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): July 21, 1998
NATIONAL FINANCIAL AUTO FUNDING TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 333-28829 9999
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (Primary Standard Industrial
Identification Number) File Number) Classification Code Number)
One Park Place
621 N.W. 53rd Street
Boca Raton, FL 33487
(800) 999-7535
(Address and telephone number of Principal Executive Offices)
Item 5. Other Events
Description of the Notes and the Receivables Pool
National Financial Auto Funding Trust (the "Funding Trust") will cause
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
pursuant to the Commission's Rule 424 a Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus
(together, the "Prospectus") filed as part of Registration Statement, File No.
33-28829, in connection with the Funding Trust's issuance of a series of Notes,
entitled National Auto Finance 1997-1 Trust Automobile Receivables-Backed Notes,
Series 1997-1 (the "Notes"), to be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of
June 29, 1997, between (i) National Auto Finance 1997-1 Trust (the "Trust"), a
Delaware business trust formed pursuant to a Trust Agreement dated as of June
29, 1997 between Funding Trust, as depositor, and Wilmington Trust company, as
Owner Trustee, and (ii) Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Trustee and Trust
Collateral Agent. The Notes designated as the Series 1997-1 Notes will be
Secured by trust property consisting primarily of a segregated pool (the
"Receivables Pool") of non-prime motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts
(the "Receivables"), all of which are secured by new or used automobiles,
light-duty trucks, vans or minivans financed thereby. The Receivables Pool will
consist of Receivables having an aggregate principal balance as of June 29, 1997
(the "Cut-off Date") of approximately $66,156,163.54 and certain additional
Receivables to the extent purchased by the Trust on or prior to October 30, 1997
with funds deposited in a Pre-Funding Account in the amount of approximately
$6,689,091.18.
Computational Materials
First Union Capital Markets Corp., as underwriter of the Notes (the
"Underwriter") has provided certain prospective purchasers of Notes with certain
computational materials (the "Computational Materials") in written form, which
Computational Materials are in the nature of data tables relating to the
structure and terms of the Notes and the hypothetical characteristics and
hypothetical performance of the Notes under certain assumptions and scenarios,
based on collateral information provided by National Auto Finance Company, Inc.
A. Monthly Report Information:
Aggregate distribution information for the current
distribution date July 21, 1998.
See Exhibit 1.
B. No delinquency in payment under the Certificate Guaranty
Insurance Policy has occurred.
C. Have any deficiencies occurred? NO.
Date:
Amount:
D. Were any amounts paid or are any amounts payable under
the Certificate Guaranty Insurance Policy? NO
Amount:
E. Are there any developments with respect to the Certificate
Insurance Guaranty Policy? NONE.
F. Item 1: Legal Proceedings: NONE
G. Item 2: Changes in Securities: NONE
H Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Certificatholders: NONE
I. Item 5: Other Information - Form 10-Q, Part II - Items
1,2,4,5 if applicable: NOT APPLICABLE
Item 7. Monthly Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No.
1. Monthly Servicer Certificate dated July 21, 1998.
National Auto Finance 1997-1 Trust
Monthly Servicer Certificate
21-Jul-98
Pre-
Pre- Funding Revol-
Collect Funding Reserve Spread ving Cert Trans- Master
Acct Acct Acct Acct Acct Acct feror Servicer
1 0 0 0 3,676,994 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 16,345 0 0 0 0
3 1,728,382 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 12,473 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 -1,989 0 0 0 0 0 1,989 0
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 -12,473 0 0 -16,345 0 0 28,818 0
10 -1,479,550 0 0 0 0 1,479,550 0 0
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 -246,844 0 0 0 0 246,844 0 0
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 0 0 0 -103,569 0 0 0 0
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 0 0 0 3,573,425 0 1,726,394 30,806 0
31 0 0 0 0 0 1,726,394 0 0
1Beginning Account Balances
2Interest Income
Collection Account
3Lockbox Collections during the Collections Period
4Add: Retransfer Amount received in respect of any Retransferred Contracts
5Add: Any income and gain from investments of funds in the Collection Account
6Add: Amts received from Transferor, Master Servicer or any Subservicer
7Less: Late Payment fees collected with respect to the Contracts on Deposit
8Less: Supplemental Servicing Fee
9Less: Any income and gain on investments of deposits in Collection Account
10Less: Scheduled, Prepay and Liquidated Contract Principal
11Less: Amounts deposited with respect to Retransferred Contracts
Certificate Account
12Add: Withdrawals from Collection Account
13Add: Amounts received from the Transferor
14Add: Amounts received from the Master Servicer or Subservicer
15Add: Withdrawals from Revolving Account
16Add: Withdrawals from the Pre-Funding Reserve Account
17Add: Deposits to the Spread Account
18Add: Cross Collateralization from 95-1 Trust
19Add: Cross Collateralization from 98-1 Trust
20Add: Proceeds of any Contracts or Property
21Add: Any income and gain on investments of funds in the Certificate Account
22Add: Amounts received from Certificate Insurer
23Add: Withdrawals from the Revolving Account or Pre-Funding Account
24Less: Expenses of an Opinion of Counsel
25Less: Expenses of Master Servicer or Transferor
26Less: Payments to the Master servicer of Insurance and Liquidation Proceeds
27Less: Pmts to Transferor w/ respect to Retransferred Contracts or property
Pre-Funding Reserve Account
28Less: Amount in excess of Required Deposit
29Less: Amounts Distributed
30Ending Account Balances
31Available Amount to Certificate Holders
National Auto Finance 1997-1 Trust
Monthly Servicer Certificate
21-Jul-98
Cert
Account Payment
Available Amount 1,726,394 0
Payments on Payment Date
(i) Servicing Fee (87,547) 87,547
NAFI Operating Depository Account
First Union National Bank, Charlotte, NC
Acct #2010000259454 - ABA 053000219
(ii) Trustee, Collateral Agent 0 0
and Custodial fees
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
(iiia) Class A Interest (252,947) 252,947
(iiib) Class A Principal (1,346,391) 1,346,391
(iv) Certificate Insurer (13,549) 13,549
Financial Security Assurance
Morgan Guaranty Trust
Acct #000-33-345 ABA 021-000-238
(v) Collateral Agent (Spread Account) 103,569 (103,569)
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
(va) [Reserved] 0 0
(vi) Cross collateralization: Due to 95-1 0 0
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
1995-1 Certificate Account
(vii) Transfer to 98-1 Trust Certificate Acct (129,529) 129,529
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
1998-1 Certificate Account
(viii) Unreimbursed expenses to the Standby Servicer 0 0
(ix) Unreimbursed expenses to the Transferor 0.01 (0.01)
(x) Class B Certificate Holders 0 0
National Auto Finance Company, Inc.
First Union National Bank
Acct #2010000259454 - ABA 053000219
Pursuant to section 3.17 of the Pooling and Service Agreement dated as of
July 17,1997 among National Financial Auto Funding Trust, National Auto
Finance Company, Inc. and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, the undersigned, as
the Master Servicer, is providing the attached Monthly Statement for the
Collection Period 19-Jun-98
NATIONAL AUTO FINANCE COMPANY, INC.
as Master Servicer
Kevin G. Adams 01-Mar-99
Sr. Vice President
National Auto Finance 1997-1 Trust
Monthly Servicer Certificate
21-Jul-98
1 Month 2 Months
(A) Portfolio Performance Tests: Current: Previous Previous
(yes/no) (yes/no) (yes/no)
Trigger Event (Yes/No) yes yes yes
Monthly
Delinquencies Delinquency
Delinquencies ACPB Ratio
2 Months Prior: 5,000,128 54,851,431 9.116%
1 Month Prior: 4,993,478 52,528,479 9.506%
Current: 4,796,390 51,048,929 9.396%
9.339%
Maximum Delinquency Ratio 8.25%
Monthly Annual
Gross Defaulted Contracts Default Default
Defaults ACPB Rate Rate
2 Months Prior: 594,868 56,010,540 1.062% 12.745%
1 Month Prior: 719,663 53,689,955 1.340% 16.085%
Current: 521,029 51,788,704 1.006% 12.073%
1.136% 13.634%
Maximum Annualized Default Ratio
(i) Month 1 through 24 18.00%
(iii) Month 25 through the remainder of the transaction 14.00%
Monthly Annual
Losses Loss Loss
Losses ACPB Rate Rate
2 Months Prior: 422,456 56,010,540 0.754% 9.051%
1 Month Prior: 275,897 53,689,955 0.514% 6.166%
Current: 295,154 51,788,704 0.570% 6.839%
0.613% 7.352%
Maximum Annualized Net Loss Rate
(i) Month 1 through 24 8.00%
(iii) Month 25 through the remainder of the transaction 6.00%
National Auto Finance 1997-1 Trust
Monthly Servicer Certificate
21-Jul-98
1 Month 2 Months
(B) Insurance Agreement Event of Defaults Previous Previous
Current: (yes/no) (yes/no)
Event of Default (Yes/No) no no no
(1) Bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company, or the Seller;
(2) A default or a breach of a representation, warranty, or
covenant by the Company or the Seller under any of the
transaction documents which has not been cured
within the applicable grace period;
(3) Any claim for payment under the Certificate Policy;
(4) Delinquency Ratio is 11% or higher averaged
over the 3 previous Monthly Periods:
Monthly
Delinquencies Delinquency
Delinquencies ACPB Ratio
2 Months Prior: 5,000,128 54,851,431 9.116%
1 Month Prior: 4,993,478 52,528,479 9.506%
Current: 4,796,390 51,048,929 9.396%
9.34%
Maximum Delinquency Ratio 11.00%
(5) The Default Rate average over the 3 previous Monthly
Periods exceeds 25% for month 1 through 24,
and 17% for the remainder of the transaction;
Monthly Annual
Defaults Default Default
Defaults ACPB Rate Rate
2 Months Prior: 594,868 56,010,540 1.062% 12.745%
1 Month Prior: 719,663 53,689,955 1.340% 16.085%
Current: 521,029 51,788,704 1.006% 12.073%
1.14% 13.63%
Maximum Annualized Default Ratio
(i) Month 1 through 24 25.00%
(iii) Month 25 through the remainder of the transaction 17.00%
National Auto Finance 1997-1 Trust
Monthly Servicer Certificate
21-Jul-98
(B) Insurance Agreement Event of defaults (Cont.)
(6) The Net Loss Rate averaged over the 3 previous Monthly
Periods exceeds 11% for month 1 through 24,
and 8% for the remainder of the transaction;
Monthly Annual
Losses Loss Loss
Losses ACPB Rate Rate
2 Months Prior: 422,456 56,010,540 0.754% 9.051%
1 Month Prior: 275,897 53,689,955 0.514% 6.166%
Current: 295,154 51,788,704 0.570% 6.839%
0.613% 7.352%
Maximum Annualized Net Loss Rate
(i) Month 1 through 24 11.00%
(iii) Month 25 through the remainder of the transaction 8.00%
(7) The Servicer Termination Events listed below:
(i) Failure to deposit funds as required under the no
Pooling and Servicing Agreement
(ii) Failure to deliver the Servicer's Certificate no
(iii) Breach of Servicer covenants no
(iv) Bankruptcy or insolvency of the Servicer no
(v) Material breach of representations and warranties no
(vi) Certificate Insurer has not delivered a no
Servicer Extension Notice
(vii) Insurance Agreement Event of Default on no
this or other transactions
(viii) Claim under the policy no
National Auto Finance 1997-1 Trust
Monthly Servicer Certificate
21-Jul-98
Class A Interest Schedule
Opening Class A Principal Balance 47,800,916
Class A Interest Rate 6.35%
30/360*Class A Interest Rate 0.53%
Current Class A Interest Distribution 252,947
Prior Class A Interest Arrearage 0
Class A Interest Due 252,947
Current Class A Interest Arrearage 0
Class A Principal Schedule
Opening Class A Principal Balance 47,800,916
Scheduled Principal 639,861
Prepayments 396,421
Liquidated Contracts 443,268
Additional principal due 0
1,479,550
Retransfers 0
1,479,550
Class A Share - 91% 1,346,391
Remaining Prefunding Account Balance 0
Principal due to Class A 1,346,391
Prepayment from Revolving Account 0
Prepayment From Pre-Funding Account 0
Prior Class A Arrearage 0
Class A Principal Due 1,346,391
Class A Principal Distribution 1,346,391
Current Class A Arrearage 0
Ending Class A Principal Balance after current Distribution 46,454,526
Servicing Fee Schedule
Beginning Collateral Balance 52,528,479
Annual Servicing Rate 2.00%
Prior Servicing Fee Arrearage 0
Current Servicer Fee 87,547
Servicer Fee Due 87,547
Servicer Fee Paid 87,547
Current Servicing Fee Arrearage 0
National Auto Finance 1997-1 Trust
National Auto Finance Company, Inc.
Monthly Servicer Certificate
Trustee Fee Schedule
Annual Trustee Fee 0
Prior Trustee Fee Arrearage 0
Current Trustee Fee 0
Trustee Fee Due 0
Current Trustee Fee Arrearage 0
Certificate Insurer Schedule
Ending Class A Balance 46,454,526
Insurance Premium 0.350%
Insurance Premium Supplement 0.500%
Certificate Insurer Fee 13,549
Pre-Funding Account
Opening Balance 0
Monthly Originations X 91% 0
Withdrawal From Pre-Funding Account 0
Prepayment associated w/ end of Pre-Funding Period 0
Closing Balance 0
Revolving Account Schedule
Opening Balance 0
Amount Transferred from Collection Account 0
First Interim Balance 0
Withdrawal From Revolving Account 0
Second Interim Balance 0
Amount Transferred to Certificate Account 0
Prepayment Associated w/ Release from Revolving Acct 0
Ending Balance
Spread Account
Initial Collateral Balance 66,891,200
Opening Spread Account Balance 3,676,994
Less Interest Earned (16,345)
Opening Spread Account Balance 3,676,994
Required Balance Spread Account 3,573,425
Required Deposit to Spread Account (103,569)
Cross Collaterlization from 95-1/98-1 0
Ending Spread Account Balance 3,573,425
Cap 3,573,425
Floor 46,454,526
The Floor Amount at any time will be equal to
the greater of (i) the outstanding Class A
Certificate Balance, and (ii) $100,000
National Auto Finance 1997-1 Trust
Monthly Servicer Certificate
21-Jul-98
Class A Certificate Factor
Current Class A Balance 46,454,526
Initial Class A Balance 66,891,200
Certificate Factor: 0.694478879
Aggregate Contract Principal Balance 51,048,929
Class A Balance 46,454,526
Less: Prefunding Account 0
Receivable backed Certificates 46,454,526
A Investor Percentage 91.00%
June 19, 1998
Weighted Average Coupon 19.14%
Weighted Average Maturity 41.81%
National Auto Finance 1997-1 Trust
Monthly Servicer Certificate
21-Jul-98
Beginning of Transaction 07/21/97
Payment Date 07/21/98
Month of Transaction 11
Period Ended 06/19/98
Collection Account
Beginning Balance 0.00
Collections during the Collections Period 1,728,382.42
Retransfer Amt received in respect of any Retransferred Contracts 0.00
Any income & gain from investments of funds in the Collection Acct 12,472.78
Amts received from Transferor, Master Servicer or Subservicer 0.00
Late Payment Fees collected w/ respect to the Contracts on Deposit 1,988.53
Supplemental Servicing Fee 0.00
Amounts deposited with respect to Retransferred Accounts 0.00
Scheduled Principal 639,861.40
Prepayments 396,420.72
Recoveries 148,114.34
Certificate Account
Amounts received from the Transferor 0.00
Amounts received from the Master Servicer or Subservicer 0.00
Withdrawals from the Pre-Funding Reserve Account 0.00
Withdrawals from the Spread Account 0.00
Proceeds of any Contracts or Property 0.00
Any income & gain on investments of funds in the Certificate Acct 0.00
Amounts received from Certificate Insurer (Claims to FSA) 0.00
Expenses of an Opinion of Counsel 0.00
Expenses of Master Servicer or Transferor 0.00
Pmts to the Master servicer of Insurance and Liquidation Proceeds 0.00
Pmts to the Transferor w/ respect to Retransferred Contracts or prop 0.00
Pre-Funding Reserve Account
Beginning Balance 0.00
Amount in excess of Required Deposit 0.00
Interest Income 0.00
Certificate Insurer
Is there a claim on the policy in the current month, No
or has there ever been a claim?
Revolving Account
Beginning Balance 0.00
Transfers 0.00
Over 3.0 Million Principal
Remaining balance due to Investors 0.00
Interest Income 0.00
Pre-Funding Account
Beginning Balance 0.00
Interest Income 0.00
Spread Account
Beginning Balance 3,676,993.56
Interest Income 16,344.95
National Auto Finance 1997-1 Trust
Monthly Servicer Certificate
21-Jul-98
Number of loans currently owned by Trust 4,926
Initial Collateral Balance 66,891,200
New Originations Transferred to Trust 0
Initial Certificate Account Balance 0
Previous Servicing Fee Arrearage 0
Previous Trustee, Collateral Agent, 0
Lockbox and Custodian fees - Arrearage
Previous Class A Interest Arrearage 0
Unreimbursed expenses to the Trustee 0
Unreimbursed expenses to the Master Servicer 0
Unreimbursed expenses to the Standby Servicer 0
Unreimbursed expenses to the Transferor 0
Opening Class A Principal Balance 66,891,200
Prior Class A Principal Arrearage 0
1 Month 2 Months 3 Months
Current Prior Prior Prior
30+ Days Past Due 3,346,241 3,576,723 3,162,997 2,901,408
60+ Days Past Due 711,331 609,336 890,423 776,351
90+ Days Past Due 738,818 807,419 946,707 1,156,674
Delinquent (30+ days past due) 4,796,390 4,993,478 5,000,128 4,834,433
Current Month Repos 197,877 497,760 327,073 629,425
New over 90 Days 323,151 221,903 267,795 488,556
Defaults 521,029 719,663 594,868 1,117,981
Liquidated Contracts
Repos > 90 Days 121,621 79,813 145,502 246,762
Closed Repo's 321,647 570,185 649,080 730,961
Past Due > 120 Days 0 0 0 0
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy 0 0 0 0
Net Liquidated Accounts 443,268 649,998 794,582 977,722
Recoveries - net of expenses 148,114 374,101 372,126 429,603
Net Losses 295,154 275,897 422,456 548,120
ACPB 51,048,929 52,528,479 54,851,431 57,169,648
Principal Paid
08/21/97 1,032,777
09/21/97 1,133,973
10/21/97 1,202,786
11/21/97 1,480,428
12/21/97 1,705,033
01/21/98 1,902,337
02/21/98 1,956,688
03/21/98 2,070,659
04/21/98 2,382,139
05/21/98 2,109,578
06/21/98 2,113,886
19,090,284
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 thereunto duly authorized.
FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION
/s/ Name: Keith B. Stein
Secretary
Dated: June 30, 1998
