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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): March 16, 1998
MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL II INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 333-26581 Not Yet Available
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
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(Address of Principal (Zip Code)
Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 761-1817
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(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Event
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Filing of Monthly Reports.
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Reference is made to BankBoston Recreational Vehicle Asset Backed Trust
1997-1 (the "Trust") and to the Notes and Certificates issued thereby (the
"Securities"). Attached hereto are copies of certain monthly reports to the
holders of the Securities which were derived from the monthly information
compiled and submitted by the Servicer of the Trust.
Item 7. Financial Statement and Exhibits
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Exhibit 1: Monthly Distribution Statement to the Noteholders and
Certificateholders for March 16, 1998 Payment Date.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
BANKBOSTON RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
ASSET BACKED TRUST 1997-1
BY: Morgan Stanley ABS Capital II Inc.,
as Depositor
By: /s/James Fadel
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Name: James Fadel
Title: Authorized Signatory
Dated: March 31, 1998
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Page
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Exhibit 1: Monthly Distribution Statement to the Noteholders and
Certificateholders for March 16, 1998 Payment Date.
BANKBOSTON RECREATIONAL VEHICLE ASSET BACKED SERIES 1997-1
Accounting Date: 3/10/98
Determination Date: 3/13/98
Monthly Payment Date: 3/16/98
Collection Period Ending: 2/28/98
I. COLLECTION ACCOUNT SUMMARY
Total Available Funds
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Principal and Interest Payments Received
(including Prepayments) 22,998,061.24
Net Liquidation Proceeds (including
Rebates/Insurance Amounts) 183,570.15
Current Monthly Interest
Shortfall/Excess -208,421.35
Amount of Withdrawal, if any, from
Reserve Account 0.00
Purchase Amounts for Repurchased
Receivables 0.00
TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDS 22,973,210.04
II. SIMPLE INTEREST EXCESS OR SHORTFALLS
Amount of Interest Payments Due During
the Collection Period for Receivables 5,364,786.87
Amount of Interest Payments Received
During the Collection Period for
Receivables 5,573,208.22
Amount of Current Month Simple
Interest Excess/Shortfall -208,421.35
III. CALCULATION OF RESERVE ACCOUNT DEPOSIT/WITHDRAWALS
Specified Reserve Account Balance
(lesser of 1% of the Initial Pool
Balance and the Outstanding 8,523,274.21
Principal Balance of the Notes and Certificates)
Deposits to Reserve Account (only if Reserve
Account is less than the Specified Reserve
Account Balance) 0.00
Withdrawals from Reserve Account (to the extent
that there are shortfalls on payments of
Interest or Principal) 0.00
Amount in Reserve Account as of Determination
Date (excluding amount to be paid on next
Payment Date) 8,523,274.21
IV. COLLECTIONS ON RECEIVABLES
a) Interest and Principal Payments Received
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Interest Payments Received 5,573,208.22
Scheduled Principal Payments Received 5,016,817.42
Principal Prepayments Received 12,408,035.60
Total Interest and Principal Payments
Received 22,998,061.24
b) Liquidation Proceeds
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Gross Recovery Proceeds of Liquidated
Receivables (including
Rebates/Insurance) 194,305.19
minus Reasonable Expenses 10,735.04
Net Liquidation Proceeds 183,570.15
c) Purchase Amount - Loans Repurchased from Trust
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Amount Allocable to Interest 0.00
Amount Allocable to Principal 0.00
TOTAL COLLECTED FUNDS 23,181,631.39
V. CALCULATION OF SERVICING AND TRUSTEE FEES
Pool Balance of Receivables as of the
First Day of Collection Period 751,731,883.51
multiplied by Servicer Fee Rate 0.50%
divided by Months per Year 12
SERVICING FEE AMOUNT 313,221.62
TRUSTEE FEE AMOUNT (CONSTANT MONTHLY FIGURE) 208.33
VI. POOL BALANCE AND PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE
a) Pool Balance
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Initial Pool Balance 852,327,421.00
Pool Balance as of Preceding Accounting Date 751,731,883.51
Pool Balance as of the Current Accounting Date 733,130,363.98
Age of Pool in Months 7
b) Default and Delinquency Performance (includes Repossessions
and Bankruptcies)
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Number of Principal
Current Month Loans Balance Percentage
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30-59 Days Delinquent 170 4,518,958.83 0.616%
60-89 Days Delinquent 37 690,453.81 0.094%
90-119 Days Delinquent 24 792,865.16 0.108%
120+ Days Delinquent 26 758,254.12 0.103%
Defaults for Current Period 26 588,831.75 0.080%
Schedule of Liquidated Loans **SEE ATTACHMENT
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Description of Vehicle
Account Number
Original Principal Balance of Liquidated Loans
Outstanding Principal Balance of the Liquidated Loan
Gross Recovery
Recovery Net of Expenses
Realized Loss
Chargeoff Date
Repossession Date
Liquidation Date
Current Period Defaulted Receivables **SEE ATTACHMENT
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Description of Vehicle
Account Number
Original Principal Balance of the Defaulted Loan
Outstanding Principal Balance of the Defaulted Loan
Recovery Net of Expenses (prior to charge-off)
Chargeoff Date
Schedule of Repossession Inventory **SEE ATTACHMENT
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Description of Vehicle
Account Number
Original Principal Balance of the Defaulted Loan
Outstanding Principal Balance of the Defaulted Loan
Recovery Net of Expenses (prior to charge-off)
Chargeoff Date
Repossession Date
Current Period Realized Losses
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Current Month Realized Losses 231,966.47
Preceding Realized Losses 68,547.90
Second Preceding Realized Losses 55,904.79
VII. DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE TOTAL DISTRIBUTABLE AMOUNT
Total Pool Factor 860.15109440
Note Pool Factor 851.22450270
Certificate Pool Factor 1000.00000000
Class A-9 Interest and Principal Account 469,625.00
a) Noteholders Monthly Interest Distributable Amount
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Class A-1 0.00
Class A-2 340,872.05
Class A-3 696,854.17
Class A-4 474,750.00
Class A-5 608,541.67
Class A-6 375,666.67
Class A-7 486,000.00
Class A-8 202,195.00
Class A-9 0.00
Class A-10 106,500.00
Noteholders Monthly Principal Distributable Amount
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Class A-1 0.00
Class A-2 18,601,519.53
Class A-3 0.00
Class A-4 0.00
Class A-5 0.00
Class A-6 0.00
Class A-7 0.00
Class A-8 0.00
Class A-9 0.00
Class A-10 0.00
b) Certificateholders' Monthly Interest
Distributable Amount 297,464.33
Certificateholders' Monthly Principal
Distributable Amount 0.00
TOTAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT (Serv Fee+Note
Int+Note Prin+Cert Int+Cert Prin) 22,973,210.04
minus: BKB Servicing Fee 313,221.62
Plus: Trustee Fee 208.33
TOTAL WIRE TO CHASE 22,660,196.75
