1 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 2 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) -2- 3 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 -3- 4 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Servicer's Monthly Statement (March 1997)