AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
8-K/A, 1997-04-16
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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:  April 13, 1997            
                                                                   
                AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 1996-C    
            (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter) 

       United States                33-98620                  88-0359494 
       -------------                --------                  ----------
      (State or Other       (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer 
       Jurisdiction                                     Identification Number) 
     of Incorporation) 

                           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 Note and Certificate holders for
     the March, 1997, Collection Period of the Registrant in respect of the
     Class A-1 Money Market Asset Backed Notes, Class A-2 Floating Rate Asset
     Backed Notes, Class A-3 Asset Backed Notes (collectively, the "Notes") and
     the Asset Backed Certificates (the "Certificates") issued by the
     Registrant, and the performance of the Receivables held by the Registrant, 
     together with certain other information relating to the Notes and the
     Certificates, is contained in the Servicer's Certificate for the referenced
     Collection Period provided to Note and Certificate holders pursuant to the
     Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 1, 1996 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 March, 1997 Collection 
                     Period relating to the Notes and the Certificates issued 
                     by the Registrant pursuant to the Agreement.  

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

 Exhibit 
 -------

     1.                     Servicer's Certificate for the March, 1997 
                            Collection Period relating to the Notes and 
                            Certificates 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 1996-C

By:  AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., as Servicer

/s/  Daniel E. Berce
     Daniel E. Berce
     Executive Vice President,
     Chief Financial Officer
     and Treasurer

April 16, 1997


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                         AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 1996-C 
                         Class A-1 5.574% Money Market Asset Backed Notes
                            Class A-2 Floating Rate Asset Backed Notes   
                                Class A-3 6.40% Asset Backed Notes       
                                 6.65% Asset Backed Certificates         
                                      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 
1996-C, 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 August 1, 1996. 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 knowlege of the Servicer, no 
Insurance Agreement Event of Default has occurred.

Monthly Period Beginning: 03/01/97
Monthly Period Ending:    03/31/97
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<S>                                                                             <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>          
I.    MONTHLY PERIOD RECEIVABLES PRINCIPAL BALANCE CALCULATION:                                                                    
      A.   Beginning of period Aggregate Principal Balance                                                            $145,597,128 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      B.   Purchase of Subsequent Receivables                                                                                    0 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      C.   Monthly Principal Amounts                                                                                               
           (1) Collections on Receivables outstanding                                                                              
                     at end of period                                                         4,434,172                            
                                                                                            -----------                            
           (2) Collections on Receivables paid off                                                                                 
                     during period                                                            1,385,818                            
                                                                                            -----------                            
           (3)  Receivables becoming Liquidated Receivables                                                                        
                     during period                                                            1,937,803                            
                                                                                            -----------                            
           (4)  Receivables becoming Purchased Receivables                                                                         
                     during period                                                                                                 
                                                                                            -----------                            
           (5)  Cram Down Losses occurring during period                                                                           
                                                                                            -----------                            
           (6)  Other Receivables adjustments                                                    (2,185)                           
                                                                                            -----------                            
           (7)   Less amounts allocable to Interest                                          (2,244,049)                           
                                                                                            -----------                            
           Total Monthly Principal Amounts                                                                               5,511,559 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      D.   End of period Aggregate Principal Balance                                                                  $140,085,569 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      E.   Pool Factor                                                                                                   80.049187%
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
II.   MONTHLY PERIOD NOTE BALANCE CALCULATION:                                                                                     
                                                                                 Class A-1   Class A-2    Class A-3       TOTAL  
                                                                                 ---------   ---------    ---------       -----  
      A.   Beginning of period Note Balance                                     $8,134,712  $79,999,680  $40,874,837  $129,009,229 
                                                                                -------------------------------------------------- 
      B.   Noteholders' Principal Distributable Amount                           5,511,559            0            0     5,511,559 
      C.   Noteholders' Accelerated Principal Amount                               191,279            0            0       191,279 
      D.   Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall                                  2,431,874            0            0     2,431,874 
      E.   Note Prepayment Amount                                                        0            0            0             0 
                                                                                -------------------------------------------------- 
      F.   End of period Note Balance                                                   $0  $79,999,680  $40,874,837  $120,874,517 
                                                                                -------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                -------------------------------------------------- 
      G.   Note Pool Factors                                                      0.000000%   99.999600%   99.999600%    71.576324%
                                                                                -------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                -------------------------------------------------- 
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III.  MONTHLY PERIOD CERTIFICATE BALANCE CALCULATION:                                                                              
      A.   Beginning of period Certificate Balance                                                                      $6,124,975 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      B.   Certificateholders' Principal Distributable Amount                                                                    0 
      C.   Certificateholders' Accelerated Principal Amount                                                                      0 
      D.   Certificate Prepayment Amount                                                                                         0 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      E.   End of period Certificate Balance                                                                            $6,124,975 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      F.   Certificate Pool Factor                                                                                       99.999600%
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
IV.   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 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
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 Account                                                      0              
                                                                                                         -----------               
      F.   Payment of Remaining Capitalized Interest Account                                                                       
                                                                                                         -----------               
                                                                                                                                 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)                                                        $5,819,990               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (2)  Liquidation Proceeds collected                                                                                     
                     during period                                                                           875,767               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (3)  Purchase Amounts deposited in Collection                                                                           
                          Account                                                                                                  
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (4) (a) Investment Earnings - Collection Account                                                   20,595               
                                                                                                         -----------               
                 (b) Investment Earnings - Transfer From Prefunding Account                                        0               
                                                                                                         -----------               
                 (c) Investment Earnings - Transfer From Capitalized Interest                                                      
                          Account                                                                                  0               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (5) Collection of Supplemental Servicing Fees                                                      98,463               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (6) Monthly Capitalized Interest Amount                                                                 0               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (7) Mandatory Prepayment Amount                                                                                         
                                                                                                         -----------               
           Total Available Funds                                                                                         6,814,815 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      B.   Distributions:                                                                                                          
           (1) Agent fees                                                                                      5,936               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (2) Base Servicing Fee and Supplemental Servicing Fees                                            367,211               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (3) Noteholders' Interest Distributable Amount                                                                          
                       (a)        Class A - 1                                                                 41,564               
                                                                                                         -----------               
                       (b)        Class A - 2                                                                408,282               
                                                                                                         -----------               
                       (c)        Class A - 3                                                                217,999               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (4) Noteholders' Principal Distributable Amount                                                                         
                       (a)        Class A - 1                                                              5,511,559               
                                                                                                         -----------               
                       (b)        Class A - 2                                                                      0               
                                                                                                         -----------               
                       (c)        Class A - 3                                                                      0               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (5) Certificateholders' Interest Distributable Amount                                              33,943               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (6) Certificateholders' Principal Distributable Amount                                                  0               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (7) Security Insurer Premiums                                                                      37,042               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           Total distributions                                                                                           6,623,536 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      C.   Excess Available Funds  (or Deficiency Claim Amount)                                                            191,279 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
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      D.   Noteholders' Accelerated Principal Amount                                                                      (191,279)
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      E.   Certificateholders' Accelerated Principal Amount                                                                        
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      F.   Deposit to Spread Account                                                                                            $0 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
VII.  CALCULATION OF ACCELERATED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT                                                                                  
      A.   Excess Available Funds  (VI.C.)                                                                  $191,279               
                                                                                                         -----------               
      B.   Pro Forma Security Balance    (II.A.-II.B.+III.A.)                                            129,622,645               
                                                                                                         -----------               
      C.   Required Pro Forma Security Balance   (95% x (I.D.+IV.F.)                                     133,081,291               
                                                                                                         -----------               
      D.   Excess of Pro Forma Balance over Required Balance   (B. - C.)                                  (3,458,646)              
                                                                                                         -----------               
      E.   End of Period  Class A-1 Note Balance (before accel.princ. & accel. p. shortfall)               2,623,153               
                                                                                                         -----------               
      F.   Greater of D. or E.                                                                             2,623,153               
                                                                                                         -----------               
      G.   Accelerated Principal Amount  (lesser of  A. or F.)                                                            $191,279 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
VIII. CALCULATION OF ACCELERATED PAYMENT AMOUNT SHORTFALL                                                                          
      A.   Pro Forma Security Balance                                                                    129,622,645               
                                                                                                         -----------               
      B.   Required Pro Forma Security Balance                                                           133,081,291               
                                                                                                         -----------               
      C.   Excess of Pro Forma Balance over Required Balance   (A. - B.)                                  (3,458,646)              
                                                                                                         -----------               
      D.   End of Period  Class A-1 Note Balance 
             (before accel. princ. & accel. princ. shortfall)                                              2,623,153               
                                                                                                         -----------               
      E.   Greater of C. or D.                                                                             2,623,153               
                                                                                                         -----------               
      F.   Excess Available Funds  (VI.C.)                                                                   191,279               
                                                                                                         -----------               
      G.   Investment Earnings on Collection Account                                                          20,595               
                                                                                                         -----------               
      H.   Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall (E.- F.+G.)                                                             $2,452,469 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
IX.   RECONCILIATION OF SPREAD ACCOUNT:                                                                                            
      A.   Beginning of period Spread Account balance                                                                  $11,516,802 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      B.   Additions to Spread Account                                                                                             
           (1) Deposits from Collections Account    (VI. F.)                                                       0               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (2) Investment Earnings                                                                            54,136               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (3) Deposits Related to Subsequent Receivables Purchases                                                0               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           Total Additions                                                                                                  54,136 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      C.   Spread Account balance prior to withdrawals                                                                  11,570,938 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      D.   Requisite Amount of Spread Account                                                                                      
           (1) Initial Spread Account Deposit                                                             12,043,237               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (2) Subsequent Spread Account Deposits                                                          3,706,707               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (3) Total Initial & Subsequent Spread Account Deposits (1)+(2)                                 15,749,944               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (4)  9% of end of period Aggregate Principal Balance                                           12,607,701               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (5) $100,000                                                                                      100,000               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (6) $3,500,000                                                                                  3,500,000               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (7) End of period Note and Certificate Balance 
                 (before accel. principal shortfall calc)                                                129,431,366               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (8) Lesser of (6) or (7)                                                                        3,500,000               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (9) Greater of (5) or (8)                                                                       3,500,000               
                                                                                                         -----------               
          (10)  Aggregate Principal Balance                                                              140,085,569               
                                                                                                         -----------               
          (11)  End of period Note and Certificate Balance 
                  (before accel. principal shortfall calc)                                               129,431,366               
                                                                                                         -----------               
          (12) Line (10) less line (11)                                                                   10,654,203               
                                                                                                         -----------               
          (13) OC level     (12) / (10) ,   Maximum 11%                                                         7.61%              
                                                                                                         -----------               
          (14) 14% less OC level, if OC level is greater than 5%                                                6.39%              
                                                                                                         -----------               
          (15) Percent in (14)  x  End of period Aggregate Principal Balance                               8,951,468               
                                                                                                         -----------               
          (16)  15% of end of period Aggregate Principal Balance if Trigger Date                                                   
                                                                                                         -----------               
           Requisite Amount of Spread Account (either                                                                              
                         (3), (4), (9), (15) or (16) as applicable )                                                     8,951,468 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      E.   Withdrawals from Spread Account                                                                                         
           (1) Priority First - Deficiency Claim Amount                                                            0               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (2) Priority Second through Third                                                                                       
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (3) Priority Fourth - Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall                         2,452,469                            
                                                                                            -----------                            
                   Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall in 
                     Excess of Requisite Amount                                                            2,431,874               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (4) Priority Fifth through Sixth                                                                                        
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (5) Priority Seventh - to Servicer                                                                187,596               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           Total withdrawals                                                                                             2,619,470 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      F.   End of period Spread Account balance                                                                         $8,951,468 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
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X.    PERFORMANCE TESTS:                                                                                                      
      A.   Delinquency Ratio                                                                                                       
           (1) Receivables with Scheduled Payment                                                                                  
                     delinquent more than 30 days                                                                                  
                     at end of period   (XI.)                                                            $13,996,845               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (2) Purchased Receivables with Scheduled                                                                                
                    Payment delinquent more than 30                                                                                
                    days at end of period                                                                                          
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (3) Beginning of period Principal Balance                                                     145,597,128               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (4) Delinquency Ratio (1)+(2) divided by (3)                                                                      9.61% 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
           (5) Previous Monthly Period Delinquency Ratio                                                                     8.72% 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
           (6) Second previous Monthly Period Delinquency Ratio                                                             10.50% 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
           (7) Average Delinquency Ratio (4)+(5)+(6)                                                                               
                    divided by 3                                                                                             9.61% 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
           (8) Compliance (Delinquency Test Failure is a                                                                           
                      Delinquency Ratio equal to or greater than 14%)                                                       yes    
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      B.   Default Ratio                                                                                                       
           (1) Receivables becoming Defaulted Receivables                                                                          
                     during period                                                                        $1,524,166               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (2) Purchased Receivables with Scheduled                                                                                
                    Payment delinquent more than 30                                                                                
                    days at end of period                                                                                          
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (3) Beginning of period Principal Balance                                                     145,597,128               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (4) Default Ratio (1)+(2) x 12 divided by (3)                                                                    12.56% 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
           (5) Previous Monthly Period Default Ratio                                                                        11.69% 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
           (6) Second previous Monthly Period Default Ratio                                                                 16.76% 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
           (7) Average Default Ratio (4)+(5)+(6)                                                                                   
                     divided by 3                                                                                           13.67% 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
           (8) Compliance (Default Test Failure is a                                                                               
                      Default Ratio equal to or greater than 21%)                                                           yes    
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      C.   Net Loss Ratio                                                                                                      
           (1)  Receivables becoming Liquidated Receivables                                                                        
                     during period                                                                        $1,937,803               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (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                                                                          (875,767)              
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (5) Beginning of period Principal Balance                                                     145,597,128               
                                                                                                         -----------               
           (6)  Net Loss Ratio (1)+(2)+(3)-(4) x 12                                                                                
                      divided by (5)                                                                                          8.75%
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
           (7)  Previous Monthly Period Net Loss Ratio                                                                        9.80%
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
           (8)  Second previous Monthly Period Net Loss Ratio                                                                 8.61%
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
           (9)  Average Net Loss Ratio (6)+(7)+(8)                                                                                 
                      divided by 3                                                                                            9.05%
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
           (10) Compliance (Net Loss Test Failure is a                                                                             
                       Net Loss Ratio equal to or greater than 12%)                                                          yes   
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
XI.   DELINQUENCY:                                                                                                           
      A.   Receivables with Scheduled Payment delinquent                                                                       
           (1)      31-60 days                                                                           #     1,081   $10,095,661 
                                                                                                         -----------  ------------ 
           (2)      61-90 days                                                                                   279     2,645,226 
                                                                                                         -----------  ------------ 
           (3)      over 90 days                                                                                 126     1,255,958 
                                                                                                         -----------  ------------ 
           Receivables with Scheduled Payment delinquent                                                                           
               more than 30 days at end of period                                                              1,486   $13,996,845 
                                                                                                         -----------  ------------ 
XII.  MONTHLY PERIOD NUMBER OF RECEIVABLES CALCULATION:                                                                       
      A.   Beginning of period number of Receivables                                                                        14,255 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      B.   Number of Subsequent Receivables Purchased                                                                            0 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      C.   Number of Receivables becoming Liquidated                                                                               
                  Receivables during period                                                                                    193 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
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      D.   Number of Receivables becoming Purchased                                                                                
                  Receivables during period                                                                                        
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      E.   Number of Receivables paid off during period                                                                        177 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      F.   End of period number of Receivables                                                                              13,885 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
XIII. STATISTICAL DATA:                                                                                                       
      A.   Weighted Average APR of the Receivables                                                                           20.35%
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      B.   Weighted Average Remaining Term of the Receivables                                                                42.75 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      C.   Average Receivable Balance                                                                                      $10,089 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      D.    Aggregate Realized Losses                                                                                   $5,748,939 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
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AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc.

By:     
        ------------------------------------
Name:   Daniel E. Berce                     
        ------------------------------------
Title:  Executive Vice-President            
        ------------------------------------
        Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer 
        ------------------------------------
Date:   April 3, 1997                       
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