Exhibit 99.3 First Alliance Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Notes Series 1998-1A 1998 - Annual Statement DISTRIBUTION DOLLARS ENDING PERIOD CLASS CUST INTEREST PRINCIPAL BALANCE 199804 NOTE $214,669.00 $710,517.91 $53,889,482.09 199805 NOTE $263,440.98 $1,528,026.48 $52,361,455.61 199806 NOTE $281,568.27 $841,392.73 $51,520,062.88 199807 NOTE $235,067.44 $1,623,594.66 $49,896,468.22 199808 NOTE $252,051.66 $1,886,571.96 $48,009,896.26 199809 NOTE $250,011.64 $2,089,222.58 $45,920,673.68 199810 NOTE $215,846.30 $1,952,294.07 $43,968,379.61 199811 NOTE $205,849.30 $2,702,789.49 $41,265,590.12 199812 NOTE $187,298.94 $4,414,080.29 $36,851,509.83 Total Note: $2,105,803.53 $17,748,490.17 Total Class R Certificates: $73,635.95 Factor Information Per $1,000 PRINCIPAL INTEREST ENDING NOTE INIT NOTE CURR NOTE CLASS DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION BALANCE RATE RATE NOTE 325.06392252 38.56783021 674.93607747 5.89750% 5.27094% CERT N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Per $1,000 NOTE DISTRIBUTION: $19,854,293.37 363.63 SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL: $347,574.92 PREPAYMENTS & PREFUNDING ACT. REMAINDER: $10,379,372.27 SUBORDINATION INCREASE $552,628.81 -------------- TOTAL PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION: $17,748,490.17 325.06 TOTAL INTEREST DISTRIBUTION: $2,105,803.53 INSURED PAYMENT: 0.00 LOAN PURCHASE PRICES: $2,008,578.30 SUBSTITUTION AMOUNTS: SUBORDINATION REDUCTION AMOUNT: 0.00 CURRENT REALIZED LOSSES: 0.00 CUMULATIVE REALIZED LOSSES: 0.00 NUMBER LOAN BALANCE LOANS BOUGHT BACK PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.4 CURRENT: 0 0.00 CUMULATIVE: 0 0.00 LOANS BOUGHT BACK PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.6 CURRENT: 0 0.00 CUMULATIVE: 0 0.00 LOANS BOUGHT BACK PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.10 CURRENT: 0 0.00 CUMULATIVE: 0 0.00 AVAILABLE FUNDS CAP CARRY-FORWARD AMOUNT: 0.00 DELINQUENT MORTGAGE LOANS(includes loans in foreclosure and bankruptcy): AGGREGATE CATEGORY NUMBER LOAN BALANCE PERCENTAGE 30-59 DAYS 7 $574,068.80 1.52% 60-89 DAYS 3 $171,031.42 0.45% 90+ DAYS 9 $688,895.98 1.82% LOANS IN FORECLOSURE(included in delinquencies above): AGGREGATE NUMBER LOAN BALANCE PERCENTAGE 17 $1,325,701.72 3.51% LOANS IN BANKRUPTCY(included in delinquencies above): AGGREGATE NUMBER LOAN BALANCE PERCENTAGE 1 $39,971.27 0.11% REO PROPERTIES(included in delinquencies above): AGGREGATE NUMBER LOAN BALANCE PERCENTAGE 0 $0.00 0.00% ENDING AGGREGATE LOAN BALANCE: $37,807,009.83 BOOK VALUE OF REO PROPERTY: 0.00