Block Mortgage Finance, Inc.
                                                         Asset Backed Certificates
                                                               Series 1997-2

                                                      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     45,336,000.00   38,155,084.11      206,991.33   2,742,615.16     2,949,606.49           0.00      0.00        35,412,468.95
A-2     24,279,000.00   24,279,000.00      133,939.15           0.00       133,939.15           0.00      0.00        24,279,000.00
A-3     12,505,000.00   12,505,000.00       71,278.50           0.00        71,278.50           0.00      0.00        12,505,000.00
A-4     16,951,000.00   16,951,000.00      100,152.16           0.00       100,152.16           0.00      0.00        16,951,000.00
A-5     11,007,000.00   11,007,000.00       61,914.38           0.00        61,914.38           0.00      0.00        11,007,000.00
A-6    104,922,000.00   98,521,818.71      524,194.23   1,891,050.95     2,415,245.18           0.00      0.00        96,630,767.76
R                0.00            0.00            0.00           0.00             0.00           0.00      0.00                 0.00














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TOTALS 215,000,000.00  201,418,902.82    1,098,469.75   4,633,666.11     5,732,135.86           0.00      0.00       196,785,236.71
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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         09367MAE9           841.606761       4.565717       60.495305   65.061022     781.111456      6.510000%       6.510000%
A-2         09367MAF6         1,000.000000       5.516667        0.000000    5.516667   1,000.000000      6.620000%       6.620000%
A-3         09367MAG4         1,000.000000       5.700000        0.000000    5.700000   1,000.000000      6.840000%       6.840000%
A-4         09367MAH2         1,000.000000       5.908333        0.000000    5.908333   1,000.000000      7.090000%       7.090000%
A-5         09367MAJ8         1,000.000000       5.625000        0.000000    5.625000   1,000.000000      6.750000%       6.750000%
A-6         09367MAK5           939.000579       4.996037       18.023398   23.019435     920.977181      6.178750%       5.647500%
R           BL9702101             0.000000       0.000000        0.000000    0.000000       0.000000      0.000000%       0.000000%













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SELLER:                                  Block Financial Corporation           ADMINISTRATOR:                     Vince Valdes
SERVICER:                                Block Financial Corporation                                         Bankers Trust Company
LEAD UNDERWRITER:                            Morgan Stanley & Co.                                                 3 Park Plaza
RECORD DATE:                                  December 31, 1997                                                 Irvine, CA 92714
DISTRIBUTION DATE:                              January 26,                   FACTOR INFORMATION:               (800) 735-7777
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                                             Block Mortgage Finance, Inc.
                                              Asset Backed Certificates
                                                    Series 1997-2

                                           Statement To Certificateholders

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COMPANION SERVICING :                                                                        Distribution Date:           01/26/98
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DELINQUENT LOAN INFORMATION:                                 1 - 30           31 - 60        60 - 90          91+
(Statistics Don't Include Foreclosures, Bankruptcies & REOs)   DAYS              DAYS           DAYS         DAYS            TOTAL
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    GROUP I
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                           4,765,517.17    1,966,428.40   264,656.58    89,286.61     7,085,888.76
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                       4.6521%         1.9196%      0.2584%      0.0872%          6.9173%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                       97              30            5            2              134
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                      4.4252%         1.3686%      0.2281%      0.0912%          6.1131%
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                           2,070,013.66      304,814.31         0.00         0.00     2,374,827.97
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                       2.1000%         0.3092%      0.0000%      0.0000%          2.4092%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                       17               3            0            0               20
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                      1.7617%         0.3109%      0.0000%      0.0000%          2.0725%
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FORECLOSURE LOAN INFORMATION:
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    GROUP I
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                              43,066.70      273,475.09   411,826.81 1,582,341.26     2,310,709.86
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                       0.0420%         0.2670%      0.4020%      1.5447%          2.2557%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                        1               9           11           29               50
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                      0.0456%         0.4106%      0.5018%      1.3230%          2.2810%
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                                   0.00            0.00   628,433.82   938,035.02     1,566,468.84
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                       0.0000%         0.0000%      0.6375%      0.9516%          1.5892%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                        0               0            2           10               12
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                      0.0000%         0.0000%      0.2073%      1.0363%          1.2435%
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BANKRUPTCY LOAN INFORMATION:
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    GROUP I
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                             270,902.43      270,337.39   241,370.18   384,711.51     1,167,321.51
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                       0.2645%         0.2639%      0.2356%      0.3756%          1.1395%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                        8               6            4            5               23
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                      0.3650%         0.2737%      0.1825%      0.2281%          1.0493%
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    GROUP II
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                             196,382.97      139,268.01    64,568.62   164,396.76       564,616.36
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                       0.1992%         0.1413%      0.0655%      0.1668%          0.5728%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                        3               1            1            1                6
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                      0.3109%         0.1036%      0.1036%      0.1036%          0.6218%
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REO LOAN INFORMATION:
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    GROUP I
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                                   0.00            0.00         0.00         0.00             0.00
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                       0.0000%         0.0000%      0.0000%      0.0000%          0.0000%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                        0               0            0            0                0
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                      0.0000%         0.0000%      0.0000%      0.0000%          0.0000%
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    GROUP II
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                                   0.00            0.00         0.00   274,235.31       274,235.31
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                       0.0000%         0.0000%      0.0000%      0.2782%          0.2782%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                        0               0            0            1                1
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                      0.0000%         0.0000%      0.0000%      0.1036%          0.1036%
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                                               Block Mortgage Finance, Inc.
                                                Asset Backed Certificates
                                                     Series 1997-2

                                          Statement To Certificateholders

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OPTION ONE MORTGAGE  :                                                                Distribution Date:                    1/26/98
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DELINQUENT LOAN INFORMATION:                                  1 - 30           31 - 60    60 - 90          91+
(Statistics Don't Include Foreclosures, Bankruptcies & REOs)    DAYS             DAYS        DAYS         DAYS            TOTAL
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    GROUP I
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                            4,085,800.35     614,673.68        0.00         0.00     4,700,474.03
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                        3.9886%        0.6000%     0.0000%      0.0000%          4.5886%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                        67              9           0            0               76
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                       3.0566%        0.4106%     0.0000%      0.0000%          3.4672%
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    GROUP II
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PRINCIPAL                                                   24,058,448.05   3,146,756.85  694,746.99         0.00    27,899,951.89
BALANCE
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                       24.4069%        3.1923%     0.7048%      0.0000%         28.3040%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                       216             33           6            0              255
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                      22.3834%        3.4197%     0.6218%      0.0000%         26.4249%
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FORECLOSURE LOAN INFORMATION:
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    GROUP I
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PRINCIPAL                                                            0.00           0.00        0.00   208,497.66       208,497.66
BALANCE
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                        0.0000%        0.0000%     0.0000%      0.2035%          0.2035%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                         0              0           0            3                3
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                       0.0000%        0.0000%     0.0000%      0.1369%          0.1369%
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    GROUP II
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                                    0.00           0.00  194,564.72   505,734.07       700,298.79
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                        0.0000%        0.0000%     0.1974%      0.5131%          0.7104%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                         0              0           3            5                8
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                       0.0000%        0.0000%     0.3109%      0.5181%          0.8290%
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BANKRUPTCY LOAN INFORMATION:
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    GROUP I
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                                    0.00           0.00        0.00         0.00             0.00
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                        0.0000%        0.0000%     0.0000%      0.0000%          0.0000%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                         0              0           0            0                0
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                       0.0000%        0.0000%     0.0000%      0.0000%          0.0000%
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    GROUP II
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                                    0.00           0.00        0.00   151,415.31       151,415.31
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                        0.0000%        0.0000%     0.0000%      0.1536%          0.1536%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                         0              0           0            2                2
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                       0.0000%        0.0000%     0.0000%      0.2073%          0.2073%
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REO LOAN INFORMATION:
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    GROUP I
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                                    0.00           0.00        0.00         0.00             0.00
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                        0.0000%        0.0000%     0.0000%      0.0000%          0.0000%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                         0              0           0            0                0
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                       0.0000%        0.0000%     0.0000%      0.0000%          0.0000%
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    GROUP II
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                                    0.00           0.00       0.00          0.00             0.00
PERCENTAGE OF POOL BALANCE                                        0.0000%        0.0000%    0.0000%       0.0000%          0.0000%
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NUMBER OF LOANS                                                         0              0           0            0                0
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN POOL                                       0.0000%        0.0000%     0.0000%      0.0000%          0.0000%
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                                              Block Mortgage Finance, Inc.
                                               Asset Backed Certificates
                                                     Series 1997-2

                                            Statement To Certificateholders

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Distribution Date:                      01/26/98
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SERVICER ADVANCES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION:                                                                        418,297.84
SERVICER ADVANCES OUTSTANDING:                                                                                                0.00

ACCRUED SERVICING FEE THE THE CURRENT PERIOD :                                                    85,409.14
PLUS ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICING FEES :                                                                   0.00
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                                                                                                  85,409.14

LESS PERMITTED REDUCTIONS TO SERVICING FEES :                                                     (4,834.26)
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TOTAL SERVICING FEES DUE MASTER SERVICER :                                                        80,574.88


ACCRUED SERVICING FEES COLLECTED FOR CURRENT PERIOD :                                             65,104.51
COMPENSATING INTEREST:                                                                             4,834.26
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TOTAL SERVICING FEES COLLECTED MASTER SERVICER:                                                                          60,270.25

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GROUP I MONTHLY ADVANCE AMOUNT:                                                                                         141,208.70
GROUP II MONTHLY ADVANCE AMOUNT:                                                                                        277,089.14

TOTAL TRUSTEE FEES DUE :                                                                                                  2,562.27
TOTAL INSURANCE AMOUNT DUE :                                                                                              9,822.05

PRINCIPAL REMITTANCE AMOUNTS:

                 SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL                                                             132,080.27
                 CURTAILMENTS                                                                     45,671.09
                 PREPAYMENTS IN FULL                                                           3,794,262.36
                 NET LIQUIDATION PROCEEDS                                                              0.00
                 INSURANCE PRINCIPAL PROCEEDS                                                          0.00
                 RELEASED MORTGAGED PROPERTY PROCEEDS                                                  0.00
                 REPURCHASED PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS                                                         0.00
                 SUBSTITUTION ADJUSTMENTS                                                              0.00
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TOTAL PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTED:                                                                                          3,972,013.72


TOTAL AMOUNT OF LIQUIDATION LOAN LOSSES AS OF THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION DATE:                                                  0.00
AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF LIQUIDATION LOAN LOSSES AS OF THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION DATE:                                              0.00


BOOK VALUE OF REO PROPERTY:                                                                                                   0.00








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                                              Block Mortgage Finance, Inc.
                                               Asset Backed Certificates
                                                      Series 1997-2

                                             Statement To Certificateholders

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Distribution Date:                      01/26/98
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TOTAL NUMBER OF MORTGAGE LOANS INCLUDED IN THE POOL AS OF THE PRIOR DISTRIBUTION PERIOD:                                      3,209
TOTAL NUMBER OF MORTGAGE LOANS INCLUDED IN THE POOL AS OF THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION PERIOD:                                    3,157

AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE PRIOR DISTRIBUTION PERIOD:                                204,981,925.71
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION PERIOD:                              201,009,911.99

TOTAL NUMBER OF MORTGAGE LOANS INCLUDED IN GROUP I AS OF THE PRIOR DISTRIBUTION PERIOD:                                       2,234
TOTAL NUMBER OF MORTGAGE LOANS INCLUDED IN GROUP I AS OF THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION PERIOD:                                     2,192

TOTAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF LOANS INCLUDED IN GROUP I AS OF THE PRIOR DISTRIBUTION PERIOD:                            104,812,211.42
TOTAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF LOANS INCLUDED IN GROUP I AS OF THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION PERIOD:                          102,437,388.45

TOTAL NUMBER OF MORTGAGE LOANS INCLUDED IN GROUP II AS OF THE PRIOR DISTRIBUTION PERIOD:                                        975
TOTAL NUMBER OF MORTGAGE LOANS INCLUDED IN GROUP II AS OF THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION PERIOD:                                      965

TOTAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF LOANS INCLUDED IN GROUP II AS OF THE PRIOR DISTRIBUTION PERIOD:                           100,169,714.29
TOTAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF LOANS INCLUDED IN GROUP II AS OF THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION PERIOD:                          98,572,523.54

GROUP I SUBORDINATION INCREASE AMOUNT:                                                                                   367,792.19
GROUP II SUBORDINATION INCREASE AMOUNT:                                                                                  293,860.20

GROUP I SUBORDINATION DEFICIT AMOUNT:                                                                                          0.00
GROUP II SUBORDINATION DEFICIT AMOUNT:                                                                                         0.00

GROUP I PRINCIPAL REMITTANCE AMOUNT:                                                                                   2,742,615.16
GROUP II PRINCIPAL REMITTANCE AMOUNT:                                                                                  1,891,050.95

GROUP I WEIGHTED AVERAGE COUPON AS OF THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION DATE:                                                       11.3419%
GROUP II WEIGHTED AVERAGE COUPON AS OF THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION DATE:                                                      10.3716%

GROUP I SUBSTITUTION ADJUSTMENT AMOUNT                                                                                         0.00
GROUP II SUBSTITUTION ADJUSTMENT AMOUNT                                                                                        0.00

GROUP I LOAN REPURCHASE AMOUNT                                                                                                 0.00
GROUP II LOAN REPURCHASE AMOUNT                                                                                                0.00

GROUP I LARGEST LOAN BALANCE                                                                                             471,408.48
GROUP II LARGEST LOAN BALANCE                                                                                            497,871.79

TOTAL AMOUNT OF INSURED PAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THE DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT
                 CLASS A-1                                                                                                     0.00
                 CLASS A-2                                                                                                     0.00
                 CLASS A-3                                                                                                     0.00
                 CLASS A-4                                                                                                     0.00
                 CLASS A-5                                                                                                     0.00
                 CLASS A-6                                                                                                     0.00



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                                              Block Mortgage Finance, Inc.
                                               Asset Backed Certificates
                                                      Series 1997-2

                                             Statement To Certificateholders

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Distribution Date:                      01/26/98
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TOTAL AMOUNT OF CARRY FORWARD AMOUNT INCLUDED IN DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT :
                 CLASS A-1                                                                                                   0.00
                 CLASS A-2                                                                                                   0.00
                 CLASS A-3                                                                                                   0.00
                 CLASS A-4                                                                                                   0.00
                 CLASS A-5                                                                                                   0.00
                 CLASS A-6                                                                                                   0.00

BASIS RISK CARRYOVER AMOUNT INCLUDED IN DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT :                                                                0.00








































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