Exhibit 20.2

                              MONTHLY HOLDERS' STATEMENT
                           First National Bank of Commerce
                                New Orleans, Louisiana
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                          First NBC Credit Card Master Trust
                                    Series 1997-1
                                  September 9,1997
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Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing 
Agreement") dated as of August 1, 1997 by and between First National Bank 
of Commerce, as Seller and Servicer ("FNBC"), and The First National Bank 
of Chicago, as Trustee, (the "Trustee"), as amended and supplemented by the 
Series 1997-1 Supplement dated as of August 1, 1997 by and between FNBC and 
the Trustee, FNBC, as Servicer, is required to prepare certain information for 
each Distribution Date regarding current distributions to Certificateholders 
and the performance of the First NBC Credit Card Master Trust (the "Trust") 
during the previous period.  The information which is required to be prepared 
with respect to the distribution on the September 15, 1997 Distribution Date, 
and with respect to the performance of the Trust during the month of 8/1/97 to
8/31/97 is set forth below.  Certain of the information is presented on the 
basis of an original principal amount of $1,000 per Series 1997-1 Certificate 
(a "Certificate").  Certain other information is presented based on the 
aggregate amounts for the Trust as a whole. Capitalized terms used in this 
Monthly Statement have their respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and 
Servicing Agreement and the Supplement.

A  Series 1997-1 Certificates
    1 Information regarding Payments in respect of the Class A Certificates
      (per $1,000 original certificate principal amount)
       a Total Payment                                                 6.491670
       b Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Monthly Interest      6.491670
       c Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Overdue Monthly 
         Interest                                                          -
       d Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Additional 
         Interest                                                          -
       e Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Principal                 -

    2 Class A Investor Charge-Offs/Reimbursement of Class A Investor 
      Charge-Offs
       a Total amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs                      -
       b Amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs per $1,000 original 
         certificate principal amount                                      -
       c Total amount reimbursed in respect of Class A Investor 
         Charge-Offs                                                       -
       d Amount reimbursed in respect of Class A Investor Charge-Offs 
         per $1,000 original principal amount                              -
       e The amount, if any, by which the outstanding Principal 
         Balance of the Class A Certificates exceeds the Class A 
         Adjusted Investor Interest after giving effect to all
         transactions on such Distribution Date                            -

    3 Information regarding Payments in respect of the Class B 
      Certificates (per $1,000 original certificate principal amount)
       a Total Payment                                                 6.702760
       b Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Monthly Interest      6.702760
       c Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Overdue Monthly 
         Interest                                                          -
       d Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Additional Interest       -
       e Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Principal                 -

    4 Amount of reductions in Class B Investor Interest pursuant to 
      clauses (c), (d) and (e) of the definition of Class B Investor 
      Interest
       a Amount of reductions in Class B Investor Interest                 -
       b Amount of reductions in Class B Investor Interest per 
         $1,000 original certificate principal amount                      -
       c Total amount reimbursed in respect of reductions of Class B 
         Investor Interest                                                 -
       d Amount reimbursed in respect of reductions of Class B Investor 
         Interest per $1,000 original certificate principal amount         -
       e The amount, if any, by which the outstanding Principal Balance 
         of the Class B Certificates exceeds the Class B Investor 
         Interest after giving effect to all transactions on such 
         Distribution Date                                                 -



Monthly Holders' Statement
Page 2  (all amounts in dollars except percentages)

    5 Information regarding Distribution in respect of the Collateral 
      Interest  
       a Total distribution                                            6.748000
       b Amount of distribution in respect of Collateral Monthly 
         Interest                                                      6.748000
       c Amount of distribution in respect of Collateral Overdue 
         Interest                                                          -
       d Amount of distribution in respect of Collateral Monthly 
         Principal                                                         - 
    6 Amount of reductions in Collateral Interest pursuant to 
      clauses (c), (d) and (e) of the definition of Collateral Interest
       a Amount of reductions in Collateral Interest                       -
       b Total amount reimbursed in respect of reductions of 
         Collateral Interest with respect to the current Distribution 
         Date                                                              -

B  Trust Performance
    1 Delinquencies
       a 31-59 days                                                  13,924,034
       b 60-89 days                                                   9,292,710
       c 90 days and over                                            13,504,929
       d Total 30+ days delinquent                                   36,721,673

    2 Base Rate
       a Current Monthly Period                                        8.16900%
       b Prior Monthly Period                                              -
       c Second Prior Monthly Period                                       -
    3 Three Month Average Base Rate                                    8.16900%

    4 Portfolio Yield (gross portfolio yield less net defaults)
       a Current Monthly Period                                       15.93157%
       b Prior Monthly Period                                              -
       c Second Prior Monthly Period                                       -
    5 Three Month Average Portfolio Yield                             15.93157%

    6 Excess Spread  Percentage                                        7.76257%
    7 Three Month Average Excess Spread Percentage                     7.76257%

    8 Monthly Payment Rate (total collections/beginning aggregate 
      principal receivables)                                          15.37581%

    9 Portfolio Adjusted Yield                                         7.26257%


                 First National Bank of Commerce, Servicer

           By:    /s/ Anne M. Lacourrege   
           Name:  Anne M. Lacourrege
           Title:  Vice President