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: January 26,1998
ADVANTA Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-4
New York 333-21265 "Pending"
c/o ADVANTA Mortgage Corp., USA
Attn: William P. Garland
16875 West Bernardo Drive
San Diego, Ca 92127
(619) 674-1800
Item 5. Other Events
Information relating to the distributions to Certificate holders
for the December, 1997 Monthly Period of the Trust in respect of
the Home Equity Loan Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-4
Class A (the "Certificates") issued by the Registrant and the
performance of the Trust (including distributions of principal
and interest, delinquent balances of Home Equity Loans,
and the Subordinated amount remaining), together with certain other
information relating to the certificates, is contained in the
Monthly Report for the Monthly Period provided to certificateholders
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement")
dated as of December 1, 1997 between ADVANTA Mortgage Corp.,
USA as Servicer, and Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Exhibits
Exhibit No. Exhibit
1. Monthly Report for the December, 1997 Monthly Period
relating to the Home Equity Loan Pass-Through
Certificates Series 1997-4, Class A issued by the
ADVANTA Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-4.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
1. Monthly Report for the December, 1997 Monthly
Period relating to the Home Equity Loan Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 1997-4, Class A issued by the
ADVANTA Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-4.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
ADVANTA Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-4
BY: ADVANTA Mortgage Corp., USA
BY: /s/ William P. Garland
William P. Garland
Senior Vice President
Loan Service Administration
January 28, 1998
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EXHIBIT 1
ADVANTA Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-4
Statement to Certificateholders
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Original Prior
Face Principal
Class Value Balance Interest Principal Total
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
A-1 146,039,000. 146,039,000. 965,2 2,244,919 3,210,143.04
A-2 91,159,000 91,159,000 496,0 496,056.89
A-3 33,579,000 33,579,000 183,2 183,285.37
A-4 59,837,000 59,837,000 332,0 332,095.35
A-5 15,601,000 15,601,000 87,3 87,365.60
A-6 41,285,000 41,285,000 244,2 244,269.58
A-7 50,000,000 50,000,000 276,2 276,250.00
A-8 98,000,000 98,000,000 650,9 992,01 1,642,916.49
A-9 302,000,000. 302,000,000. 2,028,74 1,653,358 3,682,099.25
A-IO 208,3 208,333.33
B-1 15,000,000 15,000,000 94,2 94,250.00
M-1 17,500,000 17,500,000 102,6 102,666.67
M-2 30,000,000 30,000,000 181,0 181,000.00
R 87,7 87,704.55
Totals 900,000,000. 900,000,000. 5,938,14 4,890,293 10,828,436.12
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<CAPTION>
Current Pass-Through
Realized Deferred Principal Rates
Class Losses Interest Balance Current Next
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
A-1 143,794,080. 6.100940% 5.741560%
A-2 91,159,000 6.530000% 6.530000%
A-3 33,579,000 6.550000% 6.550000%
A-4 59,837,000 6.660000% 6.660000%
A-5 15,601,000 6.720000% 6.720000%
A-6 41,285,000 7.100000% 7.100000%
A-7 50,000,000 6.630000% 6.630000%
A-8 97,007,984 6.130940% 5.771560%
A-9 300,346,641. 6.200940% 5.841560%
A-IO 5.000000% 5.000000%
B-1 15,000,000 7.540000% 7.540000%
M-1 17,500,000 7.040000% 7.040000%
M-2 30,000,000 7.240000% 7.240000%
R 0.000000% 0.000000%
Totals 895,109,706.66
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<CAPTION>
Prior Current
Principal Principal
Class CUSIP Balance Interest Principal Total Balance
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
A-1 00755WEC6 1000 6.609352 15.372058 21.98141 984.627942
A-2 00755WED4 1000 5.441667 0 5.441667 1000
A-3 00755WEE2 1000 5.458333 0 5.458333 1000
A-4 00755WEF9 1000 5.55 0 5.55 1000
A-5 00755WEG7 1000 5.6 0 5.6 1000
A-6 00755WEH5 1000 5.916667 0 5.916667 1000
A-7 00755WEJ1 1000 5.525 0 5.525 1000
A-8 00755WEL6 1000 6.641852 10.122602 16.764454 989.877398
A-9 00755WEM4 1000 6.717685 5.474697 12.192382 994.525303
A-IO 00755WEK8 1000 4.166667 0 4.166667 0
B-1 00755WEQ5 1000 6.283333 0 6.283333 1000
M-1 00755WEN2 1000 5.866667 0 5.866667 1000
M-2 00755WEP7 1000 6.033333 0 6.033333 1000
R AM9704114 0 0.09745 0 0.09745 0
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Delinquent Loan Information:
<CAPTION>
90+ Days Loans Loans
30-59 60-89 excldg f/c,REO in in
Days Days & Bkrptcy REO Foreclosure
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Group 1 Principal Balanc 5,729,67 485,3
% of Pool Balanc 1.14824% 0.09726% 0.00000% 0.00000% 0.00000%
Number of Loans 104 11 0 0 0
% of Loans 1.20930% 0.12791% 0.00000% 0.00000% 0.00000%
Group 2 Principal Balanc 5,471,64 349,3
% of Pool Balanc 1.37329% 0.08769% 0.00000% 0.00000% 0.00000%
Number of Loans 59 4 0 0 0
% of Loans 1.29956% 0.08811% 0.00000% 0.00000% 0.00000%
Loans in Bankrup Group 1 122,209.71
Group 2 63,724.66
185,934.37
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General Mortgage Loan Information:
<CAPTION>
Group I Group II Total
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Beginning Aggregate Mortgage Loan Balance 500,005,767. 400,006,874. 900,012,642.
Principal Reduction 1,008,839 1,572,61 2,581,459
Ending Aggregate Mortgage Loan Balance 498,996,928. 398,434,255. 897,431,183.
Beginning Aggregate Mortgage Loan Count 8618 4558 13176
Ending Aggregate Mortgage Loan Count 8600 4540 13140
Current Weighted Average Coupon Rate 10.655548% 10.458091% 10.567789%
Next Weighted Average Coupon Rate 10.653801% 10.458680% 10.567173%
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Mortgage Loan Principal Reduction Information:
<CAPTION>
Group I Group II Total
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Scheduled Principal 256,84 90,9 347,81
Curtailments (2,1 (3, (5,1
Prepayments 733,37 1,255,15 1,988,535
Repurchases/Substitutions 20,7 229,5 250,27
Liquidation Proceeds
Other Principal
Less: Realized Losses
Less: Delinquent Principal not Advanced by Servicer
Total Principal Reduction 1,008,839 1,572,61 2,581,459
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Servicer Information:
<CAPTION>
Group I Group II Total
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Accrued Servicing Fee for the Current Period 179,62 147,1 326,82
Less: Amounts to Cover Interest Shortfalls
Less: Delinquent Service Fees 28,7 19,4 48,1
Collected Servicing Fees for Current Period: 150,83 127,7 278,55
Advanced Principal 5,7 1, 7,6
Advanced Interest 617,55 405,7 1,023,317
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<CAPTION>
Other Subordination
Prepayment Unscheduled Increase Applied Realized Loss Unpaid
Principal Principal Principal Realized Loss Amortization Realized Loss
Class Distributed Distributed Distributed Amount Amount Amount
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
A-1 733,3 18,6 1,236,08
A-2
A-3
A-4
A-5
A-6
A-7
A-8 307,5 55,4 262,8
A-9 947,6 171,0 809,9
A-IO
B-1
M-1
M-2
R
Total 1,988,53 245,1 2,308,83
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<CAPTION>
Prior Current Target
Has a Senior Overcolla- Extra Overcolla- Overcolla-
Trigger Even Enhancement Teralization Principal Teralization Teralization
Occurred Percentage Amount Distributed Amount Amount
<S> <S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Group I No 12.773996% 5, 1,236,080 1,241,84 12,500,144.
Group II N/A N/A 6, 1,072,753 1,079,62 15,000,257.
Total 12,6 2,308,834 2,321,47 27,500,402.
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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION:
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Class A-IO Notional Balance 50,000,000.00
Group II Insured Payment Included in amounts Distributed -
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TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDS:
<CAPTION>
<S> <S> <C> <C> <C>
Current Interest Collected: 7,508,658.84
Principal Collected: 2,323,532.46
Insurance Proceeds Received: -
Net Liquidation Proceeds: -
Delinquency Advances on Mortgage Interest: 1,023,317.78
Delinquency Advances on Mortgage Principal 7,656.65
Substitution Amounts: 250,270.00
Trust Termination Proceeds: -
Investment Earnings on Certificate Account: 10,349.88
Capitalized Interest Requirement: 499.31
Pre-Funding Account: 87,205.24
Sum of the Above Amounts: 11,211,490.16
LESS:
Servicing Fees (including PPIS): 326,822.11
Dealer Reserve: -
Trustee Fees: 6,562.60
Insurance Premiums: 49,669.33
Reimbursement of Delinquency Advances: -
Reimbursements of Servicing Advances: -
Total Reductions to Available Funds Amount: 383,054.04
Total Available Funds: 10,828,436.
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