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