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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: December  10, 1997
                       (Date of earliest event reported)


                     FIRSTPLUS HOME LOAN OWNER TRUST 1997-1
                    (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                   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) 866-2236
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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 October  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 February 21,
1997 and the related Prospectus Supplement, dated February 21, 1997
(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 1997-1 Asset Backed Notes and Asset Backed Certificates, Series
1997-1, 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 February 1,
1997 (the "Indenture") between FIRSTPLUS HOME LOAN OWNER TRUST 1997-1 (the
"Issuer" or the "Trust") and First Bank National Association, as Indenture
Trustee and Co-Owner Trustee (the "Indenture Trustee" and "Co-Owner 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 February
1, 1997 (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 February 1, 1997 among FIRSTPLUS
INVESTMENT CORPORATION, as Seller, FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC., as Transferor and
Servicer, FIRSTPLUS HOME LOAN OWNER TRUST 1997-1, as Issuer,  and First Bank
National Association, as Indenture Trustee and Co-Owner Trustee) for the month
of December 1997.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c)     Exhibits

                 Exhibit No.      Description

                        99.1      Servicer's Monthly Statement (December  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



December 10, 1997                       By:/s/ LEE REDDIN
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                                           Lee Reddin, Vice President




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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit
Number                              Exhibit
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99.1              Servicer's Monthly Statement (December 1997)