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 Cityscape Home Loan Owner Trust
 Series 1997-3
 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
 Distribution Date: 12/26/97
 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     4.23550220     40.73271377     804.75893533
   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     212,198.66      212,198.66       212,198.66             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   1,147,511.16    1,147,511.16     1,147,511.16             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     42,359,131.62    2,040,708.96           ---     2,040,708.96    40,318,422.66           ---    2,040,708.96       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   190,259,131.62    2,040,708.96           0.00    2,040,708.96   188,218,422.66           0.00   2,040,708.96       0.00
 

 
 
 COLLECTION ACCOUNT
                                                                                                   
        Deposits                                                                 Interest        Principal           Total
        Gross Interest                                                      2,177,097.94              ---     2,177,097.94
        Scheduled Principal                                                          ---       218,086.38       218,086.38
        Partial Prepayments                                                          ---        93,712.82        93,712.82
        Paid in Full Principal                                                       ---       783,349.48       783,349.48
        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                                                              0.00             0.00             0.00
        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                                            0.00              ---             0.00
        Total Deposits                                                      2,177,097.94     1,095,148.68     3,272,246.62


      Withdrawals
        Servicing Fee (not including Collection Account earnings)                   0.00             0.00        81,973.76
        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        81,973.76
        Available Collection Amount                                                 0.00             0.00     3,190,272.86




 
 NOTE DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT
                                                                                                         
        Available Collection Amount                                                                           3,190,272.86
        Pre-Funding Earnings                                                                                          0.00
        Transfer of Pre-Funding Account Balance                                                                       0.00
        Indenture Trustee Fee                                                                                     1,844.41
        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                                                                         3,188,220.12

       Distribution of Regular Distribution Amount                                                           2,242,659.84
        Distribution of Excess Spread                                                                           945,560.28
        Transfer of Residual Interest to Certificate Account                                                          0.00
        Total Distributions and Transfers                                                                     3,188,220.12


 
 REGULAR DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT
                                                                                                         
        Noteholders' Interest Distributable Amount                                                            1,147,511.16
        Regular Principal Distributable Amount                                                                1,095,148.68
        Total                                                                                                 2,242,659.84
        Regular Distribution Amount                                                                           2,242,659.84



 
 ALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT
                                                                                       
        Senior Noteholders' Interest Distributable Amount                                      840,969.49
        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                                          1,095,148.68
        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                                           945,560.28
        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
                                                                                             3,188,220.12

 
 OVERCOLLATERALIZATION ("OC") AMOUNTS
                                                                                       
        OC Target Amount                                                                    15,999,971.87
        OC Amount Prior to Distribution of Excess Spread                                     6,354,842.94
        OC Amount After Distribution of Excess Spread                                        7,300,403.22
        OC Deficiency Amount Prior to Distribution of Excess Spread                          9,645,128.93
        OC Deficiency Amount After Distribution of Excess Spread                             8,699,568.65


 
 COLLATERAL CHARACTERISTICS
                                                                                    
                                                                                Beginning           Ending
        Loan Balance                                                      196,737,025.92   195,518,825.88
        Weighted Average Coupon                                                  14.1690%         14.1684%
        Weighted Average Maturity                                                     n/a              n/a
        Loan Count                                                                 5,016            4,992

       Net Loan Losses                                                                        123,051.36
        Cumulative Net Loan Losses                                                             123,051.36
        Net Delinquency Calculation Amount                                                           0.00



 
 DELINQUENCY INFORMATION
                                                              Aggregate 
                                                 Number            Loan 
                                               of Loans         Balance       Percentage        Book Value
                                                                              
        30 - 59 days                                 45    1,470,208.16           0.7520%             --- 
        60 - 89 days                                 13      517,889.45           0.2649%             --- 
        90+ days                                     22      743,775.97           0.3804%             --- 
        Foreclosure                                   1       25,981.34           0.0133%          0.0000%
        Bankruptcy                                   19      702,079.63           0.3591%             --- 
        Foreclosed Properties (REO)                   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                                                   3        72,141.30           3    72,141.30
        Liquidated Debt Consolidation Loans                                            1        50,910.06           1    50,910.06
        Total Liquidated Loans                                                         4       123,051.36           4   123,051.36

       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