AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
8-K, 1997-12-23
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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:  December 15, 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 November, 
    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 November, 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 November, 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



December 15, 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.         

Monthly Period Beginning:         11/01/97  
Monthly Period Ending:            11/30/97

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

      A.  Beginning of period Aggregate Principal Balance                                           $219,655,152
                                                                                                    ------------

      B.  Purchase of Subsequent Receivables                                                                   0
                                                                                                    ------------

      C.  Monthly Principal Amounts

          (1)   Collections on Receivables outstanding at end of period                  5,416,201
                                                                                       -----------
          (2)   Collections on Receivables paid off during period                        1,518,437
                                                                                       -----------
          (3)   Receivables becoming Liquidated Receivables during period                3,239,108
                                                                                       -----------
          (4)   Receivables becoming Purchased Receivables during period
                                                                                       -----------
          (5)   Cram Down Losses occurring during period
                                                                                       -----------
          (6)   Other Receivables adjustments                                              (24,987)
                                                                                       -----------
          (7)   Less amounts allocable to Interest                                      (3,180,397)
                                                                                       -----------

          Total Monthly Principal Amounts                                                              6,968,362
                                                                                                    ------------

      D.  End of period Aggregate Principal Balance                                                 $212,686,790
                                                                                                    ------------
                                                                                                    ------------

      E.  Pool Factor                                                                                  85.074721%
                                                                                                    ------------
                                                                                                    ------------

II.   MONTHLY PERIOD NOTE BALANCE CALCULATION:

                                                        Class A-1      Class A-2      Class A-3        TOTAL
                                                        ---------      ---------      ---------        -----
      A.  Beginning of period Note Balance             $27,957,336    $96,250,000    $85,750,000    $209,957,336
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------

      B.  Noteholders' Principal Distributable Amount    6,968,362              0              0       6,968,362
      C.  Noteholders' Accelerated Principal Amount              0              0              0               0
      D.  Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall             427,414              0              0         427,414
      E.  Note Prepayment Amount                                 0              0              0               0
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------

      F.  End of period Note Balance                   $20,561,560    $96,250,000    $85,750,000    $202,561,560
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------

      G.  Note Pool Factors                              30.237588%    100.000000%    100.000000%      81.024624%
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<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                                                             $6,968,362
                                                                                                    ------------
      B.  Required Pro-forma Security Balance                                          191,418,111
                                                                                       -----------
      C.  Pro-forma Security Balance (Assuming 100% Paydown of 
          Total Monthly Principal Amounts)                                             202,988,974
                                                                                       -----------
      D.  Step-down Amount  (B. - C.)                                                                          0
                                                                                                    ------------
      E.  Principal Distributable Amount  (A.- D.)                                                    $6,968,362
                                                                                                    ------------
                                                                                                    ------------


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)                                           $6,934,638
                                                                                       -----------
          (2)  Liquidation Proceeds collected during period                              1,390,386
                                                                                       -----------
          (3)  Purchase Amounts deposited in Collection Account
                                                                                       -----------
          (4)(a) Investment Earnings - Collection Account                                   21,819
                                                                                       -----------
             (b) Investment Earnings - Transfer From Prefunding Account                          0
                                                                                       -----------
             (c) Investment Earnings - Transfer From Capitalized Interest Account                0
                                                                                       -----------
          (5)    Collection of Supplemental Servicing Fees                                 126,190
                                                                                       -----------
          (6)    Monthly Capitalized Interest Amount                                             0
                                                                                       -----------
          (7)    Mandatory Prepayment Amount
                                                                                       -----------

           Total Available Funds                                                                       8,473,033
                                                                                                    ------------

      B.   Distributions:

       (1) Base Servicing Fee and Supplemental Servicing Fees                              532,552
                                                                                       -----------
       (2) Agent fees                                                                        6,991
                                                                                       -----------
       (3) Noteholders' Interest Distributable Amount
           (a)  Class A - 1                                                                134,894
                                                                                       -----------
           (b)  Class A - 2                                                                510,125
                                                                                       -----------
           (c)  Class A - 3                                                                476,627
                                                                                       -----------

       (4) Noteholders' Principal Distributable Amount
           (a)  Class A - 1                                                              6,968,362
                                                                                       -----------
           (b)  Class A - 2                                                                      0
                                                                                       -----------
           (c)  Class A - 3                                                                      0
                                                                                       -----------

       (5) Security Insurer Premiums                                                        59,080
                                                                                       -----------

       Total distributions                                                                             8,688,631
                                                                                                    ------------


      C.   Excess Available Funds (or Deficiency Claim Amount)                                          (215,598)
                                                                                                    ------------

      D.   Noteholders' Accelerated Principal Amount                                                           0
                                                                                                    ------------

      E.   Deposit to Spread Account                                                                          $0
                                                                                                    ------------
                                                                                                    ------------
</TABLE>


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<S>                                                                             <C>          <C>            <C>
VII. CALCULATION OF ACCELERATED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:
     A.  Excess Available Funds (VI.C.)                                                      $          0
                                                                                             ------------ 
     B.  Pro Forma Security Balance (II.A.-II.B.)                                             202,988,974
                                                                                             ------------ 
     C.  Required Pro Forma Security Balance (90% x (I.D.+III.F.)                             191,418,111
                                                                                             ------------ 
     D.  Excess of Pro Forma Balance over Required Balance (B.-C.)                             11,570,863
                                                                                             ------------ 
     E.  End of Period Class A-1 Note Balance                                                  20,988,974
                                                                                             ------------ 
     F.  Greater of D. or E.                                                                   20,988,974
                                                                                             ------------ 
     G.  Accelerated Principal Amount (lesser of A. or F.)                                                  $          0 
                                                                                                            ------------ 
VIII. CALCULATION OF ACCELERATED PAYMENT AMOUNT SHORTFALL:

     A.  Pro Forma Security Balance                                                          $202,988,974
                                                                                             ------------ 
     B.  Required Pro Forma Security Balance                                                  191,418,111
                                                                                             ------------ 
     C.  Excess of Pro Forma Balance over Required Balance (A.-B.)                             11,570,863
                                                                                             ------------ 
     D.  End of Period Class A-1 Note Balance                                                  20,988,974
                                                                                             ------------ 
     E.  Greater of C. or D.                                                                   20,988,974
                                                                                             ------------ 
     F.  Excess Available Funds (VI.C.)                                                                 0 
                                                                                             ------------ 
     G.  Investment Earnings on Collection Account                                                 21,819
                                                                                             ------------ 
     H.  Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall (E.-F.+G.)                                                    $ 21,010,793 
                                                                                                            ------------ 
IX.   RECONCILIATION OF SPREAD ACCOUNT:

     A.  Beginning of period Spread Account balance                                                         $ 17,572,412  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
     B.  Additions to Spread Account
         (1) Deposits from Collections Account (VI. E.)                                                 0
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (2) Investment Earnings                                                                   85,543
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (3) Deposits Related to Subsequent Receivables Purchases                                       0
                                                                                             ------------ 
         Total Additions                                                                                          85,543  
                                                                                                            ------------      
     C.  Spread Account balance prior to withdrawals                                                          17,657,955  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
     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                                   17,014,943
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (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)                                                                 202,988,974
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (8) Lesser of (6) or (7)                                                               5,000,000
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (9) Greater of (5) or (8)                                                              5,000,000
                                                                                             ------------ 
        (10) Aggregate Principal Balance                                                      212,686,790
                                                                                             ------------ 
        (11) End of period Note Balance (before accel. principal 
              shortfall calc)                                                                 202,988,974
                                                                                             ------------ 
        (12) Line (10) less line (11)                                                           9,697,816
                                                                                             ------------ 
        (13) OC level (12)/(10), Maximum 10%                                                         4.56%
                                                                                             ------------ 
        (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)                                                                        17,014,943  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
     E.  Withdrawals from Spread Account
         (1) Priority First - Deficiency Claim Amount                                             215,598  
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (2) Priority Second through Third
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (3) Priority Fourth - Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall              21,010,793
                                                                                ----------- 
              Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall in Excess of 
                Requisite Amount                                                                  427,414
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (4) Priority Fifth through Sixth
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (5) Priority Seventh - to Servicer                                                             0  
                                                                                             ------------ 
         Total withdrawals                                                                                       643,012 
                                                                                                            ------------ 
     F.  End of period Spread Account balance                                                               $ 17,014,943  
                                                                                                            ------------ 


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X.   PERFORMANCE TESTS:

     A.  Delinquency Ratio
         (1) Receivables with Scheduled Payment
              delinquent more than 60 days
              at end of period                                                               $  6,722,274
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (2) Purchased Receivables with Scheduled
              Payment delinquent more than 60
              days at end of period
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (3) Beginning of period Principal Balance                                            219,655,152
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (4) Delinquency Ratio (1)+(2) divided by (3)                                                               3.06%  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
         (5) Previous Monthly Period Delinquency Ratio                                                              2.86%  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
         (6) Second previous Monthly Period Delinquency Ratio                                                       2.61%  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
         (7) Average Delinquency Ratio (4)+(5)+(6)
              divided by 3                                                                                          2.84%  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
         (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                                         $  2,957,434
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (2) Cumulative Defaulted Receivables Including 
               Defaulted Receivables in Current Period                                         16,309,822
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (3) Original Pool Balance                                                            249,999,985
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (4) Cumulative Default Rate (2) divided by (3)                                                             6.52%  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
         (5) Compliance (Default Test Failure is a Cumulative
               Default Rate equal to or greater than 11.81%.)                                                        yes   
                                                                                                            ------------ 

     C.  Cumulative Net Loss Rate
         (1) Receivables becoming Liquidated Receivables during period                       $  3,239,108
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (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                                      (1,390,386)
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (5) Net Losses during period (1)+(2)+(3)-(4)                                           1,848,722
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (6) Net Losses since Initial Cut-off Date (Beginning of Period)                        5,034,140
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (7) 50% of Receivables with Scheduled Payment delinquent
              more than 90 days at end of period                                                2,153,750
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (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)                                                    3.61%  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
         (10) Compliance (Net Loss Test Failure is a 
               Net Loss Rate equal to or greater than 6.75%.)                                                        yes   
                                                                                                            ------------ 
     D.  Extension Rate
         (1) Principal Balance of Receivables extended during 
              current period                                                                   5,593,073
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (2) Beginning of Period Aggregate Principal Balance                                  219,655,152
                                                                                             ------------ 
         (3) Extension Rate (1) divided by (2)                                                                      2.55%  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
         (4) Previous Monthly Extension Rate                                                                        1.38%  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
         (5) Second previous Monthly Extension Rate                                                                 0.54%  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
         (6) Average Extension Rate (3)+(4)+(5) divided by 3                                                        1.49%
                                                                                                            ------------ 
         (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                                                         #     1,719  $ 18,101,282           8.24%  
                                                                                ----------------------------------------
         (2) 61-90 days                                                                 450     4,708,968           2.14%  
                                                                                ----------------------------------------
         (3) over 90 days                                                               198     2,013,306           0.92%  
                                                                                ----------------------------------------
         Receivables with Scheduled Payment delinquent
          more than 30 days at end of period                                          2,367  $ 24,823,556          11.30%  
                                                                                ----------------------------------------
                                                                                ----------------------------------------


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XII.   MONTHLY PERIOD NUMBER OF RECEIVABLES CALCULATION:
                                                                                                            ------------ 
      A.  Beginning of period number of Receivables                                                               19,690   
                                                                                                            ------------ 
      B.  Number of Subsequent Receivables Purchased                                                                   0   
                                                                                                            ------------ 
      C.  Number of Receivables becoming Liquidated
           Receivables during period                                                                                 306  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
      D.  Number of Receivables becoming Purchased
           Receivables during period
                                                                                                            ------------ 
      E.  Number of Receivables paid off during period                                                               135  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
      F.  End of period number of Receivables                                                                     19,249  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
                                                                                                            ------------ 
XIII.  STATISTICAL DATA:

      A.  Weighted Average APR of the Receivables                                                                  19.85%  
                                                                                                            ------------ 
      B.  Weighted Average Remaining Term of the Receivables                                                       47.37   
                                                                                                            ------------ 
      C.  Average Receivable Balance                                                                        $     11,049   
                                                                                                            ------------ 
      D.  Aggregate Realized Losses                                                                         $  6,882,862   
                                                                                                            ------------ 
</TABLE>

AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc.


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


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