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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): February 17, 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 February 17, 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 3, 1998
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Page
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Exhibit 1: Monthly Distribution Statement to the Noteholders and
Certificateholders for February 17, 1998 Payment Date.
BANKBOSTON RECREATIONAL VEHICLE ASSET BACKED SERIES 1977-1
Accounting Date: 2/10/98
Determination Date: 2/13/98
Monthly Payment Date: 2/17/98
Collection Period Ending: 1/31/98
I. COLLECTION ACCOUNT SUMMARY
Total Available Funds
Principal and Interest Payments Received
(including Prepayments) 22,099,735.64
Net Liquidation Proceeds (including
Rebates/Insurance Amounts) 53,290.40
Current Monthly Interest Shortfall/Excess -60,253.70
Amount of Withdrawal, if any, from Reserve Account 0.00
Purchase Amounts for Repurchased Receivables 0.00
TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDS 22,092,772.34
II. SIMPLE INTEREST EXCESS OR SHORTFALLS
Amount of Interest Payments Due During
the Collection Period for Receivables 6,081,290.35
Amount of Interest Payments Received
During the Collection Period 6,141,544.05
for Receivables
Amount of Current Month Simple
Interest Excess/Shortfall -60,253.70
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
Interest Payments Received 6,141,544.05
Scheduled Principal Payments Received 4,997,633.97
Principal Prepayments Received 10,960,557.62
Total Interest and Principal Payments Received 22,099,735.64
b) Liquidation Proceeds
Gross Recovery Proceeds of Liquidated
Receivables (including Rebates/Insurance) 57,300.00
minus Reasonable Expenses 4,009.60
Net Liquidation Proceeds 53,290.40
c) Purchase Amount - Loans Repurchased from Trust
Amount Allocable to Interest 0.00
Amount Allocable to Principal 0.00
TOTAL COLLECTED FUNDS 22,153,026.04
V. CALCULATION OF SERVICING AND TRUSTEE FEES
Pool Balance of Receivables as of the First
Day of Collection Period 769,351,031.23
multiplied by Servicer Fee Rate 0.50%
divided by Months per Year 12
SERVICING FEE AMOUNT 320,562.93
TRUSTEE FEE AMOUNT (CONSTANT MONTHLY FIGURE) 208.33
VI. POOL BALANCE AND PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE
a) Pool Balance
Initial Pool Balance 852,327,421.00
Pool Balance as of Preceding Accounting Date 769,351,031.23
Pool Balance as of the Current Accounting Date 751,731,883.51
Age of Pool in Months 6
b) Default and Delinquency Performance
(includes Repossessions and Bankruptcies)
Current Month Number of Loans Principal Balance Percentage
30-59 Days Delinquent 166 4,346,025.08 0.578%
60-89 Days Delinquent 50 1,297,038.45 0.173%
90-119 Days Delinquent 28 870,806.52 0.116%
120+ Days Delinquent 27 615,861.16 0.082%
Defaults for Current Period 25 788,717.06 0.105%
Schedule of Liquidated Loans **SEE ATTACHMENT
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
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
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
Current Month Realized Losses 68,547.90
Preceding Realized Losses 55,904.79
Second Preceding Realized Losses 15,793.48
VII. DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE TOTAL DISTRIBUTABLE AMOUNT
Total Pool Factor 881.97547680
Note Pool Factor 874.44194100
Certificate Pool Factor 1000.00000000
Class A-9 Interest and Principal Account 469,625.00
a) Noteholders Monthly Interest Distributable Amount
Class A-1 0.00
Class A-2 435,464.85
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 1,408,875.00
Class A-10 106,500.00
Noteholders Monthly Principal Distributable Amount
Class A-1 0.00
Class A-2 17,619,147.72
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
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) 22,092,772.34
minus: BKB Servicing Fee 320,562.93
Plus: Trustee Fee 208.33
TOTAL WIRE TO CHASE 21,772,417.74
