GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORP
424B1, 1995-08-04
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
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PROSPECTUS                                        Filed Pursuant to Rule 424B(1)
                                                  Registration No. 33-60869

                                 $308,000,000
 
                        [LOGO OF GREEN TREE FINANCIAL]

            GREEN TREE SECURITIZED NET INTEREST MARGIN TRUST 1995-A
 
              7.25% SECURITIZED NET INTEREST MARGIN CERTIFICATES
 
                                ---------------

  Green Tree Securitized Net Interest Margin Trust 1995-A (the "Trust") will
be formed pursuant to a Trust Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1995, among Green
Tree Manufactured Housing Net Interest Margin Finance Corp. I ("Finance I"), a
wholly owned subsidiary of Green Tree Financial Corporation ("Green Tree"),
Green Tree Manufactured Housing Net Interest Margin Finance Corp. II ("Finance
II"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Tree, and Wilmington Trust Company,
as Trustee. The Trust will issue $308,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
7.25% Securitized Net Interest Margin Certificates (the "Certificates"). The
assets of the Trust will consist of (i) the residual cashflow from nine real
estate mortgage investment conduits ("REMICs"), whose assets consist of pools
of manufactured housing contracts sold by Green Tree to investors between
August 1994 and July 1995 (collectively, the "Securitized Pools"), (ii) a
limited recourse note (the "Finance I Note") issued by Finance I, (iii) a
reserve fund for the benefit of the Certificateholders (the "Reserve Fund")
and (iv) certain related property (as described herein). The Finance I Note
will be secured by, and will be payable solely from, Guarantee Fees payable
with respect to seven of the Securitized Pools and certain related property,
all as described herein.
 
  The Certificates offered hereby represent fractional undivided interests in
the Trust. Principal and interest, at one-twelfth of the interest rate of
7.25% per annum, will be distributed to the Certificateholders on the 15th day
of each month (each, a "Distribution Date"), beginning August 15, 1995. It is
a condition of issuance that the Certificates be rated "BBB+" by Fitch
Investors Service, L.P. ("Fitch") and "Baa3" by Moody's Investors Service,
Inc. ("Moody's").
 
  The Final Scheduled Distribution Date for the Certificates will be July 15,
2005. However, payment in full of the Certificates is expected to occur
earlier than such date, as described herein. Investors may be unable to invest
payments of principal received on the Certificates at a rate equal to the
interest rate on the Certificates.
 
  The Certificates initially will be represented by certificates registered in
the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of the Depository Trust Company ("DTC").
The interests of beneficial owners of the Certificates ("Certificate Owners")
will be represented by book entries on the records of the participating member
of DTC. Definitive Certificates will be available only under the limited
circumstances described herein. See "Description of the Certificates--
Registration of the Certificates."
 
  Lehman Brothers Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
(the "Underwriters") intend to make a secondary market in the Certificates,
but have no obligation to do so. There can be no assurance that a secondary
market for the Certificates will develop, or if it does develop, that it will
continue.
 
  The Certificates will not be insured or guaranteed by any governmental
agency or instrumentality, by Green Tree or any of its affiliates, or by the
Underwriters or any of their affiliates, and will be payable only from amounts
held by or owed to the Trust.
 
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  FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN FACTORS WHICH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY
PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF THE CERTIFICATES, SEE "RISK FACTORS" ON PAGE 8
HEREIN.
 
                                ---------------
 
 THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES  AND
  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR  ANY  STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  NOR  HAS  THE
   SECURITIES AND  EXCHANGE COMMISSION  OR ANY  STATE SECURITIES  COMMISSION
    PASSED  UPON   THE  ACCURACY   OR  ADEQUACY   OF  THIS   PROSPECTUS.ANY
     REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
 
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                             Price to          Underwriting         Proceeds to
                             Public(1)          Discount(2)        the Trust(3)
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<S>                     <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Per Certificate........     99.953125%             1.80%            98.153125%
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Total..................    $307,855,625         $5,544,000         $302,311,625
===============================================================================
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(1) Plus accrued interest, if any, from August 9, 1995.
(2) Green Tree has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain
    liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. See "Underwriting."
(3) Before deducting expenses, estimated to be $982,000.
 
                                ---------------

  The Certificates are offered subject to prior sale, when and if issued by
the Trust and accepted by the Underwriters and subject to their right to
reject orders in whole or in part. It is expected that delivery of the
Certificates will be made in book-entry form only through the Same Day Funds
Settlement system of DTC on or about August 9, 1995.
 
                                ---------------

LEHMAN BROTHERS                                             MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
 
August 2, 1995
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  IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT
TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICES OF THE CERTIFICATES
OFFERED HEREBY AT LEVELS ABOVE THOSE WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN
MARKET. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
 
  Until October 31, 1995, all dealers effecting transactions in the
Certificates, whether or not participating in this distribution, may be
required to deliver a Prospectus. This 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.
 
                         REPORTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
 
  The Trust will cause to be provided to the holders of the Certificates
certain monthly and annual reports concerning the Certificates and the Trust as
further described in this Prospectus under "Description of the Certificates--
Reports to Certificateholders."
 
                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
  This Prospectus contains a summary of certain material terms of certain of
the documents referred to herein, but does not contain all of the information
set forth in the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part (the
"Registration Statement"). For further information, reference is made to such
Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto which Green Tree has filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. Statements contained in this Prospectus describing a
provision of any agreement or other document referred to are summaries, and if
this Prospectus indicates that such agreement or other document has been filed
as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, reference is made to the copy of
the agreement or other document filed as an exhibit, each such statement being
qualified in all respects by reference to the actual provision being described.
Copies of the Registration Statement can be inspected and, upon payment of the
Commission's prescribed charges, copied at the public reference facilities
maintained by the Commission at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549 and at certain of its Regional Offices located as
follows: New York Regional Office, Seven World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New
York, New York 10048, and Chicago Regional Office, Suite 1400, 500 West Madison
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661.
 
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                                SUMMARY OF TERMS
 
  The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
detailed information appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus.
 
Issuer..................  Green Tree Securitized Net Interest Margin Trust
                          1995-A (the "Trust"), a Delaware business trust to be
                          formed on or about August 9, 1995 (the "Closing
                          Date") pursuant to a Trust Agreement dated as of June
                          1, 1995 (the "Trust Agreement") among Green Tree Man-
                          ufactured Housing Net Interest Margin Finance Corp. I
                          ("Finance I"), Green Tree Manufactured Housing Net
                          Interest Margin Finance Corp. II ("Finance II") and
                          Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee (the "Trustee").
 
Securities Offered......  $308,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.25%
                          Securitized Net Interest Margin Certificates
                          ("SNIMCs" or the "Certificates"), issued pursuant to
                          the Trust Agreement. The Trust will also issue cer-
                          tificates representing subordinated interests in the
                          Trust (the "Subordinated Certificates"), which are
                          not offered hereby, to Finance I and Finance II.
 
Trust Property..........  The Certificates will be secured by, and payable
                          solely from, the Trust Property. The Trust Property
                          will consist of (i) a limited recourse note in the
                          initial amount of $227,500,000 (the "Finance I Note")
                          issued by Finance I, which in turn will be secured
                          by, and payable solely from, the Guarantee Fees (as
                          described below), (ii) the "residual interests" in
                          nine trusts (the "Residual Assets"), (iii) a reserve
                          fund for the benefit of the Certificateholders (the
                          "Reserve Fund"), and (iv) the related property
                          described below. The Trust Property represents the
                          residual cashflow (net interest margin) payable from
                          nine pools of manufactured housing contracts (the
                          "Contracts") sold by Green Tree between August 1994
                          and July 1995 (collectively, the "Securitized
                          Pools"). The initial principal amount of the
                          Certificates is equal to approximately 77% of the sum
                          of (i) the estimated present value of the Guarantee
                          Fees securing the Finance I Note ($293,271,431) and
                          (ii) the estimated present value of the Residual
                          Assets ($107,331,188), all as further described in
                          the diagram on page 10, but such estimates are based
                          on a number of assumptions about the future
                          performance of the Guarantee Fees and the Residual
                          Assets. See "Risk Factors" and "Yield, Average Life
                          and Prepayment Considerations." In particular, the
                          prepayment assumptions used in calculating the
                          estimated present value of the Trust Property are
                          disclosed graphically on page 20 on the curve
                          entitled "Base Case," and in the table on page 21
                          under the heading "Green Tree Manufactured Housing
                          Contract Prepayment Information."
 
 A. Finance I Note.....   The Finance I Note will be a limited recourse obliga-
                          tion of Finance I, payable solely from certain assets
                          (the "Guarantee Fees") acquired by Finance I from
                          Green Tree. The Finance I Note bears interest at a
                          rate of 7.25% per annum, and principal and interest
                          thereon is payable on the fifteenth day (or, if such
                          day is not a business day, the next succeeding busi-
                          ness day) of each month, beginning August 15, 1995.
                          Green
 
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                          Tree is entitled to receive a Guarantee Fee from each
                          of the 1994-5 Securitized Pool, 1994-6 Securitized
                          Pool, 1994-7 Securitized Pool, 1994-8 Securitized
                          Pool, 1995-1 Securitized Pool, 1995-3 Securitized
                          Pool and 1995-4 Securitized Pool (collectively, the
                          "Guarantee Fee Securitized Pools") for providing a
                          guarantee on a class of certificates issued by that
                          Securitized Pool. The Guarantee Fees each have a
                          stated maximum amount of 300 basis points of the out-
                          standing principal balance of the related pool, be-
                          fore servicing fees, expenses and losses. The initial
                          principal amount of the Finance I Note is equal to
                          approximately 77.6% of the estimated present value of
                          the Guarantee Fees (as further described in the dia-
                          gram on page 10), but such estimate is based on a
                          number of assumptions about the future performance of
                          the Guarantee Fee Securitized Pools. See "The Trust
                          Property--The Guarantee Fees" and "Yield, Average
                          Life and Prepayment Considerations."
 
 B. Residual Assets....   The Residual Assets were issued by nine trusts cre-
                          ated by Green Tree between August 1994 and July 1995
                          in connection with Green Tree's periodic
                          securitizations of manufactured housing contracts
                          originated and serviced by Green Tree. The Residual
                          Asset with respect to each such trust represents the
                          excess cashflow remaining after payment of amounts
                          due investors in such pool, servicing fees and other
                          specified trust expenses. The excess cashflow with
                          respect to the Residual Assets issued by the 1995-2
                          Securitized Pool and the 1995-5 Securitized Pool,
                          which do not pay a Guarantee Fee, is 421 basis points
                          and 394 basis points, respectively, of the outstand-
                          ing principal balance of such pool, before servicing
                          fees, losses and expenses. The excess cashflow with
                          respect to the Residual Assets issued by the Guaran-
                          tee Fee Securitized Pools are payable only after the
                          payment of a Guarantee Fee, and accordingly are ex-
                          pected to generate cash flow only to the extent the
                          excess cashflow exceeds the stated maximum amount of
                          the applicable Guarantee Fee. Each of the Residual
                          Assets constitutes the "residual interest" in a "real
                          estate mortgage investment conduit" ("REMIC"). See
                          "The Trust Property--The Residual Assets" and "Yield,
                          Average Life and Prepayment Considerations."
 
 C. Inside Refinancing
   Payments............
                          In connection with the assignments by Green Tree to
                          Finance I and Finance II of the Guarantee Fees and
                          the Residual Assets, Green Tree will agree that, with
                          respect to any Contract that is refinanced by the
                          customer through Green Tree (an "inside refinanc-
                          ing"), Green Tree will pay to Finance I and/or Fi-
                          nance II, as applicable, an amount intended to equal
                          the estimated present value of the net excess
                          cashflow that would have been generated by that Con-
                          tract had it not been refinanced (an "inside refi-
                          nancing payment"). The right to receive such inside
                          refinancing payments will be assigned by Finance I
                          and Finance II to the Trust. Any such inside refi-
                          nancing payments relating to the Guarantee Fees will
                          be applied to pay interest and principal on the Fi-
                          nance I Note, and any such inside refinancing pay-
                          ments relating to the Residual Assets will be paid
                          directly to the Trust, and in either case will be
                          used by the Trust to pay interest and principal on
                          the Certificates. See "The Trust Property--Inside Re-
                          financing Payments."
 
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 D. Reserve Fund.......   On the Closing Date, the Trust will retain $7,500,000
                          of the proceeds from the sale of the Certificates and
                          deposit such amount into the Reserve Fund. On any
                          Distribution Date, if the Amount Available is not
                          sufficient to pay the Certificateholders' Interest
                          Distributable Amount (as defined below), the Trustee
                          will withdraw the amount of such deficiency (or the
                          amount of funds in the Reserve Fund, if less) from
                          the Reserve Fund and deposit such funds in the Cer-
                          tificate Account. If the funds on deposit in the Cer-
                          tificate Account are insufficient to pay the out-
                          standing principal amount of the Certificates on the
                          Distribution Date occurring in July 2005, or upon the
                          maturity of the Certificates following acceleration
                          upon an Event of Default (as described under "De-
                          scription of the Certificates--Events of Default"),
                          the Trustee will withdraw the amount of such defi-
                          ciency (or the amount of funds in the Reserve Fund,
                          if less) from the Reserve Fund and deposit such funds
                          in the Certificate Account.
 
Contract Originator and   Green Tree originated all of the Contracts. See
 Servicer...............  "Green Tree Financial Corporation." Finance I and Fi-
                          nance II are wholly owned special purpose subsidiar-
                          ies of Green Tree.
 
Trustee.................  Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee under the Trust
                          Agreement. See "Description of the Trust Documents--
                          the Trustee."
 
Administrator...........  First Trust National Association, St. Paul, Minneso-
                          ta. The Administrator will perform various adminis-
                          trative functions on behalf of the Trust.
 
Terms of the              The principal terms of the Certificates will be as
 Certificates...........  described below.
 
 A. Distribution          Principal and interest on the Certificates will be
  Dates................   payable on the fifteenth day (or, if such day is not
                          a business day, the next succeeding business day) of
                          each month, beginning August 15, 1995 (each, a "Dis-
                          tribution Date") to holders of record as of the busi-
                          ness day immediately preceding the related Distribu-
                          tion Date (the "Record Date"). Distributions of in-
                          terest and principal on the Certificates on any Dis-
                          tribution Date will be made only from amounts on de-
                          posit in the Certificate Account on such Distribution
                          Date (the "Amount Available") and from funds in the
                          Reserve Fund, if any. In the event that the Amount
                          Available, plus any funds in the Reserve Fund, are
                          not sufficient to make a full distribution of amounts
                          due on any Distribution Date, the amount of the defi-
                          ciency will be carried forward as an amount that the
                          Certificateholders are entitled to receive on the
                          next Distribution Date. Any amount carried forward
                          will, to the extent legally permissible, bear inter-
                          est at the Interest Rate (as defined below).
 
 B. Interest...........   7.25% per annum (the "Interest Rate") payable monthly
                          at one-twelfth of the annual rate (calculated on the
                          basis of a 360-day year of 30-day months).
 
                          On each Distribution Date, the Trustee will distrib-
                          ute pro rata to Certificateholders accrued and unpaid
                          interest at the Interest Rate on the aggregate out-
                          standing principal amount of the Certificates (the
                          "Certificateholders' Interest Distributable Amount").
                          Interest in respect of a Distribution Date will ac-
                          crue from the most recent Distribution Date to which
                          interest has been paid to but excluding such Distri-
                          bution Date. Finance I and Finance II will receive a
                          distribution of interest on
 
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                          August 15, 1995 equal to the interest accrued on the
                          initial principal amount of the Certificates at the
                          Interest Rate from June 15, 1995 to the Closing Date.
                          Certificateholders of record on August 14, 1995 will
                          receive a distribution of interest on August 15, 1995
                          equal to the interest accrued on the initial princi-
                          pal amount of the Certificates at the Interest Rate
                          from the Closing Date to August 15, 1995.
 
                          In the event that the Amount Available in the Certif-
                          icate Account, plus any funds in the Reserve Fund,
                          are not sufficient to make a full distribution of the
                          Certificateholders' Interest Distributable Amount,
                          the amount of the deficiency will be carried forward
                          as an amount that the Certificateholders are entitled
                          to receive on the next Distribution Date. Any amount
                          carried forward will, to the extent legally permissi-
                          ble, bear interest at the Interest Rate.
 
 C. Principal..........   On each Distribution Date, all funds held by the
                          Trust in the Certificate Account after payment of the
                          Certificateholders' Interest Distributable Amount
                          will be payable as principal on the Certificates (the
                          "Certificateholders' Principal Distributable
                          Amount"). The distribution of principal on August 15,
                          1995 will represent collections on the Trust Property
                          for July 15 and August 15, 1995.
 
 D. Optional              The holders of the Subordinated Certificates may, on
  Prepayment...........   any Distribution Date when the outstanding principal
                          amount of the SNIMCs is less than 10% of the original
                          principal amount of the SNIMCs, cause the Trust to
                          prepay the SNIMCs in whole but not in part by con-
                          tributing cash to the Trust in an amount equal to the
                          unpaid principal amount of the SNIMCs (plus any ac-
                          crued and unpaid interest on the SNIMCs).
 
 E. Subordination of
    Subordinated
    Certificates.......   The Subordinated Certificates will have an estimated
                          initial principal value of $92,602,619. No payments
                          of principal or interest will be made on the Subordi-
                          nated Certificates (which are not being offered here-
                          by) until the SNIMCs have been paid in full.
 
Certain Federal Income
 Tax Consequences.......
                          In the opinion of Dorsey & Whitney P.L.L.P., counsel
                          to the Trust, for federal income tax purposes, the
                          Trust will not be characterized as an association (or
                          a publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corpora-
                          tion. Although there are no regulations, published
                          rulings or judicial decisions involving the charac-
                          terization for federal income tax purposes of inter-
                          ests with the same terms as the Certificates, and al-
                          though the result is not free from doubt, on balance,
                          in the opinion of Dorsey & Whitney P.L.L.P., the Cer-
                          tificates should be classified as debt for federal
                          income tax purposes. Alternative characterizations of
                          the Certificates are possible, and such treatment may
                          have adverse tax consequences for pass-through enti-
                          ties that have "disqualified organizations" as record
                          interest holders and Certificateholders who are sub-
                          ject to the tax on unrelated business income. Such
                          alternative characterizations are not expected to re-
                          sult in materially adverse tax consequences to other
                          types of Certificateholders. INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT
                          THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE TAX CONSE-
                          QUENCES TO THEM OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPO-
                          SITION OF CERTIFICATES. See "Certain Federal Income
                          Tax Consequences" and "Description of the Certifi-
                          cates--Restrictions on Transfer."
 
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ERISA Considerations....  The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
                          as amended ("ERISA"), and the Internal Revenue Code
                          of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), impose certain re-
                          quirements on those pension, profit sharing and other
                          employee benefit plans to which they apply and on
                          those persons who are fiduciaries with respect to
                          such plans. Prospective investors who are subject to
                          ERISA and the relevant provisions of the Code should
                          consult their legal advisors about applicable re-
                          strictions taking into account that the Underwriters
                          have advised Green Tree that they intend (although
                          they are not obligated) to make a market in the Cer-
                          tificates and to distribute the Certificates in a
                          manner that will result in the Certificates initially
                          being held by more than 100 unrelated investors. In
                          accordance with ERISA's fiduciary standards, before
                          investing in the Certificates a fiduciary should de-
                          termine whether such an investment is permitted under
                          the documents and instruments governing the plan and
                          is appropriate for the plan in view of its overall
                          investment policy and the composition and diversifi-
                          cation of its investment portfolio. See "ERISA Con-
                          siderations."
 
Legal Investment          The Certificates may not be acquired by a "disquali-
 Considerations.........  fied organization" or a "foreign holder" (each as de-
                          fined herein). By acceptance of a Certificate, each
                          purchaser will be deemed to represent that it is not
                          a disqualified organization or a foreign holder. See
                          "Description of the Certificates--Restrictions on
                          Transfer."
 
                          The Certificates will not constitute "mortgage re-
                          lated securities" for purposes of the Secondary Mort-
                          gage Market Enhancement Act of 1984. Accordingly, in-
                          stitutions whose investment activities are subject to
                          review by federal or state regulatory authorities
                          should consult with their counsel or the applicable
                          authorities to determine whether and to what extent
                          the Certificates constitute legal investments for
                          them. See "Legal Investment Considerations."
 
Rating..................  It is a condition to the issuance of the Certificates
                          that they be rated "BBB+" by Fitch and "Baa3" by
                          Moody's. The rating of the Certificates by Fitch ad-
                          dresses the likelihood of the timely payment of in-
                          terest and ultimate payment of principal on the Cer-
                          tificates. The rating of the Certificates by Moody's
                          addresses (i) the likelihood that investors will re-
                          ceive timely interest each month or, in the unlikely
                          event that interest is not paid on a timely basis,
                          that any shortfall amount would accrue interest at
                          the Interest Rate so that investors would not experi-
                          ence a reduction in yield, and (ii) the likelihood of
                          the ultimate repayment of principal. A security rat-
                          ing is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold se-
                          curities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal
                          at any time by the rating agency.
 
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                                  RISK FACTORS
 
  Prospective Certificateholders should consider, among other things, the
following factors in connection with the purchase of the Certificates:
 
    1. Limited Liquidity. The Certificates will not constitute "mortgage
  related securities" for purposes of the Secondary Mortgage Market
  Enhancement Act of 1984 ("SMMEA"). Accordingly, many institutions with
  legal authority to invest in SMMEA securities will not be able to invest in
  the Certificates, limiting the market for such securities.
 
    There currently is no secondary market for the Certificates. The
  Underwriters expect, but are not obligated, to make a market in the
  Certificates. There can be no assurance that any such market will develop
  or continue.
 
    2. Credit Risks; Limited Assets. Because of the nature of the Trust
  Property and the complexity of analyzing the credit risks associated
  therewith, the Certificates are an appropriate investment only for persons
  familiar with manufactured housing contract performance and asset-backed
  security structures. The Trust will not have, nor is it permitted or
  expected to have, any significant assets or sources of funds other than the
  Finance I Note, the Residual Assets and the Reserve Fund. Finance I
  likewise will not have, nor is it permitted or expected to have, any
  available assets or sources of funds other than the Guarantee Fees.
  Certificateholders must therefore rely for repayment solely upon payments
  on the Guarantee Fees, the Residual Assets and the Reserve Fund.
 
    3. Risks of Manufactured Housing Contracts. Losses on the Contracts above
  certain assumed levels, as described in "Yield, Average Life and Prepayment
  Considerations," would adversely affect the yield on the Certificates. Loss
  experience on the Contracts may be affected by, among other things, a
  downturn in regional or local economic conditions. These regional or local
  economic conditions may be volatile, and historically have affected the
  delinquency, loan loss and repossession experience of the Contracts.
  Moreover, regardless of its location, manufactured housing generally
  depreciates in value. Consequently, the market value of certain
  manufactured homes could be or become lower than the principal balance of
  the Contracts they secure.
 
    4. Subordination of Trust Property. As described in "The Trust Property,"
  payments of principal and interest on the manufactured housing contracts in
  the Securitized Pools will be available to make payments on the
  Certificates only after required payments have been made on the related
  securities issued in such prior offerings. The order of priority for
  monthly distribution of all collected funds in a Securitized Pool is (i)
  Class A principal and interest, (ii) Class B principal and interest, and
  (iii) the Trust Property. Accordingly, losses on the Contracts generally
  will be absorbed by the Trust Property before being allocated to the
  related securities issued in such prior offerings. In addition, the only
  credit enhancement available to the holders of the Certificates is the
  estimated overcollateralization of the Finance I Note, the estimated
  overcollateralization of the Certificates and the Reserve Fund.
 
    The yield on the Certificates may also be affected by an extremely fast
  rate of principal payments on the Contracts (including defaults and
  voluntary prepayments) and by an unusually rapid prepayment of Contracts
  with higher than average interest rates. Investors in the Certificates
  should consider the risk that, if the Contracts experience extreme
  prepayment rates, Certificateholders may experience a reduction in yield or
  fail to recoup fully their initial investments. See "Yield, Average Life
  and Prepayment Considerations."
 
    Unlike standard corporate bonds, the timing and amount of principal
  payments on the Certificates is not fixed and will be determined by the
  timing and amount of cash flows in the Trust Property, which in turn will
  be dependent on the rate of prepayments and by the timing and amount of
  delinquencies and losses realized on the Contracts. The timing of principal
  payments on manufactured housing contracts is affected by a variety of
  economic, geographic, legal and social factors, primarily because
  manufactured housing contracts may be prepaid by the borrowers at any time.
 
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    5. Certain Matters Relating to Insolvency. Green Tree intends that the
  assignment of the Guarantee Fees and the Residual Assets to Finance I and
  Finance II and then the issuance of the Finance I Note and the transfer of
  the Residual Assets to the Trust constitute a sale, rather than a pledge of
  the Guarantee Fees and the Residual Assets to secure indebtedness of Green
  Tree. However, if Green Tree were to become a debtor under the federal
  bankruptcy code, it is possible that a creditor or trustee in bankruptcy of
  Green Tree or Green Tree as debtor-in-possession may argue that the sale of
  the Guarantee Fees and the Residual Assets by Green Tree was a pledge of
  the Guarantee Fees and the Residual Assets rather than a sale. This
  position, if presented to or accepted by a court, could result in a delay
  in or reduction of distributions to the Certificateholders.
 
    In addition, Dorsey & Whitney P.L.L.P., counsel to Green Tree, will
  render an opinion to the effect that, in the event Green Tree were to
  become a debtor under the federal bankruptcy code, a court would not order
  that the assets and liabilities of Finance I, Finance II and Green Tree
  should be consolidated. Such opinion is subject to a number of assumptions,
  qualifications and exceptions, and any such consolidation in the event of
  Green Tree's bankruptcy could result in a delay in or reduction of
  distributions to the Certificateholders.
 
    The steps necessary to perfect the security interest in a manufactured
  home will vary from state to state, and in any given state may vary
  depending on the nature and location of the individual manufactured home.
  Because of the expense and administrative inconvenience involved, Green
  Tree did not amend any certificates of title or file any assignments of
  mortgage to record the interest of the purchaser of each Contract.
  Consequently, in the absence of such amendment or recordation, the
  assignment to the trustee of the Securitized Pool of the security interest
  in the manufactured home may not be effective in favor of such pool trustee
  or the assignment of the security interest may not be effective against
  creditors of Green Tree or a trustee in bankruptcy of Green Tree. Green
  Tree's insolvency and subsequent termination as servicer of the Contracts
  might accordingly result in increased delays and expense in liquidating
  Contracts secured by manufactured homes located in some states.
 
                             SUMMARY OF TRANSACTION
 
  On the Closing Date, Green Tree will assign the Guarantee Fees and the
Residual Assets to Finance I and Finance II (collectively, the "Subordinated
Certificateholders"), pursuant to two substantially similar Assignments, dated
as of June 1, 1995 (each an "Assignment," and collectively the "Assignments").
The Subordinated Certificateholders will in turn establish the Trust by the
issuance of the Finance I Note and the transfer of the Residual Assets to the
Trust pursuant to a Transfer Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1995 (the "Transfer
Agreement"). The Trust will then issue the Certificates pursuant to the Trust
Agreement, and remit the proceeds of the sale of the Certificates (net of
certain expenses) to Finance I and Finance II. The Subordinated Certificates,
which are not being offered hereby, will be issued to Finance I and Finance II.
 
  On each Distribution Date, Finance I will remit to the Trustee on behalf of
the Trust (i) interest then due and payable on the Finance I Note, plus (ii)
principal then due and payable on the Finance I Note (equal to all Guarantee
Fee collections remitted to Finance I on such Distribution Date, net of the
interest paid on the Finance I Note). On each Distribution Date, the Trustee
will also receive all distributions on the Residual Assets, plus any inside
refinancing payments and repurchase payments made by Green Tree as described
herein.
 
  On each Distribution Date, from (i) payments received on the Finance I Note
and (ii) distributions received on the Residual Assets, the Trustee on behalf
of the Trust will make the required payments on the SNIMCs, first to pay
interest then due and payable, then to pay any expenses of the Trust which
Green Tree or the Subordinated Certificateholders were obligated to pay but did
not pay, and then all remaining collected funds will be applied to reduce the
principal amount of the SNIMCs. The Subordinated Certificates will receive no
distributions until the SNIMCs are paid in full.
 
  Finance I and Finance II are wholly owned special purpose subsidiaries of
Green Tree.
 
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                                [TO BE SUPPLIED]
 
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                       GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
GENERAL
 
  Green Tree purchases, pools, sells and services conditional sales contracts
for manufactured housing throughout the nation. Green Tree is currently the
largest servicer of manufactured housing government insured or guaranteed
contracts, and is one of the largest servicers of conventional manufactured
housing contracts, in the United States. Green Tree operates 51 manufactured
housing offices nationwide and serves the home improvement industry through 80
different locations.Green Tree's principal executive offices are located at
1100 Landmark Towers, 345 St. Peter Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-1639
(telephone (612) 293-3400). Set forth below are summary consolidated financial
data of Green Tree for each of the years in the five-year period ended
December 31, 1994 and for the six months ended June 30, 1995. Green Tree is
not guaranteeing or otherwise obligated with respect to the Certificates,
except to the extent of its obligations under the Trust Documents as described
herein. Green Tree's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1994, most recent Proxy Statement and, when available, subsequent
quarterly and annual reports are available from Green Tree upon written
request.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          AT AND FOR THE
                         SIX MONTHS ENDED
                             JUNE 30,           AT AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                         ---------------- --------------------------------------------------
                               1995          1994       1993       1992      1991     1990
                         ---------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- --------
                           (UNAUDITED)                  (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S>                      <C>              <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>      <C>
Income..................    $  281,473    $  497,427 $  366,680 $  246,615 $214,765 $175,675
Net Earnings............       112,441       181,279    116,423     55,015   56,688   36,542
Total Assets............     2,595,976     1,771,839  1,739,502  1,167,055  969,161  814,662
Total Debt..............       765,188       309,319    515,004    376,043  361,410  335,757
Stockholders' Equity....       844,992       725,891    549,429    298,834  237,544  192,478
</TABLE>
 
CONTRACT ORIGINATION
 
  Green Tree originated all of the Contracts. Through its regional service
centers, Green Tree arranges to purchase manufactured housing contracts from
manufactured housing dealers located throughout the United States. Green
Tree's regional service center personnel contact dealers located in their
region and explain Green Tree's available financing plans, terms, prevailing
rates and credit and financing policies. If the dealer wishes to use Green
Tree's available customer financing, the dealer must make an application for
dealer approval. Upon satisfactory results of Green Tree's investigation of
the dealer's creditworthiness and general business reputation, Green Tree and
the dealer execute a dealer agreement. Green Tree also originates manufactured
housing installment loan agreements directly with customers.
 
  All contracts that Green Tree originates are written on forms provided by
Green Tree and are originated on an individually approved basis in accordance
with Green Tree's guidelines. The dealer or the customer submits the
customer's credit application and purchase order to a regional service center
where Green Tree personnel make an analysis of the creditworthiness of the
proposed buyer. The analysis includes a review of the applicant's paying
habits, length and likelihood of continued employment, and certain other
factors. Green Tree's current underwriting guidelines for conventional
contracts require that the monthly payment on the contract not exceed 31% of
the obligor's monthly income and that the monthly payment on the contract,
together with the obligor's other fixed monthly obligations, not exceed 50% of
the obligor's monthly income. Manufactured housing contracts are assumable by
any individual who meets Green Tree's then-current underwriting criteria. With
respect to conventional contracts for new manufactured homes, Green Tree may
finance up to the lesser of (a) 95% of the cash sale price (including taxes,
fees and insurance) or (b) 130% of the manufacturer's invoice price plus 100%
of taxes, license fees and insurance, 130% of freight charges, 100% of the
dealer's cost of additional dealer-installed equipment (not to exceed 25% of
the amount financed in all states except California; not to exceed 70% of the
manufacturer's invoice price in California if required to meet park
requirements), and up to $1,500 of set-up costs per module. With respect to
used manufactured homes, Green Tree may finance up to 95% of the lesser of (a)
the total delivered sales price of the unit (including taxes, fees, insurance
and up to $900 of set-up costs per module), or (b) the appraised value of the
unit plus taxes, fees, and insurance. Such appraisals on used manufactured
homes are performed by employees of Green Tree. If the application meets Green
Tree's guidelines and the credit is approved, Green Tree purchases the
contract after the manufactured home is delivered and set up and the customer
has moved in. The guidelines in this paragraph may be exceeded when Green
Tree's underwriters deem it appropriate.
 
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<PAGE>
 
  Green Tree computes the loan-to-value ratio with respect to each Contract by
first computing the percentage relationship that the down payment (which, in
the case of certain Contracts, may include the borrower's equity in land for
which a lien has been granted to Green Tree) bears to the total loan amount
plus such down payment, then subtracting the result from one. For certain
Contracts in which a lien on land has been granted to Green Tree in lieu of a
cash down payment, the loan-to-value ratio is computed by dividing the
appraised value of the land by the total loan amount and subtracting the result
from one. Manufactured Homes, unlike site-built homes, generally depreciate in
value. Consequently, at any time after origination it is possible, especially
in the case of Contracts with high loan-to-value ratios at origination, that
the market value of a Manufactured Home may be lower than the principal amount
outstanding under the related Contract.
 
  For manufactured housing contracts, Green Tree uses a proprietary automated
credit scoring system which was initially implemented in 1988 and subsequently
refined and statistically re-validated in 1991 and 1995. It is a statistically
based scoring system which quantifies responses using variables obtained from
customers' credit applications. As of December 31, 1994, this credit scoring
system had been used in making credit determinations on approximately 1,520,000
applications. Green Tree believes the use of this proprietary credit scoring
system has contributed to the reduction in the number of repossessions incurred
as a percentage of Green Tree's servicing portfolio, as indicated in the table
below.
 
POOLING AND DISPOSITION OF CONTRACTS
 
  Green Tree generally pools contracts for sale to investors within 15 to 120
days of purchase. With respect to conventional manufactured housing contracts,
Green Tree sells pools of contracts through the asset securitization vehicles
described under "The Trust Property" below.
 
SERVICING
 
  Green Tree services all of the manufactured housing contracts it originates
or purchases from other originators, collecting loan payments, taxes and
insurance payments where applicable and other payments from borrowers and
remitting principal and interest payments to the holders of the conventional
contracts. Various servicing functions are performed through Green Tree
Financial Servicing Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Tree. Green
Tree management is not aware of any trends or anomalies which have adversely
affected the delinquency, loan loss or repossession experience of the
Contracts.
 
  The following table sets forth the delinquency experience at December 31 for
each of the past five years and at June 30, 1995 of the portfolio of
conventional manufactured housing contracts serviced by Green Tree.
Substantially all of the Contracts included in the Securitized Pools are
conventional Contracts, meaning that they are not issued or guaranteed by any
governmental agency. Green Tree has from time to time subserviced manufactured
housing contracts originated by other lenders. These subserviced contracts are
not reflected in the following table.
 
                             DELINQUENCY EXPERIENCE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          AT
                                      AT DECEMBER 31,                  JUNE 30,
                          -------------------------------------------  --------
                           1990     1991     1992     1993     1994      1995
                          -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  --------
<S>                       <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
Number of Contracts Out-
 standing (1) ........... 134,867  151,779  175,730  237,566  322,495  368,241
Number of Contracts De-
 linquent (2):
  30-59 Days.............   1,795    2,161    1,849    2,030    2,809    3,047
  60-89 Days.............     656      705      603      657      903      996
  90 Days or More........     874    1,194    1,110    1,167    1,440    1,601
Total Contracts Delin-
 quent...................   3,325    4,060    3,562    3,854    5,152    5,644
Delinquencies as a
 Percent of Contracts
 Outstanding (3).........    2.47%    2.67%    2.03%    1.62%    1.60%    1.53%
</TABLE>
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(1) Excludes contracts already in repossession.
(2) The period of delinquency is based on the number of days payments are
    contractually past due (assuming 30-day months). Consequently, a contract
    due on the first day of a month is not 30 days delinquent until the first
    day of the next month.
(3) By number of contracts.
 
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<PAGE>
 
  The following table sets forth the loan loss and repossession experience for
the periods indicated of the portfolio of conventional manufactured housing
contracts serviced by Green Tree. Green Tree has from time to time subserviced
manufactured housing contracts originated by other lenders. These subserviced
contracts are not reflected in the following table.
 
                       LOAN LOSS/REPOSSESSION EXPERIENCE
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      SIX MONTHS
                                                                                        ENDED
                                             AT DECEMBER 31,                           JUNE 30,
                          ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------
                             1990        1991        1992        1993        1994        1995
                          ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
<S>                       <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Number of Contracts
 Serviced (1)...........     136,331     153,435     176,925     238,951     324,141     370,153
Principal Balance of
 Contracts Serviced (1).  $2,200,196  $2,477,595  $2,996,582  $4,630,659  $7,033,882  $8,428,660
Contract Liquidations
 (2)....................        2.79%       2.82%       2.75%       1.77%       1.44%        .73%
Net Losses:
  Dollars (3)...........  $   30,053  $   34,842  $   47,817  $   42,547    $ 42,402  $   25,304
  Percentage (4)........        1.37%       1.41%       1.60%        .92%        .60%        .30%
</TABLE>
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(1) As of period end. Includes contracts already in repossession.
(2) As a percentage of the total number of contracts being serviced as of
    period end.
(3) The calculation of net loss includes unpaid interest to the date of
    repossession and all expenses of repossession and liquidation.
(4) As a percentage of the principal balance of contracts being serviced as of
    period end.
 
                                   THE TRUST
 
  The Issuer, Green Tree Securitized Net Interest Margin Trust 1995-A, is a
business trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware pursuant to the
Trust Agreement for the transactions described in this Prospectus. Prior to the
issuance of the Finance I Note and the transfer of the Residual Assets to the
Trust, the Trust will have no assets or obligations. After its formation, the
Trust will not engage in any activity other than (i) acquiring and holding the
Trust Property and the proceeds therefrom, (ii) issuing the Certificates and
the Subordinated Certificates, (iii) making payments on the Certificates and
(iv) engaging in other activities that are necessary, suitable or convenient to
accomplish the foregoing or are incidental thereto or connected therewith.
 
  The Trust's principal offices are in Wilmington, Delaware, in care of
Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, at the address listed below under "The
Trustee."
 
THE TRUSTEE
 
  Wilmington Trust Company is the Trustee under the Trust Agreement. Wilmington
Trust Company is a Delaware banking corporation and its principal offices are
located at Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware
19890-0001. Green Tree and its affiliates may maintain commercial banking
relations with the Trustee and its affiliates. The Trustee will perform limited
administrative functions under the Trust Agreement, including making
distributions from the Certificate Account. The Trustee's liability in
connection with the issuance and sale of the Certificates is limited solely to
the express obligations of the Trustee set forth in the Trust Agreement. The
Trustee may resign at any time, in which event the Subordinated
Certificateholders will be obligated to appoint a successor trustee. The
Subordinated Certificateholders may also remove the Trustee if the Trustee
ceases to be eligible to continue as Trustee under the Trust Agreement or if
the Trustee becomes insolvent. In such circumstances, the Subordinated
Certificateholders will be obligated to appoint a successor trustee. Any
resignation or removal of a Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee will
not become effective until acceptance of the appointment by the successor
trustee.
 
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<PAGE>
 
                              THE TRUST PROPERTY
 
  The Trust Property will consist primarily of the Finance I Note and the
Residual Assets. Finance I's obligation under the Finance I Note is limited to
paying all proceeds of the Guarantee Fees to the Trust until the Finance I
Note is paid in full. The Trust has no recourse against Finance I for a
default on the Finance I Note other than to foreclose upon and sell the
Guarantee Fees pledged to secure the Finance I Note, and Finance I thus has a
right of offset relative to the Guarantee Fees and the Finance I Note. The
Guarantee Fees and the Residual Assets represent the residual cashflow (net
interest margin) payable from the nine Securitized Pools. Each of the
Securitized Pools is described in greater detail in Appendix I to this
Prospectus. The table below identifies each of the Securitized Pools and the
Guarantee Fees and Residual Assets produced by it. All the statistical
information provided below and in Appendix I was derived from Green Tree's
financial books and records.
 
                       NET INTEREST MARGIN SEGMENTATION
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          POOL PRINCIPAL  WEIGHTED AVERAGE  SERVICING
TRANSACTION                  BALANCE     INTEREST MARGIN(1)    FEE    GUARANTEE FEE  RESIDUAL ASSET
- -----------               -------------- ------------------ --------- ------------- ----------------
<S>                       <C>            <C>                <C>       <C>           <C>
GTFC 1994-5.............  $  361,942,810        3.53%         0.50%       3.00%           (2)
GTFC 1994-6.............     441,276,510        3.47          0.50        3.00            (2)
GTFC 1994-7.............     338,813,186        3.11          0.50        3.00            (2)
GTFC 1994-8.............     503,850,685        2.97          0.50        3.00            (2)
GTFC 1995-1.............     368,042,889        3.57          0.50        3.00            (2)
GTFC 1995-2.............     323,874,791        4.21          0.50         N/A      Remaining Excess
GTFC 1995-3.............     499,817,558        4.51          0.50        3.00      Remaining Excess
GTFC 1995-4.............     319,783,607        4.43          0.50        3.00      Remaining Excess
GTFC 1995-5.............     451,233,973        3.94          0.50         N/A      Remaining Excess
                          --------------                      ----
 Total..................  $3,608,636,009                      0.50%
                          ==============                      ====
</TABLE>
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(1) Represents the gross interest spread between the weighted average loan
    rate and the weighted average investor rate for each pool as of the Cut-
    off Date stated as a percentage of the outstanding pool balance before
    losses, servicing fee and other trust expenses.
(2) Indicates a Residual Asset which generally is not expected to receive
    significant amounts of net excess cash flow due to the existence of a
    Guarantee Fee which is expected to consume substantially all net excess
    cash flow.
 
  The estimated present value of each Guarantee Fee and each Residual Asset
was calculated based on a number of assumptions about the future performance
of the Contracts. Those assumptions were in turn based upon an extensive loan-
by-loan statistical analysis of the historical performance of Green Tree's
servicing portfolio of manufactured housing contracts since 1976. This
Prospectus first describes the characteristics of the Guarantee Fees and the
Residual Assets; it then describes the historical and base-case projected
prepayment, default and recovery experience of Green Tree's servicing
portfolio; finally, pages 25-26 disclose the projected performance of the
Certificates under Green Tree management's base-case projections of Contract
prepayment, default and recovery, and the performance of the Certificates
under a variety of alternative default and interest rate scenarios.
 
  Additional information with respect to the Securitized Pools is included in
Appendix I.
 
THE GUARANTEE FEES
 
  The Finance I Note will have an initial principal amount of $227,500,000.
The Guarantee Fees have an aggregate estimated present value as of June 1,
1995 of approximately $293,271,431, but such estimate is based on a number of
assumptions about the future performance of the Guarantee Fee Securitized
Pools, as described below under "Yield, Average Life and Prepayment
Considerations."
 
  For each Guarantee Fee Securitized Pool, Green Tree is obligated to pay the
amount, if any, by which the collected funds available to make the monthly
distribution of principal and interest on the related Class B-2 Certificates
sold to investors is less than the scheduled distribution amount for such
month. These Class B-2 Certificates are themselves subordinated to other
classes of securities issued by the related Guarantee Fee
 
                                      14
<PAGE>
 
Securitized Pool and sold to investors. Green Tree's guarantee with respect to
each such pool is not limited as to amount. As compensation for providing each
such guarantee, Green Tree is entitled to receive a Guarantee Fee equal to the
net excess cashflow produced by the related pool of contracts after payment of
principal and interest due investors, payment of Green Tree's servicing fee,
and payment of certain expenses of the related trust not otherwise paid by the
servicer, but in no event may the Guarantee Fee exceed one-twelth of 3.00% of
the outstanding balance of such pool. Because these Guarantee Fees are
determined only after all available funds have been applied to pay interest and
principal on the related investor securities, these Guarantee Fees are
adversely affected by delinquencies and liquidation losses on the related
contracts, and Green Tree will be obligated to make a payment under its
guarantee only when the related Guarantee Fee is zero (because all available
cashflow will have been used to pay investor principal and interest). With
respect to the 1995-2 Securitized Pool and the 1995-5 Securitized Pool, Green
Tree is obligated to provide a similar guarantee, but is not entitled to
receive a Guarantee Fee; Green Tree did, however, receive the Residual Asset in
each such pool. See "--The Residual Assets" below.
 
  The Pooling and Servicing Agreements with respect to the Guarantee Fee
Securitized Pools provide that the Guarantee Fee continues to be payable to
Green Tree notwithstanding any failure by Green Tree to perform its guarantee
obligations.
 
  On the Closing Date, Green Tree will assign to Finance I the right to receive
all Guarantee Fees. Finance I will in turn pledge the right to receive all
Guarantee Fees to secure payments on the Finance I Note.
 
THE RESIDUAL ASSETS
 
  The Residual Assets have an aggregate estimated present value as of June 1,
1995 (or July 1, 1995, with respect to the 1995-5 Securitized Pool) (the "Cut-
off Date") (based on the assumptions described under "Yield, Average Life and
Prepayment Considerations" below) of $107,331,188. For each Securitized Pool,
an election was made to treat the related trust as a "Real Estate Mortgage
Investment Conduit" ("REMIC") for federal income tax purposes. The REMIC
regulations require that the REMIC issue a single class of "residual interest,"
in addition to one or more classes of "regular interests." The securities sold
by Green Tree to investors were "regular interests," and Green Tree or a
subsidiary retained the residual interest issued by each REMIC.
 
  The Residual Assets with respect to the Guarantee Fee Securitized Pools
represent the right to receive all net excess cashflow each month after payment
of principal and interest due investors, payment of Green Tree's servicing fee,
payment of Green Tree's Guarantee Fee, and payment of certain expenses of the
related trust not otherwise paid by the servicer. Because of the existence of
the Guarantee Fees, the net interest margin payable with respect to each
Residual Asset issued by the Guarantee Fee Securitized Pools is not very large.
The Residual Assets with respect to the 1995-2 Securitized Pool and the 1995-5
Securitized Pool represent the right to receive all net excess cashflow each
month after payment of principal and interest due investors, payment of Green
Tree's servicing fee, and payment of certain expenses of the related trust not
otherwise paid by the servicer. The 1995-2 Securitized Pool and the 1995-5
Securitized Pool do not provide for the payment of a Guarantee Fee, and the
monthly cashflow payable to the holder of the related Residual Assets is
similar in character to the net excess cashflow payable as the Guarantee Fee
with respect to the Guarantee Fee Securitized Pools. The net interest margins
payable with respect to the 1995-2 Securitized Pool Residual Asset and the
1995-5 Securitized Pool Residual Asset are estimated to be 421 basis points and
394 basis points, respectively, before servicing fees, losses and expenses.
 
  On the Closing Date, Green Tree will assign the Residual Assets to Finance I
and Finance II. Finance I and Finance II will in turn assign the Residual
Assets to the Trust.
 
INSIDE REFINANCING PAYMENTS
 
  Obligors on existing Green Tree manufactured housing contracts sometimes
refinance their Contracts. When a customer inquires about a payoff balance for
the purpose of considering refinancing, Green Tree will
 
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<PAGE>
 
advise the customer of its current rates and terms for such a refinancing.
Green Tree may from time to time or under certain circumstances solicit
customers to refinance their Contracts. If the customer on a Contract for any
reason refinances his or her Contract with Green Tree, the consequence to the
Trust of such an "inside refinancing" is (i) a prepayment in full of the
Contract, with the resulting termination of the net excess cashflow being
generated by that Contract, and (ii) the origination of a new contract, which
Green Tree may sell in a future securitization, which would thereby generate
net excess cashflow that would be owned by Green Tree. To protect
Certificateholders against the effect of such prepayments, Green Tree has
agreed in the Assignments to pay an amount with respect to each Contract that
has been the subject of an inside refinancing (the "inside refinancing
payment") which is intended to equal the estimated present value of the net
excess cashflow that could have been generated by that Contract had it not been
refinanced. Such payment will be based on a precomputed factor with respect to
the related Securitized Pool, calculated for each Distribution Date as of the
Closing Date, multiplied by the remaining principal balance of such Contract.
Such payments will be remitted to the Trust on the Distribution Date following
the month in which the Contract was refinanced. Historically, approximately 50%
of the Contracts that Green Tree believes were prepaid as a result of voluntary
refinancings were refinanced through Green Tree.
 
  Green Tree, as servicer of the Contracts in the Securitized Pools, has the
right to repurchase the Contracts in any pool when the outstanding principal
balance of such pool has declined to 10% or less of its initial principal
balance. Any such repurchase would have the effect of a prepayment of all the
Contracts in that pool, and Green Tree has agreed to make a similar payment
with respect to any such repurchased Contracts. Green Tree has also agreed to
make a similar payment for any Contract which is repurchased by Green Tree
because of a breach of certain representations and warranties contained in the
applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 
RESERVE FUND
 
  On the Closing Date, the Trust will retain $7,500,000 (the "Initial Deposit
Amount") of the proceeds from the sale of the Certificates and deposit such
amount into the Reserve Fund. On any Distribution Date, if the Amount Available
is not sufficient to pay the Certificateholders' Interest Distributable Amount
(as defined below), the Trustee will withdraw the amount of such deficiency (or
the amount of funds in the Reserve Fund, if less) from the Reserve Fund and
deposit such funds in the Certificate Account. If the funds on deposit in the
Certificate Account are insufficient to pay the outstanding principal amount of
the Certificates on the Distribution Date occurring in July 2005, or upon the
maturity of the Certificates following acceleration upon an Event of Default
(as described under "Description of the Certificates--Events of Default"), the
Trustee will withdraw the amount of such deficiency (or the amount of funds in
the Reserve Fund, if less) from the Reserve Fund and deposit such funds in the
Certificate Account.
 
  The Subordinated Certificateholders may authorize the Trustee to invest the
funds in the Reserve Fund in Eligible Investments (as described in the Trust
Agreement). All investment earnings on funds in the Reserve Fund will be paid
to the Subordinated Certificateholders. Upon termination of the Trust, all
funds in the Reserve Fund will be released to the Subordinated
Certificateholders.
 
                  HISTORICAL AND PROJECTED NET EXCESS CASHFLOW
 
  The following graphs depict the projected net excess cashflow and other items
for the Securitized Pools beginning in August 1994, based on a number of
assumptions about future performance of the Contracts as described in "Yield,
Average Life and Prepayment Considerations." Each of the Securitized Pools are
described in further detail in "The Trust Property" and in Appendix I hereto.
 
  The projected cashflow scenarios are provided by Green Tree to assist
potential investors in an evaluation of the Certificates offered hereby. These
projections are not to be viewed as fact and should not be relied upon as an
accurate representation of future results. Furthermore, because such
projections are based on estimates and assumptions about circumstances and
events that have not yet taken place and are subject to variations, the actual
circumstances and events may not be consistent with those assumed herein and
the differences between actual and projected results may be material.
 
                                       16
<PAGE>
 
 
                 [INSERT TABLE ON TOTAL SECURITIZED CASHFLOWS]
 
                                       17
<PAGE>
 
               YIELD, AVERAGE LIFE AND PREPAYMENT CONSIDERATIONS
 
GENERAL
 
  The yield, average life and expected maturity of the Certificates may be
affected by a number of factors that may affect the amounts and timing of the
distributions on the Trust Property. The two primary factors are defaults and
voluntary prepayments on the Contracts, which in turn are influenced by changes
in borrowers' housing needs, job transfers, unemployment and borrowers' net
equity in the manufactured homes. All the Contracts may be prepaid at any time
without penalty, and have due-on-sale clauses.
 
  An acceleration in the prepayment of the Contracts will generally result in
reduced cashflow to the Trust, resulting in slower payments of principal on the
Certificates. Conversely, if the rate of prepayments on the Contracts
decreases, the Trust generally would be expected to receive increased cashflow,
resulting in faster payments of principal on the Certificates. Moreover,
because the classes of investor securities in any Securitized Pool have
different interest rates, and because the lower-rate classes often are entitled
to receive principal distributions first, prepayments on the Contracts may
increase the weighted average interest rate on the investor securities,
reducing the net excess cashflow available to the Trust.
 
  If the purchaser of a Certificate offered at a discount from its initial
principal amount calculates its anticipated yield to maturity based on a rate
of principal payments on the Certificates that is faster than that actually
experienced, the actual yield to maturity will be lower than that so
calculated.
 
PORTFOLIO PREPAYMENT EXPERIENCE
 
  The following graph is provided by Green Tree and presents the historical
monthly prepayment experience (both defaults and voluntary prepayments) of
Green Tree's manufactured housing servicing portfolio, on a loan-by-loan basis,
from January 1984 through June 1995, expressed on a weighted average
conditional prepayment rate (CPR) basis.
 
           WEIGHTED AVERAGE HISTORICAL MONTHLY PREPAYMENT RATES (CPR)
 
                                       18
<PAGE>
 
  The following graphs present Green Tree management's best estimate of the
weighted average projected CPR (both defaults and voluntary prepayments) of all
the Contracts included in the Securitized Pools, under varying interest rate
scenarios. The graphs depict the weighted average projected CPR curve, assuming
Contract defaults occur at 100% of the Manufactured Housing Projected Default
Assumption, for assumed immediate interest rate shifts of -300 basis points
through +300 basis points from the current Green Tree Contract Rate of 10.65%
with respect to conventional Contracts. The graphs also disclose in the legends
the constant CPR rate, which is equivalent to the average of such curve, for
each such interest rate scenario. Green Tree's estimate of future prepayments
is based on a detailed statistical analysis of historical voluntary
prepayments, defaults and recoveries on all conventional loans originated by
Green Tree from 1976 through December 1994, including voluntary prepayment
behavior during recent periods of dramatic interest rate declines. The
manufactured housing contracts in Green Tree's portfolio that were prepaid were
analyzed by a number of variables, including loan type (conventional),
seasoning, seasonality, collateral characteristics (new or used, single- or
multi-wide), refinancing incentive (the probability that obligors will
refinance as interest rates decline), prepayment burnout (pools of manufactured
housing loans that experience refinancing incentive for an extended period of
time show increasing prepayment activity in the beginning of the period but a
slowing of the prepayment rate over time), and a number of other factors. By
applying the results of the statistical analysis of voluntary prepayments,
defaults and recoveries to the Contracts on a loan-by-loan basis and
calculating the weighted average of all loans in the portfolio, Green Tree has
derived its estimate of future prepayments as depicted below.
 
  The weighted average projected CPRs on the Contracts shown below present
Green Tree management's best estimate of future principal prepayments and
defaults on the Contracts, based on historical CPR experience as described
above. It is not likely that the Contracts will prepay at any constant CPR to
maturity or that all Contracts will prepay at the same rate.
 
 
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<PAGE>
 
               WEIGHTED AVERAGE PROJECTED PREPAYMENT RATES (CPR)
                       INCREASING INTEREST RATE SCENARIOS
 
 
 
 
 
               WEIGHTED AVERAGE PROJECTED PREPAYMENT RATES (CPR)
                       DECREASING INTEREST RATE SCENARIOS
 
 
 
 
                                [TO BE SUPPLIED]
 
 
 
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<PAGE>
 
      GREEN TREE MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT PREPAYMENT INFORMATION(1)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                PERCENTAGE                                WEIGHTED   WEIGHTED
                       BOND        BOND         POOL                      AVERAGE    AVERAGE
                      VALUE       VALUE      PRINCIPAL      WAM           INVESTOR   INTEREST
TRANSACTION         AMOUNT(2)     AMOUNT      BALANCE     (MONTHS)  WAC   RATE(%)  MARGIN(%)(3)
- -----------        ------------ ---------- -------------- -------- -----  -------- ------------
<S>                <C>          <C>        <C>            <C>      <C>    <C>      <C>
GTFC 1994-5.....   $ 36,408,186     9.09%  $  361,942,810   215    11.14%   7.61%      3.53%
GTFC 1994-6.....     40,119,371    10.01      441,276,510   209    11.45    7.98       3.47
GTFC 1994-7.....     25,604,422     6.39      338,813,186   216    11.42    8.31       3.11
GTFC 1994-8.....     38,815,723     9.69      503,850,685   220    11.53    8.56       2.97
GTFC 1995-1.....     37,633,522     9.39      368,042,889   236    11.86    8.29       3.57
GTFC 1995-2.....     40,608,888    10.14      323,874,791   244    12.04    7.83       4.21
GTFC 1995-3.....     73,506,763    18.35      499,817,558   249    11.61    7.10       4.51
GTFC 1995-4.....     49,056,115    12.25      319,783,607   255    11.13    6.70       4.43
GTFC 1995-5.....     58,849,629    14.69      451,233,973   267    10.65    6.71       3.94
                   ------------   ------   --------------
Total...........   $400,602,619   100.00%  $3,608,636,009
                   ============   ======   ==============
Weighted Average.                                           235    11.42%   7.68%      3.74%
                                                            ===    =====    ====       ====
<CAPTION>
                     LOAN-BY-LOAN PREPAYMENT PROJECTIONS
                                  (CPR%)(4)
                   ---------------------------------------
TRANSACTION        6 MTHS 12 MTHS 36 MTHS 60 MTHS 120 MTHS
- -----------        ------ ------- ------- ------- --------
<S>                <C>    <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
GTFC 1994-5.....    5.7%    6.3%    7.7%    7.9%     7.7%
GTFC 1994-6.....    6.1     6.7     8.9     9.3      9.1
GTFC 1994-7.....    5.9     6.6     9.0     9.5      9.4
GTFC 1994-8.....    5.7     6.3     9.2     9.8      9.8
GTFC 1995-1.....    5.6     6.3     9.6    10.5     10.6
GTFC 1995-2.....    5.5     6.2     9.9    11.1     11.3
GTFC 1995-3.....    4.7     5.3     8.3     9.4      9.6
GTFC 1995-4.....    3.7     4.3     6.7     7.6      7.8
GTFC 1995-5.....    3.5     4.1     6.5     7.2      7.5
Total...........
Weighted Average.
</TABLE>
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(1)As of the Cut-off Date.
(2)Represents the present value of the net interest margin cash flow for each
transaction, after servicing fees, projected losses and expenses.
(3)Before servicing fees, losses and expenses.
(4) Projected prepayment CPRs have been calculated and stated on a loan-by-
    loan basis, for each pool, taking into account the actual WAC and
    amortization schedule for each loan in the pool.
 
                          BOND VALUE SEGMENTATION(1)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      WEIGHTED   WEIGHTED            BOND VALUE SEGMENTATION(3)
                            POOL                      AVERAGE    AVERAGE    ---------------------------------------------
                         PRINCIPAL      WAM           INVESTOR   INTEREST    GUARANTEE
TRANSACTION               BALANCE     (MONTHS)  WAC   RATE(%)  MARGIN(%)(2)     FEE      RESIDUAL ASSETS TOTAL BOND VALUE
- -----------            -------------- -------- -----  -------- ------------ ------------ --------------- ----------------
<S>                    <C>            <C>      <C>    <C>      <C>          <C>          <C>             <C>
GTFC 1994-5........... $  361,942,810   215    11.14%   7.61%      3.53%     $36,408,186  $          0     $ 36,408,186
GTFC 1994-6...........    441,276,510   209    11.45    7.98       3.47       40,119,371             0       40,119,371
GTFC 1994-7...........    338,813,186   216    11.42    8.31       3.11       25,604,422             0       25,604,422
GTFC 1994-8...........    503,850,685   220    11.53    8.56       2.97       38,815,723             0       38,815,723
GTFC 1995-1...........    368,042,889   236    11.86    8.29       3.57       37,583,503        50,019       37,633,522
GTFC 1995-2...........    323,874,791   244    12.04    7.83       4.21              N/A    40,608,888       40,608,888
GTFC 1995-3...........    499,817,558   249    11.61    7.10       4.51       68,578,721     4,928,042       73,506,763
GTFC 1995-4...........    319,783,607   255    11.13    6.70       4.43       46,161,505     2,894,610       49,056,115
GTFC 1995-5...........    451,233,973   267    10.65    6.71       3.94              N/A    58,849,629       58,849,629
                       --------------                                       ------------  ------------     ------------
Total................. $3,608,636,009                                       $293,271,431  $107,331,188     $400,602,619
                       ==============                                       ============  ============     ============
Weighted Average......                  235    11.42%   7.68%      3.74%
                                        ===    =====    ====       ====
</TABLE>
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(1)As of the Cut-off Date.
(2)Before servicing fees, losses and expenses.
(3)Represents the present value of the Guarantee Fee, Residual Asset and net
interest margin cash flow for each transaction, after servicing fees,
projected losses and expenses.
 
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<PAGE>
 
MANUFACTURED HOUSING PROJECTED DEFAULT ASSUMPTION
 
  The following graph presents Green Tree management's best estimate of the
weighted average conditional default rate (CDR) of all the Contracts for each
month beginning in June 1995. The CDR for a Contract as of any month is the
estimated probability that the Contract, having reached that age, will default
sometime during the subsequent month. This projection was derived through a
loan-by-loan analysis employing detailed statistical processes, based on the
default experience of Green Tree's actual portfolio of manufactured housing
contracts originated between 1976 and December 1994. Each manufactured housing
contract in Green Tree's portfolio that defaulted was analyzed according to a
number of variables, including loan-to-value ratio at origination; original
term to maturity; year of origination; whether the financed manufactured home
was new or used at the date of origination; whether the contract was
conventional; the seasoning of the contract; the prevailing rate of
unemployment in that state; and a number of other factors. Based on this
historical default analysis of contracts with identical loan attributes, each
Contract was assigned a CDR for each month of its projected remaining life. The
individual CDRs for each Contract were then aggregated into a weighted average
for each month.
 
  The following graph presents Green Tree management's best estimate of
weighted average projected defaults on the Contracts. There can be no assurance
that the actual default experience of the Contracts will not be substantially
worse than this estimate, and it is likely that the default experience of the
aggregate pool of Contracts in any given month will differ from the estimate
provided here.
 
                    WEIGHTED AVERAGE PROJECTED DEFAULT RATES
 
                                [TO BE SUPPLIED]
 
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<PAGE>
 
MANUFACTURED HOUSING PROJECTED RECOVERY ASSUMPTION
 
  The following graph presents Green Tree management's best estimate of the
weighted average recovery rate (expressed as a percentage of the estimated
defaults) of all the Contracts following a default for each month beginning in
June 1995. This projection was derived through a loan-by-loan analysis
employing detailed statistical processes, based on Green Tree's actual recovery
experience on its portfolio of manufactured housing contracts originated
between 1976 and December 1994. Each manufactured housing contract in Green
Tree's portfolio that defaulted was analyzed according to a number of
variables, including the seasoning of the contract; whether or not the contract
was conventional; the type of manufactured home financed (new or used, single-
or multi-wide); the location of the manufactured home; and a number of other
variables. Each Contract was assigned an estimated recovery rate for each month
of its life based on the historical recovery experience of contracts with
identical loan attributes. The individual recovery rates for each Contract were
then aggregated into a weighted average for each month.
 
  The following graph presents Green Tree management's best estimate of
weighted average projected recovery rates on Contracts following a default.
There can be no assurance that the actual recovery rate experience of the
Contracts will not be substantially worse than this estimate, and it is likely
that the recovery rate experience of the aggregate pool of Contracts in any
given month will differ from the estimate provided here.
 
                   WEIGHTED AVERAGE PROJECTED RECOVERY RATES
 
                                [TO BE SUPPLIED]
 
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<PAGE>
 
CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMORTIZATION TABLES
 
  The following tables present the weighted average life of the Certificates
under a range of assumed rates of default on the Contracts and a range of
assumed prevailing interest rates (expressed in terms of Green Tree's current
average Contract Rate, the interest rate on new manufactured housing contract
originations by Green Tree). The following information is given solely to
illustrate the effect of different assumed rates of default and different
prevailing interest rates on the projected weighted average life of the
Certificates under the numerous assumptions described in this Prospectus and is
not a prediction of the weighted average life that might actually be
experienced on the Certificates.
 
  The weighted average lives of the Certificates in the following tables, and
the graphs included in Appendix I, were determined using the following
assumptions and specifications:
 
    (i) no delinquencies are experienced on the Contracts;
 
    (ii) the Contracts have the characteristics described in Appendix I;
 
    (iii) each Contract's cash flow is applied under the related Securitized
  Pool in the manner described in Appendix I and the documents relating to
  such Securitized Pool and other features described therein and in "The
  Trust Property";
 
    (iv) all Contract balances, security balances and any related collateral
  balances were calculated as of June 1, 1995 (or July 1, 1995, with respect
  to the Contracts in the 1995-5 Securitized Pool);
 
    (v) Green Tree continues to service the Contracts and to perform all its
  obligations under the documents relating to each Securitized Pool;
 
    (vi) the Certificates bear an Interest Rate of 7.35%;
 
    (vii) the original principal amount of the Certificates is $308,000,000;
 
    (viii) Green Tree does not exercise its right to repurchase any of the
  Contracts held in the Securitized Pools, as described under "The Trust
  Property--Inside Refinancing Payments";
 
    (ix) the Subordinated Certificateholders do not exercise their right to
  cause the Trust to redeem the Certificates;
 
    (x) the Certificates are issued on June 15, 1995, and distributions are
  made on the Certificates on the 15th of each month, commencing July 15,
  1995;
 
    (xi) there is no delay between a default on a Contract and final
  liquidation of the Contract; and
 
    (xii) the recovery on each Contract following a default is equal to 100%
  of the Manufactured Housing Projected Recovery Assumption.
 
  The first three tables presented below assume that 50% of all prepayments due
to refinancing of the Contracts are refinanced by Green Tree (with
corresponding inside refinancing payments made by Green Tree). The next three
tables below assume that 25% of all prepayments due to refinancing of the
Contracts are refinanced by Green Tree (with corresponding inside refinancing
payments made by Green Tree).
 
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<PAGE>
 
                 CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMORTIZATION TABLE (1)
                  (WITH 50% INSIDE REFINANCING PAYMENTS (2))
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                      100% OF DEFAULT ASSUMPTION                 125% OF DEFAULT ASSUMPTION
                  ----------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
                       INTEREST RATE SHIFTS (3)                   INTEREST RATE SHIFTS (3)
                  ----------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
                  -300  -200  -100   0    +100  +200  +300  -300  -200  -100   0    +100   +200   +300
                  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  -----  -----  -----
<S>               <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>    <C>    <C>
AT JUNE 15,
Initial Percent-
age.............   100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%   100%   100%   100%
1996............    72    72    73    73    73    73    73    72    73    73    73     74     74     74
1997............    49    49    50    51    51    52    52    51    52    52    53     54     54     54
1998............    30    31    31    32    32    32    32    34    35    35    36     37     37     37
1999............    15    15    15    15    14    14    14    21    21    21    21     20     20     20
2000............     3     2     1     0     0     0     0    10     9     9     7      5      4      4
2001............     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     1     0     0     0      0      0      0
2002............     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      0      0      0
2003............     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      0      0      0
2004............     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      0      0      0
2005............     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      0      0      0
2006............     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      0      0      0
2007............     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      0      0      0
Projected
CPR (4).........  15.6% 14.2% 12.4%  9.1%  6.4%  6.1%  6.1% 15.8% 14.4% 12.6%  9.3%   6.6%   6.3%   6.3%
Weighted Average
Life (in
years) (5)......  2.21  2.21  2.22  2.23  2.23  2.23  2.23  2.43  2.42  2.42  2.42   2.41   2.41   2.41
Expected Matu-
rity Date:        9/00  8/00  7/00  6/00  4/00  4/00  4/00  8/01  6/01  4/01  1/01  10/00  10/00  10/00
<CAPTION>
                      150% OF DEFAULT ASSUMPTION
                  ------------------------------------------
                       INTEREST RATE SHIFTS (3)
                  ------------------------------------------
                  -300  -200  -100    0    +100  +200  +300
                  ----- ----- ----- ------ ----- ----- -----
<S>               <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>    <C>   <C>   <C>
AT JUNE 15,
Initial Percent-
age.............   100%  100%  100%   100%  100%  100%  100%
1996............    73    73    73     74    74    74    74
1997............    53    54    54     55    56    56    56
1998............    39    39    39     40    41    41    41
1999............    27    27    27     27    27    27    27
2000............    17    17    16     15    13    13    13
2001............    10     8     7      4     0     0     0
2002............     3     1     0      0     0     0     0
2003............     0     0     0      0     0     0     0
2004............     0     0     0      0     0     0     0
2005............     0     0     0      0     0     0     0
2006............     0     0     0      0     0     0     0
2007............     0     0     0      0     0     0     0
Projected
CPR (4).........  16.0% 14.7% 12.8%   9.5%  6.8%  6.5%  6.5%
Weighted Average
Life (in
years) (5)......  2.74  2.71  2.69   2.67  2.64  2.63  2.63
Expected Matu-
rity Date:        2/03  9/02  5/02  11/01  6/01  6/01  6/01
</TABLE>
 
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(1) Stated as a percent of the original Certificate principal amount.
(2) Assumes Green Tree refinances 50% of all refinanced loans. See "The Trust
    Property--Inside Refinancing Payments."
(3) The Interest Rate Shifts represent shifts in Green Tree's average Contract
    Rate. Green Tree's current average Contract Rate is equal to 10.65%. Green
    Tree believes that, as an approximation for future movements in its
    average Contract Rate, investors can use as a reference changes in the 7-
    year Treasury Note rate.
(4) The Projected CPR is the 120-month weighted average constant prepayment
    rate that would exist for the corresponding Interest Rate shift in Green
    Tree's average Contract Rate, rounded to the nearest whole number. A -100
    bps shift is equal to a 100 basis point decrease in Green Tree's average
    Contract Rate, which would indicate that current obligors could refinance
    if they chose to do so at 100 basis points below where they could have
    previously refinanced. Therefore the 100 basis point decrease in Contract
    Rate implies a higher incentive to refinance.
(5) The Weighted Average Life of a Certificate is determined by (i)
    multiplying the amount of each principal payment on such Certificate on
    each Distribution Date by the number of years from the date of issuance of
    such Certificate to such Distribution Date, (ii) adding the results, and
    (iii) dividing the sum by the initial principal amount of such
    Certificate.
 
                                       25
<PAGE>
 
   CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMORTIZATION TABLE (1) (WITH 25% INSIDE REFINANCING
                                 PAYMENTS (2))
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       100% OF DEFAULT ASSUMPTION              125% OF DEFAULT ASSUMPTION
                  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------
                        INTEREST RATE SHIFTS (3)                INTEREST RATE SHIFTS (3)
                  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------
                  -300  -200  -100   0   +100 +200 +300 -300  -200  -100   0   +100  +200  +300
                  ----- ----- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----- ----- ---- ----- ----- -----
<S>               <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>  <C>  <C>  <C>  <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>  <C>   <C>   <C>
AT JUNE 15,
Initial Percent-
age.............   100%  100%  100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  100%  100%  100% 100%  100%  100%  100%
1996............    73    73    73   73   73   73   73    73    74    74   74    74    74    74
1997............    52    52    52   52   52   52   52    54    54    54   54    54    54    54
1998............    36    35    35   34   33   32   32    40    39    39   38    37    37    37
1999............    23    22    20   17   14   14   14    29    27    26   24    21    20    20
2000............    12    10     8    3    0    0    0    20    18    16   11     5     4     4
2001............     4     1     0    0    0    0    0    12     9     6    0     0     0     0
2002............     0     0     0    0    0    0    0     6     2     0    0     0     0     0
2003............     0     0     0    0    0    0    0     1     0     0    0     0     0     0
2004............     0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0    0     0     0     0
2005............     0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0    0     0     0     0
2006............     0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0    0     0     0     0
2007............     0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0    0     0     0     0
Projected
CPR (4).........  15.6% 14.2% 12.4% 9.1% 6.4% 6.1% 6.1% 15.8% 14.4% 12.6% 9.3%  6.6%  6.3%  6.3%
Weighted Average
Life (in
years) (5)......   2.51  2.45  2.40 2.31 2.24 2.23 2.23  2.88  2.76  2.67 2.52  2.42  2.41  2.41
Expected Matu-
rity Date:         1/02  7/01  3/01 9/00 4/00 4/00 4/00 11/03 11/02  4/02 5/01 11/00 10/00 10/00
<CAPTION>
                       150% OF DEFAULT ASSUMPTION
                  -------------------------------------
                        INTEREST RATE SHIFTS (3)
                  -------------------------------------
                  -300  -200  -100   0   +100 +200 +300
                  ----- ----- ----- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S>               <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>  <C>  <C>  <C>
AT JUNE 15,
Initial Percent-
age.............   100%  100%  100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
1996............    74    74    74   74   74   74   74
1997............    56    56    56   56   56   56   56
1998............    44    43    43   42   41   41   41
1999............    34    33    32   30   27   27   27
2000............    27    25    23   19   13   13   13
2001............    21    18    15    8    *    0    0
2002............    16    12     8    0    0    0    0
2003............    12     8     3    0    0    0    0
2004............     9     4     0    0    0    0    0
2005............     4     *     0    0    0    0    0
2006............     2     0     0    0    0    0    0
2007............     *     0     0    0    0    0    0
Projected
CPR (4).........  16.0% 14.7% 12.8% 9.5% 6.8% 6.5% 6.5%
Weighted Average
Life (in
years) (5)......   3.54  3.26  3.07 2.81 2.65 2.64 2.64
Expected Matu-
rity Date:         9/07  7/05 12/03 5/02 7/01 6/01 6/01
</TABLE>
 
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* Represents less than 0.5%
(1) Stated as a percent of the original Certificate principal amount.
(2) Assumes Green Tree refinances 25% of all refinanced loans. See "The Trust
    Property--Inside Refinancing Payments."
(3) The Interest Rate Shifts represent shifts in Green Tree's average Contract
    Rate. Green Tree's current average Contract Rate is equal to 10.65%. Green
    Tree believes that, as an approximation for future movements in its
    average Contract Rate, investors can use as a reference changes in the 7-
    year Treasury Note rate.
(4) The Projected CPR is the 120-month weighted average constant prepayment
    rate that would exist for the corresponding Interest Rate shift in Green
    Tree's average Contract Rate, rounded to the nearest whole number. A -100
    bps shift is equal to a 100 basis point decrease in Green Tree's average
    Contract Rate, which would indicate that current obligors could refinance
    if they chose to do so at 100 basis points below where they could have
    previously refinanced. Therefore the 100 basis point decrease in Contract
    Rate implies a higher incentive to refinance.
(5) The Weighted Average Life of a Certificate is determined by (i)
    multiplying the amount of each principal payment on such Certificate on
    each Distribution Date by the number of years from the date of issuance of
    such Certificate to such Distribution Date, (ii) adding the results, and
    (iii) dividing the sum by the initial principal amount of such
    Certificate.
 
                                       26
<PAGE>
 
                        DESCRIPTION OF THE CERTIFICATES
 
GENERAL
 
  The Certificates will be issued pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement,
a form of which has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. A
copy of the Trust Agreement will be filed with the Commission following the
issuance of the Certificates. Whenever provisions of the Trust Agreement are
referred to, such provisions are incorporated herein by reference.
 
DISTRIBUTIONS
 
  Distributions of interest and principal to Certificateholders will be made on
each Distribution Date in an amount equal to their respective Percentage
Interests multiplied by the Certificateholder's Interest Distributable Amount
and the Certificateholders' Principal Distributable Amount, if any.
Distributions will be applied first to the payment of interest and then to the
payment of principal from the Amount Available (as defined below). In the event
that the Amount Available in the Certificate Account, plus any funds in the
Reserve Fund, are not sufficient to make a full distribution to the
Certificateholders of the Certificateholders' Interest Distributable Amount,
the amount of the deficiency will be carried forward as an amount that the
Certificateholders are entitled to receive on the next Distribution Date. Any
amount carried forward will, to the extent legally permissible, bear interest
at the Interest Rate.
 
  Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate will be paid to
DTC, which will credit the amount of such distribution to the accounts of its
Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each Participant will be
responsible for disclosing such distribution to the Certificate Owners that it
represents and to each indirect participating brokerage firm (a "brokerage
firm" or "indirect participating firm") for which it acts as agent. Each
brokerage firm will be responsible for disbursing funds to the Certificate
Owners that it represents. All such credits and disbursements with respect to a
Book-Entry Certificate are to be made by DTC and the Participants in accordance
with DTC's rules.
 
  Green Tree, as servicer, will furnish to the Trustee, and the Trustee will
send with each distribution on a Distribution Date to each Certificateholder, a
statement setting forth, among other things, (i) the amount of such
distribution allocable to interest and (ii) the amount of such distribution
allocable to principal. Such amounts will be expressed as a dollar amount per
$1,000 of the original principal amount of the Certificates.
 
DISTRIBUTIONS OF INTEREST INCOME
 
  On each Distribution Date, commencing August 15, 1995, the Certificateholders
will be entitled to distributions in an amount equal to the amount of interest
accrued on the outstanding principal amount of the Certificates at the Interest
Rate (the "Certificateholders' Interest Distributable Amount"). Interest
distributable on a Distribution Date will accrue from the most recent
Distribution Date on which interest distributions have been made to but
excluding such Distribution Date and will be calculated on the basis of a 360-
day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Interest distributions due for any
Distribution Date but not distributed on such Distribution Date will be due on
the next Distribution Date together with interest on such amount at the
Interest Rate (to the extent legally permissible). Interest distributions with
respect to the Certificates will be made from the Amount Available in the
Certificate Account before the payment of accrued and unpaid trustee's fees and
other administrative fees of the Trust. Finance I and Finance II will receive a
distribution of interest on August 15, 1995 equal to the interest accrued on
the initial principal amount of the Certificates at the Interest Rate from June
15, 1995 to the Closing Date. Certificateholders of record on August 14, 1995
will receive a distribution of interest on August 15, 1995 equal to the
interest accrued on the initial principal amount of the Certificates at the
Interest Rate from the Closing Date to August 15, 1995.
 
DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS
 
  Certificateholders will be entitled to receive, as payments of principal, the
Certificateholders' Principal Distributable Amount to the extent of the
Remaining Amount Available (as defined below) in the Certificate Account on
each Distribution Date. Distributions with respect to principal payments will
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Amount Available in the Certificate Account after payment of the
Certificateholders' Interest Distributable Amount and any accrued and unpaid
Trustee's fees and other administrative fees of the Trust which Green Tree or
the Subordinated Certificateholders were obligated to pay but failed to pay
(the "Remaining Amount Available"). The distribution of principal on August 15,
1995 will represent collections on the Trust Property for July 15 and August
15, 1995.
 
REPORTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
 
  Green Tree will furnish to the Trustee, and the Trustee will include with
each distribution to a Certificateholder, a statement in respect of the related
Distribution Date setting forth, among other things:
 
    (a) the Certificateholders' Interest Distributable Amount;
 
    (b) the Certificateholders' Principal Distributable Amount;
 
    (c) the outstanding principal amount of the Certificates, after giving
  effect to all payments reported under (b) above on such date;
 
    (d) the present value of the projected remaining aggregate cashflow of
  the Trust Property;
 
    (e) the weighted average CPR of the Contracts for the prior month;
 
    (f) the weighted average conditional default rate of the Contracts for
  the prior month;
 
    (g) the annualized net loss percentage of the Contracts for the prior
  month; and
 
    (h) information regarding delinquent Contracts as of the prior month.
 
Each amount set forth pursuant to subclauses (a) and (b) will be expressed as a
dollar amount per $1,000 of the original principal amount of the Certificates.
 
  In addition, within a reasonable period of time after the end of each
calendar year, Green Tree, as servicer, will furnish a report to each
Certificateholder of record at any time during such calendar year as to
aggregate amounts reported pursuant to (a) and (b) above for such calendar
year.
 
  For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
 
  "Amount Available" means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of
the amounts contained in the Certificate Account for any Monthly Period.
 
  "Certificateholders' Interest Distributable Amount" means, with respect to
any Distribution Date (other than the first Distribution Date), one month's
interest at the Interest Rate on the outstanding principal amount of the
Certificates (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months),
plus any accrued and unpaid interest with respect to a prior Distribution Date
together (to the extent legally permissible) with interest thereon at the
Interest Rate.
 
  "Certificateholders' Principal Distributable Amount" means, with respect to
any Distribution Date, the Remaining Amount Available for such Distribution
Date; provided, however, that the Certificateholders' Principal Distributable
Amount shall not exceed the outstanding principal amount of the Certificates.
 
  "Remaining Amount Available" means, with respect to any Distribution Date,
the amount remaining in the Certificate Account after payment of the
Certificateholders' Interest Distributable Amount and payment to the Trustee of
any accrued and unpaid trustee fees, to the extent not paid by Green Tree or
the Subordinated Certificateholders.
 
LISTS OF CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
 
  At such time, if any, as Definitive Certificates (as defined below) have been
issued, the Trustee will, upon written request by three or more
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than 25% of the outstanding principal balance of the Certificates, within five
Business Days after provision to the Trustee of a statement of the applicants'
desire to communicate with other Certificateholders about their rights under
the Trust Agreement or the Certificates and a copy of the communication that
the applicants propose to transmit, afford such Certificateholders access
during business hours to the current list of Certificateholders for purposes of
communicating with other Certificateholders with respect to their rights under
the Trust Agreement. The Trust Agreement will not provide for holding any
annual or other meetings of Certificateholders.
 
OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT
 
  If the Subordinated Certificateholders exercise their option to prepay the
Certificates when the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the
Certificates declines to 10% or less of the original principal amount of the
Certificates, Certificateholders will receive an amount in respect of the
Certificates equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the
Certificates together with all accrued and unpaid interest, which distribution
will effect early retirement of the Certificates. See "Description of the Trust
Agreement--Termination."
 
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
 
  The Certificates will be subject to the following restrictions on transfer,
and each Certificate will contain a legend describing such restrictions.
 
  The Certificates may not be acquired by a "disqualified organization" or a
"foreign holder" (each as defined below). By acceptance of a Certificate, each
purchaser will be deemed to represent that it is not a disqualified
organization or a foreign holder. Accordingly, a purchase by a disqualified
organization or a foreign holder shall be void and of no effect. A
"disqualified organization" means (i) the United States, any State or political
subdivision thereof, any foreign government, any international organization, or
any agency or instrumentality of the foregoing (not including instrumentalities
described in Section 168(h)(2)(D) of the Code or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation), (ii) any organization (other than a cooperative described in
Section 521 of the Code) that is exempt from federal income tax, unless it is
subject to the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code or (iii) any organization
described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code. A "foreign holder" means any
person who is not (i) a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a
domestic partnership, (iii) a domestic corporation or (iv) an estate or trust
all of the income of which is subject to taxation in the United States.
 
  A pass-through entity may acquire Certificates. Such investors should be
aware, however, that if the Internal Revenue Service were successfully to
assert that the Certificates did not represent debt for federal income tax
purposes, a tax may be imposed on a pass-through entity which has (i) a
disqualified organization (as defined above) as a record holder of an interest
therein and (ii) excess inclusion income, as defined in the REMIC provisions of
the Code, as a result of its investment in the Certificates. For these
purposes, a "pass-through entity" means any regulated investment company, real
estate investment trust, trust, partnership or certain other entities described
in Section 860E(e)(6) of the Code. In addition, a person holding an interest in
a pass-through entity as a nominee for another person will, with respect to
such interest, be treated as a pass-through entity. Pass-through entities
considering an investment in Certificates are urged to consult with their own
tax advisor with respect to these matters.
 
  The Trust Agreement will provide that any attempted or purported transfer in
violation of these transfer restrictions will be null and void and will vest no
rights in any purported transferee.
 
REGISTRATION OF THE CERTIFICATES
 
  The Certificates will initially be registered in the name of Cede & Co., the
nominee of DTC. DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the laws
of the State of New York, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing
corporation" within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a
"clearing agency" registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the
1934 Act. DTC accepts securities for deposit from its participating
organizations ("Participants") and facilitates the clearance and settlement of
securities transactions between Participants in such securities through
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changes in accounts of Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical
movement of certificates. Participants include securities brokers and dealers,
banks and trust companies and clearing corporations and may include certain
other organizations. Indirect access to the DTC system is also available to
others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through
or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either directly or
indirectly ("indirect participants").
 
  Certificate Owners who are not Participants but desire to purchase, sell or
otherwise transfer ownership of the Certificates may do so only through
Participants (unless and until Definitive Certificates, as defined below, are
issued). In addition, Certificate Owners will receive all distributions of
principal of, and interest on, the Certificates from the Trustee through DTC
and Participants. Certificate Owners will not receive or be entitled to receive
certificates representing their respective interests in the Certificates,
except under the limited circumstances described below.
 
  Unless and until Definitive Certificates (as defined below) are issued, it is
anticipated that the only "Certificateholder" of the Certificates will be Cede
& Co., as nominee of DTC. Certificate Owners will not be recognized by the
Trustee as Certificateholders as that term is used in the Trust Agreement.
Certificate Owners are only permitted to exercise the rights of
Certificateholders indirectly through Participants and DTC.
 
  While Certificates are outstanding (except under the circumstances described
below), under the rules, regulations and procedures creating and affecting DTC
and its operations (the "Rules"), DTC is required to make book-entry transfers
among Participants on whose behalf it acts with respect to the Certificates and
is required to receive and transmit distributions of principal of, and interest
on, the Certificates. Participants with whom Certificate Owners have accounts
with respect to Certificates are similarly required to make book-entry
transfers and receive and transmit such distributions on behalf of their
respective Certificate Owners. Accordingly, although Certificate Owners will
not possess certificates, the Rules provide a mechanism by which Certificate
Owners will receive distributions and will be able to transfer their interests.
 
  Certificates will be issued in registered form to Certificate Owners, or
their nominees, rather than to DTC (such Certificates being referred to herein
as "Definitive Certificates"), only if (i) DTC, the Administrator or Finance I
advise the Trustee in writing that DTC is no longer willing or able to
discharge properly its responsibilities as nominee and depository with respect
to the Certificates and the Administrator Finance I is unable to locate a
qualified successor, (ii) Finance I at its sole option advises the Trustee in
writing that it elects to terminate the book-entry system through DTC or (iii)
if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Certificate
Owners having a beneficial interest in the Certificates at least equal to a
majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Certificates
advise the Trustee, through DTC, that continuation of a book-entry system is no
longer in their best interests. Upon issuance of Definitive Certificates to
Certificate Owners, such Certificates will be transferable directly (and not
exclusively on a book-entry basis) and registered holders will deal directly
with the Trustee with respect to transfers, notices and distributions.
 
  DTC has advised Finance I that, unless and until Definitive Certificates are
issued, DTC will take any action permitted to be taken by a Certificateholder
under the Trust Agreement only at the direction of one or more Participants to
whose DTC accounts the Certificates are credited. DTC has advised Finance I
that DTC will take such action with respect to any fractional interest of the
Certificates only at the direction of and on behalf of such Participants
beneficially owning a corresponding fractional interest of the Certificates.
DTC may take actions, at the direction of the related Participants, with
respect to some Certificates which conflict with actions taken with respect to
other Certificates.
 
  Issuance of Certificates in book-entry form rather than as physical
certificates may adversely affect the liquidity of the Certificates in the
secondary market and the ability of Certificate Owners to pledge them. In
addition, since distributions on the Certificates will be made by the Trustee
to DTC and DTC will credit such distributions to the accounts of its
Participants, with the Participants further crediting such distributions to the
accounts of indirect participants or Certificate Owners, Certificate Owners may
experience delays in the receipt of such distributions.
 
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                       DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST DOCUMENTS
 
  The following summary describes certain terms of the Finance I Note, the
Trust Agreement, the Transfer Agreement and the Assignments (together, the
"Trust Documents"). Forms of the Trust Documents have been filed as exhibits to
the Registration Statement. Copies of the Trust Documents will be filed with
the Commission following the issuance of the Certificates.
 
CERTIFICATE ACCOUNT
 
  Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Trustee will establish and maintain an
account, in the name of the Trust, in which amounts available for distribution
to Certificateholders will be deposited and from which all distributions to
Certificateholders will be made (the "Certificate Account").
 
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
 
  Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, "Events of Default" will consist of (i) any
failure in the payment of the Certificateholders' Interest Distributable Amount
with respect to a Distribution Date, which failure has continued for a period
of 6 months after such Distribution Date or (ii) any failure to pay the full
principal amount of the Certificates on or before the Distribution Date
occurring in July 2005.
 
  Pursuant to the Finance I Note, "Events of Default" will consist of (i) any
failure to make timely installments of interest due thereunder, which failure
has continued for a period of 6 months after such Distribution Date, or (ii)
any failure to pay the full principal amount of the Finance I Note on or before
the Distribution Date occurring in July 2005.
 
  If an Event of Default with respect to the Certificates occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee or Certificate Owners beneficially owning at least 25%
in aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Certificates may declare the
entire principal amount of the Certificates to be due and payable immediately.
Such declaration may, under certain circumstances, be rescinded by a
Certificate Majority (as defined in the Trust Agreement).
 
  If the Certificates have been declared due and payable following an Event of
Default, the Trustee may liquidate all or any portion of the Trust Property, or
elect to maintain possession of the Trust Property and continue to apply
collections from the Trust Property as if there had been no declaration of
acceleration. The Trustee will be prohibited from selling the Trust Property
following an Event of Default, unless (i) the holders of all the outstanding
Certificates consent to such sale; or (ii) the proceeds of such sale are
sufficient to pay in full the principal of and the accrued interest on the
outstanding Certificates at the time of such sale; or (iii) the Trustee
determines that the collections on the Trust Property will not be sufficient on
an ongoing basis to make all payments of interest on the Certificates as such
payments become due and to pay the outstanding principal amount of the
Certificates at maturity, and the Trustee obtains the consent of the holders of
66 2/3% of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Certificates.
 
  The Trustee and the Certificate Owners will have similar rights to liquidate
the Guarantee Fees following an Event of Default under the Finance I Note.
 
AMENDMENT
 
  The Trust Agreement may be amended by the Subordinated Certificateholders and
the Trustee but without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, to cure
any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision therein, provided that
such action will not, in the opinion of counsel (which may be internal counsel
to the Subordinated Certificateholders) materially and adversely affect the
interests of any Certificateholder. The Trust Agreement may also be amended by
the Subordinated Certificateholders and the Trustee and a Certificate Majority
for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or
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any of the provisions of the Trust Agreement or of modifying, in any manner,
the rights of the Certificateholders. No such amendment may (i) increase or
reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, or
distributions that are required to be made on any Certificate or the Interest
Rate or (ii) reduce the percentage of the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of the Certificates required to consent to any such amendment, without
the consent of the holders of all Certificates then outstanding.
 
  The Transfer Agreement may be amended by all of the parties thereto; provided
that no amendment may materially and adversely affect the interests of the
Certificateholders.
 
TERMINATION
 
  The Trust and the respective obligations of the Subordinated
Certificateholders and the Trustee pursuant to the related Trust Documents will
terminate upon the latest of (i) the Distribution Date immediately following
the maturity of the Finance I Note or the retirement of the last Residual Asset
or other liquidation of the last item of Trust Property, (ii) the payment to
Certificateholders of all amounts required to be paid to them pursuant to the
related Trust Documents, (iii) following the payment in full of all principal
and accrued interest on the Certificates, by vote of all the Subordinated
Certificateholders, or (iv) the occurrence of a Dissolution Event (as defined
in the Trust Agreement) with respect to either Subordinated Certificateholder.
 
  In order to avoid excessive administrative expense, the Subordinated
Certificateholders will be permitted, at their option, to cause the Trust to
redeem the Certificates on any Distribution Date in which the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Certificates is equal to or less than 10%
of the original principal amount of the Certificates at a price equal to the
unpaid principal amount of the Certificates plus all accrued and unpaid
interest thereon.
 
  The Trustee will give written notice of the final distribution with respect
to the Certificates to each Certificateholder of record. The final distribution
to any Certificateholder will be made only upon surrender and cancellation of
such holder's Certificate at the office or agency of the Trustee with respect
to Certificates specified in the notice of termination. In the event that all
Certificateholders do not surrender their Certificates for cancellation within
6 months after the date specified in the notice of termination, the Trustee
shall give a second written notice to the remaining Certificateholders. If
within one year after the second written notice all Certificates have not been
surrendered for cancellation, the Trustee may take appropriate steps, or may
appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining
Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates. Any funds
remaining in the Trust, after the Trustee has taken such measures to locate any
remaining Certificateholders and such measures have failed, will be distributed
to The United Way and the Certificateholders, by acceptance of their
Certificates, will waive any rights with respect to such funds.
 
THE TRUSTEE
 
  The Trustee, in its individual capacity or otherwise, and any of its
affiliates may hold Certificates in their own names or as pledgee. In addition,
for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements of certain jurisdictions, the
Trustee and the Administrator, acting jointly, with the consent of Finance I,
shall have the power to appoint co-trustees or separate trustees of all or any
part of the Trust. In the event of such appointment, all rights, powers, duties
and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee by the Trust Documents
will be conferred or imposed upon the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-
trustee jointly, or, in any jurisdiction where the Trustee is incompetent or
unqualified to perform certain acts, singly upon such separate trustee or co-
trustee who shall exercise and perform such rights, powers, duties and
obligations solely at the direction of the Trustee.
 
  The Trustee may resign at any time, in which event the Subordinated
Certificateholders will be obligated to appoint a successor trustee. The
Subordinated Certificateholders may also remove the Trustee, if the Trustee
ceases to be eligible to serve, becomes legally unable to act, is adjudged
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receivership or similar proceedings. In such circumstances, the Subordinated
Certificateholders will be obligated to appoint a successor trustee. Any
resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee
will not become effective until acceptance of the appointment by the successor
trustee.
 
DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE
 
  The Trustee will make no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of
any Trust Document, the Certificates (other than its execution of the
Certificates) or any related documents, and will not be accountable for the
use or application by Green Tree of any funds in respect of the Certificates
prior to deposit in the Certificate Account.
 
  The Trustee will be required to perform only those duties specifically
required of it under the Trust Agreement. Generally, those duties will be
limited to the receipt of the various certificates, reports or other
instruments required to be furnished by Green Tree to the Trustee under the
Trust Agreement, in which case it will only be required to examine such
certificates, reports or instruments to determine whether they conform
substantially to the requirements of the Trust Agreement.
 
  The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or
powers vested in it by the Trust Agreement or to institute, conduct, or defend
any litigation thereunder or in relation thereto at the request, order or
direction of any Subordinated Certificateholders, unless such Subordinated
Certificateholders have offered the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity
against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or
thereby. No Certificate Owner will have any right under the Trust Documents to
institute any proceeding with respect to such Trust Documents, unless such
Certificate Owner has given the Trustee written notice of default and unless
Certificate Owners beneficially owning not less than 25% of the aggregate
principal balance of the Certificates then outstanding have made written
request to the Trustee to institute such proceeding in its own name as Trustee
thereunder and have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the
Trustee for 30 days after the receipt of such notice, request and offer to
indemnify has neglected or refused to institute any such proceedings.
 
                                USE OF PROCEEDS
 
  Approximately $227,500,000 of the net proceeds of the sale of the
Certificates will be loaned to Finance I in return for the Finance I Note, and
an additional $7,500,000 of the net proceeds will be deposited in the Reserve
Fund. The remaining net proceeds of the sale of the Certificates will be paid
to Finance I and Finance II, as the holders of the Subordinated Certificates.
Finance I and Finance II will in turn remit substantially all such proceeds to
Green Tree in the form of a dividend. Green Tree will use such funds for
general corporate purposes, including the origination of additional
manufactured housing contracts, the costs of carrying such contracts until
sold and other expenses of pooling and selling such contracts, and to fund
Green Tree's future growth.
 
                    CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
 
  The following is a general discussion of certain federal income tax
consequences relating to the purchase, ownership, and disposition of the
Certificates. The discussion is based upon the current provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the Treasury
Regulations promulgated thereunder and judicial or ruling authority, all of
which are subject to change, which change may be retroactive. The discussion
does not purport to deal with federal income tax consequences applicable to
all categories of investors, some of which may be subject to special rules.
Moreover, there are no cases or Internal Revenue Service (the "Service")
rulings on similar transactions involving the issuance of interests with terms
similar to those of the Certificates. As a result, the Service may disagree
with all or a part of the discussion below. INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN
TAX ADVISORS TO DETERMINE THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND ANY OTHER TAX
CONSEQUENCES OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP, AND DISPOSITION OF CERTIFICATES.
 
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  The Trust will be provided with an opinion of Dorsey & Whitney P.L.L.P.,
counsel to Green Tree, regarding certain federal income tax matters discussed
below. Such an opinion, however, is not binding on the Service or the courts.
No ruling on any of the issues discussed below will be sought from the Service.
 
TAX CHARACTERIZATION OF THE TRUST
 
  The Subordinated Certificateholders and the Trustee will agree to treat the
Trust as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. Dorsey & Whitney
P.L.L.P. will deliver its opinion that the Trust will not be an association (or
publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation for federal income tax
purposes, with the result that the Trust itself will not be subject to federal
income tax. This opinion will be based on the assumption that the terms of the
Trust Agreement and related documents will be complied with, and on counsel's
conclusions that (1) the Trust will not have certain characteristics necessary
for a business trust to be classified as an association taxable as a
corporation and (2) the nature of the interests in and the income of the Trust,
including the status of the Finance I Note as debt for federal income tax
purposes, will exempt it from the rule that certain taxable mortgage pools or
publicly traded partnerships are taxable as corporations.
 
  If the Trust were taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes,
the Trust would be subject to corporate income tax on its taxable income. Any
such corporate income tax could materially reduce cash available to make
payments on the Certificates.
 
TAX CONSEQUENCES TO HOLDERS OF CERTIFICATES
 
  Treatment of Certificates as Indebtedness. The Trustee and the Subordinated
Certificateholders will agree, and the Certificateholders will agree by their
purchase of Certificates, to treat the Certificates as debt for federal income
tax purposes. Although there are no regulations, published rulings or judicial
decisions involving the characterization for federal income tax purposes of
interests with the same terms as the Certificates, and although the result is
not free from doubt in view of the treatment of this transaction by Green Tree
for purposes of its financial statements prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, the equity capitalization of the Trust, and
certain other features of the Certificates, on balance, in the opinion of
Dorsey & Whitney P.L.L.P., the Certificates should be classified as debt for
federal income tax purposes. The discussion below assumes this characterization
of the Certificates is correct.
 
  If the Certificates were not classified as debt for federal income tax
purposes, adverse tax consequences might result to certain Certificateholders.
See "--Possible Alternative Treatment of the Certificates" and "Description of
the Certificates--Restrictions on Transfer." Investors should consult their own
tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences to them of the purchase,
ownership and disposition of Certificates.
 
  Interest Income on the Certificates. As a general rule, interest paid or
accrued on the Certificates, as well as market discount and original issue
discount, if any, will be treated as ordinary income to the holders thereof. A
Certificateholder using the accrual method of accounting for federal income tax
purposes is required to include interest paid or accrued on the Certificates in
ordinary income as such interest accrues, while a Certificateholder using the
cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting for federal income tax
purposes must include such interest in ordinary income when payments are
received (or made available for receipt) by such holder. It is anticipated that
the Certificates will not be issued with "original issue discount" ("OID")
within the meaning of Section 1273 of the Code, and that the Trust will not
take any OID deduction with respect thereto.
 
  Market Discount. The Certificates, whether or not issued with original issue
discount, will be subject to the "market discount rules" of section 1276 of the
Code. In general, these rules provide that if the holder of a Certificate
purchases it at a market discount (i.e., a discount from its original issue
price plus any accrued original issue discount) that exceeds a de minimis
amount specified in the Code, and thereafter recognizes gain upon a
disposition, the lesser of (i) such gain or (ii) the accrued market discount
will be taxed as ordinary interest income. Generally, the accrued market
discount will be the total market discount on the Certificate
 
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multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days the
holder held the Certificate and the denominator of which is the number of days
from the date the holder acquired the Certificate until its maturity date. The
holder may elect, however, to determine accrued market discount under the
constant-yield method.
 
  Limitations imposed by the Code which are intended to match deductions with
the taxation of income may defer deductions for interest on indebtedness
incurred or continued, or short-sale expenses incurred, to purchase or carry a
Certificate with accrued market discount. A Certificateholder may elect to
include market discount in gross income as it accrues and, if such
Certificateholder makes such an election, is exempt from this rule. The
adjusted basis of a Certificate subject to such election will be increased to
reflect market discount included in gross income, thereby reducing any gain or
increasing any loss on a sale or taxable disposition.
 
  Amortizable Bond Premium. In general, if a Certificateholder purchases a
Certificate at a premium (i.e., an amount in excess of the amount payable upon
the maturity thereof), such Certificateholder will be considered to have
purchased such Certificate with "amortizable bond premium" equal to the amount
of such excess. Such Certificateholder may elect to deduct the amortizable bond
premium as it accrues under a constant-yield method over the remaining term of
the Certificate. Such Certificateholder's tax basis in the Certificate will be
reduced by the amount of the amortizable bond premium deducted. Any such
election shall apply to all debt instruments (other than instruments the
interest on which is excludible from gross income) held by the
Certificateholder at the beginning of the first taxable year to which the
election applies or thereafter acquired and is irrevocable without the consent
of the Service. Bond premium on a Certificate held by a Certificateholder who
does not elect to deduct the premium will decrease the gain or increase the
loss otherwise recognized on the disposition of the Certificate.
 
  Sale or Other Disposition. If a Certificateholder sells a Certificate, the
Certificateholder will recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the
difference between the amount realized on the sale and the Certificateholder's
adjusted tax basis in the Certificate. The adjusted tax basis of a Certificate
to a particular Certificateholder generally will equal the Certificateholder's
cost for the Certificate, increased by any market discount, OID and gain
previously included by such Certificateholder in income with respect to the
Certificate and decreased by principal payments previously received by such
Certificateholder and the amount of bond premium previously amortized with
respect to the Certificate. Any such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss
if the Certificate was held as a capital asset, except for gain representing
accrued interest and accrued market discount not previously included in income,
and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the Certificate was held for more
than one year. Capital losses generally may be used only to offset capital
gains.
 
  Tax Administration and Reporting. The Trustee will furnish to each
Certificateholder with each distribution a statement setting forth the amount
of such distribution allocable to principal and to interest. Reports will be
made annually to the Service and to holders of record that are not excepted
from the reporting requirements regarding information as may be required with
respect to interest and original issue discount, if any, with respect to the
Certificates.
 
  Backup Withholding. Under certain circumstances, a Certificateholder may be
subject to "backup withholding" at a 31% rate. Backup withholding may apply to
a Certificateholder who is a United States person if the holder, among other
circumstances, fails to furnish such holder's Social Security number or other
taxpayer identification number to the Trustee. Backup withholding, however,
does not apply to payments on a Certificate made to certain exempt recipients,
such as corporations and tax-exempt organizations. Certificateholders should
consult their tax advisors for additional information concerning the potential
application of backup withholding to payments received by them with respect to
a Certificate.
 
  Possible Alternative Treatment of the Certificates. If the Service were
successfully to assert that the Certificates did not represent debt for federal
income tax purposes, the Certificates would probably be treated as equity
interests in the Trust. If so treated, the Trust might be taxable as a
corporation with the adverse consequences described above (and the taxable
corporation would not be able to reduce its taxable income by
 
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deductions for interest expense on Certificates recharacterized as equity).
Alternatively, based on the opinion of Dorsey & Whitney P.L.L.P., because the
Finance I Note will be treated as debt for federal income tax purposes, the
Trust would not be characterized as a publicly traded partnership and would
therefore continue to be treated as an entity that is not taxable as a
corporation. See "Tax Characterization of the Trust," above. Under these
circumstances, the Trust would report each Certificateholder's allocable share
of items of Trust income and expense to Certificateholders and the Service on
Schedule K-1. However, any such characterization of the Certificates as equity
interests is not expected to result in a materially different amount of
taxable income being realized by Certificateholders as compared to the amount
of income expected to be realized from treatment of the Certificates as
indebtedness of the Trust. Nonetheless, treatment of the Certificates as
equity interests in such a partnership could have adverse tax consequences to
certain holders. For example, (i) all or a portion of the income allocated to
pension, profit sharing or employee benefit plans or other Certificateholders
who are subject to the tax on unrelated business income imposed by Section 511
of the Code may be treated as unrelated business taxable income; (ii) a
portion of the income allocated to Certificateholders may not be offset by
other deductions on such holder's return, including net operating loss
carryforwards; and (iii) individual holders may be subject to certain
limitations on their ability to deduct their share of Trust expenses.
 
  If the Certificates were treated as equity interests in a partnership, each
Certificateholder would be required to separately take into account such
holder's allocated share of income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of
the Trust. The Trust's income will consist primarily of interest income
attributable to the Finance I Note and income attributable to the Residual
Interests. The tax items of a partnership are allocable to its partners in
accordance with the Code, Treasury Regulations and the partnership agreement
(here, the Trust Agreement and related documents). The Trust Agreement will
provide, in general, that, if appropriate, the Certificateholders would be
allocated taxable income of the Trust for each month equal to the sum of (i)
the interest that accrues on the Certificates in accordance with their terms
for such month; and (ii) any other amounts of income payable to the
Certificateholders for such month. All remaining taxable income of the Trust
would be allocated to the Subordinated Certificateholders. Based on the
economic arrangement of the parties, this approach for allocating Trust income
should be permissible under applicable Treasury Regulations, although no
assurance can be given that the Service would not require a greater amount of
income to be allocated to Certificateholders. Moreover, even under the
foregoing method of allocation, Certificateholders may be allocated income
equal to the entire Interest Rate plus the other items described above even
though the Trust might not have sufficient cash to make current cash
distributions of such amount. Thus, cash basis holders will in effect be
required to report income from the Certificates on the accrual basis and
Certificateholders may become liable for taxes on Trust income even if they
have not received cash from the Trust to pay such taxes.
 
  Under this approach, a Certificateholder's allocated share of expenses of
the Trust (including fees to the Trustee but not interest expense) would be
miscellaneous itemized deductions. An individual, an estate, or a trust that
holds a Certificate either directly or through a pass-through entity would be
allowed to deduct such expenses under Section 212 of the Code only to the
extent that, in the aggregate and combined with certain other itemized
deductions, they exceed 2% of the adjusted gross income of the
Certificateholder. In addition, Section 68 of the Code provides that the
amount of itemized deductions (including those provided for in Section 212 of
the Code) otherwise allowable for the taxable year for an individual whose
adjusted gross income exceeds a threshold amount specified in the Code
($114,700 in 1995, in the case of a joint return) will be reduced by the
lesser of (i) 3% of the excess of adjusted gross income over the specified
threshold amount or (ii) 80% of the amount of itemized deductions otherwise
allowable for such taxable year. To the extent that a Certificateholder is not
permitted to deduct servicing fees allocable to a Certificate, the taxable
income of the Certificateholder attributable to that Certificate would exceed
the net cash distributions related to such income.
 
  If the Certificates were treated as equity interests in a partnership, the
Trust would allocate its taxable income to Certificateholders as described
above on a monthly basis in proportion to the principal amount of Certificates
owned by them as of the related Record Date. As a result, a Certificateholder
may be allocated
 
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tax items attributable to periods before the Certificateholder actually owns
the Certificate. The use of such a convention may not be permitted by existing
regulations, and different allocations may be required. In order to avoid
administrative complexities, the Trust will not make an election under Section
754 of the Code to adjust the tax basis of the Trust's assets in connection
with the purchase or sale of a Certificate. In addition, because the Trust may
not have the necessary data, the Trust will not comply with certain technical
requirements that may apply to a deemed termination of the Trust resulting from
the sale or exchange of 50% or more of the capital and profits interests in the
Trust within a 12-month period.
 
  Other Tax Consequences. No advice has been received as to local income,
franchise, personal property, or other taxation in any state or locality, or as
to the tax effect of ownership of Certificates in any state or locality.
Certificateholders are advised to consult their own tax advisors with respect
to any state or local income, franchise, personal property, or other tax
consequences arising out of their ownership of Certificates.
 
  THE DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES SET FORTH ABOVE IS
INCLUDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE DEPENDING UPON
A CERTIFICATEHOLDER'S PARTICULAR TAX SITUATION. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS SHOULD
CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE
PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF CERTIFICATES, INCLUDING THE TAX
CONSEQUENCES UNDER STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN, AND OTHER TAX LAWS AND THE POSSIBLE
EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN FEDERAL OR OTHER TAX LAWS.
 
                              ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
 
  The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"),
and the Code impose certain requirements on those employee benefit plans,
including individual Retirement Accounts and Individual Retirement Annuities
(collectively "IRAs"), to which they apply ("Plans") and on those persons who
are fiduciaries with respect to such Plans. In accordance with ERISA's general
fiduciary standards, before investing in the Certificates, a Plan fiduciary
should determine whether such an investment is permitted under the governing
Plan instruments and is appropriate for the Plan in view of its overall
investment policy and the composition and diversification of its portfolio.
Other provisions of ERISA and the Code prohibit certain transactions involving
the assets of a Plan and persons who have certain specified relationships to
the Plan ("parties in interest" within the meaning of ERISA or "disqualified
persons" within the meaning of the Code). Prohibited transactions may generate
excise taxes and other liabilities; prohibited transactions involving IRAs may
result in the disqualification of the IRAs. Thus, a Plan fiduciary considering
an investment in the Certificates should also consider whether such an
investment might constitute or give rise to a prohibited transaction under
ERISA or the Code.
 
  Certain transactions involved in the operation of the Trust might be deemed
to constitute prohibited transactions under ERISA and the Code, if assets of
the Trust were deemed to be assets of an investing Plan. ERISA and the Code do
not define "plan assets." The U.S. Department of Labor (the "DOL") has
published a regulation (the "Regulation") which took effect March 13, 1987,
concerning whether or not a Plan's assets will be deemed to include an interest
in the underlying assets of an entity (such as the Trust) for purposes of the
reporting and disclosure and fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA and
of the excise tax provisions related to prohibited transactions in the Code if
the Plan acquires an "equity interest" in such entity. The Regulation only
applies to the purchase by a Plan of an "equity interest" in an entity. An
equity interest is defined in the Regulation as an interest in an entity other
than an instrument which is treated as debt under applicable local law, has no
substantial equity features, and which is not a beneficial interest in a trust
or a profit interest in a partnership. If under ERISA the Certificates are not
deemed to be an "equity interest" in the Trust, the Trust's assets would not be
treated as Plan assets solely as a result of the purchase of the Certificates
by a Plan.
 
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<PAGE>
 
  The Regulation also contains an exception that provides that if a Plan
acquires a "publicly-offered security," the issuer of the security is not
deemed to hold Plan assets. A publicly-offered security is a security that is
(i) freely transferable, (ii) part of a class of securities that is owned by
100 or more investors independent of the issuer and of one another by the
conclusion of the offering and (iii) either is (A) part of a class of
securities registered under section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, or (B) sold to the Plan as part of an offering of securities to
the public pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act of 1933 and the class of securities of which such security is a part is
registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 within 120 days (or such
later time as may be allowed by the Securities and Exchange Commission) after
the end of the fiscal year of the issuer during which the offering of such
securities to the public occurred.
 
  It is anticipated that the Certificates will meet the criteria of publicly-
offered securities as set forth above. It is expected (although no assurance
can be given) that the Certificates will be held beneficially by 100
independent persons by the conclusion of the offering; there are no
restrictions imposed on the transfer of the Certificates (other than the
prohibition on transfers to certain "disqualified organizations," as described
under ("Description of the Certificates--Restrictions on Transfer") and the
Certificates will be sold as part of an offering pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, and they will be
timely registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
  If the Certificates were deemed to be an extension of credit for ERISA
purposes, the purchase of the Certificates by a Plan with respect to which
Green Tree or one of its affiliates is a "party in interest" or "disqualified
person" might be considered a prohibited extension of credit under Section 406
of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code unless an exemption is applicable. There
are at least three prohibited transaction class exemptions issued by the DOL
that might apply, depending in part on who decided to acquire the Certificates
for the Plan: DOL Prohibited Transaction Exemption ("PTE") 84-14 (Class
Exemption for Plan Asset Transactions determined by Independent Qualified
Professional Asset Managers); PTE 91-38 (Class Exemption for Certain
Transactions Involving Bank Collective Investment Funds); and PTE 90-1 (Class
Exemption for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Company Pooled Separate
Accounts).
 
  Moreover, whether the Certificates are debt or equity for ERISA purposes, a
possible violation of the prohibited transaction rules could occur if the
Certificates were purchased during the offering with assets of a Plan if Green
Tree, the Trustee, any Underwriter or any of their affiliates were a fiduciary
with respect to such Plan. Under ERISA and the Code, a person is a "fiduciary"
with respect to a Plan to the extent that such person (i) exercises any
discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting management of such
Plan or exercises any authority or control respecting management or disposition
of its assets, (ii) renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation,
direct or indirect, with respect to any moneys or other property of such Plan,
or has any authority or responsibility to do so, or (iii) has any discretionary
authority or discretionary responsibility in the administration of such Plan.
Accordingly, the fiduciaries of any Plan should not purchase the Certificates
during the offering with assets of any Plan if Green Tree, the Trustee, the
Underwriters or any of their affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the
Plan.
 
  In light of the foregoing, fiduciaries of Plans, including insurance
companies (whether investing assets for their general or separate accounts),
considering the purchase of the Certificates should consult their own tax or
other appropriate counsel regarding the application of ERISA and the Code to
their purchase of the Certificates.
 
                        LEGAL INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS
 
  No representations or warranties are made concerning whether the Certificates
are legal investments under any federal or state law, regulation, rule or order
of any court. The Certificates do not constitute "mortgage related securities"
within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as
amended, which may adversely affect their liquidity.
 
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<PAGE>
 
  Prospective investors should consider the applicability of statutes, rules,
regulations, orders, guidelines or agreements generally governing investments
made by a particular investor including, but not limited to, "prudent investor"
provisions and percentage-of-assets limits. Investors should consult their own
legal advisors in determining whether and to what extent the Certificates
constitute legal investment for such investors.
 
                                  UNDERWRITING
 
  The Underwriters named below have severally agreed, subject to the terms and
conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, to purchase from the Trust the
respective principal amounts of the Certificates set forth opposite their names
below.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    PRINCIPAL
                                                                    AMOUNT OF
                              UNDERWRITER                          CERTIFICATES
                              -----------                          ------------
     <S>                                                           <C>
     Lehman Brothers Inc. ........................................ $246,400,000
     Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
              Incorporated........................................ $ 61,600,000
                                                                   ------------
             Total................................................ $308,000,000
                                                                   ============
</TABLE>
 
  In the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters have agreed, subject to the
terms and conditions set forth therein, to purchase all of the Certificates
offered hereby if any Certificates are purchased. In the event of default by an
Underwriter, the Underwriting Agreement provides that, in certain
circumstances, the Underwriting Agreement may be terminated.
 
  The Underwriters propose to offer the Certificates in part directly to
purchasers at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover page of
this Prospectus and in part to certain securities dealers at such prices less
concessions not to exceed 0.50% of the original principal balance of the
Certificates. The Underwriters may allow, and such dealers may reallow,
concessions not to exceed 0.25% of the original principal balance of the
Certificates to certain brokers and dealers. After the Certificates are
released for sale to the public, the offering price and other selling terms may
be varied by the Underwriters.
 
  The Underwriting Agreement provides that Green Tree will indemnify the
Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act of 1933, or contribute to payments the Underwriters may be
required to make in respect thereof.
 
                                 LEGAL MATTERS
 
  Certain legal matters relating to the Certificates will be passed upon for
the Trust by Dorsey & Whitney P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota, and for the
Underwriters by Brown & Wood, New York, New York. The material federal income
tax consequences of the Certificates will be passed upon for the Trust by
Dorsey & Whitney P.L.L.P.
 
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<PAGE>
 
                                  APPENDIX I
 
I. THE CONTRACTS
 
  Set forth below is a description of certain additional characteristics of
the Contracts as of June 1, 1995 (or July 1, 1995, with respect to certain
Contracts included in the 1995-4 and 1995-5 Securitized Pools) (or August 1,
1995, with respect to certain Contracts included in the 1995-5 Securitized
Pool) (the "Cut-off Date").
 
                           GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         NUMBER OF
                         CONTRACTS      % OF ALL           AGGREGATE     % OF ALL CONTRACTS BY
                           AS OF   CONTRACTS BY NUMBER PRINCIPAL BALANCE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
                         CUT- OFF    OF CONTRACTS AS   OUTSTANDING AS OF     BALANCE AS OF
                           DATE      OF CUT-OFF DATE     CUT-OFF DATE        CUT-OFF DATE
                         --------- ------------------- ----------------- ---------------------
<S>                      <C>       <C>                 <C>               <C>
Alabama.................    6,655          5.19%       $  171,438,272.41          4.75%
Alaska..................        7          0.01               310,585.13          0.01
Arizona.................    2,325          1.81            75,161,356.18          2.08
Arkansas................    2,881          2.25            70,547,827.65          1.95
California..............    1,589          1.24            48,085,593.03          1.33
Colorado................    3,076          2.40            91,502,255.43          2.54
Connecticut.............       42          0.03               967,719.73          0.03
Delaware................      427          0.33            11,911,031.16          0.33
District of Columbia....        7          0.01               175,010.50          0.01
Florida.................    7,933          6.19           243,563,102.77          6.75
Georgia.................    7,387          5.76           206,370,347.66          5.72
Hawaii..................        2          0.00*               48,709.12          0.00*
Idaho...................      793          0.62            26,153,050.17          0.72
Illinois................    1,870          1.46            45,853,747.22          1.27
Indiana.................    2,925          2.28            77,528,537.85          2.15
Iowa....................    1,840          1.44            47,310,404.34          1.31
Kansas..................    1,551          1.21            44,435,529.76          1.23
Kentucky................    3,641          2.84            88,236,543.55          2.45
Louisiana...............    2,893          2.26            67,899,674.58          1.88
Maine...................      743          0.58            21,161,545.77          0.59
Maryland................      711          0.55            18,959,867.36          0.53
Massachusetts...........       55          0.04             1,460,718.26          0.04
Michigan................    6,365          4.97           204,318,338.60          5.66
Minnesota...............    2,420          1.89            60,470,098.10          1.68
Mississippi.............    2,932          2.29            69,911,746.83          1.94
Missouri................    3,628          2.83            84,073,959.31          2.33
Montana.................    1,010          0.79            31,779,894.20          0.88
Nebraska................      625          0.49            16,407,131.20          0.45
Nevada..................    1,301          1.02            50,652,059.09          1.40
New Hampshire...........      434          0.34            10,926,643.37          0.30
New Jersey..............       58          0.05             1,828,003.38          0.05
New Mexico..............    3,102          2.42            94,387,997.88          2.62
New York................    1,901          1.48            46,326,555.72          1.28
North Carolina..........   11,209          8.75           336,482,194.94          9.32
North Dakota............      441          0.34            10,656,504.12          0.30
Ohio....................    3,094          2.41            79,698,921.83          2.21
Oklahoma................    2,714          2.12            71,127,947.81          1.97
Oregon..................    1,692          1.32            70,401,137.24          1.95
Pennsylvania............    1,862          1.45            46,673,187.20          1.29
Rhode Island............        8          0.01               149,375.00          0.00
South Carolina..........    6,720          5.24           200,066,760.91          5.55
South Dakota............      785          0.61            22,185,814.15          0.61
Tennessee...............    4,754          3.71           117,941,625.83          3.27
Texas...................   11,837          9.24           340,789,795.22          9.44
Utah....................      801          0.62            26,163,218.98          0.73
Vermont.................      228          0.18             6,577,984.59          0.18
Virginia................    1,890          1.47            44,437,585.75          1.23
Washington..............    2,198          1.71            85,376,969.53          2.37
West Virginia...........    2,176          1.70            50,000,278.39          1.39
Wisconsin...............    1,891          1.47            46,893,418.49          1.30
Wyoming.................      699          0.55            21,782,769.20          0.60
Non-U.S. based service
 personnel..............       36          0.03             1,066,660.74          0.03
                          -------        ------        -----------------        ------
 Total..................  128,164        100.00%       $3,608,636,007.23        100.00%
                          =======        ======        =================        ======
</TABLE>
* Indicates an amount greater than zero but less than .005% of the Number of
  Contracts or Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance.
 
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<PAGE>
 
                                 CONTRACT TYPE
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             AGGREGATE     % OF ALL CONTRACTS BY
                                         PRINCIPAL BALANCE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
                                         OUTSTANDING AS OF     BALANCE AS OF
                                           CUT-OFF DATE        CUT-OFF DATE
                                         ----------------- ---------------------
<S>                                      <C>               <C>
Conventional ........................... $3,608,196,489.72         99.99%
FHA/VA..................................        439,517.51          0.01
                                         -----------------        ------
 Total.................................. $3,608,636,007.23        100.00%
                                         =================        ======
</TABLE>
 
                        YEAR OF ORIGINATION OF CONTRACTS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     % OF ALL
                         NUMBER OF CONTRACTS BY
                         CONTRACTS  NUMBER OF       AGGREGATE     % OF ALL CONTRACTS BY
                           AS OF    CONTRACTS   PRINCIPAL BALANCE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
                          CUT-OFF   AS OF CUT-  OUTSTANDING AS OF     BALANCE AS OF
YEAR OF ORIGINATION        DATE      OFF DATE     CUT-OFF DATE        CUT-OFF DATE
- -------------------      --------- ------------ ----------------- ---------------------
<S>                      <C>       <C>          <C>               <C>
1980....................        1          0*%  $       13,134.20          0.00%*
1981....................        0          0                 0.00          0.00
1982....................        6          0*           34,682.99          0.00*
1983....................       11        .01           124,064.67          0.00*
1984....................       38        .03           452,956.17          0.02
1985....................       71        .06         1,011,227.74          0.03
1986....................       26        .02           388,902.53          0.01
1987....................       43        .03           656,853.64          0.02
1988....................       62        .05         1,119,215.57          0.03
1989....................      145        .11         2,764,620.43          0.08
1990....................      154        .12         2,985,439.40          0.08
1991....................      122        .10         2,275,465.21          0.06
1992....................       23        .02           429,983.65          0.01
1993....................       43        .03         1,807,948.88          0.05
1994....................   67,219      52.45     1,863,597,450.92         51.64
1995....................   60,200      46.97     1,730,974,061.23         47.97
                          -------     ------    -----------------        ------
   Total................  128,164     100.00%   $3,608,636,007.23        100.00%
                          =======     ======    =================        ======
</TABLE>
 
* Indicates an amount greater than zero but less than .005% of the Number of
  Contracts or Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance.
 
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<PAGE>
 
                   DISTRIBUTION OF ORIGINAL CONTRACT AMOUNTS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 % OF ALL CONTRACTS BY
                                             AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
ORIGINAL CONTRACT        NUMBER OF CONTRACTS BALANCE OUTSTANDING     BALANCE AS OF
AMOUNT (IN DOLLARS)(1)   AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  AS OF CUT-OFF DATE      CUT-OFF DATE
- ----------------------   ------------------- ------------------- ---------------------
<S>                      <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Less than  10,000.00....         8,322        $   62,179,776.47           1.72%
 10,000- 19,999.99......        32,981           494,761,281.68          13.71
 20,000- 29,999.99......        38,916           956,225,155.06          26.50
 30,000- 39,999.99......        22,952           786,272,875.89          21.79
 40,000- 49,999.99......        13,337           590,139,470.23          16.35
 50,000- 59,999.99......         6,544           354,199,987.88           9.82
 60,000- 69,999.99......         2,842           181,761,211.14           5.04
 70,000- 79,999.99......         1,342            99,316,927.23           2.75
 80,000- 89,999.99......           544            45,691,172.16           1.27
 90,000- 99,999.99......           278            26,289,500.81           0.73
100,000-109,999.99......            61             6,325,443.15           0.18
110,000-119,999.99......            24             2,715,671.24           0.07
120,000-129,999.99......            11             1,371,214.45           0.04
130,000-139,999.99......             6               813,783.51           0.02
140,000-149,999.99......             4               572,536.33           0.01
                               -------        -----------------         ------
    Total...............       128,164        $3,608,636,007.23         100.00%
                               =======        =================         ======
</TABLE>
- --------
(1) The largest original Contract amount is $144,818.07.
 
                    DISTRIBUTION OF CURRENT CONTRACT AMOUNTS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 % OF ALL CONTRACTS BY
                                             AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
 CURRENT CONTRACT        NUMBER OF CONTRACTS BALANCE OUTSTANDING     BALANCE AS OF
AMOUNT (IN DOLLARS)      AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  AS OF CUT-OFF DATE      CUT-OFF DATE
- -------------------      ------------------- ------------------- ---------------------
<S>                      <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Less than 5,000.00......           604        $    2,544,497.33           0.07%
  5,000-  9,999.99......         8,948            71,075,429.55           1.97
 10,000- 14,999.99......        14,721           186,044,755.42           5.16
 15,000- 19,999.99......        18,128           318,300,758.41           8.82
 20,000- 24,999.99......        20,447           461,027,396.02          12.78
 25,000- 29,999.99......        18,152           496,933,793.02          13.77
 30,000- 34,999.99......        12,883           417,003,218.25          11.56
 35,000- 39,999.99......         9,743           364,371,125.35          10.10
 40,000- 44,999.99......         7,552           320,174,625.90           8.87
 45,000- 49,999.99......         5,616           266,198,384.65           7.38
 50,000- 54,999.99......         3,701           193,779,334.86           5.37
 55,000- 59,999.99......         2,693           154,338,218.08           4.28
 60,000- 64,999.99......         1,657           103,249,863.21           2.86
 65,000- 69,999.99......         1,103            74,220,504.97           2.06
 70,000- 74,999.99......           790            57,139,057.22           1.58
 75,000- 79,999.99......           524            40,517,594.76           1.12
 80,000- 84,999.99......           318            26,171,220.49           0.73
 85,000- 89,999.99......           211            18,441,693.83           0.51
 90,000- 94,999.99......           148            13,685,027.15           0.38
 95,000- 99,999.99......           124            12,119,536.56           0.33
100,000-104,999.99......            36             3,677,888.74           0.10
105,000-109,999.99......            23             2,476,411.47           0.07
110,000-119,999.99......            22             2,507,968.07           0.07
120,000-129,999.99......            10             1,251,384.08           0.03
130,000-139,999.99......             6               813,783.51           0.02
140,000-149,999.99......             4               572,536.33           0.01
                               -------        -----------------         ------
    Total...............       128,164        $3,608,636,007.23         100.00%
                               =======        =================         ======
</TABLE>
 
                                       42
<PAGE>
 
                 DISTRIBUTION OF ORIGINAL LOAN-TO-VALUE RATIOS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 % OF ALL CONTRACTS BY
                                             AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
                         NUMBER OF CONTRACTS BALANCE OUTSTANDING     BALANCE AS OF
LOAN-TO-VALUE RATIO(1)   AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  AS OF CUT-OFF DATE      CUT-OFF DATE
- ----------------------   ------------------- ------------------- ---------------------
<S>                      <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Less than 61.00%........         4,791        $   99,794,553.01           2.77%
  61.00%-65.00%.........         1,784            45,524,274.95           1.26
  66.00%-70.00%.........         2,522            68,723,453.88           1.90
  71.00%-75.00%.........         4,312           116,689,817.86           3.23
  76.00%-80.00%.........        10,354           264,099,337.03           7.32
  81.00%-85.00%.........        16,069           434,264,384.20          12.03
  86.00%-90.00%.........        47,510         1,306,315,017.17          36.20
  91.00%-95.00%.........        39,198         1,229,636,016.82          34.08
  Over 95.00%...........         1,624            43,589,152.31           1.21
                               -------        -----------------         ------
    Total...............       128,164        $3,608,636,007.23         100.00%
                               =======        =================         ======
</TABLE>
- --------
(1) Rounded to the nearest 1%. The method of calculating loan-to-value ratios
    is described under "Green Tree Financial Corporation--Contract
    Origination."
 
                                       43
<PAGE>
 
                          REMAINING MONTHS TO MATURITY
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 % OF ALL CONTRACTS BY
                                             AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
MONTHS REMAINING         NUMBER OF CONTRACTS BALANCE OUTSTANDING     BALANCE AS OF
AS OF CUT-OFF DATE       AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  AS OF CUT-OFF DATE      CUT-OFF DATE
- ------------------       ------------------- ------------------- ---------------------
<S>                      <C>                 <C>                 <C>
  0- 15.................            13        $       39,331.59           0.00*%
 16- 30.................           134               725,084.40           0.02
 31- 45.................           399             2,495,665.25           0.07
 46- 60.................         2,563            20,034,719.36           0.56
 61- 75.................         2,375            27,859,020.68           0.77
 76- 90.................         6,090            78,476,097.15           2.17
 91-105.................         1,080            12,206,255.08           0.34
106-120.................         9,894           143,169,557.77           3.97
121-135.................         1,183            19,834,396.02           0.55
136-150.................         4,134            68,551,352.59           1.90
151-165.................            50             1,267,344.05           0.04
166-180.................        31,357           682,193,498.18          18.90
181-195.................            66             1,835,641.38           0.05
196-210.................            96             2,823,157.96           0.08
211-225.................            75             2,208,126.52           0.06
226-240.................        47,063         1,531,336,208.28          42.44
241-255.................             1                38,847.59           0.00*
256-270.................             2                76,133.83           0.00*
271-285.................            26             1,434,111.05           0.04
286-300.................        12,782           596,299,374.31          16.52
301-315.................             1                34,000.00           0.00*
316-330.................             0                     0.00           0.00
331-345.................             0                     0.00           0.00
346-360.................         8,780           415,698,084.19          11.52
                               -------        -----------------         ------
    Total...............       128,164        $3,608,636,007.23         100.00%
                               =======        =================         ======
</TABLE>
- --------
* Indicates an amount greater than zero but less than .005% of the Cut-off Date
   Pool Principal Balance.
 
                                   SEASONING
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          % OF ALL CONTRACTS BY
                                      AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
 MONTHS SINCE     NUMBER OF CONTRACTS BALANCE OUTSTANDING     BALANCE AS OF
 ORIGINATION      AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  AS OF CUT-OFF DATE      CUT-OFF DATE
 ------------     ------------------- ------------------- ---------------------
 <S>              <C>                 <C>                 <C>
   0- 12.........       128,004        $3,602,071,921.13          99.82%
  13- 24.........           151             6,471,001.56           0.18
  25- 36.........             1                12,838.65           0.00*
  37- 48.........             3                47,843.50           0.00*
  49- 60.........             1                 5,750.61           0.00*
  61- 72.........             0                     0.00           0.00
  73- 84.........             0                     0.00           0.00
  85- 96.........             0                     0.00           0.00
  97-108.........             2                16,212.40           0.00*
 109-120.........             0                     0.00           0.00
 121-132.........             1                 2,024.69           0.00*
 133-144.........             1                 8,414.69           0.00*
                        -------        -----------------         ------
     Total.......       128,164        $3,608,636,007.23         100.00%
                        =======        =================         ======
</TABLE>
- --------
* Indicates an amount greater than zero but less than .005% of the Cut-off Date
   Pool Principal Balance.
 
                                       44
<PAGE>
 
                                 ORIGINAL TERM
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       % OF CONTRACTS BY
                                                 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
                             NUMBER OF CONTRACTS BALANCE OUTSTANDING     BALANCE AS OF
ORIGINAL TERM (MONTHS)       AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  AS OF CUT-OFF DATE      CUT-OFF DATE
- ----------------------       ------------------- ------------------- ---------------------
<S>                          <C>                 <C>                 <C>
 12- 24....................             43        $      174,036.74           0.00*%
 25- 36....................            208             1,224,304.38           0.03
 37- 48....................            470             3,012,938.80           0.08
 49- 60....................          2,330            18,308,952.34           0.51
 61- 72....................            801             7,149,259.16           0.20
 73- 84....................          6,975            91,857,503.98           2.55
 85- 96....................          1,529            16,158,265.11           0.45
 97-108....................            372             4,718,075.09           0.13
109-120....................          9,770           141,519,479.92           3.92
121-132....................            113             2,107,018.36           0.06
133-144....................          5,209            86,313,179.87           2.39
145-156....................             48               933,909.07           0.03
157-168....................             39               945,223.44           0.03
169-180....................         31,343           681,842,166.19          18.90
181-192....................             50             1,391,744.64           0.04
193-204....................             52             1,450,713.58           0.04
205-216....................            141             3,994,573.80           0.11
217-228....................              3                55,354.26           0.00
229-240....................         47,076         1,531,898,757.53          42.45
241-252....................              0                     0.00           0.00
253-264....................              2                82,466.04           0.00*
265-288....................              3                67,671.23           0.00*
289-300....................         12,806           597,698,329.51          16.56
301-313....................              1                34,000.00           0.00*
314-326....................              0                     0.00           0.00
327-339....................              0                     0.00           0.00
340-352....................              1                43,756.80           0.00*
353-360....................          8,779           415,654,327.39          11.52
                                   -------        -----------------         ------
    Total..................        128,164        $3,608,636,007.23         100.00%
                                   =======        =================         ======
- --------
* Indicates an amount greater than zero but less than .005% of the Cut-off Date
   Pool Principal Balance.
 
                     ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL CHARACTERISTICS
<CAPTION>
                                                                       % OF CONTRACTS BY
                                                 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
                             NUMBER OF CONTRACTS BALANCE OUTSTANDING     BALANCE AS OF
WIDTH OF MANUFACTURED HOMES  AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  AS OF CUT-OFF DATE      CUT-OFF DATE
- ---------------------------  ------------------- ------------------- ---------------------
<S>                          <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Single Wide................         75,144        $1,506,150,452.88          41.74%
Multi Wide.................         53,020         2,102,485,554.35          58.26
                                   -------        -----------------         ------
    Total..................        128,164        $3,608,636,007.23         100.00%
                                   =======        =================         ======
<CAPTION>
                                                                       % OF CONTRACTS BY
                                                 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
                             NUMBER OF CONTRACTS BALANCE OUTSTANDING     BALANCE AS OF
LOCATION OF PROPERTY         AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  AS OF CUT-OFF DATE      CUT-OFF DATE
- --------------------         ------------------- ------------------- ---------------------
<S>                          <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Park.......................         50,228        $1,149,812,284.13          31.86%
Private....................         77,936         2,458,823,723.10          68.14
                                   -------        -----------------         ------
    Total..................        128,164        $3,608,636,007.23         100.00%
                                   =======        =================         ======
<CAPTION>
                                                                       % OF CONTRACTS BY
                                                 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
                             NUMBER OF CONTRACTS BALANCE OUTSTANDING     BALANCE AS OF
NEW/USED UNITS               AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  AS OF CUT-OFF DATE      CUT-OFF DATE
- --------------               ------------------- ------------------- ---------------------
<S>                          <C>                 <C>                 <C>
New........................         90,721        $2,979,979,019.89          82.58%
Used.......................         37,443           628,656,987.34          17.42
                                   -------        -----------------         ------
    Total..................        128,164        $3,608,636,007.23         100.00%
                                   =======        =================         ======
</TABLE>
 
                                       45
<PAGE>
 
                                 CONTRACT RATE
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  % OF CONTRACT POOL
        RANGE OF                             AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
      CONTRACTS BY       NUMBER OF CONTRACTS BALANCE OUTSTANDING     BALANCE AS OF
     CONTRACT RATE       AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  AS OF CUT-OFF DATE      CUT-OFF DATE
     -------------       ------------------- ------------------- ---------------------
<S>                      <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Less than 8.00%.........           159        $    9,610,596.92           0.27%
8.00%-8.24%.............           131             6,619,970.19           0.18
8.25%-8.49%.............           169             9,781,931.78           0.27
8.50%-8.74%.............           250            12,141,131.48           0.34
8.75%-8.99%.............           434            20,701,698.91           0.57
9.00%-9.24%.............           793            38,201,685.29           1.06
9.25%-9.49%.............         1,081            53,552,524.15           1.48
9.50%-9.74%.............           995            46,955,566.37           1.30
9.75%-9.99%.............         1,420            69,238,068.08           1.92
10.00%-10.24%...........         3,216           125,874,816.73           3.49
10.25%-10.49%...........         3,957           172,997,445.72           4.79
10.50%-10.74%...........         3,049           120,850,344.60           3.35
10.75%-10.99%...........         4,762           174,293,884.52           4.83
11.00%-11.24%...........         8,392           297,341,090.26           8.24
11.25%-11.49%...........        13,483           476,994,969.41          13.22
11.50%-11.74%...........        13,041           380,777,843.89          10.55
11.75%-11.99%...........        19,113           494,700,736.99          13.71
12.00%-12.24%...........        13,356           336,623,752.60           9.33
12.25%-12.49%...........        10,785           253,056,985.31           7.01
12.50%-12.74%...........         8,330           167,741,852.31           4.65
12.75%-12.99%...........         8,438           162,401,037.16           4.50
13.00%-13.24%...........         3,922            58,825,373.10           1.63
13.25%-13.49%...........         3,569            53,573,311.04           1.49
13.50%-13.74%...........         1,532            22,736,979.61           0.63
13.75%-13.99%...........         1,484            20,925,091.42           0.58
14.00%-14.24%...........           403             5,651,578.18           0.16
14.25%-14.49%...........            98             1,280,498.45           0.04
14.50%-14.74%...........            13               172,280.67           0.00*
14.75%-14.99%...........            48               454,996.19           0.01
15.00%-15.24%...........            86               838,522.52           0.02
15.25%-15.49%...........            62               519,664.40           0.02
15.50%-15.74%...........           204             1,732,656.89           0.05
15.75%-15.99%...........           233             2,092,844.62           0.06
16.00%-16.24%...........           378             2,915,889.70           0.08
16.25%-16.49%...........           202             1,678,175.17           0.05
16.50%-16.74%...........           143             1,127,429.92           0.03
16.75%-16.99%...........           387             3,306,513.16           0.09
17.00%-17.24%...........            20               131,265.53           0.00*
17.25%-17.49%...........            11                88,176.63           0.00*
Greater than 17.49%                 15               126,827.36           0.00*
                               -------        -----------------         ------
    Total...............       128,164        $3,608,636,007.23         100.00%
                               =======        =================         ======
</TABLE>
 
* Indicates an amount greater than zero but less than .005% of the Cut-off Date
  Pool Principal Balance.
 
                                       46
<PAGE>
 
                           II. THE SECURITIZED POOLS
 
                     TOTAL SECURITIZED POOL INFORMATION(1)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          ORIGINAL                 WEIGHTED AVERAGE WEIGHTED AVERAGE
                         POOL PRINCIPAL TOTAL CERTIFICATE   WAM      WAM     WAC    INVESTOR RATE   INTEREST MARGIN
      TRANSACTION           BALANCE          BALANCE      (MONTHS) (MONTHS)  (%)         (%)             (%)(2)
- ------------------------ -------------- ----------------- -------- -------- -----  ---------------- ----------------
<S>                      <C>            <C>               <C>      <C>      <C>    <C>              <C>
GTFC 1994-5............. $  361,942,810  $  361,942,810     225      215    11.14%       7.61%            3.53%
GTFC 1994-6.............    441,276,510     441,276,510     218      209    11.45        7.98             3.47
GTFC 1994-7.............    338,813,186     338,813,186     224      216    11.42        8.31             3.11
GTFC 1994-8.............    503,850,685     503,850,685     226      220    11.53        8.56             2.97
GTFC 1995-1.............    368,042,889     368,042,889     240      236    11.86        8.29             3.57
GTFC 1995-2.............    323,874,791     323,874,791     246      244    12.04        7.83             4.21
GTFC 1995-3.............    499,817,558     499,817,558     250      249    11.61        7.10             4.51
GTFC 1995-4.............    319,783,607     319,783,606     255      255    11.13        6.70             4.43
GTFC 1995-5.............    451,233,973     451,233,972     268      267    10.65        6.71             3.94
                         --------------  --------------
  Total................. $3,608,636,009  $3,608,636,007
                         ==============  ==============
  Weighted Average......                                    239      235    11.42%       7.68%            3.74%
                                                            ===      ===    =====        ====             ====
</TABLE>
- ----
(1) As of the Cut-off Date.
(2) Before servicing fees, losses and expenses.
 
                       PREPAYMENT PROJECTIONS COMPARISON
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 LOAN-BY-LOAN                   SINGLE LINE COLLATERAL POOL
                         PREPAY PROJECTIONS (CPR%)(1)          PREPAY PROJECTIONS (CPR%)(2)
                         -----------------------------------   -----------------------------------
 TRANSACTION             1 MO.    6 MO.    12 MO.    60 MO.    1 MO.    6 MO.    12 MO.    60 MO.
 -----------             ------   ------   -------   -------   ------   ------   -------   -------
<S>                      <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>
GTFC 1994-5.............     4.8%     5.7%     6.3%       7.9%     5.4%     6.3%     6.9%       8.7%
GTFC 1994-6.............     4.8      6.1      6.7        9.3      5.4      6.7      7.3       10.1
GTFC 1994-7.............     4.8      5.9      6.6        9.5      5.3      6.5      7.2       10.3
GTFC 1994-8.............     4.3      5.7      6.3        9.8      4.9      6.2      6.9       10.6
GTFC 1995-1.............     4.5      5.6      6.3       10.5      5.1      6.2      6.9       11.3
GTFC 1995-2.............     4.6      5.5      6.2       11.1      5.2      6.1      6.9       12.0
GTFC 1995-3.............     3.9      4.7      5.3        9.4      4.6      5.3      6.0       10.3
GTFC 1995-4.............     2.7      3.7      4.3        7.6      2.9      4.3      4.9        8.4
GTFC 1995-5.............     2.9      3.5      4.1        7.2      2.9      4.0      4.7        8.0
<CAPTION>
                          SINGLE LINE COLLATERAL POOL
                         PREPAY PROJECTIONS (MHP%)(3)
                         -------------------------------------
 TRANSACTION             1 MO.    6 MO.    12 MO.    60 MO.
 -----------             -------- -------- --------- ---------
<S>                      <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>
GTFC 1994-5.............   114.0%   127.9%   131.2%    149.2%
GTFC 1994-6.............   117.3    137.3    142.6     174.1
GTFC 1994-7.............   117.5    136.4    141.6     177.0
GTFC 1994-8.............   113.6    137.1    142.3     184.2
GTFC 1995-1.............   123.3    142.5    148.0     198.9
GTFC 1995-2.............   132.8    148.1    155.1     214.0
GTFC 1995-3.............   120.1    131.4    137.1     184.2
GTFC 1995-4.............    78.1    108.4    114.4     151.6
GTFC 1995-5.............    77.1     97.7    107.1     143.3
</TABLE>
- ----
(1) The CPRs have been calculated and stated on a loan-by-loan basis, for each
    pool, taking into account the actual WAC and amortization schedule for
    each loan in the pool.
(2) The CPRs have been calculated assuming that each transaction pool consists
    of a single loan with characteristics equal to the weighted average WAM
    and WAC of the pool. The CPRs are calculated using the WAC and
    amortization schedule of such single loan, not the actual WAC and
    amortization schedule for each loan in the pool.
(3) Prepayments on the Contracts may be measured by a prepayment standard or
    model. The Manufactured Housing Prepayment Model ("MHP") is based on an
    assumed rate of prepayments each month of the then unpaid principal
    balance of a pool of new Contracts. A prepayment assumption of 100% MHP
    assumes constant prepayment rates of 3.7% per annum of the then unpaid
    principal balance of such Contracts in the first month of the life of the
    Contracts and an additional 0.1% per annum in each month thereafter until
    the 24th month. Beginning in the 24th month and in each month thereafter
    during the life of the Contracts, 100% MHP assumes a constant prepayment
    rate of 6.0% per annum each month.
 
                                       47
<PAGE>
 
                                  GTFC 1995-5
 
Issue Date: July 19, 1995.
 
                            Bond Value Segmentation
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Residual                             Total Bond
                                                       Asset                                 Value
                      ---                           -----------                           -----------
<S>                   <C>                           <C>                                   <C>
                                                    $58,849,629                           $58,849,629
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Pass-
Description of              Current     Through
Securities:                 Balance      Rate
- --------------           -------------- -------
<S>                      <C>            <C>
  Class A-1; Senior      $55,000,000.00  5.95%
  Class A-2; Senior      $73,000,000.00  6.05%
  Class A-3; Senior      $50,000,000.00  6.25%
  Class A-4; Senior      $58,000,000.00  6.60%
  Class A-5; Senior      $55,000,000.00  6.90%
  Class A-6; Senior      $83,520,000.00  7.25%
  Class M-1; Subordinate $40,610,000.00  7.65%
  Class B-1; Subordinate $18,050,000.00  7.30%
  Class B-2; Subordinate $18,053,972.00  7.65%
</TABLE>
 
Principal Amortization:
 
                  Prior to the Class B Cross-over Date (as defined below),
                  holders of the Class A Certificates will receive 100% of the
                  Formula Principal Distribution Amount; thereafter, subject
                  to certain conditions, holders of the Class A Certificates
                  will receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
                  Distribution Amount. Holders of the Class A Certificates
                  will receive payments of principal sequentially, first to
                  the Class A-1 Certificateholders until the Class A-1
                  Principal Balance is reduced to zero, then to the Class A-2
                  Certificateholders until the Class A-2 Principal Balance is
                  reduced to zero, and so on until the Class A-6 Principal
                  Balance is reduced to zero.
 
                  Payments of principal on the Class M-1 Certificates will not
                  commence until the Class A Principal Balance has been
                  reduced to zero. On each Remittance Date on or after the
                  date on which the Class A Principal Balance has been reduced
                  to zero, holders of the Class M-1 Certificates will be
                  entitled to receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula
                  Principal Distribution Amount.
 
                  The Class B Cross-over Date is the later of (A) August 1999
                  or (B) the first Remittance Date on which the Class B
                  Principal Balance represents 12% or more of the Pool
                  Scheduled Principal Balance. On each Remittance Date on or
                  after the Class B Cross-over Date and prior to the
                  Remittance Date on which the Class A Principal Balance and
                  the Class M-1 Principal Balance are reduced to zero, holders
                  of the Class B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates will be entitled
                  to distributions of principal only if all the Class B
                  Principal Distribution Tests are satisfied. The Class B-2
                  Certificateholders are not entitled to any distributions of
                  principal until the Class B-1 Principal Balance has been
                  reduced to zero.
 
Credit Enhancement:
 
                  The Class A Certificates are supported by the subordination
                  of the Class M-1 and Class B Certificates, the Class M-1
                  Certificates are supported by the subordination of the Class
                  B Certificates, and the Class B-1 Certificates are supported
                  by the subordination of the Class B-2 Certificates. The
                  Class B-2 Certificateholders are entitled to a Green Tree
                  Guarantee. To the extent that funds in the Certificate
                  Account are insufficient to distribute the Class B-2 Formula
                  Distribution Amount, Green Tree is obligated to pay the
                  Guarantee Payment.
 
Nature of Net Excess Cashflow:
 
                  1. Class C Certificate (Residual).
 
                                      48
<PAGE>
 
                            [GTFC 1995-5 CASHFLOWS]
 
                                       49
<PAGE>
 
                                  GTFC 1995-4
 
Issue Date: June 22, 1995.
 
                            Bond Value Segmentation
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Residual                      Total Bond
                   Guarantee Fee                       Asset                           Value
                   -------------                     ----------                     -----------
<S>                <C>                               <C>                            <C>
                    $46,161,505                      $2,894,610                     $49,056,115
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Pass-
                               Current     Through
Description of Securities:     Balance      Rate
- --------------------------  -------------- -------
<S>                         <C>            <C>
  Class A-1; Senior         $47,000,000.00  6.05%
  Class A-2; Senior         $63,000,000.00  6.10%
  Class A-3; Senior         $31,000,000.00  6.30%
  Class A-4; Senior         $48,000,000.00  6.75%
  Class A-5; Senior         $40,000,000.00  6.95%
  Class A-6; Senior         $36,400,000.00  7.30%
  Class M-1; Subordinate    $28,780,000.00  7.60%
  Class B-1; Subordinate    $12,800,000.00  7.30%
  Class B-2; Subordinate    $12,803,606.00  7.70%
</TABLE>
 
Principal Amortization:
 
                 Prior to the Class B Cross-over Date (as defined below),
                 holders of the Class A Certificates will receive 100% of the
                 Formula Principal Distribution Amount; thereafter, subject
                 to certain conditions, holders of the Class A Certificates
                 will receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
                 Distribution Amount. Holders of the Class A Certificates
                 will receive payments of principal sequentially, first to
                 the Class A-1 Certificateholders until the Class A-1
                 Principal Balance is reduced to zero, then to the Class A-2
                 Certificateholders until the Class A-2 Principal Balance is
                 reduced to zero, and so on until the Class A-6 Principal
                 Balance is reduced to zero.
 
                 Payments of principal on the Class M-1 Certificates will not
                 commence until the Class A Principal Balance has been
                 reduced to zero. On each Remittance Date on or after the
                 date on which the Class A Principal Balance has been reduced
                 to zero, holders of the Class M-1 Certificates will be
                 entitled to receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula
                 Principal Distribution Amount.
 
                 The Class B Cross-over Date is the later of (A) July 1999 or
                 (B) the first Remittance Date on which the Class B Principal
                 Balance represents 12% or more of the Pool Scheduled
                 Principal Balance. On each Remittance Date on or after the
                 Class B Cross-over Date and prior to the Remittance Date on
                 which the Class A Principal Balance and the Class M-1
                 Principal Balance are reduced to zero, holders of the Class
                 B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates will be entitled to
                 distributions of principal only if all the Class B Principal
                 Distribution Tests are satisfied. The Class B-2
                 Certificateholders are not entitled to any distributions of
                 principal until the Class B-1 Principal Balance has been
                 reduced to zero.
 
Credit Enhancement:
 
                 The Class A Certificates are supported by the subordination
                 of the Class M-1 and Class B Certificates, the Class M-1
                 Certificates are supported by the subordination of the Class
                 B Certificates, and the Class B-1 Certificates are supported
                 by the subordination of the Class B-2 Certificates. The
                 Class B-2 Certificateholders are entitled to a Green Tree
                 Guarantee. To the extent that funds in the Certificate
                 Account are insufficient to distribute the Class B-2 Formula
                 Distribution Amount, Green Tree is obligated to pay the
                 Guarantee Payment.
 
Nature of Net Excess Cashflow:
 
                 1. A Guarantee Fee equal to the lesser of Monthly Excess
                   Cashflow and 300 basis points.
 
                 2. Class C Certificate (Residual).
 
                                      50
<PAGE>
 
                            [GTFC 1995-4 CASHFLOWS]
 
                                       51
<PAGE>
 
                                  GTFC 1995-3
 
Issue Date: May 17, 1995.
 
                            Bond Value Segmentation
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Residual                      Total Bond
                   Guarantee Fee                       Asset                           Value
                   -------------                     ----------                     -----------
<S>                <C>                               <C>                            <C>
                    $68,578,721                      $4,928,042                     $73,506,763
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Pass-
                               Current     Through
Description of Securities:     Balance      Rate
- --------------------------  -------------- -------
<S>                         <C>            <C>
  Class A-1; Senior         $60,631,157.76  6.25%
  Class A-2; Senior         $87,000,000.00  6.45%
  Class A-3; Senior         $52,000,000.00  6.65%
  Class A-4; Senior         $65,000,000.00  7.05%
  Class A-5; Senior         $71,000,000.00  7.30%
  Class A-6; Senior         $73,750,000.00  7.65%
  Class M-1; Subordinate    $45,200,000.00  7.95%
  Class B-1; Subordinate    $22,600,000.00  7.85%
  Class B-2; Subordinate    $22,636,400.00  8.10%
</TABLE>
 
Principal Amortization:
 
                  Prior to the Class B Cross-over Date (as defined below),
                  holders of the Class A Certificates will receive 100% of the
                  Formula Principal Distribution Amount; thereafter, subject to
                  certain conditions, holders of the Class A Certificates will
                  receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
                  Distribution Amount. Holders of the Class A Certificates will
                  receive payments of principal sequentially, first to the
                  Class A-1 Certificateholders until the Class A-1 Principal
                  Balance is reduced to zero, then to the Class A-2
                  Certificateholders until the Class A-2 Principal Balance is
                  reduced to zero, and so on until the Class A-6 Principal
                  Balance is reduced to zero.
 
                  Payments of principal on the Class M-1 Certificates will not
                  commence until the Class A Principal Balance has been reduced
                  to zero. On each Remittance Date on or after the date on
                  which the Class A Principal Balance has been reduced to zero,
                  holders of the Class M-1 Certificates will be entitled to
                  receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
                  Distribution Amount.
 
                  The Class B Cross-over Date is the later of (A) June 1999 or
                  (B) the first Remittance Date on which the Class B Principal
                  Balance represents 13.5% or more of the Pool Scheduled
                  Principal Balance. On each Remittance Date on or after the
                  Class B Cross-over Date and prior to the Remittance Date on
                  which the Class A Principal Balance and the Class M-1
                  Principal Balance are reduced to zero, holders of the Class
                  B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates will be entitled to
                  distributions of principal only if all the Class B Principal
                  Distribution Tests are satisfied. The Class B-2
                  Certificateholders are not entitled to any distributions of
                  principal until the Class B-1 Principal Balance has been
                  reduced to zero.
 
Credit Enhancement:
 
                  The Class A Certificates are supported by the subordination
                  of the Class M-1 and Class B Certificates, the Class M-1
                  Certificates are supported by the subordination of the Class
                  B Certificates, and the Class B-1 Certificates are supported
                  by the subordination of the Class B-2 Certificates. The Class
                  B-2 Certificateholders are entitled to a Green Tree
                  Guarantee. To the extent that funds in the Certificate
                  Account are insufficient to distribute the Class B-2 Formula
                  Distribution Amount, Green Tree is obligated to pay the
                  Guarantee Payment.
 
Nature of Net Excess Cashflow:
 
                  1. A Guarantee Fee equal to the lesser of Monthly Excess
                  Cashflow and 300 basis points.
 
                  2. Class C Certificate (Residual).
 
                                       52
<PAGE>
 
                            [GTFC 1995-3 CASHFLOWS]
 
                                       53
<PAGE>
 
                                  GTFC 1995-2
 
Issue Date: March 30, 1995.
 
                            Bond Value Segmentation
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Residual                             Total Bond
                                                       Asset                                 Value
                      ---                           -----------                           -----------
<S>                   <C>                           <C>                                   <C>
                                                    $40,608,888                           $40,608,888
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Pass-
                               Current     Through
Description of Securities:     Balance      Rate
- --------------------------  -------------- -------
<S>                         <C>            <C>
  Class A-1; Senior         $34,618,179.37  6.80%
  Class A-2; Senior         $56,000,000.00  7.25%
  Class A-3; Senior         $35,000,000.00  7.45%
  Class A-4; Senior         $42,000,000.00  7.85%
  Class A-5; Senior         $48,000,000.00  8.00%
  Class A-6; Senior         $49,200,000.00  8.30%
  Class M-1; Subordinate    $29,500,000.00  8.65%
  Class B-1; Subordinate    $13,100,000.00  8.60%
  Class B-2; Subordinate    $16,456,612.00  8.80%
</TABLE>
 
Principal Amortization:
 
                  Prior to the Class B Cross-over Date (as defined below),
                  holders of the Class A Certificates will receive 100% of the
                  Formula Principal Distribution Amount; thereafter, subject to
                  certain conditions, holders of the Class A Certificates will
                  receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
                  Distribution Amount. Holders of the Class A Certificates will
                  receive payments of principal sequentially, first to the
                  Class A-1 Certificateholders until the Class A-1 Principal
                  Balance is reduced to zero, then to the Class A-2
                  Certificateholders until the Class A-2 Principal Balance is
                  reduced to zero, and so on until the Class A-6 Principal
                  Balance is reduced to zero.
 
                  Payments of principal on the Class M-1 Certificates will not
                  commence until the Class A Principal Balance has been reduced
                  to zero. On each Remittance Date on or after the date on
                  which the Class A Principal Balance has been reduced to zero,
                  holders of the Class M-1 Certificates will be entitled to
                  receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
                  Distribution Amount.
 
                  The Class B Cross-over Date is the later of (A) May 1999 or
                  (B) the first Remittance Date on which the Class B Principal
                  Balance represents 13.5% or more of the Pool Scheduled
                  Principal Balance. On each Remittance Date on or after the
                  Class B Cross-over Date and prior to the Remittance Date on
                  which the Class A Principal Balance and the Class M-1
                  Principal Balance are reduced to zero, holders of the Class
                  B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates will be entitled to
                  distributions of principal only if all the Class B Principal
                  Distribution Tests are satisfied. The Class B-2
                  Certificateholders are not entitled to any distributions of
                  principal until the Class B-1 Principal Balance has been
                  reduced to zero.
 
Credit Enhancement:
 
                  The Class A Certificates are supported by the subordination
                  of the Class M-1 and Class B Certificates, the Class M-1
                  Certificates are supported by the subordination of the Class
                  B Certificates, and the Class B-1 Certificates are supported
                  by the subordination of the Class B-2 Certificates. The Class
                  B-2 Certificateholders are entitled to a Green Tree
                  Guarantee. To the extent that funds in the Certificate
                  Account are insufficient to distribute the Class B-2 Formula
                  Distribution Amount, Green Tree is obligated to pay the
                  Guarantee Payment.
 
Nature of Net Excess Cashflow:
 
                  1. Class C Certificate (Residual).
 
                                       54
<PAGE>
 
                            [GTFC 1995-2 CASHFLOWS]
 
                                       55
<PAGE>
 
                                  GTFC 1995-1
 
Issue Date: February 16, 1995.
 
                            Bond Value Segmentation
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Residual                       Total Bond
                   Guarantee Fee                        Asset                            Value
                   -------------                       --------                       -----------
<S>                <C>                                 <C>                            <C>
                    $37,583,503                        $50,019                        $37,633,522
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Pass-
                               Current     Through
Description of Securities:     Balance      Rate
- --------------------------  -------------- -------
<S>                         <C>            <C>
  Class A-1; Senior         $36,703,067.06  7.25%
  Class A-2; Senior         $61,200,000.00  7.80%
  Class A-3; Senior         $40,000,000.00  7.95%
  Class A-4; Senior         $48,000,000.00  8.20%
  Class A-5; Senior         $51,000,000.00  8.40%
  Class A-6; Senior         $59,188,000.00  8.70%
  Class M-1; Subordinate    $34,082,000.00  9.05%
  Class B-1; Subordinate    $15,148,000.00  9.00%
  Class B-2; Subordinate    $22,721,822.00  9.20%
</TABLE>
 
Principal Amortization:
 
                  Prior to the Class B Cross-over Date (as defined below),
                  holders of the Class A Certificates will receive 100% of the
                  Formula Principal Distribution Amount; thereafter, subject to
                  certain conditions, holders of the Class A Certificates will
                  receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
                  Distribution Amount. Holders of the Class A Certificates will
                  receive payments of principal sequentially, first to the
                  Class A-1 Certificateholders until the Class A-1 Principal
                  Balance is reduced to zero, then to the Class A-2
                  Certificateholders until the Class A-2 Principal Balance is
                  reduced to zero, and so on until the Class A-6 Principal
                  Balance is reduced to zero.
 
                  Payments of principal on the Class M-1 Certificates will not
                  commence until the Class A Principal Balance has been reduced
                  to zero. On each Remittance Date on or after the date on
                  which the Class A Principal Balance has been reduced to zero,
                  holders of the Class M-1 Certificates will be entitled to
                  receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
                  Distribution Amount.
 
                  The Class B Cross-over Date is the later of (A) March 2000 or
                  (B) the first Remittance Date on which the Class B Principal
                  Balance represents 17.5% or more of the Pool Scheduled
                  Principal Balance. On each Remittance Date on or after the
                  Class B Cross-over Date and prior to the Remittance Date on
                  which the Class A Principal Balance and the Class M-1
                  Principal Balance are reduced to zero, holders of the Class
                  B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates will be entitled to
                  distributions of principal only if all the Class B Principal
                  Distribution Tests are satisfied. The Class B-2
                  Certificateholders are not entitled to any distributions of
                  principal until the Class B-1 Principal Balance has been
                  reduced to zero.
 
Credit Enhancement:
 
                  The Class A Certificates are supported by the subordination
                  of the Class M-1 and Class B Certificates, the Class M-1
                  Certificates are supported by the subordination of the
                  Class B Certificates, and the Class B-1 Certificates are
                  supported by the subordination of the Class B-2 Certificates.
                  The Class B-2 Certificateholders are entitled to a Green Tree
                  Guarantee. To the extent that funds in the Certificate
                  Account are insufficient to distribute the Class B-2 Formula
                  Distribution Amount, Green Tree is obligated to pay the
                  Guarantee Payment.
 
Nature of Net Excess Cashflow:
 
                  1. A Guarantee Fee equal to the lesser of Monthly Excess
                    Cashflow and 300 basis points.
 
                  2. Class C Certificate (Residual).
 
                                       56
<PAGE>
 
                            [GTFC 1995-1 CASHFLOWS]
 
                                       57
<PAGE>
 
                                  GTFC 1994-8
 
Issue Date: December 22, 1994.
 
                            Bond Value Segmentation
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Residual                         Total Bond
                 Guarantee Fee                          Asset                              Value
                 -------------                         --------                         -----------
<S>              <C>                                   <C>                              <C>
                  $38,815,723                             $0                            $38,815,723
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Pass-
                               Current     Through
Description of Securities:     Balance      Rate
- --------------------------  -------------- -------
<S>                         <C>            <C>
  Class A-1; Senior         $50,662,685.34  7.75%
  Class A-2; Senior         $84,000,000.00  8.15%
  Class A-3; Senior         $73,000,000.00  8.25%
  Class A-4; Senior         $75,000,000.00  8.50%
  Class A-5; Senior         $30,000,000.00  8.60%
  Class A-6; Senior         $83,933,000.00  8.90%
  Class M-1; Subordinate    $47,087,000.00  9.25%
  Class B-1; Subordinate    $28,776,000.00  9.10%
  Class B-2; Subordinate    $31,392,000.00  9.40%
</TABLE>
 
Principal Amortization:
 
                  Prior to the Class B Cross-over Date (as defined below),
                  holders of the Class A Certificates will receive 100% of the
                  Formula Principal Distribution Amount; thereafter, subject to
                  certain conditions, holders of the Class A Certificates will
                  receive the Class A Percentage (as defined in the Pooling and
                  Servicing Agreement) of the Formula Principal Distribution
                  Amount. Holders of the Class A Certificates will receive
                  payments of principal sequentially, first to the Class A-1
                  Certificateholders until the Class A-1 Principal Balance is
                  reduced to zero, then to the Class A-2 Certificateholders
                  until the Class A-2 Principal Balance is reduced to zero, and
                  so on until the Class A-6 Principal Balance is reduced to
                  zero.
 
                  Payments of principal on the Class M-1 Certificates will not
                  commence until the Class A Principal Balance has been reduced
                  to zero. On each Remittance Date on or after the date on
                  which the Class A Principal Balance has been reduced to zero,
                  holders of the Class M-1 Certificates will be entitled to
                  receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
                  Distribution Amount.
 
                  The Class B Cross-over Date is the later of (A) January 2000
                  or (B) the first Remittance Date on which the Class B
                  Principal Balance represents 23% or more of the Pool
                  Scheduled Principal Balance. On each Remittance Date on or
                  after the Class B Cross-over Date and prior to the Remittance
                  Date on which the Class A Principal Balance and the Class M-1
                  Principal Balance are reduced to zero, holders of the Class
                  B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates will be entitled to
                  distributions of principal only if all the Class B Principal
                  Distribution Tests are satisfied. The Class B-2
                  Certificateholders are not entitled to any distributions of
                  principal until the Class B-1 Principal Balance has been
                  reduced to zero.
 
Credit Enhancement:
 
                  The Class A Certificates are supported by the subordination
                  of the Class M-1 and Class B Certificates, the Class M-1
                  Certificates are supported by the subordination of the
                  Class B Certificates, and the Class B-1 Certificates are
                  supported by the subordination of the Class B-2 Certificates.
                  The Class B-2 Certificateholders are entitled to a Green Tree
                  Guarantee. To the extent that funds in the Certificate
                  Account are insufficient to distribute the Class B-2 Formula
                  Distribution Amount, Green Tree is obligated to pay the
                  Guarantee Payment.
 
Nature of Net Excess Cashflow:
 
                  1. A Guarantee Fee equal to the lesser of Monthly Excess
                    Cashflow and 300 basis points.
 
                  2. Class C Certificate (Residual).
 
                                       58
<PAGE>
 
                            [GTFC 1994-8 CASHFLOWS]
 
                                       59
<PAGE>
 
                                  GTFC 1994-7
 
Issue Date: November 3, 1994.
 
                            Bond Value Segmentation
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Residual                       Total Bond
                    Guarantee Fee                        Asset                            Value
                    -------------                       --------                       -----------
<S>                 <C>                                 <C>                            <C>
                     $25,604,422                           $0                          $25,604,422
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Pass-
                               Current     Through
Description of Securities:     Balance      Rate
- --------------------------  -------------- -------
<S>                         <C>            <C>
  Class A-1; Senior         $32,320,827.61  6.70%
  Class A-2; Senior         $57,000,000.00  7.60%
  Class A-3; Senior         $49,000,000.00  8.00%
  Class A-4; Senior         $51,000,000.00  8.35%
  Class A-5; Senior         $20,000,000.00  8.55%
  Class A-6; Senior         $57,025,000.00  8.95%
  Class M-1; Subordinate    $31,815,000.00  9.25%
  Class B-1; Subordinate    $19,442,000.00  9.00%
  Class B-2; Subordinate    $21,210,358.00  9.35%
</TABLE>
 
Principal Amortization:
 
                  Prior to the Class B Cross-over Date (as defined below),
                  holders of the Class A Certificates will receive 100% of the
                  Formula Principal Distribution Amount; thereafter, subject to
                  certain conditions, holders of the Class A Certificates will
                  receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
                  Distribution Amount. Holders of the Class A Certificates will
                  receive payments of principal sequentially, first to the
                  Class A-1 Certificateholders until the Class A-1 Principal
                  Balance is reduced to zero, then to the Class A-2
                  Certificateholders until the Class A-2 Principal Balance is
                  reduced to zero, and so on until the Class A-6 Principal
                  Balance is reduced to zero.
 
                  Payments of principal on the Class M-1 Certificates will not
                  commence until the Class A Principal Balance has been reduced
                  to zero. On each Remittance Date on or after the date on
                  which the Class A Principal Balance has been reduced to zero,
                  holders of the Class M-1 Certificates will be entitled to
                  receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
                  Distribution Amount.
 
                  The Class B Cross-over Date is the later of (A) December 1999
                  or (B) the first Remittance Date on which the Class B
                  Principal Balance represents 23% or more of the Pool
                  Scheduled Principal Balance. On each Remittance Date on or
                  after the Class B Cross-over Date and prior to the Remittance
                  Date on which the Class A Principal Balance and the Class M-1
                  Principal Balance are reduced to zero, holders of the Class
                  B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates will be entitled to
                  distributions of principal only if all the Class B Principal
                  Distribution Tests are satisfied. The Class B-2
                  Certificateholders are not entitled to any distributions of
                  principal until the Class B-1 Principal Balance has been
                  reduced to zero.
 
Credit Enhancement:
 
                  The Class A Certificates are supported by the subordination
                  of the Class M-1 and Class B Certificates, the Class M-1
                  Certificates are supported by the subordination of the Class
                  B Certificates, and the Class B-1 Certificates are supported
                  by the subordination of the Class B-2 Certificates. The Class
                  B-2 Certificateholders are entitled to a Green Tree
                  Guarantee. To the extent that funds in the Certificate
                  Account are insufficient to distribute the Class B-2 Formula
                  Distribution Amount, Green Tree is obligated to pay the
                  Guarantee Payment.
 
Nature of Net Excess Cashflow:
 
                  1. A Guarantee Fee equal to the lesser of Monthly Excess
                    Cashflow and 300 basis points.
 
                  2. Class C Certificate (Residual).
 
                                       60
<PAGE>
 
                            [GTFC 1994-7 CASHFLOWS]
 
                                       61
<PAGE>
 
                                  GTFC 1994-6
 
Issue Date: September 29, 1994.
 
                            Bond Value Segmentation
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Residual                       Total Bond
                    Guarantee Fee                        Asset                            Value
                    -------------                       --------                       -----------
<S>                 <C>                                 <C>                            <C>
                     $40,119,371                           $0                          $40,119,371
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Pass-
                               Current     Through
Description of Securities:     Balance      Rate
- --------------------------  -------------- -------
<S>                         <C>            <C>
  Class A-1; Senior         $42,391,443.50  6.35%
  Class A-2; Senior         $75,000,000.00  7.25%
  Class A-3; Senior         $65,000,000.00  7.70%
  Class A-4; Senior         $67,825,000.00  8.05%
  Class A-5; Senior         $24,000,000.00  8.25%
  Class A-6; Senior         $69,575,000.00  8.60%
  Class M-1; Subordinate    $41,800,000.00  8.90%
  Class B-1; Subordinate    $25,500,000.00  8.65%
  Class B-2; Subordinate    $30,185,066.00  9.00%
</TABLE>
 
Principal Amortization:
 
                  Prior to the Class B Cross-over Date (as defined below),
                  holders of the Class A Certificates will receive 100% of the
                  Formula Principal Distribution Amount; thereafter, subject to
                  certain conditions, holders of the Class A Certificates will
                  receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
                  Distribution Amount. Holders of the Class A Certificates will
                  receive payments of principal sequentially, first to the
                  Class A-1 Certificateholders until the Class A-1 Principal
                  Balance is reduced to zero, then to the Class A-2
                  Certificateholders until the Class A-2 Principal Balance is
                  reduced to zero, and so on until the Class A-6 Principal
                  Balance is reduced to zero.
 
                  Payments of principal on the Class M-1 Certificates will not
                  commence until the Class A Principal Balance has been reduced
                  to zero. On each Remittance Date on or after the date on
                  which the Class A Principal Balance has been reduced to zero,
                  holders of the Class M-1 Certificates will be entitled to
                  receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
                  Distribution Amount.
 
                  The Class B Cross-over Date is the later of (A) October 1999
                  or (B) the first Remittance Date on which the Class B
                  Principal Balance represents 24% or more of the Pool
                  Scheduled Principal Balance. On each Remittance Date on or
                  after the Class B Cross-over Date and prior to the Remittance
                  Date on which the Class A Principal Balance and the Class M-1
                  Principal Balance are reduced to zero, holders of the Class
                  B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates will be entitled to
                  distributions of principal only if all the Class B Principal
                  Distribution Tests are satisfied. The Class B-2
                  Certificateholders are not entitled to any distributions of
                  principal until the Class B-1 Principal Balance has been
                  reduced to zero.
 
Credit Enhancement:
 
                  The Class A Certificates are supported by the subordination
                  of the Class M-1 and Class B Certificates, the Class M-1
                  Certificates are supported by the subordination of the Class
                  B Certificates, and the Class B-1 Certificates are supported
                  by the subordination of the Class B-2 Certificates. The Class
                  B-2 Certificateholders are entitled to a Green Tree
                  Guarantee. To the extent that funds in the Certificate
                  Account are insufficient to distribute the Class B-2 Formula
                  Distribution Amount, Green Tree is obligated to pay the
                  Guarantee Payment.
 
Nature of Net Excess Cashflow:
 
                  1. A Guarantee Fee equal to the lesser of Monthly Excess
                    Cashflow and 300 basis points.
 
                  2. Class C Certificate (Residual).
 
                                       62
<PAGE>
 
                            [GTFC 1994-6 CASHFLOWS]
 
                                       63
<PAGE>
 
                                  GTFC 1994-5
 
Issue Date: August 11, 1994.
 
                            Bond Value Segmentation
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Residual                       Total Bond
                    Guarantee Fee                        Asset                            Value
                    -------------                       --------                       -----------
<S>                 <C>                                 <C>                            <C>
                     $36,408,186                           $0                          $36,408,186
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Pass-
                               Current     Through
Description of Securities:     Balance      Rate
- --------------------------  -------------- -------
<S>                         <C>            <C>
  Class A-1; Senior         $86,999,869.54  6.60%
  Class A-2; Senior         $55,000,000.00  7.30%
  Class A-3; Senior         $45,000,000.00  7.60%
  Class A-4; Senior         $62,000,000.00  7.95%
  Class A-5; Senior         $72,523,932.00  8.30%
  Class B-1; Subordinate    $15,397,718.00  8.25%
  Class B-2; Subordinate    $25,021,290.00  8.55%
</TABLE>
 
Principal Amortization:
 
                  Prior to the Class B Cross-over Date (as defined below),
                  holders of the Class A Certificates will receive 100% of the
                  Formula Principal Distribution Amount; thereafter, subject
                  to certain conditions, holders of the Class A Certificates
                  will receive the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
                  Distribution Amount. Holders of the Class A Certificates
                  will receive payments of principal sequentially, first to
                  the Class A-1 Certificateholders until the Class A-1
                  Principal Balance is reduced to zero, then to the Class A-2
                  Certificateholders until the Class A-2 Principal Balance is
                  reduced to zero, and so on until the Class A-5 Principal
                  Balance is reduced to zero.
 
                  The Class B Cross-over Date is the later of (A) September
                  1999 or (B) the first Remittance Date on which the Class B
                  Principal Balance represents 21% or more of the Pool
                  Scheduled Principal Balance. On each Remittance Date on or
                  after the Class B Cross-over Date and prior to the
                  Remittance Date on which the Class A Principal Balance is
                  reduced to zero, holders of the Class B-1 and Class B-2
                  Certificates will be entitled to distributions of principal
                  only if all the Class B Principal Distribution Tests are
                  satisfied. The Class B-2 Certificateholders are not entitled
                  to any distributions of principal until the Class B-1
                  Principal Balance has been reduced to zero.
 
Credit Enhancement:
 
                  The Class A Certificates are supported by the subordination
                  of the Class B Certificates, and the Class B-1 Certificates
                  are supported by the subordination of the Class B-2
                  Certificates. The Class B-2 Certificateholders are entitled
                  to a Green Tree Guarantee. To the extent that funds in the
                  Certificate Account are insufficient to distribute the Class
                  B-2 Formula Distribution Amount, Green Tree is obligated to
                  pay the Guarantee Payment.
 
Nature of Net Excess Cashflow:
 
                  1. A Guarantee Fee equal to the lesser of Monthly Excess
                    Cashflow and 300 basis points.
 
                  2. Class C Certificate (Residual).
 
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                            [GTFC 1994-5 CASHFLOWS]
 
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  NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING COVERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS. IF GIVEN OR MADE,
SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AU-
THORIZED BY THE TRUST OR THE UNDERWRITERS. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, THE CERTIFICATES IN
ANY JURISDICTION WHERE, OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM, IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH
OFFER OR SOLICITATION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE
MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE AN IMPLICATION THAT
THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THIS PROSPECTUS OR IN
AFFAIRS OF THE TRUST SINCE THE DATE HEREOF.
 
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
                                  PROSPECTUS
 
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Reports to Certificateholders..............................................   2
Additional Information.....................................................   2
Summary of Terms...........................................................   3
Risk Factors...............................................................   8
Summary of Transaction.....................................................   9
Green Tree Financial Corporation...........................................  11
The Trust..................................................................  13
The Trust Property.........................................................  14
Historical and Projected Net Excess Cashflow...............................  16
Yield, Average Life and Prepayment Considerations..........................  18
Description of the Certificates............................................  27
Description of the Trust Documents.........................................  31
Use of Proceeds............................................................  33
Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences....................................  33
ERISA Considerations.......................................................  37
Legal Investment Considerations............................................  38
Underwriting...............................................................  39
Legal Matters..............................................................  39
Appendix I.................................................................  40
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                                 $308,000,000
 
                                     LOGO
            GREEN TREE SECURITIZED NET INTEREST MARGIN TRUST 1995-A
 
              7.25% SECURITIZED NET INTEREST MARGIN CERTIFICATES
 
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                                  PROSPECTUS
                                August 2, 1995
 
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                                LEHMAN BROTHERS
 
                              MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
 
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A diagram entitled "Structural Diagram" shows the legal structure of the
transfer of the Guarantee Fees and the Residual Assets and the creation of the
Trust. Using a combination of boxes and arrows, the diagram illustrates the
transfer by Green Tree to its subsidiaries of the Guarantee Fees and the
Residual Assets, the transfer of the Residual Assets to the Trust and the
issuance of the Finance 1 Note to the Trust, and the issuance by the Trust of
the Certificates and the Subordinated Certificates.

A graph entitled "Total Securitized Cashflows" shows 3 factors with respect
to Total Securitized Cashflows:
(1) Net Interest Margin
(2) Normal Servicing Fee
(3) Liquidation Losses

These 3 factors are plotted on the graph as aggregate dollar amounts for each
month beginning August 1994 through August 2025.

A graph entitled "Weighted Average Historical Monthly Prepayment Rates (CPR)" 
shows the historical monthly prepayment experience of Green Tree's 
manufactured housing servicing portfolio, plotted on the graph as a weighted 
average conditional prepayment rate for each month from January 1984 through 
January 1995.

A graph entitled "Weighted Average Projected Prepayment Rated (CPR), Increasing
Interest Rate Scenarios" shows 4 different projected prepayment rates for all of
the Contracts, assuming 4 "Interest Rate Shifts":

(1) the Base Case (average CPR=9.1%)
(2) -100 basis points (average CPR=6.4%)
(3) -200 basis points (average CPR=6.1%)
(4) -300 basis points (average CPR=6.1%)

These 4 projected prepayment rates are plotted on the graph as annualized
constant prepayment rates (CPRs) for each year beginning in June 1995.

A graph entitled "Weighted Average Projected Prepayment Rates (CPR), Decreasing
Interest Rate Scenarios" shows 4 different prepayment rates for all of the
Contracts, assuming 4 "Interest Rate Shifts":

(1) the Base Case (average CPR=9.1%)
(2) -100 basis points (average CPR=12.4%)
(3) -200 basis points (average CPR=14.2%)
(4) -300 basis points (average CPR=15.6%)

These 4 projected prepayment rates are plotted on the graph as annualized
constant prepayment rates (CPRs) for each year beginning in June 1995.

A graph entitled "Weighted Average Projected Default Rates" shows the
weighted average projected conditional default rate (CDR) for the Contracts. The
projected default rate is plotted on the graph for each year beginning in
June 1995.


A graph entitled "Weighted Average Projected Recovery Rate" shows the weighted
average projected rate of recovery for all the Contracts.  The projected
recovery percentage is plotted on the graph for each year beginning in June
1995.


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A graph entitled "GTFC 1995-5 Cashflows" shows 3 factors with respect to
Securitized Pool GTFC 1995-5:
(1) Net Interest Margin
(2) Normal Servicing Fee
(3) Liquidation Losses

These 3 factors are plotted on the graph as aggregate dollar amounts for each
month beginning June 1995 through June 2025.



A graph entitled "GTFC 1995-4 Cashflows" shows 3 factors with respect to
Securitized Pool GTFC 1995-4:
(1) Net Interest Margin
(2) Normal Servicing Fee
(3) Liquidation Losses

These 3 factors are plotted on the graph as aggregate dollar amounts for each
month beginning June 1995 through June 2025.



A graph entitled "GTFC 1995-3 Cashflows" shows 3 factors with respect to
Securitized Pool GTFC 1995-3:
(1) Net Interest Margin
(2) Normal Servicing Fee
(3) Liquidation Losses

These 3 factors are plotted on the graph as aggregate dollar amounts for each
month beginning May 1995 through May 2025.

A graph entitled "GTFC 1995-2 Cashflows" shows 3 factors with respect to
Securitized Pool GTFC 1995-2:
(1) Net Interest Margin
(2) Normal Servicing Fee
(3) Liquidation Losses


These 3 factors are plotted on the graph as aggregate dollar amounts for each
month beginning April 1995 through April 2025

A graph entitled "GTFC 1995-1 Cashflows" shows 3 factors with respect to
Securitized Pool GTFC 1995-1:
(1) Net Interest Margin
(2) Normal Servicing Fee
(3) Liquidation Losses


These 3 factors are plotted on the graph as aggregate dollar amounts for each
month beginning February 1995 through February 2025.


A graph entitled "GTFC 1994-8 Cashflows" shows 3 factors with respect to
Securitized Pool GTFC 1994-8:
(1) Net Interest Margin
(2) Normal Servicing Fee
(3) Liquidation Losses


These 3 factors are plotted on the graph as aggregate dollar amounts for each
month beginning December 1994 through December 2025


A graph entitled "GTFC 1994-7 Cashflows" shows 3 factors with respect to
Securitized Pool GTFC 1994-7:
(1) Net Interest Margin
(2) Normal Servicing Fee
(3) Liquidation Losses


These 3 factors are plotted on the graph as aggregate dollar amounts for each
month beginning November 1994 through November 2024


A graph entitled "GTFC 1994-6 Cashflows" shows 3 factors with respect to
Securitized Pool GTFC 1994-6:
(1) Net Interest Margin
(2) Normal Servicing Fee
(3) Liquidation Losses


These 3 factors are plotted on the graph as aggregate dollar amounts for each
month beginning September 1994 through September 2025



A graph entitled "GTFC 1994-5 Cashflows" shows 3 factors with respect to
Securitized Pool GTFC 1994-5:
(1) Net Interest Margin
(2) Normal Servicing Fee
(3) Liquidation Losses


These 3 factors are plotted on the graph as aggregate dollar amounts for each
month beginning August 1994 through August 2025


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