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EXHIBIT 20.1
MONTHLY SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE
First USA Bank, National Association
First NBC Credit Card Master Trust
Series 1997-1
For the September 12, 2000 Determination Date
For the 37th Monthly Period
The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of First USA Bank, National
Association, (the "Bank"), pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of August 1, 1997 by and and
between the Bank, as successor Transferor and Servicer to Bank One Louisiana,
N.A. (as successor to the First National Bank of Commerce ("First NBC")) and The
Bank of New York, as Trustee, does hereby certify as follows:
1 Capitalized terms used in this Certificate have their respective meanings as
set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, that the
"preceding Monthly Period" shall mean the Monthly Period immediately
preceding the calendar month in which this Certificate is delivered. This
Certificate is delivered pursuant to subsection 3.4(b) of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement. References herein to certain sections and subsections
are references to the respective sections and subsections of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, as amended by the applicable Series Supplement.
2 First USA Bank, National Association is Servicer under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
3 The undersigned is a Servicing Officer.
4 The date of this Certificate is September 12, 2000, which is a Determination
Date under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
5 The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the preceding Monthly
Period [equal to 5(a) plus 5(b)] was $125,853,756
(a) The aggregate amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables
collected during the preceding Monthly Period the Collections of Finance
Charge Receivables $14,562,905
(b) The aggregate amount of Collections of Principal Receivables collected
during the preceding Monthly Period the Collections of Principal Receivables
was $111,290,851
6 The aggregate amount of Receivables as of the end of the last day of the
preceding Monthly Period was $913,487,574
7 Included is an authentic copy of the statements required to be delivered by
the Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Paying Agent pursuant to
Article V.
8 To the knowledge of the undersigned, there are no liens on any Receivables in
the Trust except as described below:
None.
9 The amount, if any, by which the sum of the balance of the Excess Funding
Account and the Aggregate Principal Receivables exceeds the Minimum Aggregate
Principal Receivables required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, is equal to $196,728,980
10 The amount, if any, of the withdrawal of the Specified Deposit from the
Finance Charge Account required to be made by the Trustee pursuant to
subsection 4.3(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement on the related
Transfer Date is $0.00
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11 Monthly Period Trust Activity
(a) Trust Activity Total Trust
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Beginning Aggregate Principal Receivables 902,734,493
Beginning Excess Funding Account Balance 0
Beginning Total Principal Balance 902,734,493
Collections of Finance Charge Receivables 14,562,905
Discount Percentage 0
Discount Option Receivables Collections 0
Net Recoveries 0
Total Collections of Finance Charge Receivables 14,562,905
Total Collections of Principal Receivables 111,290,851
Net Default Amount 2,689,346
Minimum Aggregate Principal Receivables Balance 700,000,000
Ending Aggregate Principal Receivables 896,728,980
Ending Excess Funding Account Balance 0
Ending Total Principal Balance 896,728,980
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(b) Series Allocations Series 1997-1 Series 1998-1 All Series
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Group Number 1 2
Investor Interest 300,000,000 400,000,000 700,000,000
Adjusted Investor Interest 300,000,000 400,000,000 700,000,000
Principal Funding Account Balance 0 0 0
Minimum Transferor Interest 62,771,029
(c) Group I Allocations Series 1997-1 Total Group I
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Investor Finance Charge Collections 4,839,597 4,839,597
Investor Monthly Interest 1,562,277 1,562,277
Investor Monthly Fees (Servicing Fee) 375,000 375,000
Investor Default Amounts 893,733 893,733
Investor Additional Amounts 0 0
Total 2,831,011 2,831,011
Reallocated Investor Finance Charge Collections 4,839,597 4,839,597
Available Excess 2,008,587 2,008,587
12 Series 1997-1 Certificates
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Series 1997-1 All Other Transferor's
(a) Investor/Transferor Allocations Trust Interest Series Interest
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Beginning Investor/Transferor Amounts 902,734,493 300,000,000 400,000,000 202,734,493
Beginning Adjusted Investor Interest 902,734,493 300,000,000 400,000,000
Floating Investor Percentage 100.00000% 33.232363% 44.309817%
Fixed Investor Percentage 0.00000% 0.00000% 0.00000%
Collections of Finance Chg. Receivables 14,562,905 4,839,597 6,452,797
Collections of Principal Receivables 111,290,851 36,984,579 49,312,772
Net Default Amount 2,689,346 893,733 1,191,644
Ending Investor/Transferor Amounts 896,728,980 300,000,000 400,000,000 196,728,980
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Collateral
(b) Monthly Period Funding Requirements Class A Class B Interest Total
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Principal Funding Account 0 0 0 0
Principal Funding Investment Proceeds 0 0 0 0
Withdrawal from Reserve Account 0 0 0 0
Available Reserve Account Amount 0 0 0 0
Required Reserve Account Amount 0 0 0 0
Coupon 6.15000% 6.35000% 7.21875% 6.24911%
Floating Investor Percentage 28.74599% 2.32627% 2.16010% 33.23236%
Fixed Investor Percentage 0 0 0 0
Investor Monthly Interest 1,329,938 111,125 121,215 1,562,277
Overdue Monthly Interest 0 0 0 0
Additional Interest 0 0 0 0
Total Interest Due 1,329,938 111,125 121,215 1,562,277
Investor Default Amounts 773,079 62,561 58,093 893,733
Investor Monthly Fees 324,375 26,250 24,375 375,000
Investor Additional Amounts 0 0 0 0
Total Due 2,427,392 199,936 203,683 2,831,011
Collateral
(c) Certificates - Balances and Distributions Class A Class B Interest Total
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Beginning Investor Interest 259,500,000 21,000,000 19,500,000 300,000,000
Monthly Principal-Prin. Funding Account 0 0 0 0
Principal Payments 0 0 0 0
Interest Payments 1,329,938 111,125 121,215 1,562,277
Total Payments 1,329,938 111,125 121,215 1,562,277
Ending Investor Interest 259,500,000 21,000,000 19,500,000 300,000,000
(d) Information regarding Payments in respect of the Class A Certificates
(per $1,000 original certificate principal amount)
1. Total Payment 5.125000
2. Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Monthly Interest 5.125000
3. Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Overdue Monthly Interest 0
4. Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Additional Interest 0
5. Amount of Payment in respect of Class A Principal 0
(e) Class A Investor Charge-Offs/Reimbursement of Class A Investor Charge-Offs
1. Total amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs 0
2. Amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs per $1,000 original certificate principal amount 0
3. Total amount reimbursed in respect of Class A Investor Charge-Offs 0
4. Amount reimbursed in respect of Class A Investor Charge-Offs per $1,000 original
principal amount 0
5. The amount, if any, by which the outstanding Principal Balance of the Class A
Certificates exceeds the Class A Adjusted Investor Interest after giving effect to all
transactions on such Distribution Date 0
(f) Information regarding Payments in respect of the Class B Certificates
(per $1,000 original certificate principal amount)
1. Total Payment 5.291667
2. Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Monthly Interest 5.291667
3. Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Overdue Monthly Interest 0
4. Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Additional Interest 0
5. Amount of Payment in respect of Class B Principal 0
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(g) Amount of reductions in Class B Investor Interest pursuant to clauses
(c), (d) and (e) of the definition of Class B Investor Interest
1. Amount of reductions in Class B Investor Interest 0
2. Amount of reductions in Class B Investor Interest per $1,000 original certificate
principal amount 0
3. Total amount reimbursed in respect of reductions of Class B Investor Interest 0
4. Amount reimbursed in respect of reductions of Class B Investor Interest per
$1,000 original certificate principal amount 0
5. The amount, if any, by which the outstanding Principal Balance of the Class B
Certificates exceeds the Class B Investor Interest after giving effect to all
transactions on such Distribution Date 0
(h) Information regarding Distribution in respect of the Collateral Interest
1. Total distribution 6.216146
2. Amount of distribution in respect of Collateral Monthly Interest 6.216146
3. Amount of distribution in respect of Collateral Overdue Interest 0
4. Amount of distribution in respect of Collateral Monthly Principal 0
(i) Amount of reductions in Collateral Interest pursuant to clauses (c), (d) and (e)
of the definition of Collateral Interest
1. Amount of reductions in Collateral Interest 0
2. Total amount reimbursed in respect of reductions of Collateral Interest 0
(j) Application of Reallocated Investor Finance Charge Collections
1. Class A Available Funds 4,186,252
a. Class A Monthly Interest 1,329,938
b. Class A Overdue Monthly Interest 0
c. Class A Additional Interest 0
d. Class A Servicing Fee 324,375
e. Class A Investor Default Amount 773,079
f. Excess Spread 1,758,860
2. Class B Available Funds 338,772
a. Class B Monthly Interest 111,125
b. Class B Overdue Monthly Interest 0
c. Class B Additional Interest 0
d. Class B Servicing Fee 26,250
e. Excess Spread 201,397
3. Collateral Holder Available Funds 314,574
a. Excess Spread 314,574
4. Total Excess Spread 2,274,831
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(k) Application of Excess Spread and Excess Finance Charge Collections Allocated to Series 1997-1
1. Beginning Excess Spread 2,274,831
2. Excess Finance Charge Collections 0
3. Applied to fund Class A Required Amount 0
4. Unreimbursed Class A Investor Charge-Offs 0
5. Applied to fund Class B Required Amount 62,561
6. Reductions of Class B Investor Interest treated as Available Principal Collections 0
7. Applied to Collateral Monthly Interest and unpaid Collateral Monthly Interest 121,215
8. Applied to Collateral Interest Servicing Fee and any overdue Collateral Interest Servicing Fee 24,375
9. Collateral Investor Default Amount treated as Available Principal Collections 58,093
10. Reductions of Collateral Interest treated as Available Principal Collections 0
11. Deposit to Reserve Account (if required) 0
12. Applied to other amounts owed to Collateral Interest Holder 0
13. Balance to constitute Excess Finance Charge Collections for other series 2,008,587
13 Trust Performance
(a) Delinquencies
1. 30-59 days 11,782,006
2. 60-89 days 6,582,376
3. 90 days and over 10,696,939
4. Total 30+ days delinquent 29,061,321
(b) Base Rate
a. Current Monthly Period 8.24911%
b. Prior Monthly Period 8.21830%
c. Second Prior Monthly Period 8.26700%
(c) Three Month Average Base Rate 8.24480%
(d) Portfolio Yield (gross portfolio yield less net defaults)
a. Current Monthly Period 15.78346%
b. Prior Monthly Period 14.39117%
c. Second Prior Monthly Period 13.86670%
(e) Three Month Average Portfolio Yield 14.68044%
(f) Excess Spread Percentage
a. Current Monthly Period 8.03435%
b. Prior Monthly Period 6.67287%
c. Second Prior Monthly Period 6.09969%
(g) Three Month Average Excess Spread Percentage 6.93564%
(h) Monthly Payment Rate (total collections/beginning aggregate principal receivables) 13.94139%
(i) Portfolio Adjusted Yield 7.53435%
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
this certificate this 12th day of September
First USA Bank, National Association, as Servicer
By: /s/ Tracie Klein
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Name: Tracie Klein
Title: First Vice President
