SUPPLEMENT
(To  Prospectus  Dated September  10,  1997 and  Prospectus  Supplement Dated
November 14, 1997)

                       FIRSTPLUS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
                                   (Seller)
                          FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC.
                          (Transferor and Servicer)
                    FIRSTPLUS HOME LOAN OWNER TRUST 1997-4

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     Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned
to them in the Prospectus Supplement dated November 14, 1997 (the "Prospectus
Supplement").

     The table captioned "Default Data" under "The Transferor and Servicer --
Servicing  Experience  --  Delinquency  Experience"  on  page  S-26   of  the
Prospectus Supplement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following table:

DEFAULT DATA:
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                                                                              THREE MONTHS ENDED     
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                                           December 31,       March 31,       June 30,       September 30,         December 31,
                                               1996              1997           1997             1997                  1997    
                                                                                                    
Defaults as a percentage of the
average Serviced Loan Portfolio (2).
 . . . . . . .                                 0.35%             0.31%          0.35%             0.39%                0.44%


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(2)  The  average  Serviced  Loan  Portfolio  is  calculated  by  adding  the
     beginning and ending balances for  the period presented and dividing the
     sum by two.


     Each percentage set  forth above was calculated by  adding the principal
amounts of all  loans in the Servicer's portfolio that  were defaulted during
the  applicable three-month  period  and  dividing such  sum  by the  average
Serviced   Loan  Portfolio  (determined   as  described  in   the  Prospectus
Supplement).

               The date of this Supplement is February 9, 1998