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 20, 1998
NATIONSBANC ASSET SECURITIES INC.
(as depositor under the Trust Agreement, dated as of
December 1, 1997, providing for the issuance of
NationsBanc Asset Securities, Inc.
Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1997-1
NationsBanc Home Equity Services Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 333-32857 Applied For
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28255
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (704) 386-2400
Item 5. Other Events
On March 20, 1998 a scheduled distribution was made from the Trust
to holders of the Certificates. The Trustee has caused to be filed
with the Commission, the Monthly Report dated March 20, 1998.
The Monthly Report is filed pursuant to and in accordance with
(1) numerous no-action letters (2) current Commission policy in the area.
A. Monthly Report Information
See Exhibit No.1
B. Have and deficiencies occurred? NO.
Date:
Amount:
C. Item 1: Legal Proceedings: NONE
D. Item 2: Changes in Securities: NONE
E. Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Certificateholders: NONE
F. Item 5: Other Information - Form 10-Q, PartII - Items 1,2,4,5
if applicable: NOT APPLICABLE
Item 7. Monthly Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No.
_________1. Monthly Distribution Report dated March 20, 1998.
NATIONSBANC ASSET SECURITIES, INC.
ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1997-1
REPORTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
Distribution Date: 20-Mar-98
Original Beginning
Certificate Certificate Principal Interest
Class Cusip Face Value Balance Distribution Distributed
A 63859HAA0 365,775,000.00 357,872,644.14 5,777,383.76 1,652,675.75
X 63859HAB8 365,775,004.73 359,746,753.63 0.00 0.00
LR NA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MR NA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
UR NA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 0.00 365,775,000.00 357,872,644.14 5,777,383.76 1,652,675.75
Ending
Total Realized Certificate
Class Distribution Losses Balance
A 7,430,059.51 0.00 352,095,260.38
X 0.00 0.00 355,074,598.27
LR 0.00 0.00 0.00
MR 0.00 0.00 0.00
UR 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 7,430,059.51 0.00 352,095,260.38
AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
Ending
Principal Interest Total Realized Certificate
Class Distribution Distributed Distribution Losses Balance
A 15.79491152 4.51828515 20.31319666 0.00000000 962.60067085
X 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 970.74593310
LR 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000
MR 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000
UR 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000
* The Class X Certificates accrue interest on a Notional Balance
PASS THROUGH RATES
Original Current Next
Pass-Through Pass-Through Pass-Through
Interest Rate Interest Rate Interest Rate(1)
6.37500% 5.93750% 6.00000%
3.15331% 3.95009% 2.94605%
0.00000% 0.00000% 0.00000%
0.00000% 0.00000% 0.00000%
0.00000% 0.00000% 0.00000%
(1) Estimated
(i) Principal Distributions:
Beginning Balance $359,746,753.64
Scheduled Principal $223,183.41
Curtailments $11,237.54
Paid in Full $4,437,734.40
Realized Losses $0.00
Liquidation Proceeds $0.00
Ending Balance $355,074,598.29
(ii) Interest Distributions:
Net Interest Due: $2,804,287.08
Less Prepayment Interest Shortfalls $0.00
Less Relief Act Interest Shortfall $0.00
Principal Collections: $4,672,155.35
Available Funds $7,476,442.43
Premium Amount $44,734.08
Trustee Fees $1,648.84
(iii)Insured Payment to Class A Certificates $0.00
Certificate Insurer Reimbursement Amount $0.00
Cumulative Insurance Payments $0.00
(iv) Required Subordinated Amount $10,973,250.14
Subordinated Amount (before distributions) $1,874,109.50
Subordinated Amount (after distributions) $2,979,337.91
Subordination Increase Amount $9,099,140.64
Subordination Decrease Amount $0.00
(v) Substitution Adjustments $0.00
Loan Repurchases $0.00
(vi) Realized Losses that were incurred during the related Due Period
Total Realized Losses $0.00
Which Include:
Fraud Losses $0.00
Special Hazard Losses $0.00
Bankruptcy Losses $0.00
Cumulative Realized Losses $0.00
Number Balance
(vii)Mortgage Loans purchased or substituted 0 $0.00
Cumulative Mortgage Loans purchased or subst 0 $0.00
% of Aggregate
Scheduled Scheduled
(viiiDelinquency Information Principal Principal
Number Balance Balance
30-59 days delinquent 140 $12,622,762.32 3.5550%
60-89 days delinquent 22 $2,072,055.39 0.5836%
90 or more days delinquent 29 $3,301,558.94 0.9298%
*Note: The above statistics include loans in foreclosure proceedings,
bankruptcy proceedings, or loans relating to REO properties.
% of Aggregate
Unpaid Scheduled
Principal Principal
Number Balance Balance
Loans in Foreclosure 10 $790,588.14 0.2227%
Loans in Bankruptcy 14 $1,434,093.20 0.4039%
(ix) Loans in REO 0 $0.00 0.0000%
Total Book Value of REO Properties: $0.00
Mortgage Loan Characteristics Beginning End
(x) of Period of Period
Weighted Average Remaining Term to Maturity 341 340
Weighted Average Mortgage Rate 9.85427% 9.84650%
Number of Loans 3,067 3,034
(xi)
Fraud Loss Amount $7,315,500.09
Bankruptcy Amount $133,956.00
Special Hazard Amount $3,657,750.05
Performance Measures:
Net Monthly Excess Cash Flow $1,105,228.41
Spread Squeeze Subordination Increase Amount $0.00
Rolling Loss Percentage 0.00000%
Rolling Delinquency Percentage NA
Cumulative Loss Percentage 0.00000%
Periodic Spread 4.00207%
Step Up Trigger Occurrence NO
Step Down Trigger Occurrence NO
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.
NATIONSBANC ASSET SECURITIES, INC.
ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1997-1
By: /s/ Mark Lemay
Name: Mark Lemay
Title: Vice President
US Bank National Association
Dated: March 31, 1998
