AMRESCO RESIDENTIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION
                                MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                                   SERIES 1996-1

                          STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS


                              DISTRIBUTIONS IN DOLLARS

                              PRIOR                                                                       CURRENT
             ORIGINAL       PRINCIPAL                                              REALIZED  DEFERRED    PRINCIPAL
CLASS       FACE VALUE       BALANCE        INTEREST     PRINCIPAL       TOTAL      LOSSES   INTEREST     BALANCE
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  A-1     62,239,000.00   36,322,323.22    185,395.19  2,046,609.18  2,232,004.37    0.00      0.00    34,275,714.04
  A-2     48,683,000.00   48,683,000.00    246,457.69          0.00    246,457.69    0.00      0.00    48,683,000.00
  A-3     20,123,000.00   20,123,000.00    107,741.90          0.00    107,741.90    0.00      0.00    20,123,000.00
  A-4     24,091,000.00   24,091,000.00    136,013.77          0.00    136,013.77    0.00      0.00    24,091,000.00
  A-5     19,216,000.00   19,216,000.00    112,894.00          0.00    112,894.00    0.00      0.00    19,216,000.00
  A-6    100,592,000.00   75,120,081.28    372,272.17  5,181,980.75  5,554,252.92    0.00      0.00    69,938,100.53
  B-IO             0.00            0.00    817,628.94          0.00    817,628.94    0.00      0.00             0.00
  R                0.00            0.00          0.00          0.00          0.00    0.00      0.00             0.00
                                                                                                     
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TOTALS   274,944,000.00  223,555,404.50  1,978,403.66  7,228,589.93  9,206,993.59    0.00      0.00   216,326,814.57

                  FACTOR INFORMATION PER $1000 OF ORIGINAL FACE                    PASS-THROUGH
                                                                                       RATES
                      PRIOR                                         CURRENT    
                    PRINCIPAL                                      PRINCIPAL   
CLASS     CUSIP      BALANCE     INTEREST   PRINCIPAL     TOTAL     BALANCE      CURRENT     NEXT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A-1   03215PAA7    583.594261   2.978762  32.883067  35.861829    550.711195  6.125000%  6.125000%
  A-2   03215PAB5  1,000.000000   5.062500   0.000000   5.062500  1,000.000000  6.075000%  6.075000%
  A-3   03215PAC3  1,000.000000   5.354167   0.000000   5.354167  1,000.000000  6.425000%  6.425000%
  A-4   03215PAD1  1,000.000000   5.645833   0.000000   5.645833  1,000.000000  6.775000%  6.775000%
  A-5   03215PAE9  1,000.000000   5.875000   0.000000   5.875000  1,000.000000  7.050000%  7.050000%
  A-6   03215PAF6    746.779876   3.700813  51.514840  55.215653    695.265036  5.755000%  5.755000%
  B-IO                 0.000000   2.973802   0.000000   2.973802      0.000000  0.000000%  0.000000%
  R                    0.000000   0.000000   0.000000     0.0000      0.000000  0.000000%  0.000000%



DEPOSITOR:           AMRESCO Residential Securities Corporation   ADMINISTRATOR:          Timothy Lewis
SERVICERS:            Long Beach Mortgage/Option One Mortgage                          Bankers Trust Company
LEAD UNDERWRITER:       Prudential Securities Incorporated                                 3 Park Plaza
RECORD DATE:                     October 31, 1996                                        Irvine, CA 92714
DISTRIBUTION DATE:               November 25, 1996                FACTOR INFORMATION:     (800) 735-7777

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                     AMRESCO RESIDENTIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION
                                MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                                   SERIES 1996-1

                          STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS


Distribution Date:   November 25, 1996
                                                                      GROUP 1        GROUP 2         TOTALS
                                                                  --------------  -------------  --------------
                                                                                        
SERVICER ADVANCES:
  INTEREST                                                            611,145.27     233,888.95      845,034.22
  PRINCIPAL                                                            35,896.76      10,354.21       46,250.97

ACCRUED SERVICING FEE FOR THE CURRENT PERIOD:                          63,482.60      32,243.09       95,725.69
PLUS ADDITIONAL SERVICING COMPENSATION:                                     0.00           0.00            0.00
                                                                  --------------  -------------  --------------
TOTAL SERVICING FEES DUE MASTER SERVICER:                              63,482.60      32,243.09       95,725.69

 LESS: AMOUNTS TO COVER INTEREST SHORTFALLS:                            2,778.06       5,864.36        8,642.42
 LESS: DELINQUENT SERVICE FEES:                                        29,147.54      10,670.61       39,818.15
                                                                  --------------  -------------  --------------

COLLECTED SERVICING FEES FOR CURRENT PERIOD:                           31,557.00      15,708.12       47,265.12
                                                                        0.114776       0.057132        0.171908

BEGINNING NUMBER OF LOANS:                                                 1,744            809           2,553
ENDING NUMBER OF LOANS:                                                    1,714            757           2,471

BEGINNING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF POOL:                              152,358,243.16  77,383,417.92  229,741,661.08
ENDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF POOL:                                 150,311,633.98  72,201,437.17  222,513,071.15
 GROUP FACTOR:                                                        86.211593%     71.775992%      80.930107%

LARGEST LOAN BALANCE:                                                 478,182.95     396,787.53
WEIGHTED AVERAGE TERM TO MATURITY:                                        336.96         343.77
CURRENT WEIGHTED AVERAGE MORTGAGE RATE:                               10.866309%     11.206586%      10.980924%
NEXT WEIGHTED AVERAGE MORTGAGE RATE:                                  10.855417%     11.318439%      11.005659%

PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENTS:

 NUMBER OF LOANS (IF PAID IN FULL):                                           30             52              82
 PRINCIPAL BALANCE:                                                 1,966,389.06   5,150,761.78    7,117,150.84
 AMOUNT PER $1000 CERTIFICATE:                                         31.594162     105.802062       25.885820

PREPAYMENT INTEREST SHORTFALL AMOUNT INCLUDED IN DISTRIBUTION:          2,778.06       5,864.36        8,642.42
NONCOVERED PREPAYMENT INTEREST SHORTFALL FOR THIS DISTRIBUTION:             0.00           0.00            0.00

AVAILABLE FUNDS:                                                    3,362,769.72   5,872,407.62    9,235,177.34
INSURED PAYMENT:                                                            0.00           0.00            0.00
REMAINING PRE-FUNDING AMOUNT AVAILABLE (GROUP 1 ONLY):                      0.00                           0.00

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                     AMRESCO RESIDENTIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION
                                MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                                   SERIES 1996-1

                          STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS


Distribution Date:   November 25, 1996
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                                                                      GROUP 1        GROUP 2         TOTALS
                                                                  --------------  -------------  --------------
                                                                                        
CLASS A PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION BREAKDOWN:
 SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL:                                                  80,220.12      31,218.97      111,439.09
 PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENTS:                                             1,959,885.25   5,215,156.69    7,175,041.94
 CURTAILMENTS:                                                          6,503.81     (64,394.91)     (57,891.10)
 REPURCHASES:                                                               0.00           0.00            0.00
 LIQUIDATION PROCEEDS:                                                      0.00           0.00            0.00
 SUBORDINATION INCREASE AMOUNT:                                             0.00           0.00            0.00
 PRE-FUNDED AMOUNTS DISTRIBUTED AS PREPAYMENTS:                             0.00           0.00            0.00
                                                                  --------------  -------------  --------------
                                                                    2,046,609.18   5,181,980.75    7,228,589.93

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DELINQUENT AND                                                                 LOANS          LOANS
FORECLOSURE LOAN                 30 TO 59       60 TO 89        90 PLUS          IN              IN
INFORMATION*                       DAYS           DAYS            DAYS       BANKRUPTCY     FORECLOSURE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  GROUP 1 (Fixed Rate)
- ----------------------
PRINCIPAL BALANCE             5,867,286.42   2,778,756.72    9,157,962.30   2,049,086.40   5,552,293.72
NUMBER OF LOANS                         59             31             103             26             61
                                     3.90%          1.85%           6.09%          1.36%          3.69%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  GROUP 2 (Adjustable Rate)
- ---------------------------
PRINCIPAL BALANCE             2,750,467.04     801,829.60    5,353,557.84     944,368.21   3,934,303.03
NUMBER OF LOANS                         34              7              48             10             32
                                     3.81%          1.11%           7.41%          1.31%          5.45%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  TOTAL
- -------
PRINCIPAL BALANCE             8,617,753.46   3,580,586.32   14,511,520.14   2,993,454.61   9,486,596.75
NUMBER OF LOANS                         93             38             151             36             93
                                     3.87%          1.61%           6.52%          1.35%          4.26%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Delinquencies are inclusive of Foreclosures, Bankruptcies and REO Property

                                                                      GROUP 1        GROUP 2         TOTALS
                                                                  --------------  -------------  --------------
REO PROPERTY INFORMATION:

 BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH FORECLOSURE:            1,354,567.21     455,233.47    1,809,800.68
 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF REO LOANS:                          1,379,356.67     431,693.81    1,811,050.48
 NUMBER OF REO LOANS:                                                         14              7              21

NEW REO PROPERTIES:  TOTAL NUMBER:         9

                            DATE OF                    SCH. PRIN.
GROUP       LOAN NUMBER   ACQUISITION    BOOK VALUE      BALANCE
- -----       -----------   -----------   -----------    -----------
    1         1808724      09/18/96     $101,791.60    $101,305.01
    1         1830256      10/07/96      $79,361.21     $76,457.78
    1         1879857      10/09/96      $99,679.73     $99,499.46
    1         1999234      10/09/96      $45,488.84     $45,390.60
    1         1831452      10/17/96     $121,717.88    $121,012.15
    1         1764109      10/31/96     $261,260.18    $290,423.90
    2         9192832      11/05/96      $46,378.54     $45,237.55
    2         9187063      11/08/96     $139,119.67    $123,247.92
    2         9186834      10/30/96      $37,912.51     $31,385.59

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                     AMRESCO RESIDENTIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION
                                MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                                   SERIES 1996-1

                          STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS


Distribution Date:   November 25, 1996
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LIQUIDATED LOANS:        TOTAL NUMBER:         0

GROUP       LOAN NUMBER   ACQUISITION     BALANCE
- -----       -----------   -----------   -----------



                                                                      GROUP 1        GROUP 2         TOTALS
                                                                  --------------  -------------  --------------
SUBORDINATION AMOUNTS:
 SUBORDINATED AMOUNT after all payments and transfers:              3,922,919.94   2,263,336.64    6,186,256.58
 REQUIRED SUBORDINATION AMOUNT:                                     3,922,919.94   2,263,336.64    6,186,256.58
 EXCESS SUBORDINATION AMOUNT:                                               0.00           0.00            0.00
 SUBORDINATION DEFICIT:                                                     0.00           0.00            0.00

UNREIMBURSED MONTHLY ADVANCES:                                              0.00           0.00            0.00



CUMULATIVE LOSS PERCENTAGE:                                            0.001777%      0.015118%
90+ DELINQUENCY PERCENTAGE:                                            4.233157%      4.854843%

INSURER PREMIUM AMOUNT:                                                18,554.42       9,390.01       27,944.43
TRUSTEE FEE AMOUNT:                                                       158.71          80.61          239.31

REALIZED LOSS INFORMATION:


                                                                      GROUP 1        GROUP 2          TOTAL
                                                                  --------------  -------------  --------------
                         PRIOR REALIZED LOSSES:                         3,097.61      15,207.95       18,305.56

                         PLUS: CURRENT REALIZED LOSSES                      0.00           0.00            0.00
                                                                        --------      ---------       ---------
                         CUMULATIVE REALIZED LOSSES:                    3,097.61      15,207.95       18,305.56
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