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Cityscape Home Loan Owner Trust
Series 1997-3
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
Distribution Date: 8/25/97
Issued on June 13, 1997
Pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 2, 1997




FACTORS   (Per $1000 Of Original Certificate Balance)                            Ending 
                               Original       Interest       Principal      Certificate 
                   CUSIP    Certificate   Distribution    Distribution          Balance 
 Class            Number        Balance         Factor          Factor           Factor 
                                                          
  A-1          178780AH5  50,100,000.00     4.94596587     28.42851477     958.88601956
  A-2          178780AJ1  28,400,000.00     6.14166655      0.00000000   1,000.00000000
  A-3          178780AK8  22,000,000.00     6.09166682      0.00000000   1,000.00000000
  A-4          178780AL6  22,900,000.00     6.30833319      0.00000000   1,000.00000000
  A-5          178780AM4  13,600,000.00     6.57500000      0.00000000   1,000.00000000
  A-6          178780AN2  14,000,000.00     6.17500000      0.00000000   1,000.00000000
  M-1          178780AP7  22,500,000.00     6.40000000      0.00000000   1,000.00000000
  M-2          178780AQ5  15,500,000.00     6.53333355      0.00000000   1,000.00000000
   B           178780AR3   9,000,000.00     6.80833333      0.00000000   1,000.00000000


INTEREST                          Prior        Current                                           Current 
                               Interest          Month         Current          Current         Interest 
            Certificate       Carryover       Interest        Interest         Interest        Carryover 
 Class             Rate       Shortfall        Accrual          Amount          Payment        Shortfall 
                                                                        
  A-1           5.81750%           0.00     247,792.89      247,792.89       247,792.89             0.00
  A-2           7.37000%           0.00     174,423.33      174,423.33       174,423.33             0.00
  A-3           7.31000%           0.00     134,016.67      134,016.67       134,016.67             0.00
  A-4           7.57000%           0.00     144,460.83      144,460.83       144,460.83             0.00
  A-5           7.89000%           0.00      89,420.00       89,420.00        89,420.00             0.00
  A-6           7.41000%           0.00      86,450.00       86,450.00        86,450.00             0.00
  M-1           7.68000%           0.00     144,000.00      144,000.00       144,000.00             0.00
  M-2           7.84000%           0.00     101,266.67      101,266.67       101,266.67             0.00
   B            8.17000%           0.00      61,275.00       61,275.00        61,275.00             0.00
 Total                             0.00   1,183,105.39    1,183,105.39     1,183,105.39             0.00


PRINCIPAL

              Beginning       Principal     Principal                           Ending        Loss Reim-                    Optimal 
            Certificate    Distribution          Loss         Principal    Certificate         bursement       Principal  Principal 
 Class          Balance          Amount    Allocation         Reduction        Balance       Deficiencies   Distribution    Balance 
                                                                                                 
  A-1     49,464,458.17    1,424,268.59           ---     1,424,268.59    48,040,189.58             ---      1,424,268.59      0.00
  A-2     28,400,000.00            0.00           ---             0.00    28,400,000.00             ---              0.00      0.00
  A-3     22,000,000.00            0.00           ---             0.00    22,000,000.00             ---              0.00      0.00
  A-4     22,900,000.00            0.00           ---             0.00    22,900,000.00             ---              0.00      0.00
  A-5     13,600,000.00            0.00           ---             0.00    13,600,000.00             ---              0.00      0.00
  A-6     14,000,000.00            0.00           ---             0.00    14,000,000.00             ---              0.00      0.00
  M-1     22,500,000.00            0.00           0.00            0.00    22,500,000.00             0.00             0.00      0.00
  M-2     15,500,000.00            0.00           0.00            0.00    15,500,000.00             0.00             0.00      0.00
   B       9,000,000.00            0.00           0.00            0.00     9,000,000.00             0.00             0.00      0.00
 Total   197,364,458.17    1,424,268.59           0.00    1,424,268.59   195,940,189.58             0.00     1,424,268.59      0.00




COLLECTION ACCOUNT
                                                                                                  
       Deposits                                                                 Interest        Principal            Total
       Gross Interest                                                      2,111,294.30              ---     2,111,294.30
       Scheduled Principal                                                          ---       203,199.38       203,199.38
       Partial Prepayments                                                          ---       108,411.61       108,411.61
       Paid in Full Principal                                                       ---       160,458.12       160,458.12
       Net Liquidation Proceeds                                                    0.00             0.00             0.00
       Post Liquidation Proceeds                                                   0.00             0.00             0.00
       Insurance Proceeds                                                          0.00             0.00             0.00
       Released Mortgage Property Proceeds                                         0.00             0.00             0.00
       Purchase Price                                                            400.80        32,500.00        32,900.80
       Substitution Adjustment                                                     0.00             0.00             0.00
       Termination Price                                                           0.00             0.00             0.00
       Additional Servicing Compensation                                           0.00              ---             0.00
       Capitalized Interest Requirement                                        4,535.68              ---         4,535.68
       Total Deposits                                                      2,133,959.30       504,569.11     2,638,528.41


       Withdrawals
       Servicing Fee (not including Collection Account earnings)                   0.00             0.00        78,837.95
       Additional Servicing Compensation (not withheld per 5.01(b)(1))             0.00             0.00             0.00
       Servicing Advance Reimbursement                                             0.00             0.00             0.00
       Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance Reimbursement                              0.00             0.00             0.00
       Legal or other expenses payable per 9.02                                    0.00             0.00             0.00
       Amount withheld per court order                                             0.00             0.00             0.00
       Total Withdrawals                                                           0.00             0.00        78,837.95
       Available Collection Amount                                                 0.00             0.00     2,559,690.46





NOTE DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT
                                                                                                        
       Available Collection Amount                                                                           2,559,690.46
       Pre-Funding Earnings                                                                                     49,300.07
       Transfer of Pre-Funding Account Balance                                                                     351.66
       Indenture Trustee Fee                                                                                     1,759.88
       Indenture Trustee Fee for Prior Distribution Date                                                             0.00
       Owner Trustee Fee (in trust with Servicer)                                                                  208.33
       Owner Trustee Fee for Prior Distribution Date                                                                 0.00
       Available Distribution Amount                                                                         2,607,373.98

       Distribution of Regular Distribution Amount                                                           1,687,674.50
       Distribution of Excess Spread                                                                           919,699.48
       Transfer of Residual Interest to Certificate Account                                                          0.00
       Total Distributions and Transfers                                                                     2,607,373.98



REGULAR DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT
                                                                                                        
       Noteholders' Interest Distributable Amount                                                            1,183,105.39
       Regular Principal Distributable Amount                                                                  504,569.11
       Total                                                                                                 1,687,674.50
       Regular Distribution Amount                                                                           1,687,674.50




ALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT
                                                                                      
       Senior Noteholders' Interest Distributable Amount                                      876,563.72
       Mezzanine Noteholders Interest Distributable Amount                                    245,266.67
       Class B Noteholders' Interest Distributable Amount                                      61,275.00
       Principal from Reg Dist Amt to Senior Notes                                            504,569.11
       Principal from Reg Dist Amt to Mezzanine Notes                                               0.00
       Principal from Reg Dist Amt to Certificates                                                  0.00
       Loss Reimb. from Reg Dist Amt to Mezz. Notes and Cert.                                       0.00
       Principal from Excess Spread to Senior Notes                                           919,699.48
       Principal from Excess Spread to Mezzanine Notes                                              0.00
       Principal from Excess Spread to Certificates                                                 0.00
       Loss Reimb. from Excess Spread to Mezz. Notes and Cert.                                      0.00
       Residual Holder                                                                              0.00
                                                                                            2,607,373.98


OVERCOLLATERALIZATION ("OC") AMOUNTS
                                                                                      
       OC Target Amount                                                                    15,999,971.87
       OC Amount Prior to Distribution of Excess Spread                                     2,330,614.26
       OC Amount After Distribution of Excess Spread                                        3,250,313.74
       OC Deficiency Amount Prior to Distribution of Excess Spread                         13,669,357.61
       OC Deficiency Amount After Distribution of Excess Spread                            12,749,658.13



COLLATERAL CHARACTERISTICS
                                                                                   
                                                                               Beginning           Ending
       Loan Balance                                                      187,720,946.40   199,190,503.32
       Weighted Average Coupon                                                  14.1743%         13.6736%
       Weighted Average Maturity                                                     n/a              n/a
       Loan Count                                                                 4,764            5,062

       Net Loan Losses                                                                              0.00
       Cumulative Net Loan Losses                                                                   0.00
       Net Delinquency Calculation Amount                                              Not Yet Applicable




DELINQUENCY INFORMATION
                                                             Aggregate 
                                                Number            Loan 
                                              of Loans         Balance       Percentage        Book Value
                                                                             
       30 - 59 days                                 11      388,536.30           0.1951%             --- 
       60 - 89 days                                  7      198,094.74           0.0994%             --- 
       90+ days                                      0            0.00           0.0000%             --- 
       Foreclosure                                   0            0.00           0.0000%          0.0000%
       Bankruptcy                                    1       17,923.98           0.0090%             --- 
       Foreclosed Properties                         0            0.00           0.0000%          0.0000%


LIQUIDATED AND DEFAULTED LOAN INFORMATION
   Number of  Balance of 
                                                                              Number of       Balance of            Loans     Loans 
                                                                               Loans in         Loans in            Since     Since 
                                                                             Due Period       Due Period          Closing   Closing 
                                                                                                               
       Liquidated Combination Loans                                                   0             0.00                0      0.00
       Liquidated Debt Consolidation Loans                                            0             0.00                0      0.00
       Total Liquidated Loans                                                         0             0.00                0      0.00

       Defaulted Combination Loans ( "Defective" per Sect. 3.06)                      0             0.00                0      0.00
       Defaulted Debt Consolidation Loans ( "Defective" per Sect. 3.06)               0             0.00                0      0.00
       Total Defaulted Loans ( "Defective" per Sect. 3.06)                            0             0.00                0      0.00

       Defaulted Combination Loans ( "Defaulted" per Sect. 3.06)                      0             0.00                0      0.00
       Defaulted Debt Consolidation Loans ( "Defaulted" per Sect. 3.06)               0             0.00                0      0.00
       Total Defaulted Loans ( "Defaulted" per Sect. 3.06)                            0             0.00                0      0.00