AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
8-K/A, 1997-04-16
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
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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 1997-A
             (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 of                                           Identification Number)
 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 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 March 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 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 1997-A

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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               Class A-1 5.5150% Money Market Asset Backed Notes               
                   Class A-2 Floating Rate Asset Backed Notes                  
                       Class A-3 6.540% Asset Backed Notes                     
                        6.740% 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    
1997-A, 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 February 25, 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: 02/25/97                                             
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                                                            $168,835,223
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      B.   Purchase of Subsequent Receivables                                                                            9,997,525
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      C.   Monthly Principal Amounts                                                                                               

           (1) Collections on Receivables outstanding                                                                              
                 at end of period                                                             5,273,148                            
                                                                                           ------------ 
           (2) Collections on Receivables paid off                                                                                 
                 during period                                                                  948,894                            
                                                                                           ------------ 
           (3) Receivables becoming Liquidated Receivables                                                                         
                 during period                                                                    1,594                            
                                                                                           ------------ 
           (4) Receivables becoming Purchased Receivables                                                                          
                 during period                                                                                                     
                                                                                           ------------ 
           (5) Cram Down Losses occurring during period                                                                            
                                                                                           ------------ 
           (6) Other Receivables adjustments                                                      5,722                            
                                                                                           ------------ 
           (7) Less amounts allocable to Interest                                            (3,256,934)                           
                                                                                           ------------ 
           Total Monthly Principal Amounts                                                                               2,972,424 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 

      D.   End of period Aggregate Principal Balance                                                                  $175,860,324 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
      E.   Pool Factor                                                                                                   98.337875%
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
                                                                                                                      ------------ 
II.   MONTHLY PERIOD NOTE BALANCE CALCULATION:                                                                                     
                                                                                Class A-1    Class A-2    Class A-3       TOTAL    
                                                                                ---------    ---------    ---------       -----    
      A.   Beginning of period Note Balance                                    $60,200,000  $86,625,000  $70,300,000  $217,125,000 
                                                                               --------------------------------------------------- 
      B.   Noteholders' Principal Distributable Amount                           2,972,424            0            0     2,972,424 
      C.   Noteholders' Accelerated Principal Amount                             1,910,377            0            0     1,910,377 
      D.   Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall                                     38,437            0            0        38,437 
      E.   Note Prepayment Amount                                                        0            0            0             0 
                                                                               --------------------------------------------------- 
      F.   End of period Note Balance                                          $55,278,762  $86,625,000  $70,300,000  $212,203,762 
                                                                               --------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                               --------------------------------------------------- 
      G.   Note Pool Factors                                                     91.825187%  100.000000%  100.000000%    97.733454%
                                                                               --------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                               --------------------------------------------------- 
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<S>                                                                         <C>                <C>

III.  MONTHLY PERIOD CERTIFICATE BALANCE CALCULATION:

      A. Beginning of period Certificate Balance                                                $7,875,000
                                                                                                -----------
      B. Certificateholders' Principal Distributable Amount                                               0
      C. Certificateholders' Accelerated Principal Amount                                                 0
      D. Certificate Prepayment Amount                                                                    0
                                                                                                -----------
      E. End of period Certificate Balance                                                       $7,875,000
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                                -----------
      F. Certificate Pool Factor                                                                100.000000%
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                                -----------

IV.   RECONCILIATION OF PRE-FUNDING ACCOUNT:

      A. Beginning of period Pre-Funding Account balance                                        $56,164,777
                                                                                                -----------
      B. Purchase of Subsequent Receivables                                    (9,997,525)
                                                                             ------------
      C. Investment Earnings                                                      133,908
                                                                             ------------
      D. Investment Earnings Transfer to Collections Account                     (133,908)
                                                                             ------------
      E. Payment of Mandatory Prepayment Amount                                         0
                                                                             ------------
                                                                                                 (9,997,525)
                                                                                                -----------
      F. End of period Pre-Funding Account balance                                              $46,167,252
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                                -----------

V.    CALCULATION OF PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTABLE AMOUNT

      A. Total Monthly Principal Amounts                                                         $2,972,424
                                                                                                -----------
      B. Required Pro-forma Security Balance                                  197,604,542
                                                                             ------------
      C. Pro-forma Security Balance (Assuming 100% Paydown of Total
          Monthly Principal Amounts)                                          222,027,576
                                                                             ------------
      D. Step-down Amount  (B. - C.)                                                                      0
                                                                                                -----------
      E. Principal Distributable Amount  (A.- D.)                                                $2,972,424
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                                -----------
VI.   RECONCILIATION OF CAPITALIZED INTEREST ACCOUNT:

      A. Beginning of period Capitalized Interest Account balance                                  $285,328
                                                                                                -----------
      B. Monthly Capitalized Interest Amount                                      (141,617)
                                                                              ------------
      C. Investment Earnings                                                           713
                                                                              ------------
      D. Investment Earnings Transfer to Collections Account                          (713)
                                                                              ------------
      E. Payment of Overfunded Capitalized Interest Amount                         (47,529)
                                                                              ------------
      F. Payment of Remaining Capitalized Interest Account                               0
                                                                              ------------
                                                                                                    (189,146)
                                                                                                 -----------
      G. End of period Capitalized Interest Account balance                                          $96,182
                                                                                                 -----------
                                                                                                 -----------

VII.  RECONCILIATION OF COLLECTION ACCOUNT:

      A. Available Funds:

         (1) Collections on Receivables during period
             (net of Liquidation Proceeds)                                      $6,222,042
                                                                              ------------
         (2) Liquidation Proceeds collected
              during period                                                              0
                                                                              ------------
         (3) Purchase Amounts deposited in Collection
              Account
                                                                              ------------
         (4) (a) Investment Earnings - Collection Account                            9,197
                                                                              ------------
             (b) Investment Earnings - Transfer From Prefunding Account            133,908
                                                                              ------------
             (c) Investment Earnings - Transfer From Capitalized 
                  Interest Account                                                     713
                                                                              ------------
         (5) Collection of Supplemental Servicing Fees                               1,754
                                                                              ------------
         (6) Monthly Capitalized Interest Amount                                   141,617
                                                                              ------------
         (7) Mandatory Prepayment Amount
                                                                              ------------

           Total Available Funds                                                                        6,509,231
                                                                                                      -----------

      B. Distributions:

         (1) Base Servicing Fee and Supplemental Servicing Fees                    386,845
                                                                              ------------
         (2) Agent fees                                                              3,981
                                                                              ------------
         (3) Noteholders' Interest Distributable Amount

             (a) Class A - 1                                                       304,336
                                                                              ------------
             (b) Class A - 2                                                       439,712
                                                                              ------------
             (c) Class A - 3                                                       383,135
                                                                              ------------

         (4) Noteholders' Principal Distributable Amount

             (a) Class A - 1                                                     2,972,424
                                                                              ------------
             (b) Class A - 2                                                             0
                                                                              ------------
             (c) Class A - 3                                                             0
                                                                              ------------

         (5) Certificateholders' Interest Distributable Amount                      44,231
                                                                              ------------
         (6) Certificateholders' Principal Distributable Amount                          0
                                                                              ------------
         (7) Security Insurer Premiums                                              64,190
                                                                              ------------

         Total distributions                                                                            4,598,854
                                                                                                      -----------




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<S>                                                                                                <C>                 <C>
      C.  Excess Available Funds (or Deficiency Claim Amount)                                                            1,910,377
                                                                                                                       -----------
      D.  Noteholders' Accelerated Principal Amount                                                                     (1,910,377)
                                                                                                                       -----------
      E.  Certificateholders' Accelerated Principal Amount
                                                                                                                       -----------
      F.  Deposit to Spread Account                                                                                             $0
                                                                                                                       -----------
                                                                                                                       -----------
VIII. CALCULATION OF ACCELERATED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

      A.  Excess Available Funds (VI.C.)                                                           $  1,910,377
                                                                                                   ------------
      B.  Pro Forma Security Balance (II.A.-II.B.+III.A.)                                           222,027,576
                                                                                                   ------------
      C.  Required Pro Forma Security Balance (89% x (I.D.+IV.F.)                                   197,604,542
                                                                                                   ------------
      D.  Excess of Pro Forma Balance over Required Balance (B. - C.)                                24,423,034
                                                                                                   ------------
      E.  End of Period  Class A-1 Note Balance                                                      57,227,576
                                                                                                   ------------
      F.  Greater of D. or E.                                                                        57,227,576
                                                                                                   ------------
      G.  Accelerated Principal Amount (lesser of  A. or F.)                                                           $ 1,910,377
                                                                                                                       -----------
                                                                                                                       -----------
IX    CALCULATION OF ACCELERATED PAYMENT AMOUNT SHORTFALL

      A.  Pro Forma Security Balance                                                               $222,027,576
                                                                                                   ------------
      B.  Required Pro Forma Security Balance                                                       197,604,542
                                                                                                   ------------
      C.  Excess of Pro Forma Balance over Required Balance (A. - B.)                                24,423,034
                                                                                                   ------------
      D.  End of Period  Class A-1 Note Balance                                                      57,227,576
                                                                                                   ------------
      E.  Greater of C. or D.                                                                        57,227,576
                                                                                                   ------------
      F.  Excess Available Funds (VI.C.)                                                              1,910,377
                                                                                                   ------------
      G.  Investment Earnings on Collection Account                                                       9,197
                                                                                                   ------------
      H.  Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall (E.- F.+G.)                                                             $55,326,396
                                                                                                                       -----------
                                                                                                                       -----------
X.    RECONCILIATION OF SPREAD ACCOUNT:

      A.  Beginning of period Spread Account balance                                                                   $15,195,170
                                                                                                                       -----------
      B.  Additions to Spread Account
           (1) Deposits from Collections Account (VI. F.)                                                     0
                                                                                                   ------------
           (2) Investment Earnings                                                                       38,437
                                                                                                   ------------
           (3) Deposits Related to Subsequent Receivables Purchases                                     899,777
                                                                                                   ------------

          Total Additions                                                                                                  938,214
                                                                                                                       -----------

      C.  Spread Account balance prior to withdrawals                                                                   16,133,384
                                                                                                                       -----------
      D.  Requisite Amount of Spread Account
           (1) Initial Spread Account Deposit                                                      $ 15,195,170
                                                                                                   ------------
           (2) Subsequent Spread Account Deposits                                                       899,777
                                                                                                   ------------
           (3) Total Initial & Subsequent Spread Account Deposits (1)+(2)                            16,094,947
                                                                                                   ------------
           (4) 9% of end of period Aggregate Principal Balance                                       15,827,429
                                                                                                   ------------
           (5) $100,000                                                                                 100,000
                                                                                                   ------------
           (6) 2% of Original Pool Balance                                                            4,500,000
                                                                                                   ------------
           (7) End of period Note and Certificate Balance                                           220,078,762
                                                                                                   ------------
           (8) Lesser of (6) or (7)                                                                   4,500,000
                                                                                                   ------------
           (9) Greater of (5) or (8)                                                                  4,500,000
                                                                                                   ------------
          (10) Aggregate Principal Balance                                                          175,860,324
                                                                                                   ------------
          (11) End of period Note and Certificate Balance                                           220,078,762
                                                                                                   ------------
          (12) Line (10) less line (11)                                                             (44,218,438)
                                                                                                   ------------
          (13) OC level (12) / (10),  Maximum 11%                                                        -25.14%
                                                                                                   ------------
          (14) 14% 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)                                                                                           16,094,947
                                                                                                                       -----------

      E.  Withdrawals from Spread Account
           (1) Priority First - Deficiency Claim Amount
                                                                                                   ------------
           (2) Priority Second through Third
                                                                                                   ------------
           (3) Priority Fourth - Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall                55,326,396
                                                                                     ----------
               Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall in Excess of Requisite Amount                        38,437
                                                                                                   ------------
           (4) Priority Fifth through Sixth
                                                                                                   ------------
           (5) Priority Seventh - to Servicer                                                                 0
                                                                                                   ------------

          Total withdrawals                                                                                                 38,437
                                                                                                                       -----------

      F.  End of period Spread Account balance                                                                         $16,094,947
                                                                                                                       -----------
                                                                                                                       -----------
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<S>                                                                              <C>               <C>
XI.   PERFORMANCE TESTS:

      A.   Delinquency Ratio
           (1)  Receivables with Scheduled Payment
                      delinquent more than 30 days
                      at end of period                                             $6,658,536
                                                                                 ------------
           (2)  Purchased Receivables with Scheduled
                     Payment delinquent more than 30
                     days at end of period
                                                                                 ------------
           (3)  Beginning of period Principal Balance                             178,832,748
                                                                                 ------------
           (4)  Delinquency Ratio (1)+(2) divided by (3)                                                 3.72%
                                                                                                   -----------
           (5)  Previous Monthly Period Delinquency Ratio                                                0.00%
                                                                                                   -----------
           (6)  Second previous Monthly Period Delinquency Ratio                                         0.00%
                                                                                                   -----------
           (7)  Average Delinquency Ratio (4)+(5)+(6)
                     divided by 3                                                                        1.24%
                                                                                                   -----------
           (8)  Compliance (Delinquency Test Failure is a 
                     Delinquency Ratio equal to or greater than 14%)                                   yes
                                                                                                   -----------


      B.   Cumulative Default Rate
           (1)  Defaulted Receivables in Current Period                                $1,594
                                                                                 ------------
           (2)  Cumulative Defaulted Receivables Including 
                     Defaulted Receivables in Current Period                            1,594
                                                                                 ------------
           (3)  Original Pool Balance                                             178,832,748
                                                                                 ------------
           (4)  Cumulative Default Rate (2) divided by (3)                                               0.00%
                                                                                                   -----------
           (5)  Compliance (Default Test Failure is a Cumulative
                       Default Rate equal to or greater than 5.26%.)                                   yes
                                                                                                   -----------

      C.   Cumulative Net Loss Rate
           (1)  Receivables becoming Liquidated Receivables during period              $1,594
                                                                                 ------------
           (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                                0
                                                                                 ------------
           (5)  Net Losses during period (1)+(2)+(3)-(4)                                1,594
                                                                                 ------------
           (6)  Net Losses since Initial Cut-off Date (Beginning of Period)                 0
                                                                                 ------------
           (7)  50% of Receivables with Scheduled Payment delinquent
                     more than 90 days at end of period                                     0
                                                                                 ------------
           (8)  Original Aggregate Principal Balance plus Pre-Funded Amount 
                     as of the Closing Date                                       225,000,000
                                                                                 ------------
           (9)  Cumulative Net Loss Rate (5)+(6)+(7) 
                      divided by (8)                                                                     0.00%
                                                                                                   -----------
           (10) Compliance (Net Loss Test Failure is a 
                       Net Loss Rate equal to or greater than 3.01%.)                                  yes
                                                                                                   -----------

      D.   Extension Rate
           (1)  Principal Balance of Receivables extended during current period        75,592
                                                                                 ------------
           (2)  Beginning of Period Aggregate Principal Balance                   168,835,223
                                                                                 ------------
           (3)  Extension Rate (1) divided by (2)                                                        0.04%
                                                                                                   -----------
           (4)  Previous Monthly Extension Rate                                                          0.00%
                                                                                                   -----------
           (5)  Second previous Monthly Extension Rate                                                   0.00%
                                                                                                   -----------
           (6)  Average Extension Rate (3)+(4)+(5)
                     divided by 3                                                                        0.00%
                                                                                                   -----------
           (7)  Compliance (Extension Test Failure is an
                       Extension Rate equal to or greater than 4%.)                                    yes
                                                                                                   -----------

XII.  DELINQUENCY:

      A.   Receivables with Scheduled Payment delinquent
           (1)  31-60 days                                                              # 513      $6,274,045
                                                                                 -----------------------------
           (2)  61-90 days                                                                 31         384,491
                                                                                 -----------------------------
           (3)  over 90 days                                                                0               0
                                                                                 -----------------------------

           Receivables with Scheduled Payment delinquent
               more than 30 days at end of period                                         544      $6,658,536
                                                                                 -----------------------------
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XIV.  MONTHLY PERIOD NUMBER OF RECEIVABLES CALCULATION:

      A.  Beginning of period number of Receivables                      14,374
                                                                        -------
      B.  Number of Subsequent Receivables Purchased                        848
                                                                        -------
      C.  Number of Receivables becoming Liquidated
                 Receivables during period                                    6
                                                                        -------
      D.  Number of Receivables becoming Purchased
                 Receivables during period
                                                                        -------
      E.  Number of Receivables paid off during period                       63
                                                                        -------
      F.  End of period number of Receivables                            15,153
                                                                        -------
                                                                        -------

XV.   STATISTICAL DATA:

      A.  Weighted Average APR of the Receivables                         19.72%
                                                                        -------
      B.  Weighted Average Remaining Term of the Receivables              51.82
                                                                        -------
      C.  Average Receivable Balance                                    $11,606
                                                                        -------
      D.  Aggregate Realized Losses                                      $1,594
                                                                        -------


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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