AMRESCO Residential Securities Corporation MORTGAGE LOAN PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1997-3 101 Barclay Street, 12E New York, NY 10286 Attn: Franklin Austin, MBS Unit (212) 815-2297 Payment Date: 10/27/97 Current Payment Information Group I Certificates Beginning Pass Thru Principal Interest Unpaid Principal Total Ending Interest Class Balance Rate Distribution Distribution Carryforward Losses Payment Balance A-1 31,500,000.00 6.750000% 1,724,973.65 177,187.50 0.00 0.00 1,902,161.15 29,775,026.35 A-2 36,000,000.00 6.610000% 0.00 198,300.00 0.00 0.00 198,300.00 36,000,000.00 A-3 41,800,000.00 6.600000% 0.00 229,900.00 0.00 0.00 229,900.00 41,800,000.00 A-4 29,100,000.00 6.680000% 0.00 161,990.00 0.00 0.00 161,990.00 29,100,000.00 A-5 14,600,000.00 6.880000% 0.00 83,706.67 0.00 0.00 83,706.67 14,600,000.00 A-6 14,200,000.00 6.980000% 0.00 82,596.67 0.00 0.00 82,596.67 14,200,000.00 A-7 15,300,000.00 7.140000% 0.00 91,035.00 0.00 0.00 91,035.00 15,300,000.00 A-8 19,790,000.00 7.680000% 0.00 126,656.00 0.00 0.00 126,656.00 19,790,000.00 A-9 22,480,000.00 6.960000% 0.00 130,384.00 0.00 0.00 130,384.00 22,480,000.00 M-1F 14,630,000.00 7.240000% 0.00 88,267.67 0.00 0.00 88,267.67 14,630,000.00 M-2F 11,970,000.00 7.470000% 0.00 74,513.25 0.00 0.00 74,513.25 11,970,000.00 B-1F 10,640,000.00 7.770000% 0.00 68,894.00 0.00 0.00 68,894.00 10,640,000.00 B-2F 3,990,000.00 9.250000% 0.00 30,756.25 0.00 0.00 30,756.25 3,990,000.00 C-F10 26,600,000.00 15.000000% 0.00 332,500.00 0.00 0.00 332,500.00 26,600,000.00 Totals 266,000,000.00 1,724,973.65 1,876,687.00 0.00 0.00 3,601,660.65 264,275,026.35 Group II Certificates Beginning Pass Thru Principal Interest Unpaid Principal Total Ending Interest Class Balance Rate Distribution Distribution Carryforward Losses Payment Balance A-10 554,040,000.00 5.846250% 4,709,243.54 3,598,951.50 0.00 0.00 8,308,195.04 549,330,756.46 M-1A 54,720,000.00 6.026250% 0.00 366,396.00 0.00 0.00 366,396.00 54,720,000.00 M-2A 41,040,000.00 6.226250% 0.00 283,917.00 0.00 0.00 283,917.00 41,040,000.00 B-1A 34,200,000.00 6.626250% 0.00 251,797.50 0.00 0.00 251,797.50 34,200,000.00 C-A10 75,240,000.00 6.820000% 0.00 427,614.00 0.00 0.00 427,614.00 75,240,000.00 Totals 684,000,000.00 - 4,709,243.54 4,928,676.00 0.00 0.00 9,637,919.54 679,290,756.46 Other Certificates Beginning Pass Thru Principal Interest Unpaid Principal Total Ending Interest Class Balance Rate Distribution Distribution Carryforward Losses Payment Balance S 0.00 0.000000% 0.00 43,321.22 0.00 0.00 43,321.22 0.00 D 0.00 0.000000% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 R 0.00 0.000000% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Totals 0.00 - 0.00 43,321.22 0.00 0.00 43,321.22 0.00 Grand Total 950,000,000.00 6,434,217.19 6,848,684.22 0.00 0.00 13,282,901.41 943,565,782.81 Original Certificate Information Factors per $1,000 Class Information Original Pass Thru Cusip Principal Interest Ending Type Name Cert. Bal. Rate Numbers Dist. Dist. Cert. Bal Senior A-1 31,500,000.00 6.750000% 03215P-CN7 54.76106839 5.62500000 945.23893161 A-2 36,000,000.00 6.610000% 03215P-CP2 0.00000000 5.50833333 1000.00000000 A-3 41,800,000.00 6.600000% 03215P-CQ0 0.00000000 5.50000000 1000.00000000 A-4 29,100,000.00 6.680000% 03215P-CR8 0.00000000 5.56666667 1000.00000000 A-5 14,600,000.00 6.880000% 03215P-CS6 0.00000000 5.73333333 1000.00000000 A-6 14,200,000.00 6.980000% 03215P-CT4 0.00000000 5.81666667 1000.00000000 A-7 15,300,000.00 7.140000% 03215P-CU1 0.00000000 5.95000000 1000.00000000 A-8 19,790,000.00 7.680000% 03215P-CV9 0.00000000 6.40000000 1000.00000000 A-9 22,480,000.00 6.960000% 03215P-CW7 0.00000000 5.80000000 1000.00000000 A-10 554,040,000.00 Variable 03215P-cx5 8.49982590 6.49583333 991.50017410 Subordinate M-1F 14,630,000.00 7.240000% 03215P-cy3 0.00000000 6.03333333 1000.00000000 M-1A 54,720,000.00 Variable 03215P-DD8 0.00000000 6.69583333 1000.00000000 M-2F 11,970,000.00 7.470000% 03215P-CZ0 0.00000000 6.22500000 1000.00000000 M-2A 41,040,000.00 Variable 03215P-DE6 0.00000000 6.91805556 1000.00000000 B-1F 10,640,000.00 7.770000% 03215P-DA4 0.00000000 6.47500000 1000.00000000 B-2F 3,990,000.00 7.770000% NA 0.00000000 7.70833333 1000.00000000 B-1A 34,200,000.00 Variable 03215P-DF3 0.00000000 7.36250000 1000.00000000 National C-A10 75,240,000.00 6.820000% NA 0.00000000 5.68333333 1000.00000000 C-F10 26,600,000.00 15.000000% NA 0.00000000 12.50000000 1000.00000000 Totals 950,000,000.00 4.95709846 5.18808000 993.227139796 COLLATERAL INFORMATION Group 1 Group 2 Aggregate Number of Loans 3,316 6,450 9,766 Beginning Mortgage Loan Balance 265,999,381.70 660,956,904.94 926,956,286.64 Scheduled Principal 177,653.92 308,183.67 485,837.59 Curtailments 34,218.17 96,002.64 130,220.81 Pre-Funded Amounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 Prepayments in Full 1,175,075.47 4,075,444.42 5,250,516.89 Repurchases 0.00 0.00 0.00 Realized Losses 0.00 0.00 0.00 Ending Loan Balance 264,612,437.14 656,477,274.21 921,089,711.35 Plus Amount Pre-Funded this period 0.00 0.00 0.00 Current Loan Balance 264,612,437.14 656,477,274.21 921,089,711.35 Gross Interest on Mortgage Loans 2,280,799.48 5,433,687.52 7,714,487.00 Weighted Average Coupon Rate 10.289345% 9.865129% 9.986862% Servicing Fees Paid 93,356.95 249,553.62 342,910.57 Net Interest Remitted 2,187,442.53 5,184,133.90 7,371,576.43 Aggregate Interest Paid to Certificates 1,894,163.13 4,954,521.09 6,848,684.22 Excess Interest 293,279.40 229,612.81 522,892.21 Transfer from Capitalized Interest Accoun 0.00 0.00 0.00 Extra Principal Distribution Amount 293,279.40 229,612.81 522,892.21 Senior Enhancement Percentage 32.600000% 19.831549% PRE-FUNDED ACCOUNT Initial Balance of Account 618.49 23,043,095.47 23,043,713.96 Subsequent Purchases this Period 0.00 0.00 0.00 Current Balance in Account 618.49 23,043,095.47 23,043,713.96 OVERCOLLATERALIZATION CALCULATIONS Targeted Overcollateralization Amount 2,128,000.00 10,944,000.00 13,072,000.00 Actual Overcollateralization Amount 293,279.60 229,613.22 522,892.82 DELINQUENCY INFORMATION Group 1 Period Loan Count Percentage Loan Balance Percentage 30-59 Days Delinquent 66 1.990350% 4,509,034.06 1.704014% 60-89 Days Delinquent 18 0.542823% 1,177,935.51 0.445155% 90 or more Days Delinquent 0 0.000000% 0.00 0.000000% Totals 84 2.533172% 5,686,969.57 2.149169% In Foreclosure 7 0.211098% 248,611.97 0.093953% Bankruptcy 9 0.271411% 850,106.75 0.321265% REO Properties 0 0.000000% 0.00 0.000000% Foreclosures, Bankruptcies, and REO's are included in Period counts above Group 2 Period Loan Count Percentage Loan Balance Percentage 30-59 Days Delinquent 110 1.705426% 9,354,633.38 1.424974% 60-89 Days Delinquent 32 0.496124% 3,169,051.65 0.482736% 90 or more Days Delinquent 1 0.015504% 59,961.75 0.009134% Totals 143 2.217054% 12,583,646.78 1.916844% In Foreclosure 39 0.604651% 3,577,792.72 0.544999% In Bankruptcy 10 0.155039% 733,759.80 0.111772% REO Properties 0 0.000000% 0.00 0.000000% Foreclosures, Bankruptcies, and REO's are included in Period counts above Aggregate Pool Period Loan Count Percentage Loan Balance Percentage 30-59 Days Delinquent 176 1.802171% 13,863,667.44 1.505138% 60-89 Days Delinquent 50 0.511980% 4,346,987.16 0.471940% 90 or more Days Delinquent 1 0.010240% 59,961.75 0.006510% Totals 227 2.324391% 18,270,616.35 1.983587% In Foreclosure 46 0.471022% 3,826,404.69 0.415421% In Bankruptcy 19 0.194553% 1,583,866.55 0.171956% REO Properties 0 0.000000% 0.00 0.000000% Foreclosures, Bankruptcies, and REO's are included in Period counts above Group 1 Group 2 Aggregate Loan Balance of 60+ Day Delinquent Loans 1,177,935.51 3,229,013.40 Aggregate Loan Balance of 90+ Day Delinquent Loans 0.00 59,961.75 90+ Day Delinquency Percental (Rolling Three Month 0.000000% 0.009134% MORTGAGE LOAN SERVICING GROUP SUMMARY Advanta Group 1 Group 2 Total Beginning Loan Count 2,534 3,077 5,611 Beginning Balance of Loans 209,713,500.85 310,141,130.72 519,854,631.57 Current Realized Losses 0.00 0.00 0.00 Cumulative Realized Losses 0.00 0.00 0.00 Annual Loss Percentage 0.00 0.00 0.00 Ending Balance of Loans 208,567,498.66 308,774,335.89 517,341,884.55 Ending Loan Count 2,516 3,064 5,580 Option One Group 1 Group 2 Total Beginning Loan Count 706 3,249 3,955 Beginning Balance of Loans 43,926,190.21 325,429,008.56 369,355,198.77 Current Realized Losses 0.00 0.00 0.00 Cumulative Realized Losses 0.00 0.00 0.00 Annual Loss Percentage 0.00 0.00 0.00 Ending Balance of Loans 43,692,429.75 322,331,440.00 366,023,869.75 Ending Loan Count 702 3,219 3,921 Long Beach Mortgage Group 1 Group 2 Total Beginning Loan Count 98 167 265 Beginning Balance of Loans 12,359,690.64 25,386,765.66 37,746,456.30 Current Realized Losses 0.00 0.00 0.00 Cumulative Realized Losses 0.00 0.00 0.00 Annual Loss Percentage 0.00 0.00 0.00 Ending Balance of Loans 12,352,458.73 25,371,498.32 37,723,957.05 Ending Loan Count 98 167 265