GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORP
8-K, 1997-10-29
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT
                    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 30, 1997



                       GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                       --------------------------------


         Delaware                       01-08916                  41-1807858
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission               (IRS employer
     of incorporation)                file number)           identification No.)



 1100 Landmark Towers, 345 St. Peter Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota  55102-1639
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                   (Address of principal executive offices)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:        (612) 293-3400
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                                Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.    Changes in Control of Registrant.
           -------------------------------- 

           Not applicable.

Item 2.    Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
           ------------------------------------ 

           Not applicable.

Item 3.    Bankruptcy or Receivership.
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           Not applicable.

Item 4.    Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
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           Not applicable.

Item 5.    Other Events.
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           Not applicable.

Item 6.    Resignations of Registrant's Directors.
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           Not applicable.

Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
           --------------------------------- 

           (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.

               Not applicable.

           (b) Pro forma financial information.

               Not applicable.

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           (c) Exhibits.

               The following is filed herewith.  The exhibit numbers correspond
               with Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K.



               Exhibit No.      Description
               -----------      -----------

                  99.1          Information with respect to manufactured housing
                                installment sale contracts and installment loan
                                agreements to be transferred to the trust formed
                                in connection with the $550,000,000
                                (Approximate) Manufactured Housing Contract
                                Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificates,
                                Series 1997-7, issued by Green Tree Financial
                                Corporation, as Seller and Servicer.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                              GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION


                                  /s/ Scott T. Young
                              By: ________________________________
                                  Scott T. Young
                                  Vice President and Controller

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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit Number                                                              Page
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     99.1   Information with respect to manufactured housing 
            installment sale contracts and installment loan agreements
            to be transferred to the trust formed in connection with
            the $550,000,000 (Approximate) Manufactured Housing Contract
            Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-7,
            issued by Green Tree Financial Corporation, as Seller and Servicer.

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.1
 
                         $550,000,000 (APPROXIMATE)
                         MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT
                 SENIOR/SUBORDINATE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
                                 SERIES 1997-7
 
              INFORMATION REGARDING CERTAIN SUBSEQUENT CONTRACTS
 
  Set forth below is information regarding manufactured housing installment
sales contracts and installment loan agreements transferred to the Trust on the 
Closing Date.  The information below includes the Initial Contracts described in
the Prospectus Supplement dated October 15, 1997 and the Subsequent Contracts 
transferred to the Trust on the Closing Date.  Unless otherwise defined herein, 
all capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in the Prospectus Supplement.



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                 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACT OBLIGORS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                AGGREGATE         % OF CONTRACT        
                                                                                PRINCIPAL            POOL BY             
                                                          % OF CONTRACT          BALANCE           OUTSTANDING           
                                       NUMBER OF        POOL BY NUMBER OF      OUTSTANDING          PRINCIPAL           
                                    CONTRACTS AS OF      CONTRACTS AS OF        AS OF CUT-        BALANCE AS OF            
                                     CUT-OFF DATE         CUT-OFF DATE           OFF DATE         CUT-OFF DATE         
                                    ---------------     -----------------     ---------------     -------------          
<S>                                 <C>                 <C>                    <C>              <C>                    
Alabama.................                        587                  7.20       18,469,364.16              6.71  
Alaska..................                          1                   .01           36,537.04               .01      
Arizona.................                        171                  2.10        5,701,641.56              2.07 
Arkansas................                        225                  2.77        6,799,219.31              2.47     
California..............                        197                  2.42        6,516,298.14              2.37 
Colorado................                        196                  2.41        7,427,025.40              2.70
Connecticut.............                          3                   .04           68,920.49               .03
Delaware................                         31                   .38        1,149,458.44               .42
Florida.................                        447                  5.49       17,016,110.37              6.18
Georgia.................                        540                  6.63       19,094,486.94              6.95
Idaho...................                         48                   .59        1,974,041.80               .72
Illinois................                        150                  1.84        4,339,771.52              1.58 
Indiana.................                        204                  2.51        5,447,025.69              1.98 
Iowa....................                        126                  1.55        3,977,855.04              1.45
Kansas..................                        123                  1.51        4,022,399.01              1.46
Kentucky................                        251                  3.09        6,920,551.42              2.51
Louisiana...............                        180                  2.21        5,785,370.20              2.10
Maine ..................                         69                   .85        2,582,370.94               .94 
Maryland................                         44                   .54        1,485,791.20               .54 
Massachusetts...........                          5                   .06          102,515.80               .04   
Michigan................                        388                  4.77       13,022,492.50              4.73
Minnesota...............                        182                  2.24        5,538,000.61              2.01  
Mississippi.............                        213                  2.62        6,846,899.18              2.49  
Missouri................                        273                  3.36        8,471,132.24              3.08  
Montana.................                         81                  1.00        2,904,572.64              1.06  
Nebraska................                         44                   .54        1,388,972.98               .50 
Nevada..................                         92                  1.13        4,099,328.89              1.49 
New Hampshire...........                         37                   .45        1,210,979.21               .44 
New Jersey..............                          3                   .04          115,838.28               .04 
New Mexico..............                        230                  2.83        8,811,687.95              3.20 
New York................                        118                  1.45        3,631,652.71              1.32 
North Carolina..........                        353                  4.34       15,672,160.57              5.69  
North Dakota............                         54                   .66        1,820,673.45               .66  
Ohio....................                        176                  2.16        4,553,089.36              1.65  
Oklahoma................                        165                  2.03        5,289,877.54              1.92  
Oregon..................                         68                   .84        3,119,318.72              1.13  
Pennsylvania............                        116                  1.43        3,457,598.34              1.26  
Rhode Island............                          2                   .02           55,605.00               .02  
South Carolina..........                        391                  4.81       14,785,519.38              5.37  
South Dakota............                         61                   .75        1,911,257.80               .69  
Tennessee...............                        273                  3.36        8,288,160.58              3.01  
Texas...................                        601                  7.38       21,013,851.86              7.65  
Utah....................                         35                   .43        1,516,087.30               .55
Vermont.................                         24                   .29          805,963.21               .29 
Virginia................                        148                  1.82        4,602,383.93              1.67 
Washington..............                        104                  1.28        4,235,636.23              1.54 
West Virginia...........                        122                  1.50        3,341,396.72              1.21 
Wisconsin...............                        125                  1.54        3,487,755.34              1.27 
Wyoming.................                         59                   .73        2,288,860.04               .83
                                             ------                ------   -----------------            ------   
Total...................                      8,136                100.00%    $275,203,507.03            100.00%
                                             ======                ======   =================            ======               
</TABLE>
 
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                       YEARS OF ORIGINATION OF CONTRACTS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                              % OF CONTRACT POOL BY
                                                              AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL             OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
                                  NUMBER OF CONTRACTS         BALANCE OUTSTANDING                 BALANCE AS OF
YEAR OF ORIGINATION(1)            AS OF CUT-OFF DATE          AS OF CUT-OFF DATE                  CUT-OFF DATE
- ----------------------            -------------------         -------------------             ---------------------
<S>                               <C>                         <C>                             <C>
Prior to 1983...........                 1                    $     14,747.10                          .01%          
         1984...........                 5                          50,360.11                          .02% 
         1985...........                 0                                .00                          .00% 
         1986...........                 8                          97,267.68                          .04%
         1987...........                 5                          51,334.25                          .02%
         1988...........                14                         211,421.69                          .08%
         1989...........                25                         509,828.50                          .19%
         1990...........                18                         414,824.61                          .15%
         1991...........                34                         739,583.96                          .27%
         1992...........                50                       1,168,952.41                          .42%
         1993...........                53                       1,365,929.05                          .50%
         1994...........               184                       5,126,695.83                         1.86%
         1995...........               243                       7,361,102.35                         2.67%
         1996...........               233                       7,987,529.02                         2.90%
         1997...........             7,263                     250,103,929.67                        90.87%
         1998...........                 0                                .00                          .00%
                                     -----                    ---------------                       ------
  Total.................             8,136                    $275,203,507.03                       100.00%
                                     =====                  =================                       ======
</TABLE>



                   DISTRIBUTION OF ORIGINAL CONTRACT AMOUNTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                              % OF CONTRACT POOL BY
                                                              AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL             OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
    RIGINAL CONTRACTO             NUMBER OF CONTRACTS         BALANCE OUTSTANDING                 BALANCE AS OF
 AMONT (IN DOLLARS)(1)U           AS OF CUT-OFF DATE          AS OF CUT-OFF DATE                  CUT-OFF DATE
- ----------------------            -------------------         -------------------             ---------------------
    <S>                           <C>                         <C>                             <C>
    Less than $10,000.......             305                  $ 2,318,917.35                              .84%
    Between $10,000 and                                                           
     $19,999................           1,462                   22,274,196.94                             8.09% 
    Between $20,000 and                                                                                      
     $29,999................           2,120                   53,063,289.30                            19.28%     
    Between $30,000 and                                                                                      
     $39,999................           1,790                   61,816,896.50                            22.46%     
    Between $40,000 and                                                                                      
     $49,999................           1,117                   49,899,763.93                            18.13%
    Between $50,000 and                                                           
     $59,999................             711                   38,793,411.34                            14.10%
    Between $60,000 and                                                           
     $69,999................             307                   19,663,024.95                             7.14% 
    Between $70,000 and                                                           
     $79,999................             150                   11,145,002.95                             4.05%
    Between $80,000 and                                                           
     $89,999................              86                    7,259,630.05                             2.64%
    Between $90,000 and                                                           
     $99,999................              48                    4,456,892.29                             1.62%
    Between $100,000 and                                                          
     $109,999...............              21                    2,222,754.43                              .81%
    Between $110,000 and                                                          
     $119,999...............              10                    1,153,289.37                              .42%
    Between $120,000 and                                                          
     $129,999...............               7                      868,367.48                              .32%
    Between $130,000 and                                                          
     $139,999...............               2                      268,070.15                              .10%    
                                       -----                 ---------------                           ------
                                       8,136                 $275,203,507.03                           100.00%
                                       =====                 ===============                           ======
</TABLE>
 
                                       

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           DISTRIBUTION OF ORIGINAL LOAN-TO-VALUE RATIOS OF CONTRACTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL   % OF CONTRACT POOL BY
                         NUMBER OF CONTRACTS BALANCE OUTSTANDING   OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
LOAN-TO-VALUE RATIO (1)  AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  BALANCE AS OF CUT-OFF DATE
- -----------------------  ------------------- ------------------- --------------------------
<S>                      <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Less than 61%...........          251        $  5,849,067.83                 2.13%
61% to 65%..............           93           2,633,662.13                  .96               
66% to 70%..............          110           3,242,938.95                 1.18                
71% to 75%..............          191           5,839,639.82                 2.12                
76% to 80%..............          626          20,494,440.54                 7.45                 
81% to 85%..............          877          30,067,786.71                10.93                 
86% to 90%..............        2,861          99,899,938.46                36.29                 
91% to 95%..............        2,780          94,159,175.05                34.21                 
Over 95%................          347          13,016,857.54                 4.73                 
                               ------        -----------------             ------
   Total................        8,136        $275,203,507.03               100.00%
                               ======        =================             ======
</TABLE>
- --------
(1) Rounded to the nearest 1%. The method of calculating loan-to-value ratios
    is described in the Prospectus.
 
                                 CONTRACT RATES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL   % OF CONTRACT POOL BY   
 RANGE OF CONTRACTS BY          NUMBER OF CONTRACTS BALANCE OUTSTANDING   OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL   
     CONTRACT RATE              AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  BALANCE AS OF CUT-OFF DATE
 ---------------------          ------------------- ------------------- -------------------------- 
<S>                             <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Less than 5.00000%...........           0             $           .00               .00%
From  5.00001% to  6.00000%..          29                1,454,009.95               .53                 
From  6.00001% to  7.00000%..         134                9,263,238.64              3.37      
From  7.00001% to  8.00000%..         406               22,565,756.34              8.20      
From  8.00001% to  9.00000%..         999               45,838,412.93             16.66       
From  9.00001% to 10.00000%..       1,384               54,362,097.40             19.75       
From 10.00001% to 11.00000%..       1,750               57,954,931.99             21.05       
From 11.00001% to 12.00000%..       1,837               53,014,024.82             19.26       
From 12.00001% to 13.00000%..         850               18,516,478.75              6.73      
From 13.00001% to 14.00000%..         622               10,807,149,09              3.93      
From 14.00001% to 15.00000%..          33                  541,735.57               .20     
From 15.00001% to 16.00000%..          82                  790,412.44               .29     
From 16.00001% to 17.00000%..          10                   95,259.11               .03     
Over 17.00000%...............           0                         .00               .00     
                                    ------            -----------------          -------
   Total................            8,136             $275,203,507.03            100.00%
                                    ======            =================          =======
</TABLE>

                   REMAINING MONTHS TO MATURITY OF CONTRACTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL   % OF CONTRACT POOL BY
    MONTHS REMAINING     NUMBER OF CONTRACTS BALANCE OUTSTANDING   OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
   AS OF CUT-OFF DATE    AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  AS OF CUT-OFF DATE  BALANCE AS OF CUT-OFF DATE
   ------------------    ------------------- ------------------- --------------------------
<S>                      <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Less than 15............           1         $      5,878.67                  *
15 to 30................           4               22,157.98                .01
31 to 45................          23              169,789.45                .06
46 to 60................         182            1,645,165.83                .60
61 to 75................          46              521,579.06                .19                 
76 to 90................          51              766,751.10                .28                 
91 to 105...............          93            1,304,287.60                .47                   
106 to 120..............         583            9,290,784.69               3.38
121 to 135..............          39              800,321.55                .29                 
136 to 150..............         267            5,357,270.89               1.95                    
151 to 165..............          92            2,218,360.20                .81                   
166 to 180..............       1,306           30,788,266.55              11.19                     
181 to 195..............          43            1,411,340.24                .51                   
196 to 210..............         129            4,291,330.77               1.56                    
211 to 225..............          97            3,168,440.94               1.15                    
226 to 240..............       1,455           44,883,580.12              16.31                      
241 to 255..............           5              190,504.39                .07                    
256 to 270..............          30            1,312,786.98                .48                   
271 to 285..............          37            1,401,261.77                .51                   
286 to 300..............         725           25,237,418.89               9.17                     
301 to 315..............           1               57,471.47                .02                
316 to 330..............          18              664,355.09                .24                 
331 to 345..............          82            3,680,202.32               1.34                    
346 to 360..............       2,827          136,014,200.48              49.41
Over   360..............           0                     .00                .00
                               ------        -----------------            ------
   Total................       8,136         $275,203,507.03              100.00%
                               ======        =================            ======
</TABLE>
 
* Indicates an amount greater than zero but less than .5% of the Original
  Principal Balance as of Cut-Off Date.

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