AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
8-K, 1998-01-12
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:  January 12, 1998

                 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 1997-A
             (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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


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

                                 (817) 332-7000
                            Registrant's phone number

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Item 5.        Other Events

     Information relating to distributions to Note and Certificate holders for
     the December, 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 December, 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 December, 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
     Vice Chairman and
     Chief Financial Officer



January 12, 1998



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                 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 1997-A
                      Class A-1 5.5150% 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:     12/01/97
Monthly Period Ending:        12/31/97
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<CAPTION>
<S>  <C>                                              <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>         
I.   MONTHLY PERIOD RECEIVABLES PRINCIPAL BALANCE CALCULATION:
     A. Beginning of period Aggregate Principal Balance                                           $176,856,858
                                                                                                  ------------

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

     C. Monthly Principal Amounts

        (1)  Collections on Receivables outstanding
                  at end of period                                    5,102,120
                                                                    ----------- 
        (2)  Collections on Receivables paid off
                  during period                                       1,800,597 
                                                                    ----------- 
        (3)  Receivables becoming Liquidated Receivables                        
                  during period                                       1,437,698 
                                                                    ----------- 
        (4)  Receivables becoming Purchased Receivables                        
                  during period                                                 
                                                                    ----------- 
        (5)  Cram Down Losses occurring during period                          
                                                                    ----------- 
        (6)  Other Receivables adjustments                             (101,634)
                                                                    ----------- 
        (7)  Less amounts allocable to Interest                      (2,578,132)
                                                                    ----------- 
        Total Monthly Principal Amounts                                                              5,660,649
                                                                                                  ------------

     D. End of period Aggregate Principal Balance                                                 $171,196,209
                                                                                                  ------------
                                                                                                  ------------
                                                 
     E. Pool Factor                                                                                 76.087224%
                                                                                                  ------------
                                                                                                  ------------
II.  MONTHLY PERIOD NOTE BALANCE CALCULATION:

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

     A. Beginning of period Note Balance                     $0     $85,447,727    $70,300,000    $155,747,727
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------

     B. Noteholders' Principal Distributable Amount           0       5,660,649              0       5,660,649
     C. Noteholders' Accelerated Principal Amount             0         567,417              0         567,417
     D. Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall                  0               0              0               0
     E. Note Prepayment Amount                                0               0              0               0
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------

     F. End of period Note Balance                           $0     $79,219,661    $70,300,000    $149,519,661
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------
     G. Note Pool Factors                             0.000000%      91.451268%    100.000000%      68.863402%
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------

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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                                                     $0
                                                                                                   -----------
     B. Purchase of Subsequent Receivables                                                   0
                                                                                  ------------
     C. Investment Earnings                                                                  0
                                                                                  ------------
     D. Investment Earnings Transfer to Collections Account                                  0
                                                                                  ------------
     E. Payment of Mandatory Prepayment Amount                                               0
                                                                                  ------------
                                                                                                             0
                                                                                                   -----------
     F. End of period Pre-Funding Account balance                                                           $0
                                                                                                   -----------
                                                                                                   -----------
V.   CALCULATION OF PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTABLE AMOUNT

     A. Total Monthly Principal Amounts                                                             $5,660,649
                                                                                                   -----------
     B. Required Pro-forma Security Balance                                        152,364,626
                                                                                  ------------
     C. Pro-forma Security Balance (Assuming 100% Paydown of Total Monthly 
         Principal Amounts)                                                        157,962,078
                                                                                  ------------
     D. Step-down Amount  (B. - C.)                                                                          0
                                                                                                   -----------
     E. Principal Distributable Amount  (A.- D.)                                                    $5,660,649
                                                                                                   -----------
                                                                                                   -----------

VI.  RECONCILIATION OF CAPITALIZED INTEREST ACCOUNT:

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

     A. Available Funds:

        (1) Collections on Receivables during period
                (net of Liquidation Proceeds)                                       $6,902,717
                                                                                  ------------
        (2) Liquidation Proceeds collected
                during period                                                          558,086
                                                                                  ------------
        (3) Purchase Amounts deposited in Collection
                Account
                                                                                  ------------
        (4) (a) Investment Earnings - Collection Account                                22,481
                                                                                  ------------
            (b) Investment Earnings - Transfer From Prefunding Account                       0
                                                                                  ------------
            (c) Investment Earnings - Transfer From Capitalized 
                Interest Account                                                             0
                                                                                  ------------
        (5) Collection of Supplemental Servicing Fees                                  144,917
                                                                                  ------------
        (6) Monthly Capitalized Interest Amount                                              0
                                                                                  ------------
        (7) Mandatory Prepayment Amount
                                                                                  ------------

        Total Available Funds                                                                        7,628,201
                                                                                                   -----------
     B. Distributions:

        (1) Base Servicing Fee and Supplemental Servicing Fees                         472,103
                                                                                  ------------
        (2) Agent fees                                                                   5,921
                                                                                  ------------
        (3) Noteholders' Interest Distributable Amount
               (a)        Class A - 1                                                        0
                                                                                  ------------
               (b)        Class A - 2                                                  448,838
                                                                                  ------------
               (c)        Class A - 3                                                  383,135
                                                                                  ------------

        (4) Noteholders' Principal Distributable Amount
               (a)        Class A - 1                                                        0
                                                                                  ------------
               (b)        Class A - 2                                                5,660,649
                                                                                  ------------
               (c)        Class A - 3                                                        0
                                                                                  ------------

        (5) Certificateholders' Interest Distributable Amount                           44,231
                                                                                  ------------
        (6) Certificateholders' Principal Distributable Amount                               0
                                                                                  ------------
        (7) Security Insurer Premiums                                                   45,907
                                                                                  ------------

        Total distributions                                                                          7,060,784
                                                                                                   -----------
</TABLE>
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<S>  <C>                                                                             <C>            <C>             <C>
      C.  Excess Available Funds (or Deficiency Claim Amount)                                                            567,417
                                                                                                                    ------------
      D.  Noteholders' Accelerated Principal Amount                                                                     (567,417)
                                                                                                                    ------------
      E.  Certificateholders' Accelerated Principal Amount
                                                                                                                    ------------
      F.  Deposit to Spread Account                                                                                           $0
                                                                                                                    ------------
                                                                                                                    ------------
VIII. CALCULATION OF ACCELERATED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:

      A.  Excess Available Funds (VII.C.)                                                           $    567,417
                                                                                                    ------------ 
      B.  Pro Forma Security Balance (II.A.-II.B.+III.A.)                                            157,962,078
                                                                                                    ------------ 
      C.  Required Pro Forma Security Balance (89% x (I.D.+IV.F.)                                    152,364,626
                                                                                                    ------------ 
      D.  Excess of Pro Forma Balance over Required Balance (B. - C.)                                  5,597,452
                                                                                                    ------------ 
      E.  End of Period  Class A-1 Note Balance                                                                0
                                                                                                    ------------ 
      F.  Greater of D. or E.                                                                          5,597,452
                                                                                                    ------------ 
      G.  Accelerated Principal Amount (lesser of A. or F.)                                                         $    567,417
                                                                                                                    ------------
                                                                                                                    ------------
IX.   CALCULATION OF ACCELERATED PAYMENT AMOUNT SHORTFALL:

      A.  Pro Forma Security Balance                                                                $157,962,078
                                                                                                    ------------ 
      B.  Required Pro Forma Security Balance                                                        152,364,626
                                                                                                    ------------ 
      C.  Excess of Pro Forma Balance over Required Balance (A. - B.)                                  5,597,452
                                                                                                    ------------ 
      D.  End of Period Class A-1 Note Balance                                                                 0
                                                                                                    ------------ 
      E.  Greater of C. or D.                                                                          5,597,452
                                                                                                    ------------ 
      F.  Excess Available Funds (VI.C.)                                                                 567,417
                                                                                                    ------------ 
      G.  Investment Earnings on Collection Account                                                       22,481
                                                                                                    ------------ 
      H.  Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall (E.- F.+G.)                                                          $  5,052,516
                                                                                                                    ------------
                                                                                                                    ------------
X.    RECONCILIATION OF SPREAD ACCOUNT:

      A.  Beginning of period Spread Account balance                                                                $ 11,531,067
                                                                                                                    ------------
      B.  Additions to Spread Account
          (1)  Deposits from Collections Account (VII. F.)                                                     0
                                                                                                    ------------ 
          (2)  Investment Earnings                                                                        61,772
                                                                                                    ------------ 
          (3)  Deposits Related to Subsequent Receivables Purchases                                            0
                                                                                                    ------------ 

          Total Additions                                                                                                 61,772
                                                                                                                    ------------
      C.  Spread Account balance prior to withdrawals                                                                 11,592,839
                                                                                                                    ------------
      D.  Requisite Amount of Spread Account
           (1) Initial Spread Account Deposit                                                       $ 15,195,170
                                                                                                    ------------ 
           (2) Subsequent Spread Account Deposits                                                      5,054,825
                                                                                                    ------------ 
           (3) Total Initial & Subsequent Spread Account Deposits (1)+(2)                             20,249,995
                                                                                                    ------------ 
           (4) 9% of end of period Aggregate Principal Balance                                        15,407,659
                                                                                                    ------------ 
           (5) $100,000                                                                                  100,000
                                                                                                    ------------ 
           (6) 2% of Original Pool Balance                                                             4,500,000
                                                                                                    ------------ 
           (7) End of period Note and Certificate Balance (before accel. 
                 principal shortfall calc)                                                           157,394,661
                                                                                                    ------------ 
           (8) Lesser of (6) or (7)                                                                    4,500,000
                                                                                                    ------------ 
           (9) Greater of (5) or (8)                                                                   4,500,000
                                                                                                    ------------ 
          (10) Aggregate Principal Balance                                                           171,196,209
                                                                                                    ------------ 
          (11) End of period Note and Certificate Balance (before accel. 
                 principal shortfall calc)                                                           157,394,661
                                                                                                    ------------ 
          (12) Line (10) less line (11)                                                               13,801,548
                                                                                                    ------------ 
          (13) OC level (12)/(10), Maximum 11%                                                             8.06%
                                                                                                    ------------ 
          (14) 14% less OC level, if OC level is greater than 5%                                           5.94%
                                                                                                    ------------ 
          (15) Percent in (13) or (14)) x End of period Aggregate 
                 Principal Balance                                                                    10,169,055
                                                                                                    ------------ 
          (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)                                                                                       10,169,055
                                                                                                                    ------------
      E.  Withdrawals from Spread Account
          (1)  Priority First - Deficiency Claim Amount                                                        0
                                                                                                    ------------ 
          (2)  Priority Second through Third
                                                                                                    ------------ 
          (3)  Priority Fourth - Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall                  5,052,516
                                                                                     ----------- 
                 Accelerated Payment Amount Shortfall in Excess of Requisite Amount                            0
                                                                                                    ------------ 
          (4)  Priority Fifth through Sixth
                                                                                                    ------------ 
          (5)  Priority Seventh - to Servicer                                                          1,423,784
                                                                                                    ------------ 
          Total withdrawals                                                                                            1,423,784
                                                                                                                    ------------
      F.  End of period Spread Account balance                                                                      $ 10,169,055
                                                                                                                    ------------
                                                                                                                    ------------


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XI.   PERFORMANCE TESTS:

      A.  Delinquency Ratio
          (1)  Receivables with Scheduled Payment
                 delinquent more than 60 days
                 at end of period                                                                   $  5,376,384
                                                                                                    ------------
          (2)  Purchased Receivables with Scheduled
                 Payment delinquent more than 60
                 days at end of period
                                                                                                    ------------
          (3)  Beginning of period Principal Balance                                                 176,856,858
                                                                                                    ------------
          (4)  Delinquency Ratio (1)+(2) divided by (3)                                                                    3.04%
                                                                                                                    ------------
          (5)  Previous Monthly Period Delinquency Ratio                                                                   3.01%
                                                                                                                    ------------
          (6)  Second previous Monthly Period Delinquency Ratio                                                            2.76%
                                                                                                                    ------------
          (7)  Average Delinquency Ratio (4)+(5)+(6)
                 divided by 3                                                                                              2.94%
                                                                                                                    ------------
          (8)  Compliance (Delinquency Test Failure is a
                   Delinquency Ratio equal to or greater than 5.00%)                                                        yes
                                                                                                                    ------------
      B.  Cumulative Default Rate
          (1)  Defaulted Receivables in Current Period                                              $  2,696,374
                                                                                                    ------------
          (2)  Cumulative Defaulted Receivables Including
                 Defaulted Receivables in Current Period                                              20,854,743
                                                                                                    ------------
          (3)  Original Pool Balance                                                                 224,999,940
                                                                                                    ------------
          (4)  Cumulative Default Rate (2) divided by (3)                                                                  9.27%
                                                                                                                    ------------
          (5)  Compliance (Default Test Failure is a Cumulative
                   Default Rate equal to or greater than 14.88%.)                                                           yes
                                                                                                                    ------------
      C.  Cumulative Net Loss Rate
          (1)  Receivables becoming Liquidated Receivables during period                            $  1,437,698
                                                                                                    ------------
          (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                                             (558,086)
                                                                                                    ------------
          (5)  Net Losses during period (1)+(2)+(3)-(4)                                                  879,612
                                                                                                    ------------
          (6)  Net Losses since Initial Cut-off Date (Beginning of Period)                             8,418,882
                                                                                                    ------------
          (7)  50% of Receivables with Scheduled Payment delinquent
                 more than 90 days at end of period                                                    2,401,637
                                                                                                    ------------
          (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)                                                                                            5.20%
                                                                                                                    ------------
          (10) Compliance (Net Loss Test Failure is a
                   Net Loss Rate equal to or greater than 8.50%.)                                                           yes
                                                                                                                    ------------
      D.  Extension Rate
          (1)  Principal Balance of Receivables extended during current period                         5,755,672
                                                                                                    ------------
          (2)  Beginning of Period Aggregate Principal Balance                                       176,856,858
                                                                                                    ------------
          (3)  Extension Rate (1) divided by (2)                                                                           3.25%
                                                                                                                    ------------
          (4)  Previous Monthly Extension Rate                                                                             2.89%
                                                                                                                    ------------
          (5)  Second previous Monthly Extension Rate                                                                      3.75%
                                                                                                                    ------------
          (6)  Average Extension Rate (3)+(4)+(5)
                 divided by 3                                                                                              3.30%
                                                                                                                    ------------
          (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                                                            #     1,720    $ 17,401,178           9.84%
                                                                                     -------------------------------------------
          (2)  61-90 days                                                                    351       3,357,184           1.90%
                                                                                     -------------------------------------------
          (3)  over 90 days                                                                  196       2,019,200           1.14%
                                                                                     -------------------------------------------
          Receivables with Scheduled Payment delinquent
            more than 30 days at end of period                                             2,267    $ 22,777,562          12.88%
                                                                                     -------------------------------------------
                                                                                     -------------------------------------------


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XIV.  MONTHLY PERIOD NUMBER OF RECEIVABLES CALCULATION:

      A.  Beginning of period number of Receivables                                                                       15,696
                                                                                                                    ------------
      B.  Number of Subsequent Receivables Purchased                                                                           0
                                                                                                                    ------------
      C.  Number of Receivables becoming Liquidated
            Receivables during period                                                                                        165
                                                                                                                    ------------
      D.  Number of Receivables becoming Purchased
            Receivables during period
                                                                                                                    ------------
      E.  Number of Receivables paid off during period                                                                       156
                                                                                                                    ------------
      F.  End of period number of Receivables                                                                             15,375
                                                                                                                    ------------
                                                                                                                    ------------
XV.   STATISTICAL DATA:

      A.  Weighted Average APR of the Receivables                                                                         19.67%
                                                                                                                    ------------
      B.  Weighted Average Remaining Term of the Receivables                                                               44.01
                                                                                                                    ------------
      C.  Average Receivable Balance                                                                                     $11,135
                                                                                                                    ------------
      D.  Aggregate Realized Losses                                                                                   $9,298,494
                                                                                                                    ------------
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AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc.


By:
   --------------------------------------------
Name:   Daniel E. Berce
Title:  Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer
Date:   January 6, 1998


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