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                         Statement to Certificateholders
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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            238,000,000.00              0.00           0.00            0.00             0.00     0.00       0.00              0.00
A2            204,000,000.00              0.00           0.00            0.00             0.00     0.00       0.00              0.00
A3            294,000,000.00     29,463,712.79  17,305,310.89      139,952.64    17,445,263.53     0.00       0.00     12,158,401.90
A4            246,000,000.00    246,000,000.00           0.00    1,189,000.00     1,189,000.00     0.00       0.00    246,000,000.00
B1             30,620,164.79     30,620,164.79           0.00      153,100.82       153,100.82     0.00       0.00     30,620,164.79
TOTALS      1,012,620,164.79    306,083,877.58  17,305,310.890   1,482,053.46    18,787,364.35     0.00       0.00    288,778,566.69



    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             .00000000         .00000000     .00000000      .00000000           .00000000            A1            5.549000 %
A2             .00000000         .00000000     .00000000      .00000000           .00000000            A2            5.679000 %
A3          100.21671017       58.86160167     .47602939    59.33763105         41.35510850            A3            5.700000 %
A4        1,000.00000000         .00000000    4.83333333     4.83333333      1,000.00000000            A4            5.800000 %
B1        1,000.00000000         .00000000    4.99999987     4.99999987      1,000.00000000            B1            6.000000 %
TOTALS      302.26919058       17.08963686    1.46358280    18.55321966        285.17955373


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                                   30
                                                                                   Due Period Beginning Date              07/01/00
                                                                                   Due Period End Date                    07/31/00
                                                                                   Determination Date                     08/10/00

                                                                                                             
Section 5.8(iii)                        Servicing Fee                                                                   255,069.90
Section 5.8(iii)                        Servicing Fee per $1000                                                         0.25189099

Section 5.8(iv)                         Administration Fee                                                                1,000.00
Section 5.8(iv)                         Administration Fee per $1000                                                    0.00098754

Section 5.8(vi)                         Pool Balance at the end of the Collection Period                            288,778,566.69

Section 5.8(vii)                        Repurchase Amounts for Repurchased Receivable
                                        By Seller                                                                             0.00
                                        By Servicer                                                                      26,525.93
                                        TOTAL                                                                            26,525.93

Section 5.8(viii)                       Realized Net Losses for Collection Period                                        77,372.53

Section 5.8(ix)                         Reserve Account Balance after Disbursement                                    8,663,357.00

Section 5.8(x)                          Specified Reserve Account Balance                                             8,663,357.00

Section 5.8(xi)                         Total Distribution Amount                                                    19,582,714.48
                                        Servicing Fee                                                                   255,069.90
                                        Administration Fee                                                                1,000.00
                                        Noteholders Distribution Amount                                              18,634,263.53


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                                        Certficateholders Distribution Amount                                           153,100.82
                                        Deposit to Reserve Account                                                      539,280.23










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