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