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        DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS
                 ORIGINAL            PRIOR                                                                              CURRENT
                   FACE            PRINCIPAL                                                   REALIZED   DEFERRED     PRINCIPAL
   CLASS           VALUE            BALANCE        PRINCIPAL          INTEREST      TOTAL        LOSES    INTEREST      BALANCE
                                                                                            
A1            250,000,000.00              0.00            0.00            0.00           0.00    0.00      0.00               0.00
A2            365,000,000.00              0.00            0.00            0.00           0.00    0.00      0.00               0.00
A3            270,000,000.00              0.00            0.00            0.00           0.00    0.00      0.00               0.00
A4            165,000,000.00     66,668,105.19   14,871,075.16      355,563.23  15,226,638.39    0.00      0.00      51,797,030.03
A5             85,500,000.00     85,500,000.00            0.00      463,125.00     463,125.00    0.00      0.00      85,500,000.00
B1             35,153,718.13     35,153,718.13            0.00      194,810.19     194,810.19    0.00      0.00      35,153,718.13
TOTALS      1,170,653,718.13    187,321,823.32   14,871,075.16    1,013,498.42  15,884,573.58    0.00      0.00     172,450,748.16




    FACTOR INFORMATION PER $1000 OF ORIGINAL FACE                                                       PASS-THROUGH RATES
                  PRIOR                                                            CURRENT                           CURRENT
                PRINCIPAL                                                         PRINCIPAL            CLASS        PASS THRU
 CLASS           FACTOR        PRINCIPAL       INTEREST          TOTAL             FACTOR                            RATE
                                                                                              
A1             0.00000000     0.00000000      0.00000000       0.00000000        0.00000000             A1         5.545000 %
A2             0.00000000     0.00000000      0.00000000       0.00000000        0.00000000             A2         5.950000 %
A3             0.00000000     0.00000000      0.00000000       0.00000000        0.00000000             A3         6.250000 %
A4           404.04912236    90.12772824      2.15492867      92.28265691      313.92139412             A4         6.400000 %
A5         1,000.00000000     0.00000000      5.41666667       5.41666667    1,000.00000000             A5         6.500000 %
B1         1,000.00000000     0.00000000      5.54166672       5.54166672    1,000.00000000             B1         6.650000 %
TOTALS       160.01471692    12.70322293      0.86575424      13.56897717      147.31149399





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IF THERE, ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS WITH THIS STATEMENT PLEASE CONTACT THE
ADMINISTRATOR LISTED BELOW:

Kimberly  Costa
The Chase Manhattan Bank - Structured Finance Services
450 W. 33rd Street, 14th Floor,
New York, New York 10001
Tel: (212) 946-3247
Email: kimberly.k.costa@chase.com

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                                                                    Due Period                                         39
                                                                    Due Period Beginning Date                    05/01/00
                                                                    Due Period End Date                          05/31/00
                                                                    Determination Date                           06/09/00

Section 5.8(iii)         Servicing Fee                                                                         156,101.52
SectFion 5.8(iii)        Servicing Fee per $1000                                                               0.13334560

Section 5.8(iv)          Administration Fee                                                                      1,000.00
Section 5.8(iv)          Administration Fee per $1000                                                          0.00085422

Section 5.8(vi)          Pool Balance at the end of the Collection Period                                  172,450,748.16

Section 5.8(vii)         Repurchase Amounts for Repurchased Receivable
                         By Seller                                                                                   0.00
                         By Servicer                                                                           128,456.58
                         TOTAL                                                                                 128,456.58

Section 5.8(viii)        Realized Net Losses for Collection Period                                              87,754.42

Section 5.8(ix)          Reserve Account Balance after Disbursement                                          8,779,902.89

Section 5.8(x)           Specified Reserve Account Balance                                                   8,779,902.89

Section 5.8(xi)          Total Distribution Amount                                                          16,280,440.54
                         Servicing Fee                                                                         156,101.52
                         Administration Fee                                                                      1,000.00
                         Noteholders Distribution Amount                                                    15,689,763.39





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                         Certficateholders Distribution Amount                                                 194,810.19
                         Deposit to Reserve Account                                                            238,765.44









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