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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:  March 20, 1997
                       (Date of earliest event reported)


                     FIRSTPLUS HOME LOAN OWNER TRUST 1996-2
                    (Issuer with respect to the Securities)

                        FIRSTPLUS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
                   (Originator of the Trust described herein)
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


              Nevada                  33-65373             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                              (Zip Code)
          executive offices)

    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. 33-65373) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") on December 22, 1996, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto
filed with the Commission on April 23, 1996, as further amended by Amendment
No. 2 thereto filed with the Commission on May 10, 1996 and as further amended
by Amendment No. 3 thereto filed with the Commission on May 22, 1996
(collectively, the "Registration Statement"), pursuant to which the Registrant
registered $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its asset-backed
certificates, 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 June 14, 1996 and the related
Prospectus Supplement, dated June 14, 1996 (collectively, the "Prospectus"),
which were previously filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5),
with respect to the Registrant's FIRSTPLUS Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
1996-2, consisting of the following Classes of Certificates (collectively, the
"Certificates"): (i) Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3
Certificates, Class A-4 Certificates, Class A-5 Certificates, Class A-6
Certificates, Class A-7 Certificates, and Class A-8 Certificates,
(collectively, the "Offered Certificates"), (ii) Class B Certificates, and
(iii) Class R Certificates.  Only the Offered Certificates were offered by the
Prospectus.

         The Certificates represent the entire undivided interest in the Trust
created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1,
1996 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") between the FIRSTPLUS INVESTMENT
CORPORATION, as depositor, FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC., as Transferor and
Servicer, and First Trust of California, National Association, as trustee (the
"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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement) for the month of March 1997.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits

         Exhibit No.      Description

            99.1          Servicer's Monthly Statement (March 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
                               
                               
                               
March 20, 1997                        By: /s/ CHRISTOPHER J. GRAMLICH
                                         ----------------------------
                                         Christopher J. Gramlich
                                         Senior Vice President





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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

        Exhibit No.      Description

           99.1          Servicer's Monthly Statement (March 1997)