AMRESCO RESIDENTIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION 
                             MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST             
                                SERIES 1996-1                
                                                             
                       STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS       



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                                          DISTRIBUTIONS IN DOLLARS   
                                 PRIOR                                                                        CURRENT
              ORIGINAL       PRINCIPAL                                             REALIZED  DEFERRED       PRINCIPAL
CLASS       FACE VALUE         BALANCE       INTEREST     PRINCIPAL         TOTAL    LOSSES  INTEREST         BALANCE
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A-1      62,239,000.00   52,960,458.82     270,319.01  4,172,890.74  4,443,209.75      0.00      0.00   48,787,568.08
A-2      48,683,000.00   48,683,000.00     246,457.69          0.00    246,457.69      0.00      0.00   48,683,000.00
A-3      20,123,000.00   20,123,000.00     107,741.90          0.00    107,741.90      0.00      0.00   20,123,000.00
A-4      24,091,000.00   24,091,000.00     136,013.77          0.00    136,013.77      0.00      0.00   24,091,000.00
A-5      19,216,000.00   19,216,000.00     112,894.00          0.00    112,894.00      0.00      0.00   19,216,000.00
A-6     100,592,000.00   92,389,493.82     417,755.83  4,439,695.07  4,857,450.90      0.00      0.00   87,949,798.75
B-IO              0.00            0.00           0.00          0.00          0.00      0.00      0.00            0.00
R                 0.00            0.00           0.00          0.00          0.00      0.00      0.00            0.00




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TOTALS  274,944,000.00  257,462,952.64   1,291,182.20  8,612,585.81  9,903,768.01      0.00      0.00 248,850,366.83
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                      FACTOR INFORMATION PER $1000 OF ORIGINAL FACE                                   PASS-THROUGH     
                                 PRIOR                                                 CURRENT             RATES       
                             PRINCIPAL                                               PRINCIPAL  
CLASS            CUSIP         BALANCE       INTEREST     PRINCIPAL       TOTAL        BALANCE       CURRENT       NEXT
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A-1          03215PAA7      850.920786       4.343242     67.046237   71.389478       783.874549   6.125000%   6.125000%
A-2          03215PAB5    1,000.000000       5.062500      0.000000    5.062500     1,000.000000   6.075000%   6.075000%
A-3          03215PAC3    1,000.000000       5.354167      0.000000    5.354167     1,000.000000   6.425000%   6.425000%
A-4          03215PAD1    1,000.000000       5.645833      0.000000    5.645833     1,000.000000   6.775000%   6.775000%
A-5          03215PAE9    1,000.000000       5.875000      0.000000    5.875000     1,000.000000   7.050000%   7.050000%
A-6          03215PAF6      918.457669       4.152973     44.135668   48.288640       874.322001   5.813590%   5.844840%
B-IO                          0.000000       0.000000      0.000000    0.000000         0.000000   0.000000%   0.000000%
R                             0.000000       0.000000      0.000000    0.000000         0.000000   0.000000%   0.000000%

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DEPOSITOR:             AMRESCO Residential Securities Corporation         ADMINISTRATOR:          Timothy Lewis        
SERVICERS:               Long Beach Mortgage/Option One Mortgage                              Bankers Trust Company    
LEAD UNDERWRITER:          Prudential Securities Incorporated                                     3 Park Plaza         
RECORD DATE:                          May 29, 1996                                              Irvine, CA 92714       
DISTRIBUTION DATE:                    June 25, 1996                  FACTOR INFORMATION:         (800) 735-7777        
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                             MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST             
                                SERIES 1996-1                
                                                             
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DISTRIBUTION DATE:      June 25, 1996
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                                                                                          GROUP 1         GROUP 2   
                                                                                          -------         -------   
SERVICER ADVANCES:                                                                        660,502.41      227,784.33

ACCRUED SERVICING FEE FOR THE CURRENT PERIOD:                                              69,652.89       39,000.50
PLUS ADDITIONAL SERVICING COMPENSATION:                                                         0.00            0.00
TOTAL SERVICING FEES DUE MASTER SERVICER:                                                  69,652.89       39,000.50

 LESS: AMOUNTS TO COVER INTEREST SHORTFALLS:                                                    0.00            0.00
 LESS: DELINQUENT SERVICE FEES:                                                            29,689.06       10,315.94
                                                                                           ---------       ---------
COLLECTED SERVICING FEES FOR CURRENT PERIOD:                                               39,963.83       28,684.56
                                                                                            0.145353        0.104329
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DELINQUENT AND                                                                               LOANS          LOANS   
FORECLOSURE LOAN              30 TO 59         60 TO 89         90 PLUS                        IN             IN    
INFORMATION*                    DAYS             DAYS            DAYS                     BANKRUPTCY     FORECLOSURE
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GROUP 1 (Fixed Rate)                                                                                                
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE            5,235,532.92     1,117,726.92     3,004,538.24               329,196.99    2,185,408.51
NUMBER OF LOANS                        63                8               37                        4              29
                                    3.20%            0.68%            1.84%                    0.20%           1.34%
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GROUP 2 (Adjustable Rate)
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE             3,545,225.65     1,511,043.04     1,063.320.90                    0.00    2,263,254.14
NUMBER OF LOANS                         40               12                8                       0              16
                                     3.96%            1.69%             1.19%                  0.00%           2.53%
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  TOTAL
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE             8,780,758.57     2,628,769.96     4,067,859.14              329,196.99    4,448,662.65
NUMBER OF LOANS                        103               20               45                       4              45
                                     3.47%            1.04%            1.61%                   0.13%           1.76%
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*Delinquencies are inclusive of Foreclosures and Bankruptcies


REALIZED LOSS INFORMATION:
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                                                                                 GROUP 1    GROUP 2    TOTAL
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                                           PRIOR REALIZED LOSSES:                      0.00       0.00     0.00
                                             PLUS: CURRENT REALIZED LOSSES             0.00       0.00     0.00
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                                           CUMULATIVE REALIZED LOSSES:                 0.00       0.00     0.00
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                             MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST             
                                SERIES 1996-1                
                                                             
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DISTRIBUTION DATE:      June 25, 1996
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                                                                         GROUP 1           GROUP 2
                                                                  --------------     -------------
                                                                                     
BEGINNING NUMBER OF LOANS:                                                  1907               949
ENDING NUMBER OF LOANS:                                                     1865               921

BEGINNING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF POOL:                              167,166,939.97     93,601,208.67
ENDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF POOL:                                 163,543,649.53     89,529,209.93
  GROUP FACTOR:                                                       93.800846%        89.001662%

LARGEST LOAN BALANCE                                                        0.00              0.00

WEIGHTED AVERAGE TERM TO MATURITY:                                        341.62            348.88

CURRENT WEIGHTED AVERAGE MORTGAGE RATE:                               10.886737%        10.719078%
NEXT WEIGHTED AVERAGE MORTGAGE RATE:                                  10.880325%        10.725043%

PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENTS:
  NUMBER OF LOANS (IF PAID IN FULL):                                          42                28
  PRINCIPAL BALANCE:                                                3,404,112.25      4,031,031.75
  AMOUNT PER $1000 CERTIFICATE:                                        54.694199         82.801630

PREPAYMENT INTEREST SHORTFALL AMOUNT INCLUDED IN DISTRIBUTION:              0.00              0.00
NONCOVERED PREPAYMENT INTEREST SHORTFALL FOR THIS DISTRIBUTION:             0.00              0.00

REO PROPERTY INFORMATION:
  BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH FORECLOSURE:                   0.00              0.00
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF REO LOANS:                                 0.00              0.00
  NUMBER OF REO LOANS:                                                         0                 0

AVAILABLE FUNDS:                                                    5,067,125.42      4,869,097.09

INSURED PAYMENT:                                                            0.00              0.00

CLASS A PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION BREAKDOWN:
  SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL:                                                 82,619.79         40,966.99
  PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENTS:                                            3,391,243.44      4,020,290.66
  CURTAILMENTS:                                                        12,868.81         10,741.09
  SUBORDINATION INCREASE AMOUNT:                                      552,697.91        367,696.33
  PRE-FUNDED AMOUNTS DISTRIBUTED AS PREPAYMENTS:                            0.00              0.00


REMAINING PRE-FUNDING AMOUNT AVAILABLE (GROUP 1 ONLY):                      0.00              0.00


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                  AMRESCO RESIDENTIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION 
                             MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST             
                                SERIES 1996-1                
                                                             
                      TRUSTEE DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT





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DISTRIBUTION DATE:      June 25, 1996
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                                                                         GROUP 1           GROUP 2
                                                                    ------------      ------------
                                                                                     
SUBORDINATION AMOUNTS:
  SUBORDINATION AMOUNT:                                             2,643,081.45      1,579,411.18
  REQUIRED SUBORDINATION AMOUNT:                                    3,922,919.94      2,263,336.64
  EXCESS SUBORDINATION AMOUNT:                                              0.00              0.00
  SUBORDINATION DEFICIT:                                                    0.00              0.00

UNREIMBURSED MONTHLY ADVANCES:                                              0.00              0.00

CUMULATIVE LOSS PERCENTAGE                                             0.000000%         0.000000%
90+DELINQUENCY PERCENTAGE                                              1.007423%         0.590953%

INSURER PREMIUM AMOUNT:                                                20,634.18         11,548.69
TRUSTEE FEE AMOUNT:                                                       174.13             97.50

INTEREST ADJUSTMENT TO SCHEDULED INTEREST                                   0.00              0.00


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