AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
8-K, 1997-10-15
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                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                           
                                           
                                WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                           
                                           
                                       FORM 8-K
                                           
                                           
                                    CURRENT REPORT
                                           
                                           
                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                           SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                           
                          Date of Report:  October 10, 1997
                                           
                   AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 1997-B
                (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
                                           

     UNITED STATES                  333-17981                 88-0359494
     -------------                  ---------                 ----------
(State or Other Jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
   of Incorporation)                                     Identification Number)


                             c/o AmeriCredit Financial  
                                    Services, Inc.
                             Attention:  Daniel E. Berce
                                  200 Bailey Avenue
                                Fort Worth, TX  76107
                                (Address of Principal
                                  Executive Office)

                                    (817) 332-7000
                              Registrant's phone number


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Item 5.       Other Events

    Information relating to distributions to Noteholders for the September,
    1997 Collection Period of the Registrant in respect of the Class A-1 Asset
    Backed Notes, Class A-2 Asset Backed Notes and the Class A-3 Asset Backed
    Notes (collectively, the "Notes") issued by the Registrant, and the
    performance of the Receivables held by the Registrant,  together with
    certain other information relating to the Notes, is contained in the
    Servicer's Certificate for the referenced Collection Period provided to
    Noteholders pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1,
    1997 between the Registrant, AFS Funding Corp., as Seller, AmeriCredit
    Financial Services, Inc., as Servicer, and LaSalle National Bank, as Backup
    Servicer and Trust Collateral Agent (the "Agreement").

Item 7.       Financial Statements, Exhibits

    EXHIBIT NO.         EXHIBIT
        1.              Servicer's Certificate for the September, 1997
                        Collection Period relating to the Notes issued by the
                        Registrant pursuant to the Agreement.



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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
                                           

EXHIBIT

  1.                    Servicer's Certificate for the September, 1997
                        Collection Period relating to the Notes issued by the
                        Registrant.


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                                      SIGNATURE
                                           
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 1997-B

By:  AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., as Servicer



/s/ Daniel E. Berce
    Daniel E. Berce
    Vice Chairman and
    Chief Financial Officer



October 10, 1997

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                   AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 1997-B
                         Class A-1 5.790% Asset Backed Notes
                         Class A-2 6.360% Asset Backed Notes
                         Class A-3 6.670% Asset Backed Notes
                                Servicer's Certificate


This Servicer's Certificate has been prepared pursuant to Section 4.9 of the
Sale and Servicing Agreement among AmeriCredit Automobile
Receivables Trust 1997-B, as Issuer,  AmeriCredit Financial Services,  Inc., as
Servicer,  AFS Funding Corp., as Seller, and LaSalle
National Bank, as Backup Servicer and Trust Collateral Agent, dated as of May 1,
1997. Defined terms have the meanings assigned to
them in the Sale and Servicing Agreement or in other Transaction Documents.



The undersigned hereby certifies that no Trigger Event has occurred on the
related Determination Date and that, to the knowledge of the
Servicer, no Insurance Agreement Event of Default has occurred.


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<CAPTION>
Monthly Period Beginning:    09/01/97
Monthly Period Ending:       09/30/97

<S>                                                                         <C>                           <C>          
I.  MONTHLY PERIOD RECEIVABLES PRINCIPAL BALANCE CALCULATION:

    A.  Beginning of period Aggregate Principal Balance                                                    $233,610,831
                                                                                                          -------------
    B.  Purchase of Subsequent Receivables                                                                            0
                                                                                                          -------------
    C.  Monthly Principal Amounts

        (1)   Collections on Receivables outstanding
               at end of period                                                 6,551,868
                                                                            -------------
        (2)   Collections on Receivables paid off
               during period                                                    1,375,707
                                                                            -------------
        (3)   Receivables becoming Liquidated Receivables
               during period                                                    2,164,334
                                                                            -------------
        (4)   Receivables becoming Purchased Receivables
               during period
                                                                            -------------
        (5)   Cram Down Losses occurring during period
                                                                            -------------
        (6)   Other Receivables adjustments                                        (9,262)
                                                                            -------------
        (7)   Less amounts allocable to Interest                               (3,515,108)
                                                                            -------------

        Total Monthly Principal Amounts                                                                       6,567,539
                                                                                                          -------------

    D.   End of period Aggregate Principal Balance                                                         $227,043,292
                                                                                                          -------------
                                                                                                          -------------

    E.   Pool Factor                                                                                         90.817322%
                                                                                                          -------------
                                                                                                          -------------

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<CAPTION>
II. MONTHLY PERIOD NOTE BALANCE CALCULATION:

                                                                 Class A-1      Class A-2      Class A-3          TOTAL
                                                                 ---------      ---------      ---------          -----

<S>                                                          <C>              <C>            <C>           <C>         
    A.  Beginning of period Note Balance                       $43,795,353    $96,250,000    $85,750,000   $225,795,353
                                                             ------------------------------------------------------------

    B.  Noteholders' Principal Distributable Amount              6,567,539              0              0      6,567,539
    C.  Noteholders' Accelerated Principal Amount                  432,650              0              0        432,650
    D.  Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall                       664,017              0              0        664,017
    E.  Note Prepayment Amount                                           0              0              0              0
                                                             ------------------------------------------------------------

    F.  End of period Note Balance                             $36,131,147    $96,250,000    $85,750,000   $218,131,147
                                                             ------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             ------------------------------------------------------------

    G.  Note Pool Factors                                       53.134040%    100.000000%    100.000000%     87.252459%
                                                             ------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             ------------------------------------------------------------
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<S>                                                                                        <C>            <C>          
III.    RECONCILIATION OF PRE-FUNDING ACCOUNT:

    A.  Beginning of period Pre-Funding Account balance                                                              $0
                                                                                                          -------------
                                                                                           -------------
    B.  Purchase of Subsequent Receivables                                                             0
                                                                                           -------------
    C.  Investment Earnings                                                                            0
                                                                                           -------------
    D.  Investment Earnings Transfer to Collections Account                                            0
                                                                                           -------------
    E.  Payment of Mandatory Prepayment Amount                                                         0
                                                                                           -------------
                                                                                                                      0
                                                                                                          -------------
    F.  End of period Pre-Funding Account balance                                                                    $0
                                                                                                          -------------
                                                                                                          -------------

IV. CALCULATION OF PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTABLE AMOUNT

    A.  Total Monthly Principal Amounts                                                                      $6,567,539
                                                                                                          -------------
    B.  Required Pro-forma Security Balance                                                  204,338,963
                                                                                           -------------
    C.  Pro-forma Security Balance (Assuming 100% Paydown of Total
      Monthly Principal Amounts)                                                             219,227,814
                                                                                           -------------
    D.  Step-down Amount  (B. - C.)                                                                                   0
                                                                                                          -------------
    E.  Principal Distributable Amount  (A.- D.)                                                             $6,567,539
                                                                                                          -------------
                                                                                                          -------------


V.  RECONCILIATION OF CAPITALIZED INTEREST ACCOUNT:

    A.  Beginning of period Capitalized Interest  Account balance                                                    $0
                                                                                                          -------------
    B.  Monthly Capitalized Interest Amount                                                            0
                                                                                           -------------
    C.  Investment Earnings                                                                            0
                                                                                           -------------
    D.  Investment Earnings Transfer to Collections Account                                            0
                                                                                           -------------
    E.  Payment of Overfunded Capitalized Interest Amount                                              0
                                                                                           -------------
    F.  Payment of Remaining Capitalized Interest Account                                              0
                                                                                           -------------
                                                                                                                      0
                                                                                                          -------------
    G.  End of period Capitalized Interest Account balance                                                           $0
                                                                                                          -------------

VI. RECONCILIATION OF COLLECTION ACCOUNT:

    A.  Available Funds:

        (1)   Collections on Receivables during period
          (net of Liquidation Proceeds)                                                       $7,927,575
                                                                                           -------------
        (2)   Liquidation Proceeds collected
          during period                                                                          764,978
                                                                                           -------------
        (3)   Purchase Amounts deposited in Collection
          Account
        (4)   (a)   Investment Earnings - Collection Account                                      22,930
                                                                                           -------------
              (b)   Investment Earnings - Transfer From Prefunding Account                             0
                                                                                           -------------
              (c)   Investment Earnings - Transfer From Capitalized
                      Interest Account                                                                 0
                                                                                           -------------
        (5)      Collection of Supplemental Servicing Fees                                       105,398
                                                                                           -------------
        (6)      Monthly Capitalized Interest Amount                                                   0
                                                                                           -------------
        (7)      Mandatory Prepayment Amount
                                                                                           -------------

        Total Available Funds                                                                                 8,820,881
                                                                                                          -------------

    B.  Distributions:

    (1) Base Servicing Fee and Supplemental Servicing Fees                                       537,578
                                                                                           -------------
    (2) Agent fees                                                                                 7,340
                                                                                           -------------
    (3) Noteholders' Interest Distributable Amount
                   (a)   Class A - 1                                                             225,400
                                                                                           -------------
                   (b)   Class A - 2                                                             510,125
                                                                                           -------------
                   (c)   Class A - 3                                                             476,627
                                                                                           -------------

    (4) Noteholders' Principal Distributable Amount
                   (a)   Class A - 1                                                           6,567,539
                                                                                           -------------
                   (b)   Class A - 2                                                                   0
                                                                                           -------------
                   (c)   Class A - 3                                                                   0
                                                                                           -------------

    (5) Security Insurer Premiums                                                                 63,622
                                                                                           -------------

    Total distributions                                                                                       8,388,231
                                                                                                          -------------


    C.  Excess Available Funds  (or Deficiency Claim Amount )                                                   432,650
                                                                                                          -------------

    D.  Noteholders' Accelerated Principal Amount                                                              (432,650)
                                                                                                          -------------

    E.  Deposit to Spread Account                                                                                    $0
                                                                                                          -------------
                                                                                                          -------------


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<S>                                                                         <C>            <C>            <C>          
VlI.    CALCULATION OF ACCELERATED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

    A.  Excess Available Funds  (VI.C.)                                                         $432,650
                                                                                           -------------
    B.  Pro Forma Security Balance  (II.A.-II.B.)                                            219,227,814
                                                                                           -------------
    C.  Required Pro Forma Security Balance  (90% x (I.D.+III.F.)                            204,338,963
                                                                                           -------------
    D.  Excess of Pro Forma Balance over Required Balance  (B. - C.)                          14,888,851
                                                                                           -------------
    E.  End of Period  Class A-1 Note Balance                                                 37,227,814
                                                                                           -------------
    F.  Greater of D. or E.                                                                   37,227,814
                                                                                           -------------
    G.  Accelerated Principal Amount  (lesser of  A. or F.)                                                    $432,650
                                                                                                          -------------

VIII.   CALCULATION OF ACCELERATED PAYMENT AMOUNT SHORTFALL

    A.  Pro Forma Security Balance                                                          $219,227,814
                                                                                           -------------
    B.  Required Pro Forma Security Balance                                                  204,338,963
                                                                                           -------------
    C.  Excess of Pro Forma Balance over Required Balance  (A. - B.)                          14,888,851
                                                                                           -------------
    D.  End of Period  Class A-1 Note Balance                                                 37,227,814
                                                                                           -------------
    E.  Greater of C. or D.                                                                   37,227,814
                                                                                           -------------
    F.  Excess Available Funds  (VI.C.)                                                          432,650
                                                                                           -------------
    G.  Investment Earnings on Collection Account                                                 22,930
                                                                                           -------------
    H.  Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall  (E.- F.+G.)                                                   $36,818,094
                                                                                                          -------------

IX. RECONCILIATION OF SPREAD ACCOUNT:

    A.  Beginning of period Spread Account balance                                                          $18,688,866
                                                                                                          -------------

    B.  Additions to Spread Account
        (1)   Deposits from Collections Account  (VI. E.)                                              0
                                                                                           -------------
        (2)   Investment Earnings                                                                138,614
                                                                                           -------------
        (3)   Deposits Related to Subsequent Receivables Purchases                                     0
                                                                                           -------------

    Total Additions                                                                                             138,614
                                                                                                          -------------


    C.   Spread Account balance prior to withdrawals                                                         18,827,480
                                                                                                          -------------

    D.   Requisite Amount of Spread Account
         (1)  Initial Spread Account Deposit                                                 $15,000,000
                                                                                           -------------
         (2)  Subsequent Spread Account Deposits                                               4,999,999
                                                                                           -------------
         (3)  Total Initial & Subsequent Spread Account Deposits (1)+(2)                      19,999,999
                                                                                           -------------
         (4)  8% of end of period Aggregate Principal Balance                                 18,163,463
                                                                                           -------------
         (5)  $100,000                                                                           100,000
                                                                                           -------------
         (6)  2% of Original Pool Balance                                                      5,000,000
                                                                                           -------------
         (7)  End of period Note Balance (before accel. principal
                shortfall calc)                                                              218,795,164
                                                                                           -------------
         (8)  Lesser of (6) or (7)                                                             5,000,000
                                                                                           -------------
         (9)  Greater of (5) or (8)                                                            5,000,000
                                                                                           -------------
        (10)  Aggregate Principal Balance                                                    227,043,292
                                                                                           -------------
        (11)  End of period Note Balance (before accel. principal
                shortfall calc)                                                              218,795,164
                                                                                           -------------
        (12)  Line (10) less line (11)                                                         8,248,128
                                                                                           -------------
        (13)  OC level  (12) / (10), Maximum 10%                                                   3.63%
                                                                                           -------------
        (14)  13% less OC level, if OC level is greater than 5%                                      n/a
                                                                                           -------------
        (15)  Percent in (13) or (14))  x  End of period Aggregate
                Principal Balance                                                                    n/a
                                                                                           -------------
        (16)  15% of end of period Aggregate Principal Balance if 
                Trigger Date                                                                         n/a
                                                                                           -------------

    Requisite Amount of Spread Account (either (3),(4), (9), (15), or
      (16) as applicable)                                                                                    18,163,463
                                                                                                          -------------


    E.  Withdrawals from Spread Account
        (1)   Priority First - Deficiency Claim Amount
                                                                                           -------------
        (2)   Priority Second through Third
                                                                                           -------------
        (3)   Priority Fourth - Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall           36,818,094
                                                                            -------------
                Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall in Excess of 
                Requisite Amount                                                                 664,017
                                                                                           -------------
        (4)   Priority Fifth through Sixth
                                                                                           -------------
        (5)   Priority Seventh - to Servicer                                                           0
                                                                                           -------------

    Total withdrawals                                                                                           664,017
                                                                                                          -------------


    F.  End of period Spread Account balance                                                                $18,163,463
                                                                                                          -------------


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<S>                                                                         <C>            <C>            <C>          

X.  PERFORMANCE TESTS:

    A.  Delinquency Ratio
        (1)   Receivables with Scheduled Payment
                delinquent more than 60 days
                at end of period                                                              $6,091,847
                                                                                           -------------
        (2)   Purchased Receivables with Scheduled
                Payment delinquent more than 60
                days at end of period
        (3)   Beginning of period Principal Balance                                          233,610,831
                                                                                           -------------
        (4)   Delinquency Ratio (1)+(2) divided by (3)                                                            2.61%
                                                                                                          -------------
        (5)   Previous Monthly Period Delinquency Ratio                                                           2.38%
                                                                                                          -------------
        (6)   Second previous Monthly Period Delinquency Ratio                                                    1.56%
                                                                                                          -------------
        (7)   Average Delinquency Ratio (4)+(5)+(6)
                divided by 3                                                                                      2.18%
                                                                                                          -------------
        (8)   Compliance (Delinquency Test Failure is a 
                Delinquency Ratio equal to or greater than 5.00%)                                                   yes
                                                                                                          -------------


    B.  Cumulative Default Rate
        (1)   Defaulted Receivables in Current Period                                         $3,097,646
                                                                                           -------------
        (2)   Cumulative Defaulted Receivables Including 
                Defaulted Receivables in Current Period                                        9,986,258
                                                                                           -------------
        (3)   Original Pool Balance                                                          249,999,985
                                                                                           -------------
        (4)   Cumulative Default Rate (2) divided by (3)                                                          3.99%
                                                                                                          -------------
        (5)   Compliance (Default Test Failure is a Cumulative
                Default Rate equal to or greater than 8.74%.)                                                       yes
                                                                                                          -------------


    C.  Cumulative Net Loss Rate
        (1)   Receivables becoming Liquidated Receivables during period                       $2,164,334
                                                                                           -------------
        (2)   Purchased Receivables with Scheduled
                Payment delinquent more than 30 days at end of period
                                                                                           -------------
        (3)   Cram Down Losses occurring during period
                                                                                           -------------
        (4)   Liquidation Proceeds collected during period                                      (764,978)
                                                                                           -------------
        (5)   Net Losses during period (1)+(2)+(3)-(4)                                         1,399,356
                                                                                           -------------
        (6)   Net Losses since Initial Cut-off Date (Beginning of Period)                      1,925,719
                                                                                           -------------
        (7)   50% of Receivables with Scheduled Payment delinquent
                more than 90 days at end of period                                             2,075,896
                                                                                           -------------
        (8)   Original Aggregate Principal Balance plus Pre-Funded Amount
               as of the 
                Closing Date                                                                 250,000,000
                                                                                           -------------
        (9)   Cumulative Net Loss Rate (5)+(6)+(7) 
                divided by (8)                                                                                    2.16%
                                                                                                          -------------
        (10)  Compliance (Net Loss Test Failure is a 
                Net Loss Rate equal to or greater than 5.00%.)                                                      yes
                                                                                                          -------------


    D.  Extension Rate
        (1)   Principal Balance of Receivables extended during current
                period                                                                         1,260,345
                                                                                           -------------
        (2)   Beginning of Period Aggregate Principal Balance                                233,610,831
        (3)   Extension Rate (1) divided by (2)                                                                   0.54%
                                                                                                          -------------
        (4)   Previous Monthly Extension Rate                                                                     0.19%
                                                                                                          -------------
        (5)   Second previous Monthly Extension Rate                                                              0.07%
                                                                                                          -------------
        (6)   Average Extension Rate (3)+(4)+(5)
                divided by 3                                                                                      0.27%
                                                                                                          -------------
        (7)   Compliance (Extension Test Failure is an
                Extension Rate equal to or greater than 4%.)                                                        yes
                                                                                                          -------------

XI. DELINQUENCY:

    A.   Receivables with Scheduled Payment delinquent
        (1)   31-60 days                                                    #       1,579    $17,052,264          7.30%
                                                                            -------------------------------------------
        (2)   61-90 days                                                              395      4,314,780          1.85%
                                                                            -------------------------------------------
        (3)   over 90 days                                                            178      1,777,067          0.76%
                                                                            -------------------------------------------

    Receivables with Scheduled Payment delinquent
      more than 30 days at end of period                                            2,152    $23,144,111          9.91%
                                                                            -------------------------------------------
                                                                            -------------------------------------------


XII.     MONTHLY PERIOD NUMBER OF RECEIVABLES CALCULATION:

    A.  Beginning of period number of Receivables                                                                20,576
                                                                                                          -------------

    B.  Number of Subsequent Receivables Purchased                                                                    0
                                                                                                          -------------

    C.  Number of Receivables becoming Liquidated
      Receivables during period                                                                                     247
                                                                                                          -------------

    D.  Number of Receivables becoming Purchased
      Receivables during period
                                                                                                          -------------

    E.  Number of Receivables paid off during period                                                                180
                                                                                                          -------------

    F.  End of period number of Receivables                                                                      20,149
                                                                                                          -------------


XIII.   STATISTICAL DATA:

    A.  Weighted Average APR of the Receivables                                                                  19.87%
                                                                                                          -------------

    B.  Weighted Average Remaining Term of the Receivables                                                        49.15
                                                                                                          -------------

    C.  Average Receivable Balance                                                                              $11,268
                                                                                                          -------------

    D.  Aggregate Realized Losses                                                                            $3,325,075
                                                                                                          -------------

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AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc.


By:       ---------------------------------------
Name:    Daniel E. Berce
          ---------------
Title:   Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer
          ---------------------------------------
Date:    October 3, 1997
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