<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND> 
This information contains summary financial information extracted from 
the company's Form 10Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements. 
</LEGEND> <F1>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                         DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                              JUN-30-1997
<CASH>                                             92 
<SECURITIES>                                        0 
<RECEIVABLES>                                   1,692 
<ALLOWANCES>                                       30 
<INVENTORY>                                         0 
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                    0       
<PP&E>                                              4      
<DEPRECIATION>                                      1    
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  1,931     
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                               0    
<BONDS>                                           415  
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                               0 
<PREFERRED>                                         0 
<COMMON>                                            0 
<OTHER-SE>                                        296       
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    1,931        
<SALES>                                             0          
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                  126          
<CGS>                                               0          
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                      19          
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                    6       
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                    0      
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 44       
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                    57       
<INCOME-TAX>                                       18     
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                39      
<DISCONTINUED>                                      0  
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                     0      
<CHANGES>                                           0  
<NET-INCOME>                                       39 
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                       0 
<EPS-DILUTED>                                       0 
        
<FN>
<F1>  The balance sheet presented by Case Credit Corporation is unclassified.
</FN>