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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                       Date of Report:  January 15, 1997
                       (Date of earliest event reported)


                        FIRSTPLUS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


     Nevada                          333-11855                  75-2596063
(State of Incorporation)        (Commission File No.)       (I.R.S. Employer
                                                           Identification No.)


            3773 Howard Hughes Parkway
                   Suite 300N
               Las Vegas, Nevada                                  89109 
      (Address of Principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)


       Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (702) 892-3772
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Item 5.       Other Events.

       Reference is hereby made to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (File No. 333-11855) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") on September 12, 1996 (the "Registration Statement"),
pursuant to which the Registrant registered $1,240,625,000 aggregate principal
amount of its asset backed securities, issuable in various series, for sale in
accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act").  Reference is also hereby made to the Prospectus dated September 16,
1996 and the related Prospectus Supplement, dated September 24, 1996
(collectively, the "Prospectus"), which were previously filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5), with respect to the FIRSTPLUS HOME LOAN
OWNER TRUST 1996-3 Asset Backed Notes and Asset Backed Certificates, Series
1996-3, consisting of (A) the following classes of Asset Backed Notes
(collectively, the "Notes"): (i) Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes, Class A-3
Notes, Class A-4 Notes, Class A-5 Notes, Class A-6 Notes, Class A-7 Notes, and
Class A-8 Notes, and (B) the Asset Backed Certificates (the "Certificates" and,
together with the Notes, the "Offered Securities").

       The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of September 1,
1996 (the "Indenture") between FIRSTPLUS HOME LOAN OWNER TRUST 1996-3 (the
"Issuer" or the "Trust") and First Bank National Association, as Indenture
Trustee (the "Indenture Trustee").  The Notes are secured by the assets of the
Trust pursuant to the Indenture.

       The Certificates represent the entire undivided ownership interest in
the Trust and were issued pursuant to the Trust Agreement dated as of September
1, 1996 (the "Trust Agreement") among FIRSTPLUS INVESTMENT CORPORATION, as
Depositor, FIRSTPLUS RESIDUAL HOLDINGS, INC., as the Company, Wilmington Trust
Company, as Owner Trustee, and First Bank National Association, as Co-Owner
Trustee.

       The Registrant is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K for the purpose
of filing the Servicer's Monthly Statement (as such term is defined in the Sale
and Servicing Agreement dated as of September 1, 1996 among FIRSTPLUS
INVESTMENT CORPORATION, as Seller, FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC., as Transferor and
Servicer, FIRSTPLUS HOME LOAN OWNER TRUST 1996-3, as Issuer,  and First Bank
National Association, as Indenture Trustee and Co-Owner Trustee) for the month
of January 1997.


Item 7.       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

       (c)    Exhibits

              Exhibit No.   Description

                   99.1     Servicer's Monthly Statement (January 1997)





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                                   Signatures

       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                           FIRSTPLUS INVESTMENT CORPORATION




January 15, 1997                           By: /s/ CHRISTOPHER J. GRAMLICH 
                                              --------------------------------
                                                  Christopher J. Gramlich,
                                                  Senior Vice President





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                              INDEX TO EXHIBITS





EXHIBIT
NUMBER                   DESCRIPTION
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99.1           Servicer's Monthly Statement (January 1997)