CHASE MANHATTAN AUTO OWNER TRUST
SERIES 1997-A
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
PERIOD 12 PAGE # 1
DETERMINATION: 10-Mar-98 Beginning 2/1/98
DISTRIBUTION: 16-Mar-98 Ending 2/28/98
TIME: 3/13/98 9:58
CLASS A-1 5.545% MONEY MARKET ASSET BACKED NOTES
CLASS A-2 5.950% ASSET BACKED NOTES
CLASS A-3 6.250% ASSET BACKED NOTES
CLASS A-4 6.400% ASSET BACKED NOTES
CLASS A-5 6.500% ASSET BACKED NOTES
CLASS B-1 6.650% ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES
ORIG PRINCIPAL BEG PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL INTEREST TOTAL END PRINCIPAL
CLASS BALANCE BALANCE DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION BALANCE
A-1 Notes $250,000,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
A-2 Notes $365,000,000.00 $259,379,777.64 $28,254,620.32 $1,286,091.40 $29,540,711.72 $231,125,157.32
A-3 Notes $270,000,000.00 $270,000,000.00 $0.00 $1,406,250.00 $1,406,250.00 $270,000,000.00
A-4 Notes $165,000,000.00 $165,000,000.00 $0.00 $880,000.00 $880,000.00 $165,000,000.00
A-5 Notes $85,500,000.00 $85,500,000.00 $0.00 $463,125.00 $463,125.00 $85,500,000.00
NOTE TOTALS $1,135,500,000.00 $779,879,777.64 $28,254,620.32 $4,035,466.40 $32,290,086.72 $751,625,157.32
B-1 $35,153,718.13 $35,153,718.13 $0.00 $194,810.19 $194,810.19 $35,153,718.13
CERT TOTALS $35,153,718.13 $35,153,718.13 $0.00 $194,810.19 $194,810.19 $35,153,718.13
TOTALS $1,170,653,718.13 $815,033,495.77 $28,254,620.32 $4,230,276.59 $32,484,896.91 $786,778,875.45
FACTOR INFORMATION PER $1,000
PRINCIPAL INTEREST END PRINCIPAL
CLASS DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION BALANCE
A-1 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000
A-2 77.40991868 3.52353808 633.21960910
A-3 0.00000000 5.20833333 1,000.00000000
A-4 0.00000000 5.33333333 1,000.00000000
A-5 0.00000000 5.41666667 1,000.00000000
Notes Totals 24.88297694 3.55391140 661.93320768
B-1 0.00000000 5.54166672 1,000.00000000
Cert Totals 0.00000000 5.54166672 1,000.00000000
TOTALS 24.13576268 3.61360198 672.08506091
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
PLEASE CONTACT THE ADMINISTRATOR LISTED BELOW
KIM COSTA
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK - ASPG
450 WEST 33RD STREET, 15TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001
(212) 946-3247
(C) COPYRIGHT 1998, CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
CHASE MANHATTAN AUTO OWNER TRUST
SERIES 1997-A
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
PERIOD 12 PAGE # 2
DETERMINATION: 10-Mar-98 Beginning 2/1/98
DISTRIBUTION: 16-Mar-98 Ending 2/28/98
TIME: 3/13/98 9:58
per $1000
Section 5.8 (iii) Servicing Fee $679,194.58 0.58018402
Section 5.8 (iv) Administration Fee $1,000.00 0.00085422
Section 5.8 (vi) Pool Balance at the end of the Collection Period $786,778,875.45
Section 5.8 (vii) Repurchase Amounts for Repurchased Receivable
By Seller $0.00
By Servicer $0.00
TOTAL $0.00
Section 5.8 (viii) Realized Losses for Collection Period $552,206.34
Section 5.8 (ix) Reserve Account Balance after Disbursement $23,603,366.26
Section 5.8 (x) Specified Reserve Account Balance $23,603,366.26
Section 5.8 (xi) Total Distribution Amount $33,608,072.40
Servicing Fee $679,194.58
Administrative Fee $1,000.00
Noteholders' Distribution Amount $32,290,086.72
Certificateholders' Distribution Amount $194,810.19
Deposit to Reserve Account $442,980.91
Section 5.8 (xii) Noteholders' Distributable Amount
Class Principal Interest Total Prin (per $1000/orig) Int (per $1000/orig) Total (per $1000/orig)
A-1 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000
A-2 $28,254,620.32 $1,286,091.40 $29,540,711.72 77.40991868 3.52353808 80.93345677
A-3 $0.00 $1,406,250.00 $1,406,250.00 0.00000000 5.20833333 5.20833333
A-4 $0.00 $880,000.00 $880,000.00 0.00000000 5.33333333 5.33333333
A-5 $0.00 $463,125.00 $463,125.00 0.00000000 5.41666667 5.41666667
Total $28,254,620.32 $4,035,466.40 $32,290,086.72 24.88297694 3.55391140 28.43688835
Section 5.8 (xiii) Certificateholders' Distributable Amount
Class Principal Interest Total Prin (per $1000/orig) Int (per $1000/orig) Total (per $1000/orig)
B-1 $0.00 $194,810.19 $194,810.19 0.00000000 5.54166672 5.54166672
Total $0.00 $194,810.19 $194,810.19 0.00000000 5.54166672 5.54166672
Section 5.8 (xiv) Reserve Fund Transfer Amount $442,980.91
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