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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 (Date of earliest event reported)
                                February 17, 1998

                 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 1998-A
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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            United States                             333-36365                             88-0359494

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     (State or Other Jurisdiction                   (Commission                          (I.R.S. Employer
          of Incorporation)                         File Number)                        Identification No.)
      c/o AmeriCredit Financial                                                                76107
            Services, Inc.                                                               
      Attention: Chris A. Choate                                                         ________________
          200 Bailey Avenue                                                                 (Zip Code)   
          Fort Worth, Texas

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        (Address of Principal
          Executive Offices)
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       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (817) 882-7000

         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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         Item 5.  Other Events
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                  In connection with the offering of AmeriCredit Automobile
Receivables Trust 1998-A Asset-Backed Notes, certain "Computational Materials"
within the meanings of the May 20, 1994 Kidder, Peabody No-Action Letter and the
February 17, 1995 Public Securities Association No-Action Letter were furnished
to certain prospective investors (the "Related Computational Materials").

         Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
                  Information and Exhibits.
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         (a)  Not applicable

         (b)  Not applicable

         (c)  Exhibit 99.1. Related Computational Materials (as defined in Item
              5 above).

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                                   SIGNATURES

                  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 hereunto duly authorized.

                       AMERICREDIT AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES 
                       TRUST 1998-A
                    
                       By:     AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., as Servicer
                    

                               By:/s/ Chris A. Choate
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                                  Name:    Chris A. Choate
                                  Title:   Senior Vice President,
                                           Secretary and General Counsel
          
Dated:  February 18, 1998
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.           Description
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99.1                  Related Computational Materials (as defined in Item 5
                      above) distributed by Credit Suisse First Boston
                      Corporation.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1
                AMERICREDIT AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES TRUST 1998-A

                              SUBJECT TO REVISION

                                  TERM SHEET

         The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
detailed information appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus Supplement and in
the Prospectus. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms elsewhere in this
Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus.

Issuer................................  AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust
                                        1998-A (the "Trust" or the "Issuer"), a
                                        Delaware business trust to be formed
                                        pursuant to a Trust Agreement, dated as
                                        of February 17, 1998 (the "Trust
                                        Agreement"), among the Seller and the
                                        Owner Trustee.

Seller................................  AFS Funding Corp. (the "Seller"), a
                                        special purpose financing subsidiary of
                                        AmeriCredit.

Servicer..............................  AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. (in
                                        its individual capacity, "AmeriCredit"
                                        and, as servicer, the "Servicer"), a
                                        Delaware corporation.

Insurer...............................  Financial Security Assurance Inc. (the
                                        "Insurer"), a New York financial
                                        guaranty insurance company.

Indenture Trustee.....................  Harris Trust and Savings Bank (the
                                        "Indenture Trustee").

Owner Trustee.........................  Bankers Trust (Delaware) (the "Owner
                                        Trustee").

Statistical Calculation Date..........  February 1, 1998.

Initial Cutoff Date...................  February 17, 1998.

Closing Date..........................  February 27, 1998.

The Notes.............................  The Trust will issue Class A-1 ____%
                                        Asset Backed Notes (the "Class A-1
                                        Notes") in the aggregate original
                                        principal amount of $97,000,000, Class 
                                        A-2 Floating Rate Asset Backed Notes 
                                        (the "Class A-2 Notes") in the aggregate
                                        original principal amount of
                                        $200,000,000, and Class A-3 ____% Asset
                                        Backed Notes (the "Class A-3 Notes") in
                                        the aggregate original principal amount
                                        of $128,000,000. The Class A-1 Notes,
                                        the Class A-2 Notes and the Class A-3
                                        Notes (collectively, the "Notes") will
                                        be issued pursuant to an Indenture,
                                        dated as of February 17, 1998, among the
                                        Issuer and Harris Trust and Savings
                                        Bank, as Indenture Trustee and as Trust
                                        Collateral Agent (the "Trust Collateral
                                        Agent"). The Notes will be offered for
                                        purchase in denominations of $1,000 and
                                        integral multiples thereof in book-entry
                                        form only. Persons acquiring beneficial
                                        interests in the Notes will hold their
                                        interests through DTC in the United
                                        States or Cedel Bank, societe anonyme
                                        ("Cedel") or the Euroclear System
                                        ("Euroclear") in Europe.

                                        The Notes will be secured by the assets
                                        of the Trust pursuant to the Indenture.

The Certificates......................  The Trust will issue Asset Backed
                                        Certificates (the "Certificates") which
                                        represent the equity ownership in the
                                        Trust, and are subordinate in right of
                                        payment to the Notes. The Certificates
                                        do not 
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                                        have a principal balance. The
                                        Certificates will be issued pursuant to
                                        the Trust Agreement. The Certificates
                                        are not being offered hereby.

Trust Property........................  Each Note will represent an obligation
                                        of the Trust. The Trust's assets (the
                                        "Trust Property") will include, among
                                        other things, certain motor vehicle
                                        retail installment sale contracts (the
                                        "Initial Receivables"), secured by new
                                        and used automobiles, light duty trucks
                                        and vans (the "Initial Financed
                                        Vehicles"), certain monies received
                                        thereunder after the Initial Cutoff
                                        Date, an assignment of the security
                                        interests in the Initial Financed
                                        Vehicles securing the Initial
                                        Receivables, the related Receivables
                                        Files, all rights to proceeds from
                                        claims on certain physical damage,
                                        credit life and disability insurance
                                        policies covering the Initial Financed
                                        Vehicles or the Obligors, as the case
                                        may be, all rights to liquidation
                                        proceeds with respect to the Initial
                                        Receivables, an assignment of the right
                                        of the Seller against Dealers under
                                        agreements between AmeriCredit and such
                                        Dealers, certain bank accounts, all
                                        proceeds of the foregoing, and certain
                                        rights under the Trust Documents. The
                                        Trust Property also will include an
                                        assignment of the Seller's rights
                                        against AmeriCredit and CP Funding
                                        Corp., a Nevada corporation which is a
                                        wholly owned subsidiary of AmeriCredit
                                        ("CP Funding"), under the Purchase
                                        Agreement upon the occurrence of certain
                                        breaches of representations and
                                        warranties. The Initial Receivables will
                                        be purchased by the Seller from
                                        AmeriCredit and CP Funding pursuant to a
                                        purchase agreement (the "Purchase
                                        Agreement") between the Seller, CP
                                        Funding and AmeriCredit on or prior to
                                        the date of issuance of the Notes.

                                        Additional motor vehicle retail
                                        installment sale contracts (the
                                        "Subsequent Receivables") secured by new
                                        and used automobiles, light duty trucks
                                        and vans (the "Subsequent Financed
                                        Vehicles") and related property are
                                        intended to be purchased by the Trust
                                        from the Seller from time to time on or
                                        before April 30, 1998, from funds on
                                        deposit in the Pre-Funding Account. The
                                        Subsequent Receivables will be purchased
                                        by the Seller from AmeriCredit and CP
                                        Funding pursuant to one or more
                                        subsequent purchase agreements (each, a
                                        "Subsequent Purchase Agreement") between
                                        the Seller, CP Funding and AmeriCredit.
                                        The purchase by the Trust of the
                                        Subsequent Receivables is subject to the
                                        satisfaction of certain conditions. The
                                        Initial Receivables and the Subsequent
                                        Receivables are hereinafter referred to
                                        as the "Receivables," and the Initial
                                        Financed Vehicles and the Subsequent
                                        Financed Vehicles are hereinafter
                                        referred to as the "Financed Vehicles."

Receivables...........................  The Receivables consist of motor vehicle
                                        retail installment sale contracts
                                        originated by Dealers and then acquired
                                        by AmeriCredit pursuant to its Contract
                                        Acquisition Program. The motor vehicle
                                        retail installment sale contracts
                                        consist primarily of contracts with
                                        individuals with less than perfect
                                        credit due to various factors,
                                        including, among other things, the
                                        manner in which such individuals have
                                        handled previous credit, the limited
                                        extent of their prior credit history
                                        and/or their limited financial
                                        resources.

                                        The statistical information presented
                                        herein is based on the Initial
                                        Receivables as of the Statistical
                                        Calculation Date. The Initial
                                        Receivables have an aggregate Principal
                                        Balance of $252,660,688.50 as of the
                                        Statistical Calculation Date.
                                        AmeriCredit expects that the Initial
                                        Receivables will have an aggregate
                                        Principal Balance of approximately
                                        $325,000,000 as of the Initial Cutoff
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                                        additional Receivables will represent
                                        Receivables acquired by AmeriCredit
                                        prior to the Initial Cutoff Date. In
                                        addition, as of the Statistical
                                        Calculation Date as to which statistical
                                        information is presented herein, some
                                        amortization will occur prior to the
                                        Initial Cutoff Date. In addition,
                                        certain Receivables included as of the
                                        Statistical Calculation Date may prepay
                                        in full or may be determined not to meet
                                        the eligibility requirements and may not
                                        be included. As a result of the
                                        foregoing, the statistical distribution
                                        of characteristics as of the Initial
                                        Cutoff Date will vary somewhat from the
                                        statistical distribution of such
                                        characteristics as of the Statistical
                                        Calculation Date as presented herein,
                                        although such variance is not material.

                                        The Initial Receivables have, as of the
                                        Statistical Calculation Date, a weighted
                                        average annual percentage rate ("APR")
                                        of approximately 19.37%, a weighted
                                        average original maturity of 57 months
                                        and a weighted average remaining
                                        maturity of 56 months. Each of the
                                        Initial Receivables also will have a
                                        remaining term of not more than 60
                                        months and not less than 3 months as of
                                        the Statistical Calculation Date.

                                        Following the Closing Date, the Trust
                                        will be obligated to purchase from time
                                        to time on or before the end of the
                                        Funding Period (as defined below),
                                        subject to the availability thereof,
                                        Subsequent Receivables consisting of
                                        retail automobile installment sale
                                        contracts acquired by the Seller from
                                        AmeriCredit and CP Funding The aggregate
                                        Principal Balance of the Subsequent
                                        Receivables is anticipated by
                                        AmeriCredit to equal approximately
                                        $100,000,000. In connection with each
                                        purchase of Subsequent Receivables, the
                                        Trust will be required to pay to the
                                        Seller a cash purchase price equal to
                                        the principal amount thereof from the
                                        Pre-Funding Account. AmeriCredit will
                                        designate as a cutoff date (each, a
                                        "Subsequent Cutoff Date") (i) the last
                                        day of the month preceding the month in
                                        which Subsequent Receivables are
                                        conveyed to the Seller by AmeriCredit
                                        and CP Funding and reconveyed by the
                                        Seller to the Trust or (ii)if any such
                                        Subsequent Receivable is originated in
                                        the month of conveyance, the date of
                                        origination. Subsequent Receivables will
                                        be conveyed to the Seller and then
                                        reconveyed by the Seller to the Trust on
                                        designated dates (each, a "Subsequent
                                        Transfer Date") occurring during the
                                        Funding Period. The Trust may purchase
                                        the Subsequent Receivables only from the
                                        Seller and not from any other person,
                                        and the Seller may purchase the
                                        Subsequent Receivables only from
                                        AmeriCredit and CP Funding. The
                                        Subsequent Receivables must satisfy
                                        certain eligibility criteria.

The Policy............................  On the Closing Date, the Insurer will
                                        issue to the Trust Collateral Agent as
                                        agent for the Indenture Trustee, a
                                        financial guaranty insurance policy (the
                                        "Policy"). Pursuant to the Policy, the
                                        Insurer will unconditionally and
                                        irrevocably guarantee to the Noteholders
                                        payment of the scheduled payments for
                                        each Insured Distribution Date.

                                        The "Insured Distribution Date" will be
                                        the twelfth day of each month, or, if
                                        such twelfth day is not a Business Day,
                                        the next following Business Day. In the
                                        event that, on any Distribution Date,
                                        the Noteholders did not receive the full
                                        amount of the scheduled payment then due
                                        to them, such shortfall (together with,
                                        in the case of an interest shortfall,
                                        interest thereon at the related Interest
                                        Rate) shall be due and payable and shall
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                                        Date either from the Spread Account or
                                        from the proceeds of a drawing under the
                                        Policy. The Record Date applicable to an
                                        Insured Distribution Date shall be the
                                        Record Date applicable to the related
                                        Distribution Date.

Terms of the Notes....................  The principal terms of the Notes will be
                                        as described below:

   A. Distribution Dates..............  For so long as AmeriCredit is the
                                        Servicer, payments of interest and
                                        principal on the Notes will be made on
                                        the fifth day of each month (or, if such
                                        fifth day is not a Business Day, on the
                                        next following Business Day; provided,
                                        that such day for payment shall in no
                                        event be earlier than the third Business
                                        Day of the month)(each, a "Distribution
                                        Date") commencing March 5, 1998.
                                        Payments will be made to holders of
                                        record of the Notes (the "Noteholders")
                                        as of the close of business on the
                                        Business Day immediately preceding such
                                        Distribution Date (a "Record Date"). A
                                        "Business Day" is a day other than a
                                        Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
                                        commercial banks located in the states
                                        of Texas, Delaware, Illinois or New York
                                        are authorized or obligated to be
                                        closed.

                                        If the backup servicer or another
                                        successor servicer becomes the Servicer,
                                        the "Distribution Date" will thereafter
                                        become the twelfth day of each month, or
                                        if such twelfth day is not a Business
                                        Day, the next following Business Day
                                        (i.e., the "Distribution Date" and the
                                        "Insured Distribution Date" will
                                        thereafter be the same date).

                                        The Insurer will only make payment of
                                        any unpaid interest and principal on the
                                        Notes on the Insured Distribution Date,
                                        which will be the twelfth day of each
                                        month, or if such twelfth day is not a
                                        Business Day, the next following
                                        Business Day. An "Event of Default" with
                                        respect to the Notes will only occur if
                                        the full amount of the required monthly
                                        payment has not been distributed on or
                                        prior to the related Insured
                                        Distribution Date.

   B. Final Scheduled Distribution
      Dates...........................  For the Class A-1 Notes, the March 1999
                                        Insured Distribution Date; for the Class
                                        A-2 Notes, the November 2001 Insured
                                        Distribution Date; and for the Class A-3
                                        Notes, the December 2003 Insured
                                        Distribution Date.

   C. Interest Rates..................  The Class A-1 Notes and the Class A-3
                                        Notes will bear interest at the
                                        respective fixed per annum rates set
                                        forth on the cover page hereof. The
                                        Class A-2 Notes will bear interest at a
                                        floating rate equal to the London
                                        interbank offered rates for one-month
                                        U.S. dollar deposits ("LIBOR") plus
                                        _____%, subject to a maximum rate equal
                                        to 12% per annum. Each such interest
                                        rate for a Class of Notes is referred to
                                        as the "Interest Rate."

   D. Interest........................  Interest on the Notes of each Class will
                                        accrue at the applicable Interest Rate
                                        from and including the most recent
                                        Distribution Date on which interest has
                                        been paid (or, in the case of the first
                                        Distribution Date, from and including
                                        the Closing Date) to, but excluding, the
                                        following Distribution Date (each, an
                                        "Interest Period"). The interest which
                                        accrues during an Interest Period shall
                                        accrue on the principal amount of the
                                        Notes of each Class outstanding as of
                                        the end of the prior Distribution Date
                                        (or, in the case of the first
                                        Distribution Date, as of the Closing
                                        Date); provided, that if such principal
                                        balance is further reduced by a payment
                                        of principal on the Insured Distribution
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                                        such interest shall accrue (i) from and
                                        including such prior Distribution Date
                                        to, but excluding, such related Insured
                                        Distribution Date, on the principal
                                        balance outstanding as of the end of the
                                        prior Distribution Date (or, in the case
                                        of the first Distribution Date, as of
                                        the Closing Date) and (ii) from and
                                        including such Insured Distribution
                                        Date, to, but excluding, the following
                                        Distribution Date, on the principal
                                        balance outstanding as of the end of
                                        such Insured Distribution Date. Interest
                                        on the Notes for any Distribution Date
                                        due but not paid on such Distribution
                                        Date will be due on the next Insured
                                        Distribution Date together with, to the
                                        extent permitted by law, interest on
                                        such amount at the applicable Interest
                                        Rate. The amount of interest
                                        distributable on the Notes on each
                                        Distribution Date will equal interest
                                        accrued during the related Interest
                                        Period, plus any shortfall amount
                                        carried-forward. Interest on the Class 
                                        A-1 Notes and the Class A-2 Notes will 
                                        be calculated on the basis of a 360-day
                                        year and the actual number of days
                                        elapsed in the applicable Interest
                                        Period. Interest on the Class A-3 Notes
                                        will be calculated on the basis of a 
                                        360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day
                                        months.

   E. Principal.......................  Principal of the Notes will be payable
                                        on each Distribution Date in an amount
                                        equal to the Noteholders' Principal
                                        Distributable Amount and the
                                        Noteholders' Accelerated Principal
                                        Amount, if any, for the calendar month
                                        (the "Monthly Period") preceding such
                                        Distribution Date. The Noteholders'
                                        Principal Distributable Amount will
                                        equal the sum of (x)the Noteholders'
                                        Percentage of the Principal
                                        Distributable Amount and (y)any unpaid
                                        portion of the amount described in
                                        clause (x)with respect to a prior
                                        Distribution Date. The "Principal
                                        Distributable Amount" with respect to
                                        any Distribution Date will be an amount
                                        equal to the sum of the following
                                        amounts with respect to the related
                                        Monthly Period, computed in accordance
                                        with the simple interest method:
                                        (i)collections on Receivables (other
                                        than Liquidated and Purchased
                                        Receivables) allocable to principal,
                                        including full and partial principal
                                        prepayments, (ii) the Principal Balance
                                        of each Receivable (other than Purchased
                                        Receivables) that became a Liquidated
                                        Receivable during the related Monthly
                                        Period, (iii)(A)the portion of the
                                        Purchase Amount allocable to principal
                                        of all Receivables that became Purchased
                                        Receivables as of the immediately
                                        preceding Record Date and (B)at the
                                        option of the Insurer, the outstanding
                                        Principal Balances of those Receivables
                                        that were required to be repurchased by
                                        the Seller and/or AmeriCredit during
                                        such Monthly Period but were not so
                                        repurchased, and (iv)the aggregate
                                        amount of Cram Down Losses during such
                                        Monthly Period.

                                        Any amount of principal due on the Notes
                                        on a Distribution Date and not paid on
                                        such Distribution Date shall be due and
                                        payable on the following Insured
                                        Distribution Date.

                                        The Noteholders' Percentage will be 100%
                                        until the Class A-3 Notes have been paid
                                        in full and thereafter will be zero. No
                                        principal will be paid on a Class of
                                        Notes until the principal of all Classes
                                        of Notes having a lower numerical Class
                                        designation has been paid in full. In
                                        addition, the outstanding principal
                                        amount of the Notes of any Class, to the
                                        extent not previously paid, will be
                                        payable on the respective Final
                                        Scheduled Distribution Date for such
                                        Class (and, if not paid in full on such
                                        date, will be paid on the Insured
                                        Distribution Date immediately following
                                        such Final Scheduled Distribution Date).

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   F. Optional Redemption.............  The Class A-3 Notes, to the extent still
                                        outstanding, may be redeemed in whole,
                                        but not in part, on any Distribution
                                        Date on which the Servicer exercises its
                                        option to purchase the Receivables,
                                        which, subject to certain requirements
                                        can occur after the Pool Balance
                                        declines to 10% or less of the Original
                                        Pool Balance, at a redemption price
                                        equal to the unpaid principal amount of
                                        the Notes of such Class plus accrued and
                                        unpaid interest thereon. The Original
                                        Pool Balance will equal the sum of
                                        (i)the aggregate Principal Balance of
                                        the Initial Receivables as of the
                                        Initial Cutoff Date plus (ii)the
                                        aggregate Principal Balances of all
                                        Subsequent Receivables added to the
                                        Trust as of their respective Subsequent
                                        Cutoff Dates (the "Original Pool
                                        Balance").

   G. Mandatory Redemption............  Each Class of Notes will be redeemed in
                                        part on the Mandatory Redemption Date
                                        (as defined under "Pre-Funding Account"
                                        below) in the event that any portion of
                                        the Pre-Funded Amount remains on deposit
                                        in the Pre-Funding Account at the end of
                                        the Funding Period. The aggregate
                                        principal amount of each Class of Notes
                                        to be redeemed will be an amount equal
                                        to such Class's pro rata share (based on
                                        the respective current principal amount
                                        of each Class of Notes) of the Pre-
                                        Funded Amount at the end of the Funding
                                        Period (such Class's "Note Prepayment
                                        Amount"); provided, that if the
                                        aggregate remaining amount in the Pre-
                                        Funding Account is $100,000 or less,
                                        such amount will be applied exclusively
                                        to reduce the outstanding principal
                                        balance of the Class of Notes then
                                        entitled to receive distributions of
                                        principal.

                                        The Notes may be accelerated and subject
                                        to immediate payment at par upon the
                                        occurrence of an Event of Default under
                                        the Indenture. So long as no Insurer
                                        Default shall have occurred and be
                                        continuing, an Event of Default under
                                        the Indenture will occur only upon
                                        delivery by the Insurer to the Indenture
                                        Trustee of notice of the occurrence of
                                        certain events of default under the
                                        Insurance and Indemnity Agreement, dated
                                        as of February 17, 1998 (the "Insurance
                                        Agreement"), among the Insurer, the
                                        Trust, AmeriCredit, AmeriCredit Corp.,
                                        CP Funding and the Seller. In the case
                                        of such an Event of Default, the Notes
                                        will automatically be accelerated and
                                        subject to immediate payment at par. The
                                        Policy does not guarantee payment of any
                                        amounts that become due on an
                                        accelerated basis, unless the Insurer
                                        elects, in its sole discretion, to pay
                                        such amounts in whole or in part.

Pre-Funding Account...................  On the Closing Date, a cash amount equal
                                        to approximately $100,000,000 (the
                                        "Initial Pre-Funded Amount") will be
                                        deposited in an account (the "Pre-
                                        Funding Account") which will be
                                        established with the Trust Collateral
                                        Agent. The "Funding Period" is the
                                        period from the Closing Date until the
                                        earliest of the date on which (i) the
                                        amount on deposit in the Pre-Funding
                                        Account is less than $100,000, (ii) a
                                        Servicer Termination Event occurs under
                                        the Sale and Servicing Agreement, or
                                        (iii) April 30, 1998. The Initial Pre-
                                        Funded Amount as reduced from time to
                                        time during the Funding Period by the
                                        amount thereof used to purchase
                                        Subsequent Receivables in accordance
                                        with the Sale and Servicing Agreement is
                                        referred to herein as the "Pre-Funded
                                        Amount." The Seller expects that the 
                                        Pre-Funded Amount will be reduced to 
                                        less than $100,000 on or before the end
                                        of the Funding Period. Any Pre-Funded
                                        Amount remaining at the end of the
                                        Funding Period will be payable to the
                                        Noteholders on the Mandatory

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                                        Redemption Date as described herein. The
                                        "Mandatory Redemption Date" is the
                                        earlier of (i)the Distribution Date in
                                        May 1998 or (ii)if the last day of the
                                        Funding Period occurs on or prior to the
                                        Calculation Date (as defined below)
                                        occurring in March or April 1998, the
                                        Distribution Date relating to such
                                        Calculation Date. 

                                        The "Calculation Date" is the close of
                                        business on the last day of each Monthly
                                        Period.

Capitalized Interest Account..........  On the Closing Date, a cash amount shall
                                        be deposited in an account (the
                                        "Capitalized Interest Account") which
                                        will be established with the Trust
                                        Collateral Agent. The amount, if any,
                                        deposited in the Capitalized Interest
                                        Account will be applied on the
                                        Distribution Dates occurring in March,
                                        April and May 1998 to fund an amount
                                        (the "Monthly Capitalized Interest
                                        Amount") equal to the amount of interest
                                        accrued for each such Distribution Date
                                        at the weighted average Interest Rates
                                        on the portion of the Notes having a
                                        principal balance in excess of the
                                        Principal Balances of the Initial
                                        Receivables (which portion will equal
                                        the Pre-Funded Amount). Any amounts
                                        remaining in the Capitalized Interest
                                        Account on the Mandatory Redemption Date
                                        and not used for such purposes are
                                        required to be paid directly to the
                                        Seller on such date.

Ratings...............................  It is a condition to issuance that the
                                        Class A-l Notes be rated A-1+ by
                                        Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a
                                        division of The McGraw-Hill Companies,
                                        Inc. ("S&P"), and P-1 by Moody's
                                        Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's" and
                                        together with S&P, the "Rating
                                        Agencies"), and that the Class A-2 Notes
                                        and the Class A-3 Notes be rated AAA by
                                        S&P and Aaa by Moody's. The ratings by
                                        the Rating Agencies of the Notes will be
                                        (i) with respect to the Class A-1 Notes,
                                        without regard to the Policy in the case
                                        of S&P and substantially based on the
                                        Policy in the case of Moody's and (ii)
                                        with respect to all other Classes of
                                        Notes, based on the Policy. To the
                                        extent that such ratings are based on
                                        the Policy, such ratings apply to
                                        distributions due on the Insured
                                        Distribution Dates, and not to
                                        distributions due on the Distribution
                                        Dates. There is no assurance that the
                                        ratings initially assigned to the Notes
                                        will not subsequently be lowered or
                                        withdrawn by the Rating Agencies.

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<PAGE>
 
         The composition and distribution by APR and geographic concentration of
the Initial Receivables Pool as of the Statistical Calculation Date are set
forth in the following tables:

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
                    COMPOSITION OF THE INITIAL RECEIVABLES AS OF THE STATISTICAL CALCULATION DATE

                                                          New                         Used                       Total
                                 ----------------------------    -------------------------   -------------------------
<S>                              <C>                             <C>                         <C> 
Aggregate Principal Balance(1)                 $40,340,305.57              $212,320,382.93             $252,660,688.50

Number of Receivables                                   2,684                       17,754                      20,438

Percent of Aggregate Principal                                                                                         
Balance                                                15.97%                       84.03%                      100.00 

Average Principal Balance                          $15,029.92                   $11,959.02                  $12,362.30

     Range of Principal Balances        (282.39 to 29,760.17)       ($298.66 to 29,814.93)

Weighted Average APR(1)                                18.04%                       19.62%                      19.37%

     Range of APRs                               (13% to 26%)                 (13% to 32%)

Weighted Average Remaining Term                     59 months                    55 months                   56 months

     Range of Remaining Terms               (10 to 60 months)             (7 to 60 months)

Weighted Average Original Term                      60 months                    56 months                   57 months

     Range of Original Terms                (12 to 60 months)            (12 to 60 months)
</TABLE> 

(1)  Aggregate Principal Balance includes some portion of accrued interest. As a
     result, the Weighted Average APR of the Receivables may not be equivalent
     to the Contracts' aggregate yield on the Aggregate Principal Balance.
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
                DISTRIBUTION OF THE INITIAL RECEIVABLES BY APR AS OF THE STATISTICAL CALCULATION DATE

                               Aggregate           % of Aggregate            Number of           % of Total Number
       APR Range         Principal Balance(2)    Principal Balance(1)       Receivables          of Receivables(2)     
- ---------------------    --------------------    --------------------   --------------------   --------------------
<S>                      <C>                     <C>                    <C>                    <C> 
13.000% to 13.999%           $4,255,223.45              1.68%                   284                     1.39%
14.000 to 14.999              6,363,219.89              2.52                    395                     1.93
15.000 to 15.999             13,183,221.30              5.22                    863                     4.22
16.000 to 16.999             11,311,501.13              4.48                    770                     3.77
17.000 to 17.999             28,833,472.07             11.41                  2,102                    10.29
18.000 to 18.999             53,438,600.43             21.15                  4,141                    20.26
19.000 to 19.999             25,935,704.25             10.27                  2,024                     9.90
20.000 to 20.999             33,281,642.04             13.17                  2,689                    13.16
21.000 to 21.999             41,973,919.24             16.61                  3,791                    18.55
22.000 to 22.999             13,743,455.59              5.44                  1,256                     6.15
23.000 to 23.999             11,614,353.95              4.60                  1,128                     5.52
24.000 to 24.999              5,668,024.80              2.24                    593                     2.90
25.000 to 25.999              2,182,021.15              0.86                    282                     1.38
26.000 to 26.999                558,687.31              0.22                     76                     0.37
27.000 to 27.999                114,048.83              0.05                     14                     0.07
28.000 to 28.999                 36,052.15              0.01                      6                     0.03
29.000 to 29.999                154,545.48              0.06                     21                     0.10
30.000 to 30.999                  5,616.24              0.00                      1                     0.01
31.000 to 31.999                  4,698.74              0.00                      1                     0.01
32.000 to 32.999                  2,680.46              0.00                      1                     0.01

TOTAL                      $252,660,688.50            100.00%                20,438                   100.00%
</TABLE> 
(1)      Aggregate Principal Balances include some portion of accrued interest.
(2)      Percentages may not add to 100% because of rounding.

                                       8
<PAGE>
 
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 

   DISTRIBUTION OF THE INITIAL RECEIVABLES BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF OBLIGOR AS OF THE STATISTICAL CALCULATION DATE

                                 Aggregate           % of Aggregate            Number of           % of Total Number
          State            Principal Balance(2)   Principal Balance(1)        Receivables          of Receivables(2)
- ---------------------     ---------------------  ---------------------   ---------------------   --------------------- 
<S>                       <C>                    <C>                     <C>                     <C> 
Arizona                       $12,177,915.44               4.82%               1,007                      4.93%
California                     38,519,947.67              15.25                2,935                     14.36
Colorado                        4,154,790.05               1.64                  384                      1.88
Connecticut                     2,684,425.36               1.06                  204                      1.00
Florida                        13,704,081.94               5.42                1,129                      5.52
Georgia                         8,405,497.19               3.33                  635                      3.11
Illinois                       12,967,987.96               5.13                1,050                      5.14
Indiana                         2,233,743.82               0.88                  186                      0.91
Kansas                          1,814,362.13               0.72                  146                      0.71
Kentucky                        4,219,840.21               1.67                  381                      1.86
Maryland                        4,618,052.23               1.83                  361                      1.77
Massachusetts                   3,117,855.20               1.23                  285                      1.39
Michigan                        7,995,918.35               3.17                  648                      3.17
Minnesota                       2,776,028.04               1.10                  226                      1.11
Missouri                        4,104,682.35               1.63                  358                      1.75
Nevada                          4,186,574.35               1.66                  339                      1.66
New Jersey                      9,595,632.03               3.80                  778                      3.81
New York                       12,607,383.93               4.99                  998                      4.88
North Carolina                  9,825,004.94               3.89                  739                      3.62
Ohio                           12,253,321.20               4.85                1,032                      5.05
Oklahoma                        2,327,518.98               0.92                  208                      1.02
Oregon                          1,997,386.74               0.79                  170                      0.83
Pennsylvania                   12,909,578.81               5.11                1,065                      5.21
South Carolina                  3,113,026.01               1.23                  256                      1.25
Tennessee                       4,751,106.92               1.88                  377                      1.85
Texas                          25,652,027.22              10.15                2,055                     10.06
Utah                            1,943,044.11               0.77                  162                      0.79
Virginia                       11,454,910.94               4.53                  901                      4.41
Washington                      7,055,293.28               2.79                  602                      2.95
Wisconsin                       1,992,472.84               0.79                  173                      0.85

Other(3)                        7,501,278.26               2.97                  648                      3.18

TOTAL                        $252,660,688.50             100.00%              20,438                    100.00%
</TABLE> 
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Aggregate Principal Balances include some portion of accrued interest..

(2) Percentages may not add to 100% because of rounding.

(3) States with Aggregate Principal Balances less than $1,500,000.

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<PAGE>
 
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 

              PERCENT OF INITIAL NOTE PRINCIPAL BALANCE AT VARIOUS ABS PERCENTAGES(1)

                                 Class A-1 Notes                          Class A-2 Notes
                        --------------------------------        ---------------------------------
Distribution Date       0.0%      1.0%     1.7%     2.5%        0.0%      1.0%     1.7%      2.5%
- -----------------       ----      ----     ----     ----        ----      ----     ----      ----
<S>                     <C>       <C>      <C>      <C>         <C>       <C>      <C>       <C> 
Initial                 100      100       100       100         100      100       100       100
3/5/98                   95       91        89        86         100      100       100       100
4/5/98                   87       80        75        69         100      100       100       100
5/5/98                   78       67        59        50         100      100       100       100
6/5/98                   69       54        43        31         100      100       100       100
7/5/98                   60       41        28        12         100      100       100       100
8/5/98                   51       29        12         0         100      100       100        97
9/5/98                   42       16         0         0         100      100        99        88
10/5/98                  33        3         0         0         100      100        91        80
11/5/98                  24        0         0         0         100       96        84        71
12/5/98                  15        0         0         0         100       90        77        64
1/5/99                    5        0         0         0         100       85        72        58
2/5/99                    0        0         0         0          98       81        67        52
3/5/99                    0        0         0         0          98       77        63        46
4/5/99                    0        0         0         0          95       73        58        40
5/5/99                    0        0         0         0          93       70        53        34
6/5/99                    0        0         0         0          90       66        48        29
7/5/99                    0        0         0         0          87       62        44        23
8/5/99                    0        0         0         0          84       58        39        18
9/5/99                    0        0         0         0          82       54        35        12
10/5/99                   0        0         0         0          79       51        31         7
11/5/99                   0        0         0         0          76       47        26         2
12/5/99                   0        0         0         0          73       43        22         0
1/5/00                    0        0         0         0          70       39        18         0
2/5/00                    0        0         0         0          67       36        14         0
3/5/00                    0        0         0         0          64       32        10         0
4/5/00                    0        0         0         0          61       29         6         0
5/5/00                    0        0         0         0          58       25         2         0
6/5/00                    0        0         0         0          54       21         0         0
7/5/00                    0        0         0         0          51       18         0         0
8/5/00                    0        0         0         0          48       14         0         0
9/5/00                    0        0         0         0          44       11         0         0
10/5/00                   0        0         0         0          41        7         0         0
11/5/00                   0        0         0         0          37        4         0         0
12/5/00                   0        0         0         0          34        1         0         0
1/5/01                    0        0         0         0          30        0         0         0
2/5/01                    0        0         0         0          26        0         0         0
3/5/01                    0        0         0         0          23        0         0         0
4/5/01                    0        0         0         0          19        0         0         0
5/5/01                    0        0         0         0          15        0         0         0
6/5/01                    0        0         0         0          11        0         0         0
7/5/01                    0        0         0         0           7        0         0         0
8/5/01                    0        0         0         0           3        0         0         0
9/5/01                    0        0         0         0           0        0         0         0
10/5/01                   0        0         0         0           0        0         0         0
11/5/01                   0        0         0         0           0        0         0         0
12/5/01                   0        0         0         0           0        0         0         0
1/5/02                    0        0         0         0           0        0         0         0
2/5/02                    0        0         0         0           0        0         0         0
3/5/02                    0        0         0         0           0        0         0         0
4/5/02                    0        0         0         0           0        0         0         0
5/5/02                    0        0         0         0           0        0         0         0
6/5/02                    0        0         0         0           0        0         0         0
Weighted Average
Life in Years(2)          0.49     0.34      0.28      0.23        2.37     1.68      1.32      1.04
</TABLE> 
- ----------------------
(1)  The percentages in this table have been rounded to nearest whole number.

(2)  The weighted average life of a Note is determined by (i)multiplying the
     amount of each principal payment on a Note by the number of years from the
     date of the issuance of the Note to the related Distribution Date,
     (ii)adding the results and (iii)dividing the sum by the related initial
     principal amount of the Note.

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<PAGE>
 
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 

              PERCENT OF INITIAL NOTE PRINCIPAL BALANCE AT VARIOUS ABS PERCENTAGES(1)

                                                     Class A-3 Notes
                      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distribution Date           0.0%                 1.0%                1.7%                2.5%
- -----------------           ----                 ----                ----                ----
<S>                         <C>                  <C>                 <C>                 <C> 
Initial                     100                  100                 100                 100
3/5/98                      100                  100                 100                 100
4/5/98                      100                  100                 100                 100
5/5/98                      100                  100                 100                 100
6/5/98                      100                  100                 100                 100
7/5/98                      100                  100                 100                 100
8/5/98                      100                  100                 100                 100
9/5/98                      100                  100                 100                 100
10/5/98                     100                  100                 100                 100
11/5/98                     100                  100                 100                 100
12/5/98                     100                  100                 100                 100
1/5/99                      100                  100                 100                 100
2/5/99                      100                  100                 100                 100
3/5/99                      100                  100                 100                 100
4/5/99                      100                  100                 100                 100
5/5/99                      100                  100                 100                 100
6/5/99                      100                  100                 100                 100
7/5/99                      100                  100                 100                 100
8/5/99                      100                  100                 100                 100
9/5/99                      100                  100                 100                 100
10/5/99                     100                  100                 100                 100
11/5/99                     100                  100                 100                 100
12/5/99                     100                  100                 100                  96
1/5/00                      100                  100                 100                  89
2/5/00                      100                  100                 100                  81
3/5/00                      100                  100                 100                  74
4/5/00                      100                  100                 100                  68
5/5/00                      100                  100                 100                  61
6/5/00                      100                  100                  97                  55
7/5/00                      100                  100                  91                  49
8/5/00                      100                  100                  85                  43
9/5/00                      100                  100                  80                  37
10/5/00                     100                  100                  75                  32
11/5/00                     100                  100                  69                   0
12/5/00                     100                  100                  64                   0
1/5/01                      100                   96                  59                   0
2/5/01                      100                   91                  55                   0
3/5/01                      100                   85                  50                   0
4/5/01                      100                   80                  46                   0
5/5/01                      100                   75                  41                   0
6/5/01                      100                   71                  37                   0
7/5/01                      100                   66                  33                   0
8/5/01                      100                   61                   0                   0
9/5/01                       98                   56                   0                   0
10/5/01                      92                   51                   0                   0
11/5/01                      85                   47                   0                   0
12/5/01                      78                   42                   0                   0
1/5/02                       72                   38                   0                   0
2/5/02                       65                   34                   0                   0
3/5/02                       57                    0                   0                   0
4/5/02                       50                    0                   0                   0
5/5/02                       43                    0                   0                   0
6/5/02                       36                    0                   0                   0
Weighted Average              
Life in Years(2)              4.09                 3.60                3.01                2.34
</TABLE> 
- -----------------------------
(1) The percentages in this table have been rounded to nearest whole number.

(2) The weighted average life of a Note is determined by (i)multiplying the
    amount of each principal payment on a Note by the number of years from the
    date of the issuance of the Note to the related Distribution Date,
    (ii)adding the results and (iii)dividing the sum by the related initial
    principal amount of the Note.

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<PAGE>
 
DELINQUENCY AND LOAN LOSS INFORMATION

         The following tables set forth information relating to AmeriCredit's
delinquency and loan loss experience for each period indicated with respect to
all Receivables it has purchased and serviced. This information includes the
experience with respect to all Receivables in AmeriCredit's portfolio of
Receivables serviced during each such period, including Receivables which do not
meet the criteria for selection as a Receivable.

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
                                                      DELINQUENCY EXPERIENCE

                    Financed Vehicles which have been repossessed but not yet liquidated and bankrupt accounts 
                 which have not yet been charged off are both included as delinquent accounts in the table below.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             At December 31,                              At June 30,
                              ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       1997                  1996                    1997                1996
                              ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Number of                Number of              Number of                 Number of
                                 Contracts       Amount   Contracts     Amount   Contracts       Amount    Contracts    Amounts
                              ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>          <C>           <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>             <C>       <C> 
Portfolio at end of period(1)      152,958   $1,599,273      80,339   $761,716     112,847   $1,138,255       59,913   $523,981
             
Period of Delinquency(2)

 31-60 days(3)                      12,140      122,468       5,914     52,476       7,761       73,956        3,886     31,723  
 61-90 days                          2,976       29,631       1,766     15,250       2,164       20,213        1,215      9,959  
 91 days or more                     5,405       51,220       3,010     25,337       3,467       31,012        1,696     13,631  
                              ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Delinquencies(4)              20,521     $203,319      10,690    $93,063      13,392     $125,181        6,797    $55,313  

Total Delinquencies as a             13.4%        12.7%       13.3%      12.2%       11.9%        11.0%        11.3%      10.6%
Percent of the Portfolio
</TABLE> 
   -----------------------------------------

(1) All amounts and percentages are based on the Principal Balances
    of the Receivables. Principal Balances include some portion of
    accrued interest. All dollar amounts are in thousands of dollars.

(2) AmeriCredit considers a loan delinquent when an Obligor fails to
    make a contractual payment by the due date. The period of
    delinquency is based on the number of days payments are
    contractually past due.

(3) Amounts shown do not include loans which are less than 31 days delinquent.

(4) Financed Vehicles which have been repossessed but not yet
    liquidated are considered delinquent accounts in the table above.

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 

                                                      CREDIT LOSS EXPERIENCE
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Six Months Ended December 31,                    Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
                                        -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             1997              1996                           1997             1996
                                        -------------     -------------                  -------------     -------------
<S>                                     <C>               <C>                            <C>               <C>         
Period-End Principal Outstanding(1)        $1,599,273          $761,716                     $1,138,255          $523,981
Average Month-End Amount Outstanding                                                                                     
During the Period(1)                        1,375,614           641,522                        792,155           357,966 

Net Charge-Offs(2)                             38,073            17,749                         43,231            19,974
Net Charge-Offs as a Percentage of                                                                           
Period-End Principal Outstanding                 4.8%              4.7%                           3.8%              3.8% 
Net Charge-Offs as a Percent of                                                                              
Average Month-End Amount Outstanding             5.5%              5.5%                           5.5%              5.6% 
</TABLE> 
   -----------------------------------------

(1) All amounts and percentages are based on the Principal Balances of the
    Receivables. Principal Balances include some portion of accrued interest.
    All dollar amounts are in thousands of dollars.

(2) Net Charge-Offs equal Gross Charge-Offs minus Recoveries. Gross Charge-Offs
    do not include unearned finance charges and other fees. Recoveries include
    repossession proceeds received from the sale of repossessed Financed
    Vehicles net of repossession expenses, refunds of unearned premiums from
    credit life and credit accident and health insurance and extended service
    contract costs obtained and financed in connection with the vehicle
    financing and recoveries from Obligors on deficiency balances.

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