LIFE FINANCIAL SER AD RT MT PAS THR CT SE 1997 1A & 97 1B TR
8-K, 1997-10-20
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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): October 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 October  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 October 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: October 20, 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 October 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:       September 1997
Distribution Date:     October 15, 1997

Contact:                         Michelle 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   5.86625000%       0.00       0.00           0.00 0.7768609273
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 0.9629070102
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 0.8912792683
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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>         
A-1        09/30/1997     5.86625000%    31,972,556.07        156,299.17       2,063,410.37        0.00  29,909,145.70  2,219,709.54
R          09/30/1997     0.00000000%             0.00              0.00               0.00        0.00           0.00          0.00
RF-1A      09/30/1997     0.00000000%             0.00         78,101.61               0.00        0.00           0.00     78,101.61
A-2        09/30/1997     7.48500000%    59,657,808.91        372,115.58         439,027.78        0.00  59,218,781.13    811,143.36
RF-1B      09/30/1997     0.00000000%             0.00        215,505.21               0.00        0.00           0.00    215,505.21
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                                   91,630,364.98        822,021.57       2,502,438.15        0.00  89,127,926.83  3,324,459.72
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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      4.05971870      0.42537117     53.16970338     53.59507455      0.00000000  0.7768609273
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      6.05065984      1.24458211      5.89408098      7.13866309      0.00000000  0.9629070102
RF-1B    N/A                      0.00            N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A           N/A
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                  100,000,000.00                                                                                  0.8912792683
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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      31,972,556.07   16,376.79   2,047,033.58       0.00       0.00     2,063,410.37        0.00   29,909,145.70           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      59,657,808.91   76,541.80     362,485.98       0.00       0.00       439,027.78        0.00   59,218,781.13           0.00
RF-1B             0.00        0.00           0.00       0.00       0.00             0.00        0.00            0.00           0.00
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals   91,630,364.98   92,918.59   2,409,519.56       0.00       0.00     2,502,438.15        0.00   89,127,926.83           0.00

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*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      5.86625000%    31,972,556.07  156,299.17        0.00       0.00      0.00             0.00       156,299.17   29,909,145.70
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   78,101.61        0.00       0.00      0.00             0.00        78,101.61            0.00
A-2      7.48500000%    59,657,808.91  372,115.58        0.00       0.00      0.00             0.00       372,115.58   59,218,781.13
RF-1B    0.00000000%             0.00  215,505.21        0.00       0.00      0.00             0.00       215,505.21            0.00
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                                 822,021.57        0.00       0.00      0.00             0.00       822,021.57

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                                                                     Fund Account Summary



Proceeds Account
<S>                                                                         <C> 
Beginning Balance                                                           0.00

DEPOSITS:                                                                                
Interest Net of Servicing Fee                                         849,510.50                                
Scheduled Principal                                                    92,918.59                                
Other Principal                                                     2,409,519.56                                
Negative Amortization                                                       0.00                                
Deposits from Reserve Fund                                                  0.00                                
Gain/Loss Adjustment                                                        0.00                                
Other Deposits                                                              0.00

Total Deposit                                                       3,351,948.65             

WITHDRAWALS:                                                                                                                     
Interest Payments                                                     528,414.75                    
Scheduled Principal Payment                                            92,918.59                    
Other Principal Payments                                            2,409,519.56                    
Reserve Fund 1                                                        293,606.82                    
Fees and Expenses                                                      27,488.93                    
Other Withdrawals                                                           0.00                    
                                                                               
                                                                                
Total Withdrawals                                                   3,351,948.65 
                                                                                
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    1,618,676.07     84,708.45     0.00        0.00         0.00    1,703,384.52
Reserve Fund - 2       3,115,053.93            0.00    5,573,695.68    238,466.56     0.00        0.00         0.00    5,812,162.24
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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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     0.00      0.00       0.00         0.00            0.00 111,574.51   111,574.51
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals        0.00          0.00            0.00     0.00      0.00       0.00         0.00            0.00 111,574.51   111,574.51

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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                  23  2,461,830.55         4    660,780.24         2    229,935.92         8    511,669.31  
2                  34  1,473,448.26        10    364,343.54         3    118,216.31         2     59,662.35  
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals             57  3,935,278.81        14  1,025,123.78         5    348,152.23        10    571,331.66  
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 -----------------------------------------------------------------  
                        REO's                      Totals           
                 Number       Balance    Number            Balance  
<S>                   <C>        <C>         <C>      <C>           
1                     0          0.00        37       3,864,216.02  
2                     0          0.00        49       2,015,670.46  
- ------------------------------------------------------------------  
Totals                0          0.00        86       5,879,886.48  
                                                                    
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                                                          Collateral Summary

                                                              Total|              Pool 1               Pool 2
                                              -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                    <C>                    <C>                  <C>       
Monthly P&I Constant                                   1,009,462.49|          277,688.34           731,774.15
                                                                   |
Positive Amortization                                     92,918.59|           16,376.79            76,541.80
Negative Amortization                                          0.00|                0.00                 0.00
Regular Curtailments                                      21,307.68|            2,661.76            18,645.92
Regular Curtailment Interest                                 144.99|               11.00               133.99
Prepaid Curtailments                                           0.00|                0.00                 0.00
Prepaid Curtailment Interest                                   0.00|                0.00                 0.00
Liquidations                                           2,388,109.53|        2,044,353.06           343,756.47
Principal Adjustments                                       (42.64)|                7.76              (50.40)
   Total Principal Trust Distribution                  2,502,438.15|        2,063,410.37           439,027.78
                                                                   |
Scheduled Interest                                       916,543.90|          261,311.55           655,232.35
Servicing Fee                                             67,033.40|           17,318.58            49,714.82
Master Servicing Fee                                       3,817.93|            1,332.19             2,485.74
Spread                                                         0.00|                0.00                 0.00
     Total Pass-Through Interest                         822,021.57|          234,400.78           587,620.79
                                                                   |
Beginning Balance                                     91,630,364.98|       31,972,556.07        59,657,808.91
Ending Balance                                        89,127,926.83|       29,909,145.70        59,218,781.13
Gross P&I Distribution                                 3,351,948.65|        2,307,403.34         1,044,545.31
Realized Losses/(Gains)                                        0.00|                0.00                 0.00
Net P&I Trust Distribution                             3,351,948.65|        2,307,403.34         1,044,545.31
                                                                   |
Beginning Loan Count                                           1974|                 272                 1702
Number of Loan Payoffs                                           22|                  12                   10
Ending Loan Count                                              1952|                 260                 1692
                                                                   |
Weighted Average Maturity                              0.0000000000|      350.0000000000       219.0000000000
Weighted Average Gross Rate                            0.000000000%|        9.807594340%        13.179813910%
Weighted Average Net Rate                              0.000000000%|        9.157590130%        12.179814330%
Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate                     0.000000000%|        8.797574260%        11.819826410%
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       84,708.45            0.00       0.00000000%    1,703,384.52             0.00
Reserve Fund - 2    3,115,053.93            0.00      238,466.56            0.00       0.00000000%    5,812,162.24             0.00
Subordination               0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00       0.00000000%            0.00    89,127,926.83


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                             Principal
                          Distribution                   Scheduled   Unscheduled
                                Amount    Percentage       Payment       Payment
                     -----------------------------------------------------------
<S>                       <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>          
Senior                    2,502,438.15 100.00000000% 100.00000000% 100.00000000%
Subordinate                       0.00   0.00000000%   0.00000000%   0.00000000%
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                        SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTING                                                                                     


                                           TRUST 1A                


Additional Information

<S>                                                                    <C>                   
Monthly Excess Cashflow                                                78,101.61             


Three Month Rolling Average 60+ Delinquencies                            3.2731%          
Three Month Average Default Rate                                         2.4208%          
Total Expected Losses                                               1,687,452.99             
               

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                                               215,505.21    
                                                               
                                                               
Three Month Rolling Average 60+ Delinquencies                            0.7207% 
Three Month Average Default Rate                                         1.1111% 
Total Expected Losses                                                 839,987.01    
                                                               
                                                               
Reimbursed Amounts to the Certificate Insurer                               0.00    
Insured Payments                                                            0.00    
                                                               
                                                               
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