LIFE FINANCIAL SER AD RT MT PAS THR CT SE 1997 1A & 97 1B TR
8-K, 1997-12-16
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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 (Date of earliest event reported):  December 15, 1997

       Life Financial Services, Adjustable Rate Mortgage Pass-Through
                   Certificates, Series 1997-1A and 1B Trust
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


New York                        333-16511            52-2033941, 52-6857940
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation                File Number)         Identification No.


c/o Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.
11000 Broken Land Parkway
Columbia,  Maryland                           21044
(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (410) 884-2000



ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

On December  15,  1997,  a  distribution  was made to holders of Life  Financial
Services, Adjustable Rate Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-1A and
1997-1B Trust.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

        (c)  Exhibits

             Item 601(a)
             of Regulation S-K
             Exhibit Number

             99.1 --   Monthly report distributed to holders of Life
                       Financial Services, Adjustable Rate Mortgage Pass
                       Through Certificates, Series 1997-1A and 1B Trust
                       relating to the December 15, 1997, distribution.





                                   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.


         Life Financial Services, Adjustable Rate Mortgage Pass-Through
                   Certificates, Series 1997-1A and 1B Trust
                                  (Registrant)

                            By: Norwest Bank of Minnesota, N.A.
                                as Trustee
                            By: /s/ Sherri J. Sharps
                          Name: Sherri J. Sharps
                         Title: Vice President
                          Date: December 19, 1997


                                INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number                     Description

EX-99.1           Monthly  report  distributed  to  holders  of  Life  Financial
                  Services, Adjustable Rate Mortgage Pass- Through Certificates,
                  Series 1997-1A and 1B Trust relating to the December 15, 1997,
                  distribution.





Life Financial Services 1997-1A and 1B
Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.
Securities Administration Services
11000 Broken Land Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044-7800

Reporting   Month:         November 1997
Distribution Date:     December 15, 1997

Contact:                         Michele Latimer
Phone:                           (410) 884-2100
InvestorDirect:                  (800) 605-4167




                                        Cover Page

Report Name                                                    Report Number
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Series Structure Summary                                                  1

Class Distribution Summary                                                2

Class Distribution Per 1,000 of Original Balance                          3

Class Principal Distribution                                              4

Class Interest Distribution                                               5

Fund Account Summary                                                      6

Loss/Delinquency Detail                                                   7

Collateral Summary                                                        8

Credit Enhancement Summary                                                9


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                                                               Series Structure Summary


                                                                                    Aggregate
                                                                                     Realized
                                                                                       Losses
                                                             Original               Principal  Aggregate     Aggregate        Ending
         Class                                              Principal Pass Through    Balance   Interest Undistributed     Principal
Class    Description    Principal Type  Interest Type         Balance Rate          Reduction  Shortfall     Principal        Factor
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                     <C>            <C>               <C>        <C>           <C>   <C>         
A-1      Senior         Pass Through    Floater         38,500,000.00  5.89750000%       0.00       0.00          0.00  0.6674690281
R        Residual       Residual        Residual                 0.00  0.00000000%       0.00       0.00          0.00  0.0000000000
RF-1A    Subordinate    Interest Only   Interest Only            0.00  0.00000000%       0.00       0.00          0.00  0.0000000000
A-2      Senior         Pass Through    Fixed           61,500,000.00  7.48500000%       0.00       0.00          0.00  0.9335676233
RF-1B    Subordinate    Interest Only   Interest Only            0.00  0.00000000%       0.00       0.00          0.00  0.0000000000
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                                                 100,000,000.00                    0.00       0.00          0.00  0.8311196641

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                                                         Class Distribution Summary

                                                Beginning                                    Principal         Ending
                              Pass Through      Principal  Total Interest  Total Principal     Balance      Principal          Total
Class      Record Date                Rate        Balance    Distribution     Distribution   Reduction        Balance   Distribution
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>        <C>   <C>           <C>          <C>                <C>            <C>                 <C>   <C>             <C>         
A-1        11/28/1997          5.89750000%  28,138,238.75      129,068.54     2,440,681.17        0.00  25,697,557.58   2,569,749.71
R          11/28/1997          0.00000000%           0.00            0.00             0.00        0.00           0.00           0.00
RF-1A      11/28/1997          0.00000000%           0.00       85,613.54             0.00        0.00           0.00      85,613.54
A-2        11/28/1997          7.48500000%  57,945,527.49      361,435.23       531,118.66        0.00  57,414,408.83     892,553.89
RF-1B      11/28/1997          0.00000000%           0.00      209,983.59             0.00        0.00           0.00     209,983.59
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                                      86,083,766.24      786,100.90     2,971,799.83        0.00  83,111,966.41   3,757,900.73

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                                          Class Distribution Per 1,000 of Original Balance

                                                                        Total Other
                                     Total Interest       Scheduled       Principal Total Principal       Principal          Ending
                                       Distribution       Principal    Distribution    Distribution         Balance       Principal
Class   Cusip      Original Balance          Factor          Factor          Factor          Factor       Reduction          Factor
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>     <C>           <C>                <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>              <C>           <C>         
A-1     531843AB6     38,500,000.00      3.35242961      0.35824052     63.03607558     63.39431610      0.00000000    0.6674690281
R       N/A                    0.00            N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A
RF-1A   N/A                    0.00            N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A
A-2     531843AC4     61,500,000.00      5.87699561      1.25628293      7.37979285      8.63607577      0.00000000    0.9335676233
RF-1B   N/A                    0.00            N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals               100,000,000.00                                                                                    0.8311196641

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                                                            Class Principal Distribution

           Beginning                                                                      Principal         Ending          Current
           Principal   Scheduled      Unscheduled                 Other  Total Principal    Balance      Principal    Undistributed
Class        Balance   Principal        Principal  Accretion  Principal     Distribution Reduction*        Balance        Principal
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>    <C>             <C>           <C>                <C>        <C>      <C>                <C>   <C>                       <C> 
A-1    28,138,238.75   13,792.26     2,426,888.91       0.00       0.00     2,440,681.17       0.00  25,697,557.58             0.00
R               0.00        0.00             0.00       0.00       0.00             0.00       0.00           0.00             0.00
RF-1A           0.00        0.00             0.00       0.00       0.00             0.00       0.00           0.00             0.00
A-2    57,945,527.49   77,261.40       453,857.26       0.00       0.00       531,118.66       0.00  57,414,408.83             0.00
RF-1B           0.00        0.00             0.00       0.00       0.00             0.00       0.00           0.00             0.00
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 86,083,766.24   91,053.66     2,880,746.17       0.00       0.00     2,971,799.83       0.00  83,111,966.41             0.00


<FN>

*Principal Balance Reduction

Realized Losses Principal Balance Reduction                                 0.00
Negative Amortization Principal Balance Reduction                           0.00
Other                                                                       0.00
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                                                             Class Interest Distribution

                          Beginning                                                       Negative                            Ending
                         Principal/                 Interest                          Amortization                        Principal/
        Pass Through       Notional    Interest   Shortfall/                  Other       Interest   Total Interest         Notional
Class   Rate                Balance     Accrual   (Recovery)   Accretion   Interest      Reduction     Distribution          Balance
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>      <C>          <C>            <C>                <C>         <C>        <C>            <C>        <C>           <C>          
A-1      5.89750000%  28,138,238.75  129,068.54         0.00        0.00       0.00           0.00       129,068.54    25,697,557.58
R        0.00000000%           0.00        0.00         0.00        0.00       0.00           0.00             0.00             0.00
RF-1A    0.00000000%           0.00   85,613.54         0.00        0.00       0.00           0.00        85,613.54             0.00
A-2      7.48500000%  57,945,527.49  361,435.23         0.00        0.00       0.00           0.00       361,435.23    57,414,408.83
RF-1B    0.00000000%           0.00  210,278.57       294.98        0.00       0.00           0.00       209,983.59             0.00
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                               786,395.88       294.98        0.00       0.00           0.00       786,100.90
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                                                                     Fund Account Summary



<S>                                                                       <C>
Proceeds Account
Beginning Balance                                                          0.00

DEPOSITS:                                                                                   
Interest Net of Servicing Fee                                        812,220.71                                    
Scheduled Principal                                                   91,053.66                                    
Other Principal                                                    2,880,746.17                                    
Negative Amortization                                                      0.00                                    
Deposits from Reserve Fund                                                 0.00                                    
Gain/Loss Adjustment                                                    (294.98)                                    
Other Deposits                                                             0.00

Total Deposit                                                      3,783,725.56                

                                                                                            

WITHDRAWALS:                                                                          
Interest Payments                                                    490,503.77                           
Scheduled Principal Payment                                           91,053.66                           
Other Principal Payments                                           2,880,746.17                           
Reserve Fund 1                                                       295,597.13                           
Fees and Expenses                                                     25,824.83                           
Other Withdrawals                                                          0.00                           
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
Total Withdrawals                                                  3,783,725.56       
                                                                                      
Ending Balance                                                             0.00       
                                                                                      
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                                                          Beginning     Current     Other     Current        Other
                    Initial Balance     Requirement         Balance     Deposit   Deposit  Withdrawal   Withdrawal  Ending Balance
                   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                      <C>                   <C>     <C>            <C>            <C>         <C>          <C>     <C>         
Reserve Fund - 1         941,065.39            0.00    1,774,545.77   92,911.20      0.00        0.00         0.00    1,867,456.97
Reserve Fund - 2       3,115,053.93            0.00    6,000,196.83  234,784.40      0.00        0.00         0.00    6,234,981.23
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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                                                                 Loss/Delinquency Detail

        Current      Current         Current  Current     Total  Aggregate       Aggregate       Aggregate    Aggregate      Total
          Fraud   Bankruptcy  Special Hazard   Credit   Current      Fraud      Bankruptcy  Special Hazard       Credit  Aggregate
Pool #   Losses       Losses          Losses   Losses    Losses     Losses          Losses          Losses       Losses     Losses
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>        <C>          <C>             <C>      <C>       <C>        <C>             <C>             <C>          <C>        <C> 
1          0.00         0.00            0.00     0.00      0.00       0.00            0.00            0.00         0.00       0.00
2          0.00         0.00            0.00   294.98    294.98       0.00            0.00            0.00   162,470.33 162,470.33
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals     0.00         0.00            0.00   294.98    294.98       0.00            0.00            0.00   162,470.33 162,470.33

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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             30  Days  Delinquent    60  Days  Delinquent    90  Days  Delinquent             Foreclosures    
               Number       Balance    Number       Balance    Number       Balance    Number       Balance   
<S>                <C> <C>                 <C>   <C>                <C>  <C>                <C>  <C>          
1                  33  3,411,137.12        10    864,953.50         5    636,163.64         5    572,841.56   
2                  52  1,797,698.50        11    507,265.24         8    278,483.78         2     97,957.05   
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals             85  5,208,835.62        21  1,372,218.74        13    914,647.42         7    670,798.61   


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- ----------------------------------------------------------------     
                       REO's                      Totals              
                Number       Balance    Number            Balance     
<S>                  <C>        <C>         <C>      <C>              
1                    0          0.00        53       5,485,095.82     
2                    1     26,273.20        74       2,707,677.77     
- -----------------------------------------------------------------     
Totals               1     26,273.20       127       8,192,773.59     
                                                                      
                                                                      
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                                                          Collateral Summary

                                                              Total|              Pool 1               Pool 2
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                      <C>                  <C>                  <C>       
Monthly P&I Constant                                     966,804.09|          252,157.29           714,646.80
                                                                   |
Positive Amortization                                     91,053.66|           13,792.26            77,261.40
Negative Amortization                                          0.00|                0.00                 0.00
Regular Curtailments                                      30,249.23|            1,561.19            28,688.04
Regular Curtailment Interest                                 274.22|               12.53               261.69
Prepaid Curtailments                                           0.00|                0.00                 0.00
Prepaid Curtailment Interest                                   0.00|                0.00                 0.00
Liquidations                                           2,850,215.70|        2,425,313.48           424,902.22
Principal Adjustments                                          7.02|                1.71                 5.31
   Total Principal Trust Distribution                  2,971,799.83|        2,440,681.17           531,118.66
                                                                   |
Scheduled Interest                                       875,750.43|          238,365.03           637,385.40
Servicing Fee                                             63,529.72|           15,241.52            48,288.20
Master Servicing Fee                                       3,586.83|            1,172.43             2,414.40
Spread                                                         0.00|                0.00                 0.00
     Total Pass-Through Interest                         786,395.88|          214,682.08           571,713.80
                                                                   |
Beginning Balance                                     86,083,766.24|       28,138,238.75        57,945,527.49
Ending Balance                                        83,111,966.41|       25,697,557.58        57,414,408.83
Gross P&I Distribution                                 3,784,020.54|        2,663,804.68         1,120,215.86
Realized Losses/(Gains)                                      294.98|                0.00               294.98
Net P&I Trust Distribution                             3,783,725.56|        2,663,804.68         1,119,920.88
                                                                   |
Beginning Loan Count                                           1915|                 247                 1668
Number of Loan Payoffs                                           27|                  15                   12
Ending Loan Count                                              1888|                 232                 1656
                                                                   |
Weighted Average Maturity                              0.0000000000|      348.0000000000       216.0000000000
Weighted Average Gross Rate                            0.000000000%|       10.165456290%        13.199681030%
Weighted Average Net Rate                              0.000000000%|        9.515457400%        12.199675640%
Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate                     0.000000000%|        9.155459310%        11.839681050%
Weighted Average Margin                                0.000000000%|        0.000000000%         0.000000000%
                                                                   |
Advances on Delinquencies                                          |
  Current Period Principal                                     0.00|                0.00                 0.00
  Current Period Interest                                      0.00|                0.00                 0.00


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                                                            Credit Enhancement Summary

                             Initial     Current         Current                           Current         Current          Current
                            Coverage      Period          Period      Cumulative          Coverage        Coverage             Pool
Type/Purpose                  Amount      Losses       Additions          Losses        Percentage          Amount          Balance
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                       <C>               <C>        <C>                  <C>        <C>            <C>                      <C> 
Reserve Fund - 1          941,065.39        0.00       92,911.20            0.00       0.00000000%    1,867,456.97             0.00
Reserve Fund - 2        3,115,053.93        0.00      234,784.40            0.00       0.00000000%    6,234,981.23             0.00
Subordination                   0.00        0.00            0.00            0.00       0.00000000%            0.00    83,111,966.41


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                             Principal
                          Distribution                   Scheduled   Unscheduled
                                Amount    Percentage       Payment       Payment
                     -----------------------------------------------------------
<S>                       <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>          
Senior                    2,971,799.83 100.00000000% 100.00000000% 100.00000000%
Subordinate                       0.00   0.00000000%   0.00000000%   0.00000000%




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 SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTING                                                                                      



                        TRUST 1A                                   

<S>                                                                  <C>
 Additional Information

 Monthly Excess Cashflow                                            85,613.54            





 Three Month Rolling Average 60+ Delinquencies                           6.1979%         
 Three Month Average Default Rate                                       13.0029%         
 Total Expected Losses                                           2,494,266.23            




 Additional Credit Information

 Reimbursed Amounts to the Certificate Insurer                           0.00             
 Insured Payments                                                        0.00             



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                          TRUST 1B                               
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
<S>                                                                <C>            
 Monthly Excess Cashflow                                           209,983.59     
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
 Three Month Rolling Average 60+ Delinquencies                           1.2038%  
 Three Month Average Default Rate                                        1.3306%  
 Total Expected Losses                                           1,268,241.61     
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
Reimbursed Amounts to the Certificate Insurer                            0.00      
Insured Payments                                                         0.00      
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
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