UNITED STATES
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): APRIL 10, 1998
FIRST NBC CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST
(Issuer of the Certificates)
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
UNITED STATES 333-24023 72-0269760
(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction Identification Number)
of incorporation)
210 BARONNE ST., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70112
(Address of principal executive offices - Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (504) 623-1371
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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(c) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. Document Description
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20.1 Monthly Servicer's Certificate,
Series 1997-1
20.2 Monthly Holders' Statement, Series
1997-1
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE
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(Registrant)
By: /S/ THOMAS L. CALLICUTT, JR.
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Thomas L. Callicutt, Jr.
First Commerce Corporation
Executive Vice President, Controller and
Principal Accounting Officer
Dated: April 17, 1998
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit Sequential
No. Document Description Page No.
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20.1 Monthly Servicer's Certificate, 5
Series 1997-1
20.2 Monthly Holders' Statement, Series 10
1997-1
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MONTHLY SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE
First National Bank of Commerce
New Orleans, Louisiana
First NBC Credit Card Master Trust
Series 1997-1
For the 4/10/98 Determination Date
For the 8th Monthly Period
The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of First National Bank of
Commerce, as Servicer, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of August 1, 1997 by and between
First National Bank of Commerce and The First National Bank of Chicago, as
Trustee, does hereby certify as follows:
1 Capitalized terms used in this Certificate have their respective meanings
as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, that the
"preceding Monthly Period" shall mean the Monthly Period immediately
preceding the calendar month in which this Certificate is delivered. This
Certificate is delivered pursuant to subsection 3.4(b) of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement. References herein to certain sections and subsections
are references to the respective sections and subsections of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, as amended by the applicable Series Supplement.
2 First National Bank of Commerce is Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
3 The undersigned is a Servicing Officer.
4 The date of this Certificate is April 10, 1998, which is a Determination
Date under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
5 The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the preceding Monthly
Period [equal to 5(a) plus 5(b)] was $120,866,629.
(a) The aggregate amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables
collected during the preceding Monthly Period (the "Collections of
Finance Charge Receivables") was $14,320,627.
(b) The aggregate amount of Collections of Principal Receivables collected
during the preceding Monthly Period (the "Collections of Principal
Receivables") was $106,546,002.
6 The aggregate amount of Receivables as of the end of the last day of the
preceding Monthly Period was $826,931,525.
7 Included is an authentic copy of the statements required to be delivered by
the Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Paying Agent pursuant
to Article V.
8 To the knowledge of the undersigned, there are no liens on any Receivables
in the Trust except as described below:
None.
9 The amount, if any, by which the sum of the balance of the Excess Funding
Account and the Aggregate Principal Receivables exceeds the Minimum
Aggregate Principal Receivables required to be maintained pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, is equal to $526,931,525.
10 The amount, if any, of the withdrawal of the Specified Deposit from the
Finance Charge Account required to be made by the Trustee pursuant to
subsection 4.3(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement on the related
Transer date is $0.
Monthly Servicer's Certificate
Page 2 (all amounts in dollars except percentages)
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11 Monthly Period Trust Activity
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(a) Trust Activity Total Trust
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Beginning Aggregate Principal Receivables 842,908,644
Beginning Excess Funding Account Balance -
Beginning Total Principal Balance 842,908,644
Collections of Finance Charge Receivables 14,320,627
Discount Percentage -
Discount Option Receivables Collections -
Net Recoveries -
Total Collections of Finance Charge Receivables 14,320,627
Total Collections of Principal Receivables 106,546,002
Net Default Amount 3,919,443
Minimum Aggregate Principal Receivables Balance 300,000,000
Ending Aggregate Principal Receivables 826,931,525
Ending Excess Funding Account Balance -
Ending Total Principal Balance 826,931,525
(b) Series Allocations Series 1997-1 All Series
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Group Number 1
Investor Interest 300,000,000 300,000,000
Adjusted Investor Interest 300,000,000 300,000,000
Principal Funding Account Balance - -
Minimum Transferor Interest 57,885,207 57,885,207
(c) Group I Allocations Series 1997-1 Total Group I
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Investor Finance Charge Collections 5,096,860 5,096,860
Investor Monthly Interest 1,543,235 1,543,235
Investor Monthly Fees (Servicing Fee) 500,000 500,000
Investor Default Amounts 1,394,970 1,394,970
Investor Additional Amounts - -
Total 3,438,205 3,438,205
Reallocated Investor Finance Charge Collections 5,096,860 5,096,860
Available Excess 1,658,655 1,658,655
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12 Series 1997-1 Certificates
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Series 1997-1 Total Investor Transferor's
(a) Investor/Transferor Allocations Allocations Interest Interest
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Beginning Investor/Transferor Amounts 842,908,644 300,000,000 542,908,644
Beginning Adjusted Investor Interest 842,908,644 300,000,000 542,908,644
Floating Investor Percentage 100.00000% 35.59104% 64.40896%
Fixed Investor Percentage 0 0 0
Collections of Finance Chg. Receivables 14,320,627 5,096,860 9,223,767
Collections of Principal Receivables 106,546,002 37,920,830 68,625,172
Net Default Amount 3,919,443 1,394,970 2,524,473
Ending Investor/Transferor Amount 826,931,525 300,000,000 526,931,525
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Monthly Servicer's Certificate
Page 3 (all amounts in dollars except percentages)
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Collateral
(b) Monthly Period Funding Requirements Class A Class B Interest Total
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Principal Funding Account - - - -
Principal Funding Investment Proceeds - - - -
Withdrawal from Reserve Account - - - -
Available Reserve Account Amount - - - -
Required Reserve Account Amount - - - -
Coupon 6.15000% 6.35000% 6.28750% 6.17294%
Floating Investor Percentage 30.78625% 2.49137% 2.31342% 35.59104%
Fixed Investor Percentage - - - 0.00
Investor Monthly Interest 1,329,938 111,125 102,172 1,543,235
Overdue Monthly Interest - - - 0
Additional Interest - - - 0
Total Interest Due 1,329,938 111,125 102,172 1,543,235
Investor Default Amounts 1,206,649 97,648 90,673 1,394,970
Investor Monthly Fees 432,500 35,000 32,500 500,000
Investor Additional Amounts - - - 0
Total Due 2,969,087 243,773 225,345 3,438,205
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Collateral
(c) Certificates - Balances and Distributions Class A Class B Interest Total
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Beginning Investor Interest 259,500,000 21,000,000 19,500,000 300,000,000
Monthly Principal-Prin. Funding Account - - - -
Principal Payments - - - -
Interest Payments 1,329,938 111,125 102,172 1,543,235
Total Payments 1,329,938 111,125 102,172 1,543,235
Ending Investor Interest 259,500,000 21,000,000 19,500,000 300,000,000
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(d) Information regarding Payments in respect of the Class A Certificates
(per $1,000 original certificate principal amount)
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1. Total Payment 5.125000
2. Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Monthly Interest 5.125000
3. Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Overdue Monthly Interest -
4. Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Additional Interest -
5. Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Principal -
(e) Class A Investor Charge-Offs/Reimbursement of Class A Investor Charge-Offs
1. Total amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs -
2. Amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs per $1,000 original certificate principal amount -
3. Total amount reimbursed in respect of Class A Investor Charge-Offs -
4. Amount reimbursed in respect of Class A Investor Charge-Offs per $1,000 original
principal amount -
5. The amount, if any, by which the outstanding Principal Balance of the Class A
Certificates exceeds the Class A Adjusted Investor Interest after giving effect to all
transactions on such Distribution Date -
(f) Information regarding Payments in respect of the Class B Certificates
(per $1,000 original certificate principal amount)
1. Total Payment 5.291670
2. Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Monthly Interest 5.291670
3. Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Overdue Monthly Interest -
4. Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Additional Interest -
5. Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Principal -
Monthly Servicer's Certificate
Page 4 (all amounts in dollars except percentages)
(g) Amount of reductions in Class B Investor Interest pursuant to clauses (c), (d) and (e)
of the definition of Class B Investor Interest
1. Amount of reductions in Class B Investor Interest -
2. Amount of reductions in Class B Investor Interest per $1,000 original certificate
principal amount -
3. Total amount reimbursed in respect of reductions of Class B Investor Interest -
4. Amount reimbursed in respect of reductions of Class B Investor Interest per
$1,000 original certificate principal amount -
5. The amount, if any, by which the outstanding Principal Balance of the Class B
Certificates exceeds the Class B Investor Interest after giving effect to all
transactions on such Distribution Date -
(h) Information regarding Distribution in respect of the Collateral Interest
1. Total distribution 5.239580
2. Amount of distribution in respect of Collateral Monthly Interest 5.239580
3. Amount of distribution in respect of Collateral Overdue Interest -
4. Amount of distribution in respect of Collateral Monthly Principal -
(i) Amount of reductions in Collateral Interest pursuant to clauses (c), (d) and (e)
of the definition of Collateral Interest
1. Amount of reductions in Collateral Interest -
2. Total amount reimbursed in respect of reductions of Collateral Interest -
(j) Application of Reallocated Investor Finance Charge Collections
1. Class A Available Funds 4,408,784
a. Class A Monthly Interest 1,329,938
b. Class A Overdue Monthly Interest 0
c. Class A Additional Interest 0
d. Class A Servicing Fee 432,500
e. Class A Investor Default Amount 1,206,649
f. Excess Spread 1,439,697
2. Class B Available Funds 356,780
a. Class B Monthly Interest 111,125
b. Class B Overdue Monthly Interest -
c. Class B Additional Interest -
d. Class B Servicing Fee 35,000
e. Excess Spread 210,655
3. Collateral Holder Available Funds 331,296
a. Excess Spread 331,296
4. Total Excess Spread 1,981,648
Monthly Servicer's Certificate
Page 5 (all amounts in dollars except percentages)
(k) Application of Excess Spread and Excess Finance Charge Collections Allocated to Series 1997-1
1. Beginning Excess Spread 1,981,648
2. Excess Finance Charge Collections -
3. Applied to fund Class A Required Amount -
4. Unreimbursed Class A Investor Charge-Offs -
5. Applied to fund Class B Required Amount 97,648
6. Reductions of Class B Investor Interest treated as Available Principal Collections -
7. Applied to Collateral Monthly Interest and unpaid Collateral Monthly Interest 102,172
8. Applied to Collateral Interest Servicing Fee and any overdue Collateral
Interest Servicing Fee 32,500
9. Collateral Investor Default Amount treated as Available Principal Collections 90,673
10. Reductions of Collateral Interest treated as Available Principal Collections -
11. Deposit to Reserve Account (if required) -
12. Applied to other amounts owed to Collateral Interest Holder -
13. Balance to constitute Excess Finance Charge Collections for other series 1,658,655
13 Trust Performance
(a) Delinquencies
1. 31-59 days 13,316,933
2. 60-89 days 8,766,587
3. 90 days and over 14,297,023
4. Total 30+ days delinquent 36,380,543
(b) Base Rate
a. Current Monthly Period 8.173%
b. Prior Monthly Period 8.169%
c. Second Prior Monthly Period 8.167%
(c) Three Month Average Base Rate 8.170%
(d) Portfolio Yield (gross portfolio yield less net defaults)
a. Current Monthly Period 14.80756%
b. Prior Monthly Period 14.97311%
c. Second Prior Monthly Period 11.60413%
(e) Three Month Average Portfolio Yield 13.79493%
(f) Excess Spread Percentage
a. Current Monthly Period 6.63456%
b. Prior Monthly Period 6.80411%
c. Second Prior Monthly Period 3.43713%
(g) Three Month Average Excess Spread Percentage 5.62527%
(h) Monthly Payment Rate (total collections/beginning aggregate principal receivables) 14.33923%
(i) Portfolio Adjusted Yield 6.13456%
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this
certificate this 10th day of April, 1998.
First National Bank of Commerce,
as Servicer
By:/s/ Jane B. Truett
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Name: Jane B. Truett
Title: Vice President and Controller
MONTHLY HOLDERS' STATEMENT
First National Bank of Commerce
New Orleans, Louisiana
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First NBC Credit Card Master Trust
Series 1997-1
April 10, 1998
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Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing
Agreement") dated as of August 1, 1997 by and between First National Bank of
Commerce, as Seller and Servicer ("FNBC"), and The First National Bank of
Chicago, as Trustee,(the "Trustee"), as amended and supplemented by the Series
1997-1 Supplement dated as of August 1, 1997 by and between FNBC and the
Trustee, FNBC, as Servicer, is required to prepare certain information for each
Distribution Date regarding current distributions to Certificateholders and the
performance of the First NBC Credit Card Master Trust (the "Trust")during the
previous period. The information which is required to be prepared with respect
to the distribution on the April 15,1998 Distribution Date, and with respect to
the performance of the Trust during the month of 03/1/98 to 03/31/98 is set
forth below. Certain of the information is presented on the basis of an
original principal amount of $1,000 per Series 1997-1 Certificate
(a "Certificate"). Certain other information is presented based on the
aggregate amounts for the Trust as a whole. Capitalized terms used in this
Monthly Statement have their respective meanings set forth in the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement and the Supplement.
A Series 1997-1 Certificates
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1 Information regarding Payments in respect of the Class A Certificates
(per $1,000 original certificate principal amount)
a Total Payment 5.125000
b Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Monthly Interest 5.125000
c Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Overdue Monthly Interest -
d Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Additional Interest -
e Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Principal -
2 Class A Investor Charge-Offs/Reimbursement of Class A Investor
Charge-Offs
a Total amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs -
b Amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs per $1,000 original
certificate principal amount -
c Total amount reimbursed in respect of Class A Investor Charge-Offs -
d Amount reimbursed in respect of Class A Investor Charge-Offs per
$1,000 original principal amount -
e The amount, if any, by which the outstanding Principal Balance
of the Class A Certificates exceeds the Class A Adjusted
Investor Interest after giving effect to all transactions on
such Distribution Date -
3 Information regarding Payments in respect of the Class B Certificates
(per $1,000 original certificate principal amount)
a Total Payment 5.291670
b Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Monthly Interest 5.291670
c Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Overdue Monthly Interest -
d Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Additional Interest -
e Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Principal -
4 Amount of reductions in Class B Investor Interest pursuant to clauses
(c), (d) and (e) of the definition of Class B Investor Interest
a Amount of reductions in Class B Investor Interest -
b Amount of reductions in Class B Investor Interest per $1,000
original certificate principal amount -
c Total amount reimbursed in respect of reductions of Class B
Investor Interest -
d Amount reimbursed in respect of reductions of Class B Investor
Interest per $1,000 original certificate principal amount -
e The amount, if any, by which the outstanding Principal Balance of
the Class B Certificates exceeds the Class B Investor Interest
after giving effect to all transactions on such Distribution Date -
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Monthly Holders' Statement
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5 Information regarding Distribution in respect of the Collateral
Interest
a Total distribution 5.239580
b Amount of distribution in respect of Collateral Monthly Interest 5.239580
c Amount of distribution in respect of Collateral Overdue Interest -
d Amount of distribution in respect of Collateral Monthly Principal -
6 Amount of reductions in Collateral Interest pursuant to clauses
(c), (d) and (e) of the definition of Collateral Interest
a Amount of reductions in Collateral Interest -
b Total amount reimbursed in respect of reductions of
Collateral Interest -
B Trust Performance
1 Delinquencies
a 31-59 days 13,316,933
b 60-89 days 8,766,587
c 90 days and over 14,297,023
d Total 30+ days delinquent 36,380,543
2 Base Rate
a Current Monthly Period 8.173%
b Prior Monthly Period 8.169%
c Second Prior Monthly Period 8.167%
3 Three Month Average Base Rate 8.170%
4 Portfolio Yield (gross portfolio yield less net defaults)
a Current Monthly Period 14.80756%
b Prior Monthly Period 14.97311%
c Second Prior Monthly Period 11.60413%
5 Three Month Average Portfolio Yield 13.79493%
6 Excess Spread Percentage
a Current Monthly Period 6.63456%
b Prior Monthly Period 6.80411%
c Second Prior Monthly Period 3.43713%
7 Three Month Average Excess Spread Percentage 5.62527%
8 Monthly Payment Rate (total collections/beginning aggregate
principal receivables) 14.33923%
9 Portfolio Adjusted Yield 6.13456%
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First National Bank of Commerce, Servicer
By:/s/Jane B. Truett
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Name: Jane B. Truett
Title: Vice President and Controller
