AMRESCO Residential Securities Corporation
                                                                  Mortgage Loan Trust
                                                                     Series 1996-1

                                                            Statement To Certificateholders

                                                             DISTRIBUTIONS IN DOLLARS

                                 PRIOR                                                                                   CURRENT
              ORIGINAL         PRINCIPAL                                                        REALIZED   DEFERRED     PRINCIPAL
CLASS        FACE VALUE         BALANCE           INTEREST       PRINCIPAL         TOTAL        LOSSES     INTEREST      BALANCE

                                                                                             
A-1         62,239,000.00      34,275,714.04      174,948.96    3,386,691.79     3,561,640.75     0.00       0.00     30,889,022.25
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      69,938,100.53      346,591.86    4,094,992.46     4,441,584.32     0.00       0.00     65,843,108.07
B-10                 0.00               0.00      659,212.34            0.00       659,212.34     0.00       0.00              0.00
R                    0.00               0.00            0.00            0.00             0.00     0.00       0.00              0.00








TOTALS     274,944,000.00     216,326,814.57    1,783,860.52    7,481,684.25     9,265,544.77     0.00       0.00    208,845,130.32



                FACTOR INFORMATION PER $1000 OF ORIGINAL FACE                                                PASS-THROUGH
                                                                                                                RATES

                           PRIOR                                                       CURRENT
                         PRINCIPAL                                                    PRINCIPAL
CLASS         CUSIP       BALANCE      INTEREST     PRINCIPAL           TOTAL          BALANCE         CURRENT         NEXT
                                                                                                
A-1       03215PAA7       550.711195    2.810922     54.414303        57.225225        496.296892       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       695.265036    3.445521     40.708928        44.154449        654.556109       5.755000%       6.047970%
B-10                        0.000000    2.397624      0.000000         2.397624          0.000000       0.000000%       0.000000%
R                           0.000000    0.000000      0.000000         0.000000          0.000000       0.000000%       0.000000%




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:             November 29, 1996                                                               Irvine, CA 92714

DISTRIBUTION DATE:       December 26, 1996                                         FACTOR INFORMATION:   (800) 735-7777 


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                                  AMRESCO Residential Securities Corporation
                                                 Mortgage Loan Trust
                                                     Series 1996-1


                                         Statement To Certificateholders


Distribution Date:  December 26, 1996

                                                        GROUP 1          GROUP 2            TOTALS
                                                                              
SERVICER ADVANCES:
        INTEREST                                      773,324.27        271,869.78       1,045,194.05
        PRINCIPAL                                      45,776.21         12,002.01          57,778.22

ACCRUED SERVICING FEE FOR THE CURRENT PERIOD:          62,629.84         30,083.93          92,713.77
PLUS ADDITIONAL SERVICING COMPENSATION:                     0.00              0.00               0.00
TOTAL SERVICING FEES DUE MASTER SERVICER:              62,629.84         30,083.93          92,713.77

  LESS: AMOUNTS TO COVER INTEREST SHORTFALLS:           2,878.63          9,178.18          12,056.81
  LESS: DELINQUENT SERVICE FEES:                       36,996.43         12,386.28          49,382.71

COLLECTED SERVICING FEES FOR CURRENT PERIOD:           22,754.78          8,519.47          31,274.25
                                                        0.082762          0.030986           0.113748

BEGINNING NUMBER OF LOANS:                                 1,714               757              2,471
ENDING NUMBER OF LOANS:                                    1,674               722              2,396

BEGINNING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF POOL:              150,311,633.98     72,201,437.17     222,513,071.15
ENDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF POOL:                 146,922,211.48     68,106,444.71     215,028,656.19
  GROUP FACTOR:                                       84.267581%        67.705130%         78.207955%

LARGEST LOAN BALANCE:                                 477,983.06        396,625.57

WEIGHTED AVERAGE TERM TO MATURITY:                        335.79            342.61

CURRENT WEIGHTED AVERAGE MORTGAGE RATE:               10.855417%        11.318439%         11.005659%
NEXT WEIGHTED AVERAGE MORTGAGE RATE:                  10.855023%        11.312192%         10.999823%

PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENTS:
  NUMBER OF LOANS (IF PAID IN FULL):                          40                35                 75
  PRINCIPAL BALANCE:                                2,972,883.07      3,871,763.78       6,844,646.85
  AMOUNT PER $1000 CERTIFICATE:                        47.765598         79.530098          24.894694

PREPAYMENT INTEREST SHORTFALL AMOUNT
  INCLUDED IN DISTRIBUTION:                             2,878.63          9,178.18          12,056.81
NONCOVERED PREPAYMENT INTEREST SHORTFALL
  FOR THIS DISTRIBUTION:                                    0.00              0.00               0.00

AVAILABLE FUNDS:                                    4,565,681.44      4,727,135.96       9,292,817.40

INSURED PAYMENT:                                            0.00              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


                                                        Statement To Certificateholders


Distribution Date: December 26, 1996

                                                              GROUP 1               GROUP 2               TOTALS
                                                                                            
CLASS A PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION BREAKDOWN:
  SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL:                                       79,481.25             29,298.00           108,779.25
  PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENTS:                                  2,955,378.48          3,833,620.59         6,788,999.07
  CURTAILMENTS:                                              17,504.59             38,143.19            55,647.78
  REPURCHASES:                                                    0.00                  0.00                 0.00
  LIQUIDATION PROCEEDS:                                     216,200.76            175,151.79           391,352.55
  SUBORDINATION INCREASE AMOUNT:                            118,126.71             18,778.89           136,905.60
  PRE-FUNDED AMOUNTS DISTRIBUTED AS PREPAYMENTS:                  0.00                  0.00                 0.00
                                                          3,386,691.79          4,094,992.46         7,481,684.25

DELINQUENT AND                                                                                       LOANS                LOANS
FORECLOSURE LOAN                30 TO 59         60 TO 89            90               91+             IN                   IN
INFORMATION*                     DAYS             DAYS              DAYS              DAYS         BANKRUPTCY          FORECLOSURE
                                                                                                  
  GROUP 1 (Fixed Rate)
PRINCIPAL BALANCE             5,548,128.49     4,630,123.63     2,748,181.73     7,311,074.62     2,768,738.06      5,177,739.80
NUMBER OF LOANS                         74               47               26               83               35                56
                                     3.78%            3.15%            1.87%            4.98%            1.88%             3.52%
                                                                                                                           
  GROUP 2 (Adjustable Rate)
PRINCIPAL BALANCE             3,032,455.13       544,223.97       715,761.78     3,936,982.30     1,410,374.04      2,752,114.96
NUMBER OF LOANS                         37                8                5               36               14                24
                                     4.45%            0.80%            1.05%            5.78%            2.07%             4.04%
 
  TOTAL
PRINCIPAL BALANCE             8,580,583.62     5,174,347.60     3,463,943.51    11,248,056.92     4,179,112.10      7,929,854.76
NUMBER OF LOANS                        111               55               31              119               49                80
                                     3.99%            2.41%            1.61%            5.23%            1.94%             3.69%

*Delinquencies are inclusive of Foreclosures, Bankruptcies and REO Property


                                                                  GROUP 1               GROUP 2              TOTALS
                                                                                                    
REO PROPERTY INFORMATION:
  BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH FORECLOSURE:         1,441,756.09          670,156.13           2,111,912.22
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF REO LOANS:                       1,464,819.58          639,838.11           2,104,657.69
  NUMBER OF REO LOANS:                                                      14                   7                     21

NEW REO PROPERTIES:           TOTAL NUMBER:    4
                                                  DATE OF                              SCH. PRIN.
     GROUP             LOAN NUMBER               ACQUISITION         BOOK VALUE         BALANCE
       1                 1708474                  11/27/96           $ 94,914.43      $ 94,234.30
       1                 1980481                  12/06/96           $138,189.61      $137,518.91
       1                 1268366                  12/11/96           $ 65,291.37      $ 64,429.64
       2                 9169137                  12/06/96           $246,427.63      $239,649.27







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                                           AMRESCO Residential Securities Corporation
                                                         Mortgage Loan Trust
                                                            Series 1996-1

                                                 Statement To Certificateholders

Distribution Date: December 26, 1996

LIQUIDATED LOANS:    TOTAL NUMBER:        5

                                                DATE OF
      GROUP           LOAN NUMBER                 SALE                    BALANCE
        1               1193184                 11/27/96                $ 39,568.99
        1               1808724                 11/27/96                $101,305.01
        1               1843945                 11/22/96                $ 69,357.02
        1               1861954                 12/06/96                $126,827.16
        2               9190075                 12/09/96                $193,930.68



                                                                               GROUP 1            GROUP 2             TOTALS
                                                                                                          
SUBORDINATION AMOUNTS:
  SUBORDINATED AMOUNT after all payments and transfers:                     3,920,189.23        2,263,336.64       6,183,525.87
  REQUIRED SUBORDINATION AMOUNT:                                            3,920,189.23        2,263,336.64       6,183,525.87
  EXCESS SUBORDINATION AMOUNT:                                                      0.00                0.00               0.00
  SUBORDINATION DEFICIT:                                                            0.00                0.00               0.00

UNREIMBURSED MONTHLY ADVANCES:                                                      0.00                0.00               0.00

CUMULATIVE LOSS PERCENTAGE:                                                    0.071144%           0.033787%
90+ DELINQUENCY PERCENTAGE:                                                    5.118907%           5.489679%

INSURER PREMIUM AMOUNT:                                                        18,298.59            8,742.26          27,040.85
TRUSTEE FEE AMOUNT:                                                               156.57               75.21             231.78


REALIZED LOSS INFORMATION:

                                                                               GROUP 1             GROUP 2            TOTAL

                                                                                                              
                             PRIOR REALIZED LOSSES:                             3,097.61           15,207.95          18,305.56

                               PLUS: CURRENT REALIZED LOSSES                  120,857.42           18,778.89         139,636.31

                             CUMULATIVE REALIZED LOSSES:                      123,955.03           33,986.84         157,941.87


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