FLEETWOOD CREDIT RECEIVABLES CORP
10-K, 1997-03-31
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
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                                  FORM 10-K

                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                        WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549-1004

(Mark One)

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996                             

                                     OR

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from                       to                     


Commission file number   33-80413                                           



                  Fleetwood Credit 1996-B Grantor Trust
                     
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         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             California                                          33-0444724
          ----------------                                    ---------------
          (State or Other                                      (IRS Employer
          jurisdiction of                                   Identification No.)
          incorporation)

     Fleetwood Credit Receivables Corp.
     22840 Savi Ranch Parkway
     P.O. Box 87024
     Yorba Linda, CA                                                92886-8724
     (Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)
                                     
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:             (714) 921-3400

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:              None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act:              None

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes---X------   No-----------

Trust does not have any voting stock.

Trust has not been involved in bankruptcy proceedings during the preceding
five years.

Trust is not reporting as a corporate issuer.



                                 PART I

Item 1.   Business.

          Not Applicable.


Item 2.   Properties.

          The Fleetwood Credit 1996-B Grantor Trust (the "Trust") was formed
          and its asset backed certificates (the "Certificates") were issued   
          pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 
          1, 1996 (the "Agreement"), between Fleetwood Credit Receivables      
          Corp., a California corporation, as Seller (the "Seller"), and       
         Fleetwood Credit Corp., a California corporation, as Servicer (the 
         "Servicer") and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee of the Trust 
         (the "Trustee").  The Certificates consist of one class of senior 
         certificates, (the "Class A Certificates") and one class of
         subordinated certificates, (the "Class B Certificates").  The Class A
         Certificates represent an undivided ownership interest of ninety-six 
         point five percent (96.5%) of the Trust and the Class B Certificates 
         represent an undivided ownership interest of three point five percent 
         (3.5%) the Trust. The Class B Certificates are subordinate to the     
         Class A Certificates in regard to the right to receive payments in 
         the event of delinquency or default on the Receivables (as defined 
         below).  Capitalized terms herein, unless otherwise defined herein, 
         shall have the meanings specified in the Agreement.

         The property of the Trust includes a pool of simple interest retail
         installment sale contracts (the "Receivables") between dealers (the
         "Dealers") in new and used recreational vehicles, manufactured 
         primarily by subsidiaries of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., and retail 
         purchasers (the "Obligors"), and all payments due thereunder on or 
         after September 1, 1996 (the "Cutoff Date") other than accrued 
         interest owing on Receivables prior to the Cutoff Date.  The 
         Receivables were originated by Dealers and subsequently assigned to 
         the Servicer, and are serviced by the Servicer and evidence the
         indirect financing made available by the Servicer to the Obligors.  
         The property of the Trust also includes:  (i) such amounts as from 
         time to time may be held in an interest bearing trust account 
         established and maintained by the Seller with the Trustee pursuant to 
         the Agreement (the Subordinated Reserve Fund), and the proceeds 
         thereof;  (ii) security interests in the financed vehicles and any 
         accessions thereto;  (iii) benefits under the subordination of the 
         Class B Certificates and the Servicer Letter of Credit; (iv) any 
         recourse rights of the Seller against Dealers; and (v) the right to
         proceeds of physical damage, credit life, and disability insurance 
         policies covering the financed vehicles or the Obligors.

         As of September 1, 1996, the Receivables included in the pool 
         consisted of 8,570 contracts with an aggregate value of 
         $205,480,433.58.

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          As of December 31, 1996, the end of the year of the Trust for which 
          this Form 10-K Annual Report is being filed, there were 8,206 
          contracts with an aggregate value of $191,599,819.86 outstanding.

       The change in the aggregate principal balance of the Receivables        
       between September 1, 1996, and December 31, 1996, was due to:  
       (i) scheduled principal payments, made by or on behalf of the           
       Obligors on the Receivables; and (ii) payment in full of 77             
       Receivables.  There were no repurchases of defaulted Receivables        
       pursuant to the Reserve Fund.  The net loss on Receivables for the      
       period from September 1, 1996, through December 31, 1996, was           
       $42,818.04.  The aggregate amount recovered from sales of
       repossessed vehicles during the period was $51,552.12.

       At December 31, 1996, there were twelve (12) accounts with an
       aggregate principal balance of $255,918.62 that were 30-59 days         
       delinquent, three (3) accounts with an aggregate principal balance of   
       $47,052.70 that were 60-89 days delinquent, and one (1) account with   
       an aggregate principal balance of $3,322.82 that was 90 or more days   
       delinquent.  The foregoing delinquent balances represent 0.133%,        
       0.025%, 0.002% respectively, of the outstanding pool balance as of      
       December 31, 1996 (0.160% in total).


Item 3.   Legal Proceedings.

          The Registrant knows of no material legal proceedings with respect
          to the Trust, involving the Trust, the Trustee or the Company, as
          Servicer of the Receivables, other than ordinary routine litigation
          incidental to the Trustee's or the Company's servicing duties under
          the Agreement.


Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

          No matter was submitted during the period covered by this report to
          a vote of the Certificateholders.


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                                 PART II

Item 5.   Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder
          Matters.

          (a)  CS First Boston and UBS Securities have informed the Company
               that, while they have been prepared to quote prices to          
               institutional investors for the purchase and sale of            
               Certificates, to the best of their knowledge, there have been   
               only limited sporadic quotations for the purchase and sale of   
               Certificates.

          (b)  As of December 31, 1996, there was one (1) Certificateholder of
               record, Cede & Co. as nominee for the Depository Trust Company  
              ("DTC").

          (c)  Not Applicable.


Item 6.   Selected Financial Data.

          Not Applicable.


Item 7.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
          Results of Operation.

          Not Applicable.


Item 8.   Financial Statement and Supplementary Data.

          Not Applicable.


Item 9.   Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
          Financial Disclosure.

          None.

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                                PART III

Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

          Not Applicable.


Item 11.  Executive Compensation.

          Not Applicable.


Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

          (a)  To the best knowledge of the registrant, as of December 31,
               1996, there was one (1) Certificateholder of record for each
               class of certificates, Cede & Co. as nominee for DTC, whose
               participating members in aggregate owned of record in excess of
               five percent (5%) of the interest represented by the
               certificates, as set forth in the table below.  The Registrant
               has no knowledge of whether any of such participating member of
               DTC is a "Beneficial owner" ( as that term is defined in Rule
               13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), of the
               Certificates held of record.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                
                       Name and Address of        Amount and Nature    Percent
Title of Class             Class A                       of              of
                       Certificateholder         Certificate Holdings  Class A
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<S>                    <C>                       <C>                  <C>
Fleetwood Credit        Cede & Co.                205,204              96.500%
1996-B Grantor          P.O. Box 20               Certificates
Trust 6.90%             Bowling Green Station     representing
Asset Backed            New York, NY  10274       $198,288,618.40 <F1>
Certificates, 
Class A
                              
Fleetwood Credit        Cede & Co.                7,442                 3.500%
1996-B Grantor          P.O. Box 20               Certificates
Trust 7.10%             Bowling Green Station     representing
Asset Backed            New York, NY  10274       $7,191,815.18 <F1>
Certificates,
Class B
                         
<FN>                          
                 
 <F1>  Each Certificate represented $1,000 on date of issuance and $966.30
       as of December 31, 1996.  As of December 31, 1996, the aggregate
       outstanding principal amount of Certificates was $205,480,433.58.
</FN>
</TABLE>
          (b)  Not Applicable.

          (c)  Not Applicable.

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Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

          (a)  The Registrant knows of no transaction or series of similar
               transactions during the period from inception (September 1,
               1996) through December 31, 1996, or any currently proposed
               transaction or series of similar transactions to which the      
               Trustee or the Trust has been or will be a party, involving an  
               amount exceeding $60,000 and in which any Certificateholder or   
               any beneficial owner, in either case, who owns more than five    
               percent of the interest represented by the Certificates, or any 
               member of the immediate family of any Certificateholder of      
               beneficial owner, had or will have a direct or indirect         
               material interest.


          (b)  Not Applicable.


          (c)  Not Applicable.



                                 PART IV

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K.

          (a)  The attached report of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. regarding the
               servicing  activities of the Company, prepared pursuant to      
               ARTICLE XIII, Section 13.11. of the Standard Terms and          
               Conditions of the Agreement, is filed as Exhibit 99.


          (b)  In its request for a no-action letter (which letter was issued
               by the Commission on September 19, 1991), Fleetwood Credit      
               Receivables Corp. on behalf of the Registrant, proposed to      
               include herein as an exhibit the Annual Report required to be   
               issued following the end of each calendar year by the Trustee    
               regarding distributions made to Certificateholders in the prior 
               year.  The Registrant files herewith as Exhibit 19(b) the 
               Trustee's Report for December 1996 as part of the annual report
               for the calendar year 1996 pursuant to ARTICLE XIV, Section
               14.11 of the Standard Terms and Conditions of the Agreement
               is filed as part of this Report.
              
          
           (c) Servicer's Certificate for December 1996 is filed as
               Exhibit 19(a).













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                              SIGNATURES



     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.



                                   Fleetwood Credit 1996-B Grantor Trust

                                   By:  FLEETWOOD CREDIT CORP., as Servicer







Date: March 31, 1997                    By:  /s/ Marvin T. Runyon,III        
                                        Name:  Marvin T. Runyon, III
                                        Title: Senior Vice President
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                              INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
 
 <TABLE>
 <CAPTION>
                                                                 
 SEQUENTIALLY
 EXHIBIT                                                            NUMBERED
 NUMBER                    EXHIBIT                                    PAGE
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 <S>     <C>                                                      <C>
 19(a)    Servicer's Certificate for December, 1996  
 19(b)    Trustee's Report
 99       Report of Independent Public Accountants





</TABLE>
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EXHIBIT 19(a)

                   Fleetwood Credit Receivables Corp.
                  FLEETWOOD CREDIT 1996-B GRANTOR TRUST

                         Servicer's Certificate
                     For the Month of December, 1996



<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C> <C>
Principal and Interest Collections

  Beginning Pool Balance                                (1) $   194,734,880.57

  Beginning Pool Factor [(1)/$ 205,480,433.58]          (2)          0.9477052

  Principal Collected                                   (3) $     3,091,903.21

  Interest Collected                                    (4) $     1,563,658.08

   Less: Accrued Interest Prior to Cut Off Date         (5)         962,692.73

   Less: Additional Purchased Accrued Interest          (5a)              0.00

   Plus:  Purchased Accrued Interest -
           End of Collection Period                     (6)         963,342.35

  Net decrease/(increase) in Purchased
  Accrued Interest [(5)+(5a)-(6)]                       (7) $          -649.62

   Plus: "Non-Reimbursable Interest Payment"            (8)          10,902.02

            Total Interest Received
            [(4)-(5)-(5a)+(6)+(8)]                      (9) $     1,575,209.72

  Additional Deposits
      (i)   Repurchase Amounts                         (10)               0.00
      (ii)  Liquidation Proceeds                       (11)          23,352.00
      (iii) Yield Supplement Deposit Amount            (12)               0.00

  Total Additional Deposits  [(10)+(11)+(12)]          (13) $        23,352.00

  Total Available Funds [(3)+(9)+(13)]                 (14) $     4,690,464.93

  Defaulted Receivable Principal Balance [(A1)]        (15) $        43,157.50

  Ending Pool Balance [(1)-(3)-(15)]                   (16) $   191,599,819.86

  Ending Pool Factor [(16)/$ 205,480,433.58]           (17)          0.9324480
/TABLE
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                        Fleetwood Credit Receivables Corp.
                       FLEETWOOD CREDIT 1996-B GRANTOR TRUST
      
                             Servicer's Certificate
                          For the Month of December, 1996

<TABLE>
<C>                                     <S>             <C>
 Distributions:
                                             Class A       Class B               
Total
Class Percentage                               96.5%          3.5%                
100%
Pool Factor (Ending Pool Balance)          0.9324480     0.9324480           
0.9324480
Class Coupon                                   6.90%         7.10%

December Beginning Pool Balance [(1)]    $187,919,159.75  $6,815,720.82  
$194,734,880.57

December Ending Pool Balance [(16)]      $184,893,826.16  $6,705,993.70  
$191,599,819.86

Collected Principal [(3)]                  $2,983,686.60    $108,216.61    
$3,091,903.21

Collected Interest [(9)]                   $1,520,077.38     $55,132.34    
$1,575,209.72

Other Collected Interest  [(9a)]                   $0.00          $0.00            
$0.00

Additional Deposits [(10)+(11)]               $22,534.68        $817.32       
$23,352.00

Servicing Fee [(1.0%/12)x(1)]               ($156,599.30)    ($5,679.77)    
($162,279.07)
Total Available Funds                       $4,369,699.36    $158,486.50   
$4,528,185.86


Payments to Certificateholders:

Principal Distributable Amount[(1)-(16)]    $3,025,333.59    $109,727.12   
$3,135,060.71

Interest Distributable Amount               $1,080,535.17     $40,326.35   
$1,120,861.52
     [(1)x(coupon/12)]
  Total Payments to Certificateholders      $4,105,868.76    $150,053.47   
$4,255,922.23

Reserve Fund payment                                $0.00          $0.00           
$0.00

Amount due Class B but paid to
  Class A (subordination)                           $0.00

Class A Interest Carryover Shortfall                $0.00

Class A Principal Carryover Shortfall               $0.00

Class B Interest Carryover Shortfall                               $0.00

Class B Principal Carryover Shortfall                              $0.00

Amounts Remaining in the Certificate
   Account to be paid to the Seller           $263,830.60      $8,433.03     
$272,263.63

Memo:
   Principal Difference                       ($19,112.31)      ($693.19)    
($19,805.50)
   Interest Difference                         $282,942.91      $9,126.22    
$292,069.13
   Total                                       $263,830.60      $8,433.03    
$272,263.63

</TABLE>
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                   Fleetwood Credit Receivables Corp.
                  FLEETWOOD CREDIT 1996-B GRANTOR TRUST

                         Servicer's Certificate
                     For the Month of December, 1996

<TABLE>
<S>                                                      <C>         <C>
Determination of the Servicer Letter of Credit Amount

     Number of Contracts - End of Month                   (45)               N/A

     Original number of contracts                         (46)               N/A

     Percent of Original Contracts remaining
          [((45)/(46))x100]                               (47)               N/A

     Original Servicer Letter of Credit Amount            (48)        $      N/A

     Revised Servicer Letter of Credit Amount
          [Lessor of [(48)x(47) or the Beginning
          Pool Balance (1)]                               (49)        $      N/A

     Prior Month Servicer Letter of Credit Amount
          [Previous Month (49)]                           (50)        $      N/A

     Servicer Letter of Credit Fee                        (51)        $      N/A

Yield Supplement Amount

     Receivables with coupon rates below 7.90%
          Principal Outstanding                           (52)        $      N/A

          Number of receivables                           (53)               N/A

          Interest on the Receivables at their APR        (54)        $      N/A

          Interest due on the Receivables at the
              Pass-Through Rate                           (55)        $      N/A

          Yield Supplement Amount [(54)-(55)]             (56)        $      N/A

Defaulted Receivables

     Amount of principal and accrued interest due from
          Obligors on Defaulted Receivables
               Principal                                  (A1)$     43,157.50    
               Interest                                   (A2)         415.71
               Expense                                    (A3)         624.00

                       Total                              (A) $     44,197.21

          Less:   Liquidation Proceeds                    (B) $     23,352.00

     Realized Loss  [(A1)+(A2)-(B)]                       (C) $     20,221.21

     Cumulative Losses  (Including Expenses)              (D) $     42,818.04

     Cumulative Loss Percentage  [(D)/$205,480,433.58]                   0.02%
          (Less than 1.5% ?)
/TABLE
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                          Fleetwood Credit Receivables Corp.
                        FLEETWOOD CREDIT 1996-B GRANTOR TRUST
                               Servicer's Certificate
                          For the Month of December, 1996

<TABLE>
<S>                                                     <C>    <C> 
Reconciliation of Reserve Fund


    Beginning Reserve Fund Balance                        (57) $    3,914,654.59

        Plus:  Excess Amounts from Seller                (57a)        272,263.63
        Plus:  Investment Earnings                       (57b)         18,703.35
        Less:  Reserve Fund Payments                      (58)              0.00
                    Subtotal Reserve Fund                      $    4,205,621.57
        Plus:  Beginning Negative Carry Balance          (58a)              0.00
        Plus:   Negative Carry Investment Earnings       (58b)              0.00
        Less:  Payment from Negative Carry               (58c)              0.00

        Ending Negative Carry Balance                    (58d)              0.00

    Reserve Fund Prior to Payments to Seller              (59) $    4,205,621.57

    Required Reserve Fund Balance:
        (Lesser of 1 or 2)

    (1) Greater of:  $4,109,609 or 2.00% of the Ending Pool Balance
        (Class A and Class B Certificate Balances), but not greater
        than the Ending Pool Balance  (unless the Cumulative Loss
         Percentage exceeds 1.5%), or (2);

    (2) (18% - Subordination Fraction) x the Ending Pool Balance              NA

    Required Amount                                       (60) $    4,109,609.00

    Amount of Excess Reserve released  [(59)-(60)]        (61) $       96,012.57 
        (No Release to be made during Pre-funding period)


    Ending Reserve Fund Balance to be invested(including   (62) $   4,109,609.00
         Negative Carry Balance)


    Reserve Fund Balance as a Percent
            of the Ending Pool Balance                     (63)            2.14%

    Interest Income on Reserve Fund for December, 1996
          from The Chase Manhattan Bank                    (64) $      18,703.35

    Interest Income on Negative Carry Balance for          (65) $           0.00
          December, 1996 from The Chase Manhattan Bank
/TABLE
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                            Fleetwood Credit Receivables Corp.
                          FLEETWOOD CREDIT 1996-B GRANTOR TRUST
                                  Servicer's Certificate
                              For the Month of December, 1996


<TABLE>
<S>                                                            <C>
Reconciliation of Net Payment to the Trustee

Available Funds                                                 $   4,690,464.93
   Servicing Fees                                                  ($162,279.07)
Total Available Funds                                           $   4,528,185.86

Total payments to Class A                                       $   4,105,868.76
Total payments to Class B                                       $     150,053.47

Reserve Fund:
    Excess from Seller [(57a)]                                  $     272,263.63
    Reserve Fund Payments [(58)]                                $         (0.00)
Gross payment to the Trustee                                    $   4,528,185.86

Amounts Held by Trustee:
    Less: Amount released from Reserve Fund
          in excess of $4,109,609 (Net of Reserve Fund payment) $      96,012.57

    Less:  Balance of Prefunded Account payable
                 to Certificateholders                                       N/A

           Less:  Amount paid from Negative Carry
                         Balance [(58c)]                                     N/A
           Less:  Amount paid from Pre-Funded
                         Amount Earnings [(72)]                              N/A
           Total Other Collected Interest      (9a)                          N/A

Total Amount Held by Trustee                                     $     96,012.57

Net payment to the Trustee                                       $  4,432,173.29


Reconciliation of Pre-Funding Account

Beginning Pre-Funded Amount                    (70)                          N/A
        [Prior Month (74)]

    Less:  Amount applied to the purchase of
                 Subsequent Receivables        (71)                          N/A
    Plus:  Earnings on Pre-Funded Amount       (72)                          N/A
    Less:  Payment of Earnings                 (73)                          N/A

Ending Pre-Funding Amount                      (74)                          N/A

Account Activity
       Number of Accounts - Beginning of Month                             8,283
            Less:  Account Paid Off / Repurchased                             77

            Plus:  Accounts in Collateral Addition                             0

      Number of Accounts - End of Month                                    8,206

Non-Accrual Accounts - End of Month
      Number of Non-Accrual Accounts                                           2

      Aggregate Principal Balance Outstanding                         $51,552.12
</TABLE>
                       Fleetwood Credit Receivables Corp.
                     FLEETWOOD CREDIT 1996-B GRANTOR TRUST
                             Servicer's Certificate
                        For the Month of December, 1996

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Delinquent Accounts
   Period of Delinquency        Units       Amount   Percent of Pool
<S>                            <C>    <C>            <C>
   30 - 59 days                    12  $255,918.62            0.133%
   60 - 89 days                     3    47,052.70            0.025%
   90 days or more                  1     3,322.82            0.002%
        Total                      16  $306,294.14            0.160% (A)

   Repossession Inventory           2  $ 51,552.12             0.03% (B)
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Delinquency Percentage
                                                            Quarter
                                  NOV      DEC      JAN      Total (Avg)
<S>                            <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>  
   90 days or more  (000)       $ 42.3    $ 3.3    $ N/A     $ N/A

   Repossession Inventory (000) $ 65.9    $51.6    $ N/A     $ N/A

   Total                        $108.2    $54.9    $ N/A     $ N/A (A)

   Ending Pool Balance (mils)   $194.7    $191.6   $ N/A     $ N/A (B)

   Delinquency Percentage (A)/(B)                              N/A
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Realized Loss Analysis
                                                            Quarter
                                  NOV      DEC      JAN      Total
<S>                            <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>
Realized Losses/(Recoveries)(X)
 [(A1+(A2)-(B)]  (000)          $ 21.8    $ 20.2   $ N/A     $ N/A (Sum)

Beginning Pool Balance(mils)(Y) $197.8    $194.7   $ N/A     $ N/A (Avg)

Realized Loss Percentage
 (Less than 1.5%?)  [((X)/(Y))*4]                              N/A

Realized Losses Since Inception                              $  41,994.04
  (less than $3,082,207 ?)
Change in Realized Losses                                    $  20,221.21
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<S>                                                             <C>
Proceeds from Insurance and Dealer Repurchases

   Proceeds received during the month from
        physical damage insurance                                 $0.00

   Proceeds received during the month from Dealer
        repurchase obligations relating to Defaulted Receivables  $0.00
</TABLE>


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EXHIBIT 19(b)

[LOGO]
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001




 31-Jan-97


To the Holders of:

Fleetwood Credit 1996-B Grantor Trust
$198,288,618.40 6.90% Asset-Backed Certificates, Class A


The following information is being provided to you for the calendar year 1996
pursuant to Section 14.10 of the Standard Terms and Conditions of Agreement
effective September 1, 1996.  Detailed below are the monthly payment factors
(per $1,000 of original issuance) for interest, principal, and fees and
compensation paid to the Servicer.  The information can be utilized for
preparation of federal income tax returns.  Should you have any further
questions regarding the use of this information, please consult your tax
counsel.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Fees and Compensation
                     Interest        Principal           Paid to Servicer
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                 <C>             <C>                  <C>
October              5.750000        17.825202             0.833300
November             5.647505        19.392111             0.818500
December             5.536000        15.077462             0.802300
</TABLE>



THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
as Trustee and Paying Agent<PAGE>

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EXHIBIT 99

[LOGO]

                 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Board of Directors of
Associates First Capital Corporation
The Chase Manhattan Bank as Trustee:

We have audited, in accordance with generally accepted audited standards, the
consolidated balance sheet of Associates First Capital Corporation as of
December 31, 1996, and the related consolidated statement of earnings, changes
in stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended, have issued
our report thereon dated January 28, 1997.

In connection with our audit, nothing came to our attention (during the period
April 22, 1996 (date of acquisition) through December 31, 1996), that caused
us to believe that there were any exceptions or errors in the records relating
to receivables serviced for others by Fleetwood Credit Corp. ("Fleetwood") as
Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of September 1,
1996, among Fleetwood, as Servicer, Fleetwood Credit Receivables Corp., as
Seller, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee, and the Fleetwood Credit
Grantor Trust Standard Terms and Conditions of Agreement (Senior/Subordinated)
effective September 1, 1996, incorporated by reference therein (collectively,
the "Agreement"), insofar as such exceptions or errors related to accounting
matters. However, our audit was not directed primarily toward obtaining
knowledge of such exceptions of errors.

We are independent with respect to Associates First Capital Corporation and
Fleetwood under Rule 101 of the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct and its
interpretations.

This report, issued pursuant to Section 13.11 of the Agreement, is intended
solely for the information and use of the Board of Directors and management of
Associates First Capital Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank and should
not be used for any other purpose.


                        /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
Dallas, Texas
January 28, 1997


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