Page Number:                     1
                                             Payment Date:               1/26/98
                                           Accrual Period: 12/1/97 thru 12/31/97
THE
BANK OF
NEW
YORK

101 Barclay Street, 12E
New York, NY 10286

Attn: Frank Austin, MBS Unit
        (212) 815-2297

             ------------------------------------------------------
                       Headlands Mortgage Securities Inc.
                Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-1
                      Headlands Mortgage Company, Servicer
             ------------------------------------------------------



                                                               Current Payment Information                                 
    Class Information     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------     Beginning     Pass Thru       Principal         Interest       Total             Ending     
 Class Code      Name          Cert. Bal.       Rate         Dist. Amt.       Dist. Amt.      Dist.            Cert. Bal.  
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                   
    2347        A-I-1        12,405,999.64    6.600000%     2,801,195.23       68,233.00   2,869,428.23      9,604,804.42  
    2350        A-I-2        61,555,202.26    6.675000%     2,577,027.94      342,400.81   2,919,428.75     58,978,174.32  
    2351        A-I-3        61,555,202.26    2.325000%             0.00      119,263.20     119,263.20     58,978,174.32  
    2352        A-I-4        22,732,000.00    6.800000%             0.00      128,814.67     128,814.67     22,732,000.00  
    2353        A-I-5        17,570,000.00    6.900000%             0.00      101,027.50     101,027.50     17,570,000.00  
    2354        A-I-6        18,096,000.00    7.100000%             0.00      107,068.00     107,068.00     18,096,000.00  
    2355        A-I-7        19,218,000.00    7.250000%             0.00      116,108.75     116,108.75     19,218,000.00  
    2356        A-I-8        14,006,000.00    7.500000%             0.00       87,537.50      87,537.50     14,006,000.00  
    2359        A-I-9         5,120,000.00    7.500000%             0.00       32,000.00      32,000.00      5,120,000.00  
    2357        A-I-10        3,022,000.00    7.750000%             0.00       19,517.08      19,517.08      3,022,000.00  
    2358        A-I-11       55,000,503.00    7.750000%             0.00      355,211.58     355,211.58     55,000,503.00  
    2372         A-II        23,904,423.43    7.750000%        58,405.51      154,382.73     212,788.24     23,846,017.92  
    2363         P/O            499,458.76         N/A          1,495.52            0.00       1,495.52        497,963.24  
    2371         X-1        172,431,100.61    0.672680%             0.00       96,659.17      96,659.17    168,884,359.92  
    2370         X-2         47,610,499.99    0.195820%             0.00        7,769.26       7,769.26     46,281,892.63  
    2369         X-3         17,142,387.58    0.474618%             0.00        6,780.06       6,780.06     17,100,419.34  
    2360         B-1          8,486,234.24    7.750000%         6,898.72       54,806.93      61,705.65      8,479,335.52  
    2361         B-2          5,400,781.98    7.750000%         4,390.46       34,880.05      39,270.51      5,396,391.52
    2362         B-3          3,857,559.64    7.750000%         3,135.93       24,913.41      28,049.34      3,854,423.71  
    2364         B-4          2,005,692.83    7.750000%         1,630.49       12,953.43      14,583.92      2,004,062.34  
    2365         B-5            771,114.96    7.750000%           626.86        4,980.12       5,606.98        770,488.09  
    2366         B-6          1,853,907.24    7.750000%         1,507.10       11,973.15      13,480.25      1,852,400.14  
    2367         R-1                  0.00    7.750000%             0.00            4.76           4.76              0.00    
    2368         R-2                  0.00    7.750000%             0.00            0.00           0.00              0.00    
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Totals         0.00       275,504,877.97       0.00      5,456,313.75    1,887,285.16   7,343,598.91    270,048,564.22  
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        




                              Factors per $1,000 (Class R per $100)
    Class Information     --------------------------------------------
- --------------------------   Principal      Interest        Ending              
 Class Code      Name           Dist.         Dist.       Cert. Bal
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      
    2347        A-I-1       99.54142453   2.4246828471   341.30998958
    2350        A-I-2       33.89443700   4.5034368876   775.712200552
    2351        A-I-3        0.00000000   1.5686128027   775.71220055
    2352        A-I-4        0.00000000   5.6666668133  1000.00000000
    2353        A-I-5        0.00000000   5.7500000000  1000.00000000
    2354        A-I-6        0.00000000   5.9166666667  1000.00000000
    2355        A-I-7        0.00000000   6.0416666667  1000.00000000
    2356        A-I-8        0.00000000   6.2500000000  1000.00000000
    2359        A-I-9        0.00000000   6.2500000000  1000.00000000
    2357        A-I-10       0.00000000   6.4583322303  1000.00000000
    2358        A-I-11       0.00000000   6.4583332992  1000.00000000
    2372         A-II        2.01533766   5.3271226076   822.82947810
    2363         P/O         2.89375766   0.000000000    963.53437671
    2371         X-1         0.00000000   0.4878360357   852.35448056
    2370         X-2         0.00000000   0.1508626614   898.69685122
    2369         X-3         0.00000000   0.3113091316   785.17250501
    2360         B-1         0.80677300   6.4094176120   991.61916972
    2361         B-2         0.80677300   6.4094174936   991.61916972
    2362         B-3         0.80677300   6.4094185747   991.61916972
    2364         B-4         0.80677300   6.4094161306   991.61916972
    2365         B-5         0.80677300   6.4094208494   991.61916972
    2366         B-6         0.80677300   6.4094170624   991.61916972
    2367         R-1         0.00000000   4.7600000008     0.00000000
    2368         R-2         0.00000000   0.0000000000     0.00000000
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Totals         0.00       17.54554113   6.06882979     868.37898415
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------





THE
BANK OF
NEW
YORK

101 Barclay Street, 12E                       Page Number:                     2
New York, NY 10286                           Payment Date:               1/26/98
                                           Accrual Period: 12/1/97 thru 12/31/97
Attn: Frank Austin, MBS Unit
        (212) 815-2297

              ----------------------------------------------------
                       Headlands Mortgage Securities Inc.
                Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-1
                      Headlands Mortgage Company, Servicer
              ----------------------------------------------------



            Class Information                Original Certificate Information
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Type                       Name        Cert. Bal.    Pass Thru       Cusips
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           
Senior - Fixed Rate           A-I-1     28,141,000.00    6.600000%     42209EAA8
Senior - Floating Rate        A-I-2     76,031,000.00    5.987500%     42209EAB6
Senior - Inv. Floating Rate   A-I-3     76,031,000.00    3.012500%     42209EAC4
Senior - Fixed Rate           A-I-4     22,732,000.00    6.800000%     42209EAD2
Senior - Fixed Rate           A-I-5     17,570,000.00    6.900000%     42209EAE0
Senior - Fixed Rate           A-I-6     18,096,000.00    7.100000%     42209EAF7
Senior - Fixed Rate           A-I-7     19,218,000.00    7.250000%     42209EAG5
Senior - Fixed Rate           A-I-8     14,006,000.00    7.500000%     42209EAH3
Senior - Fixed Rate           A-I-9      5,120,000.00    7.500000%     42209EAJ9
Senior - Fixed Rate           A-I-10     3,022,000.00    7.750000%     42209EAK6
Senior - Fixed Rate           A-11      55,000,503.00    7.750000%     42209EAL4
Senior - Fixed Rate           A-I-II    28,980,510.00    7.750000%     42209EAM2
Senior - Fixed Rate           P/O          516,809.00       N/A        42209EAN0
Senior - Variable Rate        X-1      198,138,642.75    0.000000%     42209EAP5
Senior - Variable Rate        X-2       51,498,892.61    0.000000%     42209EAV2
Senior - Variable Rate        X-3       21,779,187.67    0.000000%     42209EAW0
Subordinate - Fixed Rate      B-1        8,551,000.00    7.750000%     42209EAQ3
Subordinate - Fixed Rate      B-2        5,442,000.00    7.750000%     42209EAR1
Subordinate - Fixed Rate      B-3        3,887,000.00    7.750000%     42209EAS9
Subordinate - Fixed Rate      B-4        2,021,000.00    7.750000%       N/A
Subordinate - Fixed Rate      B-5          777,000.00    7.750000%       N/A
Subordinate - Fixed Rate      B-6        1,868,056.00    7.750000%       N/A
Senior - Fixed Rate           R-1              100.00    7.750000%       N/A
Senior - Fixed Rate           R-2               00.00    7.750000%       N/A
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Totals                      -       310,980,078.00           -            -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                Unpaid Amounts
- ------------------------------------------------------
              Interest  Current Real    Aggregate Real
     Name    Shortfalls  Losses             Losses
- ------------------------------------------------------
     A-I-1    0.00         0.00               0.00
     A-I-2    0.00         0.00               0.00
     A-I-3    0.00         0.00               0.00
     A-I-4    0.00         0.00               0.00
     A-I-5    0.00         0.00               0.00
     A-I-6    0.00         0.00               0.00
     A-I-7    0.00         0.00               0.00
     A-I-8    0.00         0.00               0.00
     A-I-9    0.00         0.00               0.00
    A-I-10    0.00         0.00               0.00
    A-I-11    0.00         0.00               0.00
     A-II     0.00         0.00               0.00
      P/O     0.00         0.00               0.00
      X-1     0.00         0.00               0.00
      X-2     0.00         0.00               0.00
      X-3     0.00         0.00               0.00
      B-1     0.00         0.00               0.00
      B-2     0.00         0.00               0.00
      B-3     0.00         0.00               0.00
      B-4     0.00         0.00               0.00
      B-5     0.00         0.00               0.00
      B-6     0.00         0.00               0.00
      R-1     0.00         0.00               0.00
      R-2     0.00         0.00               0.00
- --------------------------------------------------
    Totals       -            -                  -
- --------------------------------------------------


                                              Page Number:                     3
                                             Payment Date:               1/26/98
                                           Accrual Period: 12/1/97 thru 12/31/97

THE
BANK OF
NEW
YORK

101 Barclay Street, 12E
New York, NY 10286
Attn: Frank Austin, MBS Unit

        (212) 815-2297

              ----------------------------------------------------
                       Headlands Mortgage Securities Inc.
                Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-1
                      Headlands Mortgage Company, Servicer
              ----------------------------------------------------


P&S Ref.                                                                        
           -----------------------------------------------------                
Sec. 5.04                 COLLATERAL INFORMATION                                
           -----------------------------------------------------                

           Ending scheduled principal balance                   270,048,563.37  
                                                                                
           Ending loan count (excluding REO)                              1719  
           Aggregate scheduled principal amt                        221,846.98  
           Aggregate prepayment amount                            5,234,466.77  

                                                                                
                                                                                
           -----------------------------------------------------
P&S Ref.                         ADVANCES
           -----------------------------------------------------
Sec. 5.04                                                                       
           Amount of adv/rec (this period)                            4,667.99
           Aggregate outstanding advances                            81,880.55
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
           -----------------------------------------------------
P&S Ref.                           FEES
           -----------------------------------------------------
Sec. 5.04                                                                       
                                                                                
           Monthly servicer fees                                     57,396.85  
           Monthly trustee fee                                        2,295.87  
                                                                                
                                                                                
           -----------------------------------------------------                
P&S Ref.                    OTHER INFORMATION                                   
           -----------------------------------------------------                
Sec. 5.04                                                                       
           Class P/O deferred amount                                      0.00
           Compensating interest amount                                   0.00
                                                                              

P&S Ref.
           -----------------------------------------------------
Sec. 5.04          LIQUIDATED LOAN INFORMATION
           -----------------------------------------------------

           Net liquidation proceeds                                       0.00
           Realized losses (this period)                                  0.00
           Cumulative losses (since Cut-Off)                              -




P&S Ref.                                                                        
           -------------------------                                            
Sec. 5.04   DELINQUENCY INFORMATION                                             
           -------------------------                                            
                                                                                
           Period            Loan Count  Outstanding Prin Balance    Scheduled Prin Balance       
           ------            ----------  -------------------------   ----------------------       
                                                        
           1 month               1                  290,173.57                 289,792.56         
           2 months              1                  560,561.22                 559,478.57         
           3 months or more      3                  973,890.51                 970,860.31         
                                                                                                  
           Totals                5                1,824,625.30               1,820,131.44         
                                 =                =============              ============         
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
           In foreclosure        2                  696,241.27                 694,772.90         
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
P&S Ref.                                                                                          
           -----------------------------------                                                    
Sec. 5.04             REO INFORMATION                                                             
           -----------------------------------                                                    
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
           Outstanding Prin Balance  Book Value  Interest Thru Foreclosure   Foreclosure Expenses 
           ------------------------  ----------  -------------------------   -------------------- 
                     0.00               0.00               0.00                      0.00
                     0.00               0.00               0.00                      0.00         
                     0.00               0.00               0.00                      0.00         
                     0.00               0.00               0.00                      0.00         
                     0.00               0.00               0.00                      0.00         
                     0.00               0.00               0.00                      0.00         
                     0.00               0.00               0.00                      0.00         
                     0.00               0.00               0.00                      0.00