EQCC HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1996-4
8-K, 1997-10-16
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                        


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                                       8-K
                                        
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                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                        

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 15, 1997
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                       EQCC HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1996-4                    
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        (Exact name of registrant as specified in governing instruments)
                                        

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                                   33-99344
    Delaware                      33-99344-01                  59-3413237
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(State or other                (Commission File              (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                     Number)                Identification No.)
organization)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
10401 Deerwood Park Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida              32256
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           (Address of principal offices)                       (Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:          (904) 987-5000
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
                                        



                                       Total Number of Pages   9  
                                       Exhibit Index Located at Page  5 




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Items 1 through 4, Item 6, and Item 8 are not included because they are not
applicable.


Item 5.  OTHER EVENTS.


(a)  MERGER.  On September 26, 1994, EquiCredit Corporation (the "Company")
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with
Barnett Banks, Inc. ("Barnett Banks") and a Delaware corporation to be
formed as wholly-owned subsidiary of Barnett Banks (the "Merger
Subsidiary"). The transaction was consummated on January 27, 1995.


(b)  On August 15, 1996, (the "August Remittance Date") a scheduled 
distribution was made from EQCC Home Equity Loan Trust 1996-2 to holders of 
Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, Class 
A-4 Certificates and Class A-5 Certificates.  The information contained in 
the Trustee's Remittance Report in respect of the August Remittance Date, 
attached hereto as Exhibit 99, is hereby incorporated by reference.

(c)  On February 19, 1996, a class action complaint was filed in the U.S. 
District Court for the Northern District of Georgia by Elizabeth D. 
Washington on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, against 
EquiCredit Corporation of Ga., an affiliate of EquiCredit Corporation of 
America.  Plaintiff purports to represent a class (the "Class") consisting of 
all persons who obtained "federally regulated mortgage loans" from February 
16, 1995 to February 16, 1996 on which a fee or yield spread premium ("YSP") 
was paid to a mortgage broker.  The action is brought pursuant to the Real 
Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA") alleging that EquiCredit violated 
RESPA by paying a YSP to Funding Center of Georgia, Inc. ("FCG"), failing to 
disclose such YSP on the Good Faith Estimate of settlement costs, and failing 
to provide a Good Faith Estimate and HUD "Special Information Booklet" within 
three days of receipt of loan application.  Plaintiff seeks judgment equal to 
three times the amount of all YSP paid by EquiCredit to FCG and other 
brokers, as well as court costs and litigation expenses, attorney fees and 
such other relief which may be granted by the court.  Management of 
EquiCredit denies that the Company has violated any law, rule, or regulation 
as asserted in the Plaintiff's Complaint. The parties have agreed in 
principle to settle the action and a settlement agreement is being negotiated 
and will be presented to the court for approval. The agreement contemplates 
payment by EquiCredit of the total settlement amount of $352,000 in full 
compromise and settlement of all claims of plaintiff and class members. By 
reaching agreement in principle to settle the case, EquiCredit does not admit 
to any wrongdoing and in fact specifically denies any liability or wrongdoing 
whatsoever.


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AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1993, OLD STONE CREDIT CORPORATION IS N/K/A EQUICREDIT
CORPORATION OF AMERICA.


Item 7.        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

               (a)  Financial Statements - Not Applicable

               (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information - Not Applicable

               (c)  EXHIBITS
                    (Exhibit numbers conform to Item 601 of Regulation S-K):
    

                    99   Trustee's Remittance Report in respect of the
                         August Remittance Date.











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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 the
undersigned hereto duly authorized.




                                       EQCC HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1996-4
                                         (Registrant)

                                                                     
                                       EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA
                                          as Representative



August 15, 1997                        BY: /s/ TERENCE G. VANE, JR.  
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                                       Terence G. Vane, Jr
                                       Senior Vice President


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     99--        Trustee's Remittance Report in respect of the 
                 August Remittance Date.                                  7
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                                  EXHIBIT 99
                                       
                                       
    Trustee's Remittance Report in  respect of the August Remittance Date.
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
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                       FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                  AS TRUSTEE

                            REMITTANCE REPORT FOR

        EQCC HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1996-4
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FROM                         JULY 15, 1997

TO                           AUG. 15, 1997
                                                                    TOTAL
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<S>    <C>                                                     <C>
(i)    AVAILABLE PAYMENT AMOUNT                                   14,690,773.96
        Portions subject to bankrupty                                      0.00

(ii)   CLASS A-1 PRINCIPAL BALANCE (Beginning)                    26,727,966.99
       CLASS A-2 PRINCIPAL BALANCE (Beginning)                   106,470,000.00
       CLASS A-3 PRINCIPAL BALANCE (Beginning)                   103,690,000.00
       CLASS A-4 PRINCIPAL BALANCE (Beginning)                    92,740,000.00
       CLASS A-5 PRINCIPAL BALANCE (Beginning)                    32,150,000.00
       CLASS A-5 PRINCIPAL BALANCE (Beginning)                    60,110,000.00
       CLASS A-7 PRINCIPAL BALANCE (Beginning)                    36,580,000.00
       CLASS A-8 PRINCIPAL BALANCE (Beginning)                    20,460,000.00
       CLASS A-9 PRINCIPAL BALANCE (Beginning)                    59,000,000.00

       POOL PRINCIPAL BALANCE (Beginning)                        537,927,966.99

(iii)  MORTGAGES:
       NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENTS                                      275
       PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGES PREPAYING                   10,871,238.62

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(iv)    AMOUNT OF CURTAILMENTS RECEIVED                               68,798.48

(v)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF PRINCIPAL PORTION OF
        MONTHLY PAYMENTS RECEIVED                                    788,613.35

(vi)    INTEREST RECEIVED ON MORTGAGES                             4,661,317.54

(vii)   AGGREGATE ADVANCES                                         3,756,790.12

(viii) a. DELINQUENCY INFORMATION (INCLUDES BANKRUPTCY & FORECLOSURES & REO):
           MORTGAGE DELINQUENCIES 30-59 DAYS:                               
            NUMBER                                                          290
            PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                     12,766,997.59
            % OF PRINCIPAL                                             2.430000%

           MORTGAGE DELINQUENCIES 60-90 DAYS:
            NUMBER                                                           97
            PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      4,586,635.15
            % OF PRINCIPAL                                             0.870000%

           MORTGAGE DELINQUENCIES 90 DAYS OR MORE:
            NUMBER                                                          263
            PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                     13,142,033.34
            % OF PRINCIPAL                                             2.500000%

        b. MORTGAGES IN BANKRUPTCY (TOTAL)
            NUMBER                                                          110
            PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      4,996,662.29
            % OF PRINCIPAL                                             0.950000%

           BANKRUPTCY MORTGAGE DELINQUENCIES (included in (viii) a. above):
            BANKRUPTCY MORTGAGE DELINQUENCIES 30-59 DAYS:
             NUMBER                                                           4
             PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                       158,366.56
             % OF PRINCIPAL                                                0.03%

          BANKRUPTCY MORTGAGE DELINQUENCIES 60-90 DAYS:

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           NUMBER                                                            10
           PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                         396,015.27
           % OF PRINCIPAL                                                  0.08%

         BANKRUPTCY MORTGAGE DELINQUENCIES 90 DAYS OR MORE:
          NUMBER                                                             42
          PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                        1,869,813.28
          % OF PRINCIPAL                                                   0.36%

      c. MORTGAGES IN FORECLOSURE (TOTAL):
          NUMBER                                                             76
          PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                        3,990,768.73
          % OF PRINCIPAL                                               0.760000%

         FORECLOSURE MORTGAGE DELINQUENCIES (included in (viii) a. above):
          FORECLOSURE MORTGAGE DELINQUENCIES 30-59 DAYS:
          NUMBER                                                              1
          PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                           26,427.89
          % OF PRINCIPAL                                                   0.01%

         FORECLOSURE MORTGAGE DELINQUENCIES 60-90 DAYS:
          NUMBER                                                              1
          PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                           39,578.10
          % OF PRINCIPAL                                                   0.01%

         FORECLOSURE MORTGAGE DELINQUENCIES 90 DAYS OR MORE:
          NUMBER                                                             72
          PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                        3,795,175.84
          % OF PRINCIPAL                                                   0.72%

      d. MORTGAGES IN REO (TOTAL-included in 90 days or more (viii) a. above):
          NUMBER                                                              0
          PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                                0.00
          % OF PRINCIPAL                                                   0.00%

      e. MORTGAGE LOAN LOSSES                                         39,507.72

(ix)     ENDING CLASS A-1 PRINCIPAL BALANCE                       14,959,808.82

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         ENDING CLASS A-2 PRINCIPAL BALANCE                       106,470,000.00
         ENDING CLASS A-3 PRINCIPAL BALANCE                       103,690,000.00
         ENDING CLASS A-4 PRINCIPAL BALANCE                        92,740,000.00
         ENDING CLASS A-5 PRINCIPAL BALANCE                        32,150,000.00
         ENDING CLASS A-6 PRINCIPAL BALANCE                        60,110,000.00
         ENDING CLASS A-7 PRINCIPAL BALANCE                        36,580,000.00
         ENDING CLASS A-8 PRINCIPAL BALANCE                        20,460,000.00
         ENDING CLASS A-9 PRINCIPAL BALANCE                        59,000,000.00

(x)      WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY OF MORTGAGE LOANS                165.31696461
         WEIGHTED AVERAGE MORTGAGE INTEREST RATE                     10.81005075%

(xi)     SERVICING FEES PAID                                          258,568.82
         SERVICING FEES ACCRUED                                       265,180.14

(xii)    SECTION 5.04 SERVICER PAYMENTS OR REIMBSMTS.                       0.00

(xiii)   POOL PRINCIPAL BALANCE (ENDING)                          526,159,808.82

(xiv)    RESERVED

(xv)     REIMBURSABLE AMOUNTS:
          TO SERVICER                                                       0.00
          TO REPRESENTATIVE                                                 0.00
          TO DEPOSITORS                                                     0.00

(xvi)    NUMBER OF MORTGAGES OUTSTANDING (BEGINNING)                      12,396
         NUMBER OF MORTGAGES OUTSTANDING (END)                            12,121

(xvii)   AGGREGATE INTEREST ACCRUED ON THE MORTGAGE LOANS           4,780,655.51

(xviii)  PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS WITH
         MORTGAGE INTEREST RATES LESS THAN 8.11%                      357,295.04
         MORTGAGE INTEREST RATES LESS THAN 8.01%                      233,490.43

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(xix)    SUBORDINATED AMOUNT (REMAINING)                           68,080,877.28
         SPREAD ACCOUNT BALANCE (AFTER DISTRIBUTIONS)              12,871,371.12
         EXCESS SPREAD                                              1,553,351.86
         CUMULATIVE EXCESS SPREAD ACCOUNT RECEIPTS                    241,142.72

(xx)     AGGREGATE MORTGAGE LOAN LOSSES                               241,142.72

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