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 (Date or earliest Event Reported): March 15, 1996 RELIABLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., (as Seller) under the Deed of Constitution of Trust and Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated February 28, 1996, providing for the issuance of the Reliable Auto Receivables Grantor Trust 1996-1, 5.80% Asset Backed Certificates, Class A and 0.72% Asset Backed Certificates, Class I. RELIABLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Puerto Rico 33-80699 66-0436232 - ---------------------------- ------------ ----------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 1101 Munoz Rivera Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00908 - ------------------------ --------- (Address of Principal (Zip Code) Executive Offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (787) 759-2174 -------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Item 5. Other Events. On February 28, 1996, Reliable Financial Services, Inc.(the "Company") entered into a Deed of Constitution of Trust and Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), by and among the Company, as seller and as servicer (the "Servicer") and Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, as trustee (the "Trustee"), standby servicer and custodian, relating to the Reliable Auto Receivables Grantor Trust 1996-1, 5.80% Asset Backed Certificates, Class A and 0.72% Asset Backed Certificates, Class I (collectively, the "Certificates"). Concurrently with each distribution to Certificateholders, the Trustee has prepared and distributed to each Certificateholder a statement setting forth certain information as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Distribution Date Statement"). The Distribution Date Statements for the distributions occurring from March 1996 to August 1997 are annexed hereto as Exhibit 99.1. 2 3 Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (a) Not applicable. (b) Not applicable. (c) Exhibits: 99.1 Distribution Date Statements for the distributions to holders of the 5.80% Asset Backed Certificates, Class A and the 0.72% Asset Backed Certificates, Class I for the period ranging from March 1996 to August 1997. 3 4 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. RELIABLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., as originator of RELIABLE AUTO RECEIVABLES GRANTOR TRUST 1996-1, issuer of the 5.80% Asset Backed Certificates, Class A and 0.72% Asset Backed Certificates, Class I By: Reliable Financial Services, Inc., as Servicer* By: /s/ Jose Arbona Lago --------------------------- Name: Jose Arbona Lago Title: Executive Vice President Dated: August 27, 1997 *This report is being filed by the Servicer on behalf of the Reliable Auto Receivables Grantor Trust 1996-1 (the "Trust"). The Trust does not have officers or directors. 4 5 Exhibit Index Exhibit Page - ------- ----- 99.1 Distribution Date Statements to holders of the 5.80% Asset Backed 6 Certificates, Class A and the 0.72% Asset Backed Certificates, Class I, for the distribution dates ranging from March 15, 1996 to August 15, 1997.