  if any,  or the  timing of such
additional  transactions.  On December 15, 1997,  Mr.  Mendelson  was  appointed
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive  Officer of the Issuer.  Other than as
referred to herein,  at December 31, 1999 Mr. Mendelson had no specific plans or
proposals  that  relate to or would  result in: (1) an  extraordinary  corporate
transaction,  such as a merger,  reorganization  or  liquidation  involving  the
Issuer or any of its  subsidiaries;  (2) a sale or transfer of a material amount
of assets of the Issuer or its subsidiaries; (3) any change in the present Board
of Directors or management of the Issuer; (4) any material change in the present
capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer;  (5) any other material changes
in the Issuer's corporate structure or business; (6) any changes in the Issuer's
charter,  bylaws,  or instruments  corresponding  thereto or other actions which
might impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person; (7) a class
of  securities  of the  Issuer  ceasing  to be  authorized  to be  quoted  in an
inter-dealer  quotation system of a registered national securities  association;
(8) a class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination
of registration  pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or
(9) any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

(a) By virtue of his ownership of all of the  outstanding  voting  securities of
Hampton Financial,  Mr. Mendelson may be deemed the indirect beneficial owner of
all of Hampton  Financial's shares of Common Stock,  thereby giving him indirect
beneficial  ownership  of  661,000  shares of  Common  Stock of the  Issuer.  In
addition,  Mr.  Mendelson is the direct  beneficial owner of 3,154,333 shares of
Common  Stock  (including  550,000  shares of  Common  Stock  issuable  upon the
exercise of options and 450,000 shares of Common Stock held as appointed  holder
of the Irrevocable  Voting Proxy.  Consequently,  Mr. Mendelson may be deemed to
beneficially  own an aggregate  total of 3,604,333  shares of Common  Stock,  or
38.8% of the Issuer's Common Stock, calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3.

(b) Mr.  Mendelson,  through  his  ownership  of all of the  outstanding  voting
securities of Hampton, has sole voting power of 3,154,333 shares of Common Stock
of the  Issuer  and sole  dispositive  power of all  3,154,333  shares of Common
Stock.  Mr.  Mendelson has shared power to direct the vote of the 450,000 shares
of Common Stock under the Irrevocable Voting Proxy.

(c) Mr.  Mendelson has not effected any  transactions  in the  securities of the
Issuer during the past sixty days.

(d) No person other than Mr. Mendelson has the right to receive and the power to
direct the  receipt of  dividends  from,  or the  proceeds  from the sale of the
shares of Common Stock owned of record by him.

(e)  Not applicable.



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             CUSIP No. 319452 10 8     13D      Page 5 of 5 pages


Item 6. Contracts,  Arrangements,  Understandings, or Relationships with Respect
to the Issuer.

As of January 1, 1998,  Mr.  Mendelson was  appointed by the Company's  Board of
Directors to hold an Irrevocable  Voting Proxy of 450,000 shares of Common Stock
dated March 9, 1994 between John E. Dell and Max E. Gray. In 1994,  Mr. Dell had
entered into a liquidating  trust  agreement  whereby he granted an  irrevocable
proxy to vote his remaining  450,000 shares to Max E. Gray, the former President
of the Company.  This liquidating  trust was established to, among other things,
expedite the approval of the Company's licensing  application under the Virginia
Mortgage Lender and Broker Act.

Item 7.  Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.

     Exhibit 9.1  Irrevocable Voting Proxy dated March 9, 1994 between John E.
                  Dell and Max E. Gray

         (Incorporated by reference to the  correspondingly  numbered exhibit to
         the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December
         31, 1993 filed with the Commission on March 31, 1994.)


                                    SIGNATURE

After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of the  undersigned's  knowledge  and
belief,  the  undersigned  certifies  that  the  information  set  forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

                                      DATE: March 29, 2000


                                      By: /s/ Mark Mendelson
                                      Mark Mendelson


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