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   48,787,568.08     249,019.88  3,194,900.16  3,443,920.04      0.00      0.00   45,592,667.92
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   87,949.798.75     428,377.08  2,652,381.60  3,080,758.68      0.00      0.00   85,297,417.15
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  248,850,366.83   1,280,504.32  5,847,281.76  7,127,786.08      0.00      0.00 243,003,085.07
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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      783.874549       4.001026     51.332768   55.333795       732.541781   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      874.322001       4.258560     26.367719   30.626279       847.954282   5.844840%   5.817500%
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:                          June 26, 1996                                             Irvine, CA 92714       
DISTRIBUTION DATE:                    July 25, 1996                  FACTOR INFORMATION:         (800) 735-7777        
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                                SERIES 1996-1                
                                                             
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DISTRIBUTION DATE:      July 25, 1996
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                                                                                          GROUP 1         GROUP 2   
                                                                                          -------         -------   
SERVICER ADVANCES:                                                                        675,389.86      216,661.21

ACCRUED SERVICING FEE FOR THE CURRENT PERIOD:                                              68,143.19       37,303.84
PLUS ADDITIONAL SERVICING COMPENSATION:                                                         0.00            0.00
                                                                                           ---------       ---------
TOTAL SERVICING FEES DUE MASTER SERVICER:                                                  68,143.19       37,303.84

 LESS: AMOUNTS TO COVER INTEREST SHORTFALLS:                                                3,272.25        3,616.37
 LESS: DELINQUENT SERVICE FEES:                                                            30,516.56        9,785.19
                                                                                           ---------       ---------
COLLECTED SERVICING FEES FOR CURRENT PERIOD:                                               34,354.38       23,902.28
                                                                                            0.124950        0.086935
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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            6,688,681.12     1,779,526.73     3,486,651.13               534,025.33    3,096,413.98
NUMBER OF LOANS                        76               22               41                        8              38
                                    4.16%            1.11%            2.17%                    0.33%           1.92%
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GROUP 2 (Adjustable Rate)
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE             4,379,959.23     1,787,400.13     2,226,022.28              484,907.65    1,667,169.22
NUMBER OF LOANS                         40               16               17                       2              14
                                     5.02%            2.05%             2.55%                  0.56%           1.91%
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  TOTAL
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE            11,068,640.35     3,566,926.86     5,712,673.41            1,018,932.98    4,763,583.20
NUMBER OF LOANS                        116               38               58                      10              52
                                     4.46%            1.44%            2.30%                   0.41%           1.92%
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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:      July 25, 1996
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                                                                         GROUP 1           GROUP 2
                                                                  --------------     -------------
                                                                                     
BEGINNING NUMBER OF LOANS:                                                  1865               921
ENDING NUMBER OF LOANS:                                                     1839               898

BEGINNING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF POOL:                              163,543,649.53     89,529,209.93
ENDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF POOL:                                 160,891,036.08     87,200,230.94
  GROUP FACTOR:                                                       92.279434%        86.686406%

LARGEST LOAN BALANCE                                                        0.00              0.00

WEIGHTED AVERAGE TERM TO MATURITY:                                        340.44            347.80

CURRENT WEIGHTED AVERAGE MORTGAGE RATE:                               10.880325%        10.725043%
NEXT WEIGHTED AVERAGE MORTGAGE RATE:                                  10.872889%        10.733467%

PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENTS:
  NUMBER OF LOANS (IF PAID IN FULL):                                          26                23
  PRINCIPAL BALANCE:                                                2,570,203.67      2,288,534.00
  AMOUNT PER $1000 CERTIFICATE:                                        41.295710         47.008894

PREPAYMENT INTEREST SHORTFALL AMOUNT INCLUDED IN DISTRIBUTION:          3,272.25          3,616.37
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:                                                    4,067,310.33      3,091,845.66

INSURED PAYMENT:                                                            0.00              0.00

CLASS A PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION BREAKDOWN:
  SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL:                                                 82,409.78         40,444.99
  PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENTS:                                            2,551,075.79      2,284,077.98
  CURTAILMENTS:                                                        19,127.88          4,456.02
  SUBORDINATION INCREASE AMOUNT:                                      542,286.71        323,402.61
  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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                             MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST             
                                SERIES 1996-1                
                                                             
                      TRUSTEE DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT





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DISTRIBUTION DATE:      July 25, 1996
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                                                                         GROUP 1           GROUP 2
                                                                    ------------      ------------
                                                                                     
SUBORDINATION AMOUNTS:
  SUBORDINATION AMOUNT:                                             3,185,368.16      1,902,813.79
  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                                              1.625581%         1.333616%

INSURER PREMIUM AMOUNT:                                                20,112.57         10,993.72
TRUSTEE FEE AMOUNT:                                                       170.36             93.26

INTEREST ADJUSTMENT TO SCHEDULED INTEREST                                   0.00              0.00


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