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Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration No. 33-51804
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 7 DATED September 23, 1997
(To Prospectus Dated September 23, 1997, as supplemented
by Prospectus Supplement Dated September 23, 1997)
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Medium-Term Notes, Series A
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Form of Note: Issue Price (Percentage of Principal): 99.737%
. Book-Entry Commissions (Percentage of Principal): 0.50%
Net Proceeds: $218,321,400.00
Principal Amount: $220,000,000.00 Interest Rate/Initial Interest Rate: 6.50%
Original Issue Date: 9/26/97
Interest Payment Dates: 3/1; 9/1
Maturity Date: 9/26/02
Regular Record Dates: 2/15; 8/15
Interest Rate Basis (and, if applicable, related
Interest Periods): Interest Determination Dates: N/A
. Fixed Rate Note-30/360 Interest Reset Date: N/A
Redemption Terms: Index Maturity: N/A
N/A Spread: N/A
Spread Multiplier: N/A
Other Terms:
Maximum Interest Rate: N/A
N/A Minimum Interest Rate: N/A
For Original Issue Discount Notes:
Original Issue Discount: N/A
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Agents:
Merrill Lynch $70,000,000.00 DTC #5132
Lehman Brothers $50,000,000.00 DTC #636
Morgan Stanley $50,000,000.00 DTC #050
CS First Boston $50,000,000.00 DTC #355
