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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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) August 15, 2000
First Union Direct Bank, N.A.
(Successor to the First Union National Bank of Georgia as Originator
of the First Union Master Credit Card Trust)
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
on behalf of
First Union Master Credit Card Trust
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United States 33-98546 56-2017017
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification Number)
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600 Broad Street
Augusta, Georgia 30903
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(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code (706) 823-2580
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
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Item 1. Not Applicable.
Item 2. Not Applicable.
Item 3. Not Applicable.
Item 4. Not Applicable.
Item 5. The First Union Master Credit Card Trust, Series 1996-1 Certificateholders'
Statement for the period of July 2000 was delivered to
Certificateholders on August 15, 2000.
Item 6. Not Applicable.
Item 7. Exhibits.
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The following are filed as Exhibits to this Report under Exhibits 20.1 and 20.2.
Exhibit 20.1 First Union Master Credit Card Trust, Series
1996-1 Certificateholders' Statement for the August
15, 2000 Distribution Date.
Exhibit 20.2 Trust and Public Series Summary for the First
Union Master Credit Card Trust as of July, 2000.
Item 8. Not Applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FIRST UNION DIRECT BANK, N.A.,
on behalf of the First Union
Master Credit Card Trust
By: /s/ James H. Gilbraith II
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Name: James H. Gilbraith II
Title: Managing Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Description
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Exhibit 20.1 First Union Master Credit Card Trust, Series 1996-1 Certificateholders'
Statement for the August 15, 2000 Distribution Date.
Exhibit 20.2 Trust and Public Series Summary for the First Union Master Credit Card
Trust as of July 2000.
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