RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES I, INC.
Company
RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION
Master Servicer
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 1997-S15
$1,719,471.28 7.00% Class M-3 Certificate
Supplement dated February 13, 1998
to
Prospectus Supplement dated October 27, 1997
and
Prospectus dated August 21, 1997
The Class M-3 Certificate will be purchased from the Company by Salomon
Brothers Inc (the "Underwriter"), pursuant to an agreement (the "Underwriting
Agreement") among the Company, the Master Servicer and the Underwriter. The
proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Class M-3 Certificate will be equal
to $1,677,693.29 net of any expenses payable by the Company.
The Underwriter intends to offer the Class M-3 Certificate from time to time to
the public in negotiated transactions or otherwise at varying prices to be
determined at the time of sale. The Underwriter may effect such transactions by
selling the Class M-3 Certificate to or through dealers. In connection with the
purchase and sale of the Class M-3 Certificate, the Underwriter and any dealers
that may participate with the Underwriter in such resale of the Class M-3
Certificate may be deemed to have received compensation from the Company in the
form of discounts or commissions or, in the case of such dealers, compensation
from the Underwriter in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. The
Underwriting Agreement provides that the Company will indemnify the Underwriter
against certain civil liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or contribute to payments required to be made in respect thereof. There is
currently no secondary market for the Class M-3 Certificate. There can be no
assurance that an active secondary market will develop, or if it does develop,
that it will continue.
THIS SUPPLEMENT MUST BE DELIVERED TOGETHER WITH THE PROSPECTUS AND PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT REFERRED TO ABOVE, AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH.
Salomon Smith Barney
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UNTIL MAY 14, 1998, ALL DEALERS EFFECTING TRANSACTIONS IN THE CLASS M-3
CERTIFICATE, WHETHER OR NOT PARTICIPATING IN THIS DISTRIBUTION, MAY BE REQUIRED
TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENTS AND THIS
SUPPLEMENT). THIS DELIVERY REQUIREMENT IS IN ADDITION TO THE OBLIGATION OF
DEALERS TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS WHEN ACTING AS UNDERWRITERS AND WITH RESPECT TO
THEIR UNSOLD ALLOTMENTS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS.
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