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              FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC. (TRANSFEROR AND SERVICER)
                   FIRSTPLUS INVESTMENT CORPORATION (SELLER)
                FIRSTPLUS HOME LOAN OWNER TRUST 1997-3 (ISSUER)
              THE FIRSTPLUS ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES SERIES 1997-3
                       AGREEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1997

                      SERVICER'S MONTHLY REMITTANCE REPORT




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                                                Principal          Current        Principal         Principal
                              Original        Balance Before         Pass         Remittance          Carry           Interest
             Class           Face Value        Distribution         Through    (Including Turbo)     Forward         Remittance
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              A-1          166,090,000.00     166,090,000.00         5.76%        6,309,228.58          0.00        796,712.97
              A-2           91,430,000.00      91,430,000.00         6.48%            0.00              0.00        493,722.00
              A-3           83,220,000.00      83,220,000.00         6.57%            0.00              0.00        455,629.50
              A-4           70,500,000.00      70,500,000.00         6.80%            0.00              0.00        399,500.00
              A-5           47,090,000.00      47,090,000.00         6.86%            0.00              0.00        269,197.83
              A-6           57,740,000.00      57,740,000.00         7.08%            0.00              0.00        340,666.00
              A-7           50,430,000.00      50,430,000.00         7.22%            0.00              0.00        303,420.50
              A-8           47,580,000.00      47,580,000.00         7.55%            0.00              0.00        299,357.50
              M-1           88,880,000.00      88,880,000.00         7.32%            0.00              0.00        542,168.00
              M-2           44,440,000.00      44,440,000.00         7.52%            0.00              0.00        278,490.67
              B-1           36,360,000.00      36,360,000.00         7.79%            0.00              0.00        236,037.00
       B-2 (Certificates)   24,240,000.00      24,240,000.00         8.50%            0.00              0.00        171,700.00
               R                                                     0.00             0.00              0.00              0.00


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             Totals        808,000,000.00     808,000,000.00                       6,309,228.58                   4,586,601.97
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                                 Interest
                                   Carry           Total                           Allocated        Ending              Pool
             Class                Forward       Distribution        Turbo            Losses        Balance             Factor
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              A-1                    0.00       7,105,941.55         0.00             0.00      159,780,771.42       96.201319%
              A-2                    0.00         493,722.00         0.00             0.00       91,430,000.00      100.000000%
              A-3                    0.00         455,629.50         0.00             0.00       83,220,000.00      100.000000%
              A-4                    0.00         399,500.00         0.00             0.00       70,500,000.00      100.000000%
              A-5                    0.00         269,197.83         0.00             0.00       47,090,000.00      100.000000%
              A-6                    0.00         340,666.00         0.00             0.00       57,740,000.00      100.000000%
              A-7                    0.00         303,420.50         0.00             0.00       50,430,000.00      100.000000%
              A-8                    0.00         299,357.50         0.00             0.00       47,580,000.00      100.000000%
              M-1                    0.00         542,168.00         0.00             0.00       88,880,000.00      100.000000%
              M-2                    0.00         278,490.67         0.00             0.00       44,440,000.00      100.000000%
              B-1                    0.00         236,037.00         0.00             0.00       36,360,000.00      100.000000%
       B-2 (Certificates)            0.00         171,700.00         0.00             0.00       24,240,000.00      100.000000%
               R                     0.00               0.00      3,195,350.52        0.00                0.00        0.000000%


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             Totals                            10,895,830.55                                    801,690,771.42
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                                    Determination Date                                 October 7, 1997
                                    Distribution Date                                 October 10, 1997


                                                                 
       AMOUNTS PER 1,000                       Principal
                                             Balance Before         Principal        Interest          Total              End
             CLASS         CUSIP              Distribution         Remittance       Remittance      Distribution        Balance
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              A-1          337925BS9          1000.000000           37.986806         4.796875      42.783681          962.013194
              A-2          337925BT7          1000.000000            0.000000         5.400000       5.400000         1000.000000
              A-3          337925BU4          1000.000000            0.000000         5.475000       5.475000         1000.000000
              A-4          337925BV2          1000.000000            0.000000         5.666667       5.666667         1000.000000
              A-5          337925BW0          1000.000000            0.000000         5.716667       5.716667         1000.000000
              A-6          337925BX8          1000.000000            0.000000         5.900000       5.900000         1000.000000
              A-7          337925BY6          1000.000000            0.000000         6.016667       6.016667         1000.000000
              A-8          337925BZ3          1000.000000            0.000000         6.291667       6.291667         1000.000000
              M-1          337925CA7          1000.000000            0.000000         6.100000       6.100000         1000.000000
              M-2          337925CB5          1000.000000            0.000000         6.266667       6.266667         1000.000000
        B-1 Certificates   337925CC3          1000.000000            0.000000         6.491667       6.491667         1000.000000
        B-2 Certificates   337925CD1          1000.000000            0.000000         7.083333       7.083333         1000.000000


                                   Original weighted average securities rate =                           6.81%
                                   Current weighted average securities rate =                            6.82%



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              FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC. (TRANSFEROR AND SERVICER)
                   FIRSTPLUS INVESTMENT CORPORATION (SELLER)
                FIRSTPLUS HOME LOAN OWNER TRUST 1997-3 (ISSUER)
              THE FIRSTPLUS ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES SERIES 1997-3
                       AGREEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1997

                      SERVICER'S MONTHLY REMITTANCE REPORT

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COLLECTIONS ON THE MORTGAGE LOANS:

                                                                       Interest            Principal                       Total
                                                                       --------            ---------                       -----

                                                                                                                    
Scheduled Monthly Payments                                         6,182,109.53         1,194,902.72                7,377,012.25
Recovery of Delinquent Scheduled Payments                            566,073.56           140,787.94                  706,861.50
Principal Prepayments                                                590,859.75         1,778,187.40                2,369,047.15
Foreclosure Collections                                                    0.00                 0.00                        0.00
Prefunding Account Deposit                                                 0.00                 0.00                        0.00
Collection Account Earnings                                                8.94                 0.00                        8.94

Available Collection Amount                                        7,339,051.78         3,113,878.06               10,452,929.84

FEES:

Servicing Fee                                                                                                         405,987.70
Indenture Trustee Fee                                                                                                     469.68
Owner Trustee Fee                                                                                                           0.00

Total Fees:                                                                                                           406,457.38

UNDERCOLLATERALIZATION INFORMATION:

Original Undercollateralization Amount                                                                              8,000,000.00
Current Undercollateralization Amount                                                                               4,804,649.48

OVERCOLLATERALIZATION INFORMATION*:

Original Overcollateralization Amount                                                                                       0.00
Current Overcollateralization Amount                                                                                        0.00
Required Overcollateralization Amount                                                                              24,000,000.00

AMOUNT IN PREFUNDING ACCOUNT:                                                                                     149,668,198.14

CAPITAL ACCOUNT INFORMATION:
Amount  Remaining in Capitalized  Interest Account                                                                    860,093.25
Amount to be Disbursed from Capitalized Interest
   Account to Note Distribution Account                                                                               849,367.02

COLLATERAL INFORMATION:
Beginning Weighted Average Remaining Maturity                                                                                226
Ending Weighted Average Remaining Maturity                                                                                   225
Beginning Weighted Average Coupon                                                                                        13.780%
Ending Weighted Average Coupon                                                                                           13.780%
Beginning Number of Loans                                                                                                 20,759
Ending Number of Loans                                                                                                    20,695
Beginning Unpaid Principle Balance of Home Loans                                                                  650,331,801.86
Ending Unpaid Principle Balance of Home Loans                                                                     647,217,923.80
Loans Paid in Full                                                                                                            64

DELINQUENCIES:

                                                                   #                     $                     % of $
                                                                   -                     -                     ------
                                                                                                          
30-59 Days                                                        38                1,048,375.00               0.1612%
60-89 Days                                                         0                    0.00                   0.0000%
Over 90                                                            0                    0.00                   0.0000%
Total                                                             38                1,048,375.00               0.1612%
LIQUIDATED LOANS:


                                                               Principal              Interest
                                                                                   
Liquidation Proceeds                                             0.00                   0.00
Write-Offs                                                       0.00                   0.00
Net Losses                                                       0.00                   0.00


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WITHDRAWS FROM NOTE PAYMENT ACCOUNT:

Uses of Cash: To retain in the note payment account or deposit into the
Principal Distributed certificate distribution account for payment on the
payment Interest Distributed date as applicable pursuant to section 5.01 (c)



                                                                                                            Remaining Balance
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                                               Servicing Compensation            405,996.64                   10,896,300.23
                                                Indenture Trustee Fee                469.68                   10,895,830.55
                                                    Owner Trustee Fee                  0.00                   10,895,830.55
                           Senior Noteholders Interest Payment Amount          3,900,374.30                    6,995,456.25
                        Class M-1 Noteholders Interest Payment Amount            278,490.67                    6,716,965.58
                        Class M-2 Noteholders Interest Payment Amount            236,037.00                    6,480,928.58
          Class B-1 Certificateholders Interest  Distributable Amount            171,700.00                    6,309,228.58
         Class B-2 Certificateholders Interest  Distributable  Amount                  0.00                    6,309,228.58
                         Senior Note Regular Principal Payment Amount          3,113,878.06                    3,195,350.52
                           Class M-1 Regular Principal Payment Amount                  0.00                    3,195,350.52
                           Class M-2 Regular Principal Payment Amount                  0.00                    3,195,350.52
                           Class B-1 Regular Principal Payment Amount                  0.00                    3,195,350.52
 Class B-2 Certificateholders  Regular Principal Distributable Amount                  0.00                    3,195,350.52
                                            Class M-1 Deffered Amount                  0.00                    3,195,350.52
                                            Class M-2 Deffered Amount                  0.00                    3,195,350.52
                                            Class B-1 Deffered Amount                  0.00                    3,195,350.52
    Class B-2 Certificateholders Loss Reimbursement Deficiency Amount                  0.00                    3,195,350.52
                               Servicing Advance Reimbursement Amount                  0.00                    3,195,350.52
        Overcollateralization Deficiency amount to Senior Note Holder          3,195,350.52                            0.00
           Overcollateralization Deficiency amount to Class M-1 Notes                  0.00                            0.00
           Overcollateralization Deficiency amount to Class M-2 Notes                  0.00                            0.00
           Overcollateralization Deficiency amount to Class B-1 Notes                  0.00                            0.00
    Overcollateralization Deficiency amount to Class B-2 Certificates                  0.00                            0.00
       Remaining Amount to Certificate Account for payment to Class R                  0.00                            0.00
                                                  on the payment Date




                                        
Check:

Sources of Cash:

Collection Account                         11,302,296.86

Guaranteed Payments                                 0.00
                                           -------------
                                           11,302,296.86


Uses of Cash:
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Principal Distributed                       6,309,228.58
Interest Distributed                        4,586,601.97
Fees Paid                                     406,457.38
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                                           11,302,287.93


Cert. Principal                             6,309,228.58
Cert. Int                                   4,586,601.97
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Fees                                          406,457.38
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Total                                      11,302,287.93



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CAPITALIZED INTEREST:
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Beginning balance:                                                    1,574,922.02
Capitalized interest acct requirement (projected interest shortfall)    860,093.25

Less amount to be released to Transferor                                126,984.52
on October 10 pursuant to section 5.03(d)

Less amount to be distributed to note payment account                   849,367.02
Account on October 8 required by section 5.03(a)

Plus   Account earnings posted in due period                              2,723.28   
       Prefunding account earnings posted in due period                 258,799.49

Ending balance on distribution date                                     860,093.25


          09/01/97

Projected Shortfall



Amount                                      Days                                  S. Rate
                                                                                                 
          0.00                    x                  78                 x               4.31%              =               0.00


Interest Shortfall

Wtd Pref. Bal
           ERR            x                          30          x                      6.81%              =                ERR
                                                                                                                        859,272.75
                                                                                                                            ERR