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 of earliest event reported):
January 26, 1996
AMRESCO Residential Securities Corporation on behalf of:
AMRESCO Residential Securities Corporation Mortgage Loan Trust
1996-1
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 33-99346 33-0697613
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
c/o Bankers Trust Company
of California, N.A.
3 Park Plaza, 16th Floor
Irvine, California 92714
(Address of Principal (Zip Code)
Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (909) 605-7600
No Change
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
Information relating to the distributions to
Certificateholders for the period from December 31, 1996 to
January 27, 1997 (the "Monthly Period") of the AMRESCO
Residential Securities Corporation Mortgage Loan Trust 1996-1
(the "Registrant" or "Trust") in respect of the Mortgage Loan
Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1996-1, Class A (the
"Certificates") issued by the Registrant and the performance of
the Trust (including distributions of principal and interest,
delinquent balances of mortgage loans, and the subordinated
amount remaining), together with certain other information
relating to the Certificates, is contained in the Monthly Report
for the Monthly Period provided to Certificateholders pursuant to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996,
among AMRESCO Residential Securities Corporation in its capacity
as Depositor, AMRESCO Residential Mortgage Corporation in its
capacity as the Seller, Long Beach Mortgage Company and Option
One Mortgage Corporation as the Servicers, and Bankers Trust
Company of California, N.A., a national banking association, in
its capacity as the trustee.
Item 7. Exhibit.
Monthly Report for the Monthly Period relating to the
Certificates issued by the Trust.
SIGNATURE
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.
By: AMRESCO Residential Securities
Corporation
By: /s/Ronald B. Kirkland
Name: Ronald B. Kirkland
Title: Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
Dated: February 18, 1997