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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT                      This Prospectus Supplement, filed
FOR THE PERIOD ENDING                      pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3),
SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 TO                      relates to Registration Statement
PROSPECTUS DATED                           33-54804-01 and the Prospectus
OCTOBER 19, 1993                           dated October 19, 1993



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             450 Fifth Street, N.W.
                            Washington, D.C.  20549



                                    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 15, 1996


                          DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I
                          ----------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





Delaware                         0-23108                   Not Applicable
- --------                         -------                   --------------
(State of                        (Commission               (IRS Employer
organization)                    File Number)              Identification No.)


c/o Greenwood Trust Company
12 Read's Way
New Castle, Delaware                              19720  
- ---------------------------------------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (302) 323-7184





                                Not Applicable              
                   --------------------------------------
               (Former address, if changed since last report)



                                  Page 1 of 99
                         Index to Exhibits is on page 7
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Item 5.  Other Events

A)      Series 1993-1:
On October 15, 1996 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the September 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1993-1, which is attached as Exhibit 20(a) hereto.

B)      Series 1993-2:
On October 15, 1996 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the September 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1993-2, which is attached as Exhibit 20(b) hereto.

C)      Series 1993-3:
On October 15, 1996 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the September 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1993-3, which is attached as Exhibit 20(c) hereto.

D)      Series 1994-1:
On October 15, 1996 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the September 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1994-1, which is attached as Exhibit 20(d) hereto.

E)      Series 1994-2:
On October 15, 1996 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the September 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1994-2, which is attached as Exhibit 20(e) hereto.

F)      Series 1994-3:
On October 15, 1996 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the September 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1994-3, which is attached as Exhibit 20(f) hereto.

G)      Series 1994-A:
On October 15, 1996 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the September 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1994-A, which is attached as Exhibit 20(g) hereto.

H)      Series 1995-1:
On October 15, 1996 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the September 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1995-1, which is attached as Exhibit 20(h) hereto.

I)      Series 1995-2:
On October 15, 1996 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the September 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1995-2, which is attached as Exhibit 20 (i) hereto.





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J)      Series 1995-3:
On October 15, 1996 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the September 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1995-3, which is attached as Exhibit 20(j) hereto.

K)      Series 1996-1:
On October 15, 1996 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the September 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1996-1, which is attached as Exhibit 20(k) hereto.

L)      Series 1996-2:
On October 15, 1996 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the September 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1996-2, which is attached as Exhibit 20(l) hereto.

M)      Series 1996-3:
On October 15, 1996 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the September 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1996-3, which is attached as Exhibit 20(m) hereto.

N)      Series 1996-4:
On October 15, 1996 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders Statement for the September 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1996-4, which is attached as Exhibit 20(n) hereto.

O)      Series 1996-5:
On October 15, 1996 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders Statement for the September 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1996-5, which is attached as Exhibit 20(o) hereto.





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Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

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

20(a)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1993-1.

20(b)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1993-2.

20(c)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1993-3.

20(d)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1994-1.

20(e)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1994-2.

20(f)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1994-3.

20(g)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1994-A.

20(h)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1995-1.

20(i)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1995-2.

20(j)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1995-3.

20(k)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1996-1.

20(l)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1996-2.

20(m)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1996-3.

20(n)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1996-4.





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20(o)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1996-5.




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                                   SIGNATURES



        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                           DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I
                               (Registrant)



                             By: GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                 as originator of the Trust


                             By:           John J. Coane             
                                 -------------------------------------
                                 John J. Coane
                                 Vice President, Director of
                                 Accounting and Treasurer





Date: October 15, 1996





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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.     Description
- -----------     -----------
20(a)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1993-1.

20(b)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1993-2.

20(c)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1993-3.

20(d)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1994-1.

20(e)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1994-2.

20(f)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1994-3.

20(g)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1994-A.

20(h)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1995-1.

20(i)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1995-2.

20(j)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1995-3.

20(k)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1996-1.

20(l)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1996-2.

20(m)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1996-3.

20(n)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1996-4.

20(o)           Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                Period ending September 30, 1996, for Series 1996-5.




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                                                                   EXHIBIT 20(a)



                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1993-1 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAA7
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAB5


Trust Distribution Date: October 15, 1996   Due Period Ending: September 30,1996

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of October 27, 1993 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October  1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
     Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1993-1                                         Total          Interest            Principal
        <S>          <C>                              <C>               <C>                <C>
        Class A      29 days at 5.773910000%          $4.651205278      $4.651205278       $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 5.300000000%          $4.416666667      $4.416666667       $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                           $11,925,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                        $2,575,671,713.76

     Total Master Trust                                    $14,501,468,389.76


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                           $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                            $1,750,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1993-1 Investor Interest                          $797,873,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                                $750,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                                 $47,873,000.00

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Finance Charge        Principal            Yield
                                                                   Collections         Collections        Collections
 <S>                                                             <C>                <C>                            <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                               $191,574,543.84    $1,457,034,462.43              $0.00

     Seller                                                       $39,656,046.19      $301,607,013.04              $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                                        $163,456,904.10    $1,243,183,659.01              $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                                         $28,117,639.74      $213,850,803.42              $0.00

 (d) Series 1993-1 Allocations                                    $12,810,174.69       $97,428,737.74              $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                          $12,047,113.74       $91,625,220.87              $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                             $763,060.95        $5,803,516.87              $0.00
</TABLE>




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4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
     Deposits into the SPFAs
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            This Due      Total    Deposit Deficit       Investment
                              Period     Deposits       Amount             Income
     <S>                      <C>         <C>            <C>               <C>
     Series 1993-1            $0.00       $0.00          0.00              $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Total Payments
                              Amount Paid         Deficit Amount      Through This
                            This Due Period       This Due Period      Due Period
     <S>                              <C>                    <C>                 <C>
     Series 1993-1                    $0.00                  $0.00               $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             DuePeriod              SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>                                 <C>
     Series 1993-1                        $3,699,843.04                       $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            This Due Period
     <S>                                                         <C>
     Class A                                                     1.00000000

     Class B                                                     1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Cumulative
                                                              Investor
                                                             Charged-Off
                                       This Due Period        Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $55,872,965.26            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                            $9,611,193.35            $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-1                        $4,378,783.81            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $4,117,953.73            $0.00

     Class B                                $260,830.08            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period                   Per $1,000 of
                                                                       Original Invested
                                                           Total           Principal
 <S>                                                         <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                               $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                               $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-1                                           $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                                 $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                                 $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses                     Per $1,000 of
                                                                        Original Invested
                                                            Total           Principal
 <S>                                                          <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                                $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                                $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-1                                            $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                                  $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                                  $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period
<S>                                                                <C>            
 (a) Group One                                                      $16,959,661.13
                                                                                 
 (b) Group Two                                                       $2,916,666.67
                                                                                 
 (c) Series 1993-1                                                   $1,329,788.33
                                                                                 
 (d) Class A                                                         $1,250,000.00
                                                                                 
     Class B                                                            $79,788.33
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                                As a Percentage
                                                                  of Class A
                                                    Total       Invested Amount
     <S>                                     <C>                    <C>
     Series 1993-1 Class B                   $63,829,840.00         8.5106%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Shared Amount  Class B Amount
  <S>                                             <C>              <C>
     Maximum Amount                                 $19,946,825.00   $15,957,460.00

     Available Amount                               $19,946,825.00   $15,957,460.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                                    $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>





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15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $14,726,950,088.54

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            Delinquent Amount      Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status         Ending Balance         Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                       <C>                        <C>
     30-59 days                $422,845,354.67            2.87%

     60-179 days               $609,433,877.34            4.14%
</TABLE>



                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY: 
                                  ----------------------------

                                       Vice President

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                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1993-1 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

     The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of October 27, 1993 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1993-1 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on October 15, 1996:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                $1,989,872,065.46

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                   $91,625,220.87

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                            $12,047,113.74

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                          $3,488,403.96
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>
 9.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $5,803,516.87

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                               $763,060.95

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                            $211,439.08

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered 
     by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee 
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of October, 1996.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             -------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer


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                                                                   EXHIBIT 20(b)

                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1993-2 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAE9
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAF6


Trust Distribution Date: October 15, 1996  Due Period Ending: September 30, 1996

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of December 1, 1993 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000
     of Class Initial Investor Interest)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     Series  1993-2                             Total         Interest        Principal
<S>                  <C>                       <C>            <C>            <C>
        Class A      30 days at 5.400000000%   $4.500000000   $4.500000000   $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 5.750000000%   $4.791666667   $4.791666667   $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $11,925,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $2,575,671,713.76

     Total Master Trust                                $14,501,468,389.76


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $1,750,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1993-2 Investor Interest                      $833,334,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $800,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $33,334,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Finance Charge          Principal               Yield
                                                        Collections           Collections            Collections
<S>                                                                        <C>                           <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation.                    $191,574,543.84     $1,457,034,462.43              $0.00

     Seller:                                            $39,656,046.19       $301,607,013.04              $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                              $163,456,904.10     $1,243,183,659.01              $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                               $28,117,639.74       $213,850,803.42              $0.00

 (d) Series 1993-2 Allocations                          $13,388,251.16       $101,825,341.43              $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                $12,856,420.80        $97,780,466.04              $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                   $531,830.36         $4,044,875.39              $0.00
</TABLE>
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4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               Deposits into the SPFAs
                         This Due        Total     Deposit Deficit Investment
                           Period       Deposits       Amount        Income
     <S>                    <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
     Series 1993-2          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Total Payments
                                Amount Paid       Deficit Amount       Through This
                              This Due Period     This Due Period       Due Period
     <S>                             <C>                <C>                <C>
     Series 1993-2                   $0.00              $0.00              $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             Due Period        SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>                      <C>
     Series 1993-2                        $3,759,725.42            $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Cumulative
                                                                  Investor
                                                                 Charged-Off
                                           This Due Period        Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $55,872,965.26            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                            $9,611,193.35            $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-2                        $4,576,382.35            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $4,394,591.69            $0.00

     Class B                                $181,790.66            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total          Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
<S>                                               <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal

<S>                                               <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
<S>                                                      <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $2,916,666.67

 (c) Series 1993-2                                        $1,388,890.00

 (d) Class A                                              $1,333,333.33

     Class B                                                 $55,556.67
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                                Total       Invested Amount

 <S>                                     <C>                    <C>
     Series 1993-2 Class B               $50,000,040.00         6.2500%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Shared Amount  Class B Amount
     <S>                                 <C>               <C>
     Maximum Amount                      $20,833,350.00    $8,333,340.00

     Available Amount                    $20,833,350.00    $8,333,340.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   4

15.  Delinquency Summary

End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding     $14,726,950,088.54

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount      Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance         Receivables Outstanding

     <S>                   <C>                          <C>
     30-59 days            $422,845,354.67              2.87%

     60-179 days           $609,433,877.34              4.14%
</TABLE>


                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                 ---------------------------------

                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5
                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1993-2 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

     The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of December  1, 1993 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1993-2 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on October 15, 1996:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                   <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                $1,989,872,065.46

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                   $97,780,466.04

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                            $12,856,420.80

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                          $3,600,000.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                        <C>
 9.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $4,044,875.39

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                               $531,830.36

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                            $159,725.42

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered
     by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of October, 1996.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                            as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             ------------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer

<PAGE>   1
                                                                   EXHIBIT 20(c)

                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1993-3 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAC3
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAD1


<TABLE>
<S>                                            <C>
Trust Distribution Date: October 15, 1996      Due Period Ending: September 30, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of November 23, 1993 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000
     of Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1993-3                                 Total         Interest        Principal
        <S>          <C>                        <C>             <C>             <C>
        Class A      30 days at 6.200000000%    $5.166666667    $5.166666667    $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 6.450000000%    $5.375000000    $5.375000000    $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                   <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $11,925,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $2,575,671,713.76

     Total Master Trust                                $14,501,468,389.76


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $1,750,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1993-3 Investor Interest                      $366,493,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $350,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $16,493,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Finance Charge        Principal               Yield
                                                         Collections         Collections            Collections
<S>                                                                       <C>                          <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                     $191,574,543.84     $1,457,034,462.43            $0.00

     Seller                                             $39,656,046.19       $301,607,013.04            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                              $163,456,904.10     $1,243,183,659.01            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                               $28,117,639.74       $213,850,803.42            $0.00

 (d) Series 1993-3 Allocations                           $5,873,256.99        $44,669,493.47            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                 $5,618,903.34        $42,734,987.85            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                   $254,353.65         $1,934,505.62            $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   2

4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               Deposits into the SPFAs
                            This Due      Total      Deposit Deficit    Investment
                              Period     Deposits        Amount           Income
     <S>                     <C>           <C>             <C>             <C>
     Series 1993-3           $0.00         $0.00           0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Total Payments
                              Amount Paid     Deficit Amount    Through This
                            This Due Period   This Due Period    Due Period
     <S>                           <C>             <C>              <C>
     Series 1993-3                 $0.00           $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                            Due Period      SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>              <C>
     Series 1993-3                        $1,896,983.21    $9,484,916.05
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Cumulative
                                                                  Investor
                                                                 Charged-Off
                                           This Due Period        Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $55,872,965.26            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                            $9,611,193.35            $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-3                        $2,007,601.24            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $1,920,657.88            $0.00

     Class B                                 $86,943.36            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   3

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period          Per $1,000 of
                                                              Original Invested
                                                Total            Principal
<S>                                               <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
<S>                                               <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
<S>                                                      <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $2,916,666.67

 (c) Series 1993-3                                          $610,821.66

 (d) Class A                                                $583,333.33

     Class B                                                 $27,488.33
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                                Total       Invested Amount
<S>                                      <C>                    <C>
     Series 1993-3 Class B               $23,822,045.00         6.8063%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Shared Amount   Class B Amount
     <S>                                  <C>              <C>
     Maximum Amount                       $9,162,325.00    $5,497,395.00

     Available Amount                     $9,162,325.00    $5,497,395.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit
      Enhancement for this Due Period             $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4

15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $14,726,950,088.54

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        Delinquent Amount       Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance         Receivables Outstanding

     <S>                   <C>                          <C>
     30-59 days            $422,845,354.67              2.87%

     60-179 days           $609,433,877.34              4.14%
</TABLE>

                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                 ---------------------------------

                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5

                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1993-3 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

     The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of November 23, 1993 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1993-3 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on October 15, 1996:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                $1,989,872,065.46

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                   $42,734,987.85

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                             $5,618,903.34

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                  $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   6

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 9.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $1,934,505.62

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                               $254,353.65

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                  $0.00

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of October, 1996.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                             as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             ---------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer


<PAGE>   1
                                                                 EXHIBIT 20(d)


                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1994-1 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAG4
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAH2


<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Trust Distribution Date: October 15, 1996     Due Period Ending:  September 30, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of August 24, 1994 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October  1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period
     (per $1000 of Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1994-1                                Total        Interest        Principal
        <S>          <C>                       <C>            <C>             <C>
        Class A      30 days at 6.700000000%   $5.583333333   $5.583333333    $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 6.900000000%   $5.750000000   $5.750000000    $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $11,925,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $2,575,671,713.76

     Total Master Trust                                $14,501,468,389.76


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $1,750,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1994-1 Investor Interest                      $263,158,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $250,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $13,158,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Finance Charge        Principal                Yield
                                                        Collections         Collections             Collections
<S>                                                                        <C>                          <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                    $191,574,543.84      $1,457,034,462.43            $0.00

     Seller                                            $39,656,046.19        $301,607,013.04            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                             $163,456,904.10      $1,243,183,659.01            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                              $28,117,639.74        $213,850,803.42            $0.00

 (d) Series 1994-1 Allocations                          $4,231,519.80         $32,183,139.00            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                $4,023,412.27         $30,600,361.67            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                  $208,107.53          $1,582,777.33            $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   2

4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               Deposits into the SPFAs
                            This Due      Total    Deposit Deficit Investment
                              Period     Deposits    Amount         Income
     <S>                    <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
     Series 1994-1          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Total Payments
                                Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                              This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period
     <S>                           <C>             <C>              <C>
     Series 1994-1                 $0.00           $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             DuePeriod      SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>              <C>
     Series 1994-1                        $1,471,491.83    $2,942,983.66
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Cumulative
                                                                  Investor
                                                                 Charged-Off
                                           This Due Period        Amount
<S>                                      <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $55,872,965.26            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                            $9,611,193.35            $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-1                        $1,446,421.37            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $1,375,285.89            $0.00

     Class B                                 $71,135.48            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
<S>                                               <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   3

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period         Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
<S>                                               <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses          Per $1,000 of
                                                             Original Invested
                                                 Total          Principal
<S>                                               <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
<S>                                                      <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $2,916,666.67

 (c) Series 1994-1                                          $438,596.67

 (d) Class A                                                $416,666.67

     Class B                                                 $21,930.00
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                                Total       Invested Amount
     <S>                                 <C>                    <C>
     Series 1994-1 Class B               $17,105,270.00         6.8421%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Shared Amount  Class B Amount
     <S>                                          <C>      <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00    $9,210,530.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00    $9,210,530.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4

15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $14,726,950,088.54

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount      Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance         Receivables Outstanding
     <S>               <C>                             <C>
     30-59 days        $422,845,354.67                 2.87%

     60-179 days       $609,433,877.34                 4.14%
</TABLE>


                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                 -------------------------------
                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5
                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1994-1 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

     The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of August 24, 1994 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1994-1 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on October 15, 1996:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                $1,989,872,065.46

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                   $30,600,361.67

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                             $4,023,412.27

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
      on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                 $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   6

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 9.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $1,582,777.33

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                               $208,107.53

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                  $0.00

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered
     by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of October, 1996.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                             as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             -----------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer


<PAGE>   1
                                                                  EXHIBIT 20(e)

                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1994-2 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAJ8
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAK5

<TABLE>
<S>                                          <C>
Trust Distribution Date: October 15, 1996    Due Period Ending: September 30, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of October 14, 1994 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000
     of Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1994-2                                 Total          Interest       Principal
        <S>          <C>                        <C>             <C>             <C>
        Class A      29 days at 5.853910000%    $4.715649722    $4.715649722    $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 8.050000000%    $6.708333333    $6.708333333    $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $11,925,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $2,575,671,713.76

     Total Master Trust                                $14,501,468,389.76


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $1,750,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1994-2 Investor Interest                      $894,737,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $850,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $44,737,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>             
                                                      Finance Charge            Principal               Yield
                                                       Collections             Collections            Collections
<S>                                                                        <C>                          <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                    $191,574,543.84       $1,457,034,462.43            $0.00

     Seller                                            $39,656,046.19         $301,607,013.04            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                             $163,456,904.10       $1,243,183,659.01            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                              $28,117,639.74         $213,850,803.42            $0.00

 (d) Series 1994-2 Allocations                         $14,382,542.70         $109,387,499.77            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                               $13,665,727.87         $103,935,711.20            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                  $716,814.83           $5,451,788.57            $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   2


4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               Deposits into the SPFAs
                            This Due      Total    Deposit Deficit   Investment
                             Period      Deposits      Amount          Income
     <S>                    <C>           <C>           <C>             <C>
     Series 1994-2          $0.00         $0.00         0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Total Payments
                              Amount Paid    Deficit Amount      Through This
                            This Due Period  This Due Period      Due Period
     <S>                           <C>             <C>              <C>
     Series 1994-2                 $0.00           $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             Due Period         SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>                      <C>
     Series 1994-2                        $4,308,412.97            $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Cumulative
                                                                  Investor
                                                                 Charged-Off
                                           This Due Period        Amount
<S>                                      <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $55,872,965.26            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                            $9,611,193.35            $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-2                        $4,916,251.86            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $4,671,229.66            $0.00

     Class B                                $245,022.20            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                   Total        Principal
<S>                                               <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   3



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period        Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
<S>                                               <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
<S>                                               <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
<S>                                                      <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $2,916,666.67

 (c) Series 1994-2                                        $1,491,228.34

 (d) Class A                                              $1,416,666.67

     Class B                                                 $74,561.67
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount
    <S>                                  <C>                   <C>
     Series 1994-2 Class B               $89,473,700.00        10.5263%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Shared Amount     Class B Amount
     <S>                                          <C>          <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00        $44,736,850.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00        $44,736,850.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00                 $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4

15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $14,726,950,088.54

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount        Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance           Receivables Outstanding
     <S>               <C>                             <C>
     30-59 days        $422,845,354.67                 2.87%

     60-179 days       $609,433,877.34                 4.14%
</TABLE>


                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                 ----------------------------------
                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5
                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1994-2 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

     The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of October 14, 1994 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1994-2 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on October 15, 1996:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                $1,989,872,065.46

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                  $103,935,711.20

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                            $13,665,727.87

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                          $4,008,302.26
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   6


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>
 9.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $5,451,788.57

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                               $716,814.83

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                         
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                            $300,110.71

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered
     by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of October, 1996.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             ------------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer


<PAGE>   1
                                                                 EXHIBIT 20(f)


                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1994-3 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAL3
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAM1

<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Trust Distribution Date: October 15, 1996     Due Period Ending:  September 30, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of October 20, 1994 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000
     of Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1994-3                                 Total        Interest       Principal
        <S>          <C>                        <C>            <C>             <C>
        Class A      29 days at 5.693910000%    $4.586760833   $4.586760833    $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 7.750000000%    $6.458333333   $6.458333333    $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $11,925,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $2,575,671,713.76

     Total Master Trust                                $14,501,468,389.76


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $1,750,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1994-3 Investor Interest                      $789,474,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $750,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $39,474,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Finance Charge          Principal             Yield
                                                          Collections           Collections          Collections
<S>                                                                          <C>                         <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                     $191,574,543.84       $1,457,034,462.43            $0.00

     Seller                                             $39,656,046.19         $301,607,013.04            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                              $163,456,904.10       $1,243,183,659.01            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                               $28,117,639.74         $213,850,803.42            $0.00

 (d) Series 1994-3 Allocations                          $12,671,436.33          $96,373,552.85            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                $12,047,113.74          $91,625,220.87            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                   $624,322.59           $4,748,331.98            $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   2

4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               Deposits into the SPFAs
                            This Due      Total    Deposit Deficit   Investment
                              Period     Deposits      Amount         Income
     <S>                    <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
     Series 1994-3          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Total Payments
                                Amount Paid    Deficit Amount    Through This
                              This Due Period  This Due Period    Due Period
     <S>                           <C>             <C>              <C>
     Series 1994-3                 $0.00           $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                            Due Period        SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>                      <C>
     Series 1994-3                        $3,695,006.88            $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Cumulative
                                                                 Investor
                                                                Charged-Off
                                         This Due Period          Amount
<S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $55,872,965.26            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                            $9,611,193.35            $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-3                        $4,331,360.16            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $4,117,953.73            $0.00

     Class B                                $213,406.43            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   3


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period         Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses         Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $2,916,666.67

 (c) Series 1994-3                                        $1,315,790.00

 (d) Class A                                              $1,250,000.00

     Class B                                                 $65,790.00
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount
     <S>                                 <C>                   <C>
     Series 1994-3 Class B               $83,131,612.20        11.0842%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Shared Amount   Class B Amount
     <S>                                          <C>          <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00        $39,473,700.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00        $39,473,700.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00                 $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4

15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $14,726,950,088.54

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount      Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance         Receivables Outstanding
     <S>               <C>                           <C>
     30-59 days        $422,845,354.67               2.87%

     60-179 days       $609,433,877.34               4.14%
</TABLE>


                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                 ------------------------------
                                       Vice President
<PAGE>   5
                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1994-3 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

     The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of October 20, 1994 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1994-3 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on October 15, 1996:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                $1,989,872,065.46

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                   $91,625,220.87

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                            $12,047,113.74

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                          $3,440,070.63
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   6

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 9.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $4,748,331.98

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                               $624,322.59

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                            $254,936.25

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered
     by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of October, 1996.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             -----------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer

<PAGE>   1
                                                                 EXHIBIT 20(g)


                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1994-A Monthly Statement

<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Trust Distribution Date: October 15, 1996     Due Period Ending:  September 30, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of December 20, 1994 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October  1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000
     of Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1994-A                                 Total         Interest       Principal
        <S>          <C>                        <C>             <C>             <C>
        Class A      30 days at 5.520012120%    $4.600010100    $4.600010100    $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                   <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $11,925,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $2,575,671,713.76

     Total Master Trust                                $14,501,468,389.76


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $1,750,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1994-A Investor Interest                    $1,750,000,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                          $1,750,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                                      $0.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Finance Charge              Principal               Yield
                                                        Collections               Collections            Collections
 <S>                                                                            <C>                         <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                     $191,574,543.84          $1,457,034,462.43            $0.00

     Seller                                             $39,656,046.19            $301,607,013.04            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                              $163,456,904.10          $1,243,183,659.01            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                               $28,117,639.74            $213,850,803.42            $0.00

 (d) Series 1994-A Allocations                          $28,117,639.74            $213,850,803.42            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                $28,117,639.74            $213,850,803.42            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                         $0.00                      $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   2

4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               Deposits into the SPFAs
                            This Due      Total    Deposit Deficit   Investment
                              Period     Deposits       Amount         Income
     <S>                     <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
     Series 1994-A           $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Total Payments
                                Amount Paid    Deficit Amount    Through This
                              This Due Period  This Due Period    Due Period
     <S>                           <C>             <C>              <C>
     Series 1994-A                 $0.00           $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                            Due Period          SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>                      <C>
     Series 1994-A                        $8,050,017.68            $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                0.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Cumulative
                                                                  Investor
                                                                 Charged-Off
                                         This Due Period           Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $55,872,965.26            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                            $9,611,193.35            $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-A                        $9,611,193.35            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $9,611,193.35            $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
<S>                                               <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-A                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   3

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period        Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-A                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses         Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-A                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $2,916,666.67

 (c) Series 1994-A                                        $2,916,666.67

 (d) Class A                                              $2,916,666.67

     Class B                                                      $0.00
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              As a Percentage
                                                                of Class A
                                                  Total       Invested Amount
     <S>                                          <C>           <C>
     Series 1994-A Class B                        $0.00         0.0000%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Shared Amount      Class B Amount
     <S>                                <C>                        <C>
     Maximum Amount                     $140,000,000.00            $0.00

     Available Amount                   $140,000,000.00            $0.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit
      Enhancement for this Due Period             $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4

15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $14,726,950,088.54

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount     Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance        Receivables Outstanding
     <S>               <C>                           <C>
     30-59 days        $422,845,354.67               2.87%

     60-179 days       $609,433,877.34               4.14%
</TABLE>


                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                 ------------------------------
                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5
                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1994-A Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

        The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of December 20, 1994 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1994-A Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on October 15, 1996:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                $1,989,872,065.46

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                  $213,850,803.42

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                            $28,117,639.74

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     Date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

 7.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                          $8,050,017.68

 8.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   6



 9.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered
     by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of October, 1996.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             --------------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                           and Treasurer


<PAGE>   1
                                                                 EXHIBIT 20(h)


                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1995-1 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAN9
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAP4


<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Trust Distribution Date: October 15, 1996     Due Period Ending:  September 30, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of April 19, 1995 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 
     of Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1995-1                                 Total        Interest       Principal
        <S>          <C>                        <C>            <C>            <C>
        Class A      29 days at 5.783910000%    $4.659260833   $4.659260833   $0.000000000

        Class B      29 days at 5.953910000%    $4.796205278   $4.796205278   $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                   <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $11,925,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $2,575,671,713.76

     Total Master Trust                                $14,501,468,389.76


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $1,750,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1995-1 Investor Interest                      $631,579,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $600,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $31,579,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Finance Charge            Principal               Yield
                                                       Collections             Collections            Collections
 <S>                                                                         <C>                          <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                    $191,574,543.84        $1,457,034,462.43            $0.00

     Seller                                            $39,656,046.19          $301,607,013.04            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                             $163,456,904.10        $1,243,183,659.01            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                              $28,117,639.74          $213,850,803.42            $0.00

 (d) Series 1995-1 Allocations                         $10,151,022.91           $77,204,360.78            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                $9,642,315.61           $73,335,349.53            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                  $508,707.30            $3,869,011.25            $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   2

4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               Deposits into the SPFAs
                            This Due      Total    Deposit Deficit   Investment
                              Period     Deposits       Amount         Income
     <S>                      <C>         <C>            <C>            <C>
     Series 1995-1            $0.00       $0.00          0.00           $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Total Payments
                              Amount Paid    Deficit Amount      Through This
                            This Due Period  This Due Period      Due Period
     <S>                           <C>             <C>              <C>
     Series 1995-1                 $0.00           $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                            Due Period         SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>                      <C>
     Series 1995-1                        $2,947,015.87            $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Cumulative
                                                                  Investor
                                                                 Charged-Off
                                         This Due Period          Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $55,872,965.26            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                            $9,611,193.35            $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-1                        $3,469,830.49            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $3,295,943.77            $0.00

     Class B                                $173,886.72            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   3

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period        Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses         Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $2,916,666.67

 (c) Series 1995-1                                        $1,052,631.67

 (d) Class A                                              $1,000,000.00

     Class B                                                 $52,631.67
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount
     <S>                                 <C>                   <C>
     Series 1995-1 Class B               $69,473,690.00        11.5789%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               Shared Amount    Class B Amount
     <S>                                          <C>           <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00         $37,894,740.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00         $37,894,740.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00                  $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   4


15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $14,726,950,088.54

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount     Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance        Receivables Outstanding
     <S>               <C>                            <C>
     30-59 days        $422,845,354.67                2.87%

     60-179 days       $609,433,877.34                4.14%
</TABLE>


                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                 ------------------------------
                                       Vice President
<PAGE>   5

                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1995-1 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

     The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of April 19, 1995 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1995-1 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on October 15, 1996:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                $1,989,872,065.46

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                   $73,335,349.53

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                             $9,642,315.61

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                          $2,795,556.50
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   6

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 9.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $3,869,011.25

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                               $508,707.30

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                    $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                              $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                            $151,459.37

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered
     by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of October, 1996.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             ----------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer

<PAGE>   1
                                                                 EXHIBIT 20(i)


                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1995-2 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAQ2
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAR0


<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Trust Distribution Date: October 15, 1996     Due Period Ending:  September 30, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of August 1, 1995 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per
     $1000 of Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1995-2                                   Total         Interest        Principal
        <S>          <C>                         <C>             <C>              <C>
        Class A      30 days at 6.550000000%     $5.458333333    $5.458333333     $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 6.750000000%     $5.625000000    $5.625000000     $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                   <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $11,925,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $2,575,671,713.76

     Total Master Trust                                $14,501,468,389.76


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $1,750,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1995-2 Investor Interest                      $526,316,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $500,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $26,316,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Finance Charge            Principal               Yield
                                                        Collections            Collections            Collections
 <S>                                                                         <C>                         <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                    $191,574,543.84        $1,457,034,462.43            $0.00

     Seller                                            $39,656,046.19          $301,607,013.04            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                             $163,456,904.10        $1,243,183,659.01            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                              $28,117,639.74          $213,850,803.42            $0.00

 (d) Series 1995-2 Allocations                          $8,439,916.53           $64,190,413.86            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                $8,023,701.47           $61,024,859.20            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                  $416,215.06            $3,165,554.66            $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   2


4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               Deposits into the SPFAs
                             This Due      Total    Deposit Deficit   Investment
                              Period      Deposits       Amount         Income
     <S>                       <C>         <C>            <C>            <C>
     Series 1995-2             $0.00       $0.00          0.00           $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Total Payments
                                Amount Paid    Deficit Amount    Through This
                              This Due Period  This Due Period    Due Period
     <S>                           <C>             <C>              <C>
     Series 1995-2                 $0.00           $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                            Due Period      SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>              <C>
     Series 1995-2                        $2,877,194.17    $5,754,388.34
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Cumulative
                                                                 Investor
                                                                Charged-Off
                                         This Due Period           Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $55,872,965.26            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                            $9,611,193.35            $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-2                        $2,884,938.79            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $2,742,667.84            $0.00

     Class B                                $142,270.95            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   3


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period         Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses         Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
<S>                                               <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $2,916,666.67

 (c) Series 1995-2                                          $877,193.33

 (d) Class A                                                $833,333.33

     Class B                                                 $43,860.00
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount
     <S>                                 <C>                    <C>
     Series 1995-2 Class B               $34,210,540.00         6.8421%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               Shared Amount     Class B Amount
     <S>                                          <C>            <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00          $15,789,480.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00          $15,789,480.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00                   $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   4


15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $14,726,950,088.54

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount        Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status        Ending Balance        Receivables Outstanding
     <S>               <C>                            <C>
     30-59 days        $422,845,354.67                2.87%

     60-179 days       $609,433,877.34                4.14%
</TABLE>


                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                 ------------------------------
                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5
                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1995-2 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

     The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of August 1, 1995 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1995-2 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on October 15, 1996:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                $1,989,872,065.46

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                   $61,024,859.20

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                             $8,023,701.47

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                  $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   6


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>
 9.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $3,165,554.66

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                               $416,215.06

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                  $0.00

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered
     by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of October, 1996.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             --------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                 EXHIBIT 20(j)


                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1995-3 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAS8
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAT6


<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Trust Distribution Date: October 15, 1996     Due Period Ending:  September 30, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of September 28, 1995 relating to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000
     of Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1995-3                                  Total         Interest        Principal
        <S>          <C>                         <C>             <C>              <C>
        Class A      29 days at 5.713910000%     $4.602871944    $4.602871944     $0.000000000

        Class B      29 days at 5.833910000%     $4.699538611    $4.699538611     $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                   <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $11,925,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $2,575,671,713.76

     Total Master Trust                                $14,501,468,389.76


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $1,750,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1995-3 Investor Interest                      $526,316,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $500,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $26,316,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Finance Charge          Principal               Yield
                                                        Collections           Collections            Collections
 <S>                                                                        <C>                         <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                    $191,574,543.84       $1,457,034,462.43            $0.00

     Seller                                            $39,656,046.19         $301,607,013.04            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                             $163,456,904.10       $1,243,183,659.01            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                              $28,117,639.74         $213,850,803.42            $0.00

 (d) Series 1995-3 Allocations                          $8,439,916.53          $64,190,413.86            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                $8,023,701.47          $61,024,859.20            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                  $416,215.06           $3,165,554.66            $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   2

4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               Deposits into the SPFAs
                            This Due      Total    Deposit Deficit   Investment
                              Period     Deposits       Amount         Income
     <S>                      <C>          <C>           <C>            <C>
     Series 1995-3            $0.00        $0.00         0.00           $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Total Payments
                                Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                              This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period
     <S>                           <C>              <C>               <C>
     Series 1995-3                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                            Due Period         SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>                      <C>
     Series 1995-3                        $2,425,109.03            $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Cumulative
                                                                  Investor
                                                                 Charged-Off
                                           This Due Period          Amount
 <S>                                       <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                             $55,872,965.26            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                              $9,611,193.35            $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-3                          $2,884,938.79            $0.00

 (d) Class A                                $2,742,667.84            $0.00

     Class B                                  $142,270.95            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   3

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period        Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses         Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $2,916,666.67

 (c) Series 1995-3                                          $877,193.33

 (d) Class A                                                $833,333.33

     Class B                                                 $43,860.00
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount
     <S>                                 <C>                   <C>
     Series 1995-3 Class B               $57,894,760.00        11.5790%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Shared Amount    Class B Amount
     <S>                                         <C>          <C>
     Maximum Amount                              $0.00        $31,578,960.00

     Available Amount                            $0.00        $31,578,960.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00                $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4

15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $14,726,950,088.54

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount       Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status        Ending Balance        Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                   <C>                           <C>
     30-59 days            $422,845,354.67               2.87%

     60-179 days           $609,433,877.34               4.14%
</TABLE>


                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                 ------------------------------
                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5
                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1995-3 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

     The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of September 28, 1995 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1995-3 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on October 15, 1996:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                $1,989,872,065.46

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                   $61,024,859.20

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                             $8,023,701.47

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                          $2,301,435.97
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   6

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 9.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $3,165,554.66

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                               $416,215.06

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                    $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to
                                                                                                   $0.00
13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                            $123,673.06

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be
     delivered by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the
     Trustee pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of October, 1996.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             ---------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer


<PAGE>   1
                                                                  EXHIBIT 20(k)

                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1996-1 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAU3
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAV1


<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Trust Distribution Date: October 15, 1996     Due Period Ending:  September 30, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of January 18, 1996 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per
     $1000 of Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1996-1                                  Total        Interest       Principal
        <S>          <C>                        <C>            <C>             <C>
        Class A      29 days at 5.673910000%    $4.570649722   $4.570649722    $0.000000000

        Class B      29 days at 5.803910000%    $4.675371944   $4.675371944    $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                   <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $11,925,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $2,575,671,713.76

     Total Master Trust                                $14,501,468,389.76


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $1,750,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1996-1 Investor Interest                    $1,052,632,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                          $1,000,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $52,632,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Finance Charge           Principal              Yield
                                                  Collections            Collections           Collections
 <S>                                                                   <C>                          <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation              $191,574,543.84        $1,457,034,462.43            $0.00

     Seller                                      $39,656,046.19          $301,607,013.04            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                       $163,456,904.10        $1,243,183,659.01            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                        $28,117,639.74          $213,850,803.42            $0.00

 (d) Series 1996-1 Allocations                   $16,926,079.19          $128,732,556.00            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                         $16,070,526.01          $122,225,582.54            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                            $855,553.18            $6,506,973.46            $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   2



4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               Deposits into the SPFAs
                           This Due       Total     Deposit Deficit   Investment
                             Period      Deposits        Amount         Income
     <S>                     <C>           <C>           <C>             <C>
     Series 1996-1           $0.00         $0.00         0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Total Payments
                               Amount Paid      Deficit Amount     Through This
                             This Due Period    This Due Period     Due Period
     <S>                           <C>               <C>                <C>
     Series 1996-1                 $0.00             $0.00              $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                            Due Period          SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>                      <C>
     Series 1996-1                        $4,816,723.90            $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Cumulative
                                                                 Investor
                                                                Charged-Off
                                         This Due Period          Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $55,872,965.26            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                            $9,611,193.35            $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-1                        $5,785,685.47            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $5,493,239.62            $0.00

     Class B                                $292,445.85            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   3



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period        Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses         Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $2,916,666.67

 (c) Series 1996-1                                        $1,754,386.67

 (d) Class A                                              $1,666,666.67

     Class B                                                 $87,720.00
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount
     <S>                                <C>                    <C>
     Series 1996-1 Class B              $105,263,200.00        10.5263%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Shared Amount     Class B Amount
     <S>                                          <C>          <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00        $57,894,760.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00        $57,894,760.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00                 $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4

15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $14,726,950,088.54

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount        Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status        Ending Balance        Receivables Outstanding
     <S>               <C>                             <C>
     30-59 days        $422,845,354.67                 2.87%

     60-179 days       $609,433,877.34                 4.14%
</TABLE>


                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                 ---------------------------------

                                       Vice President
<PAGE>   5
                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1996-1 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

     The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of January 18, 1996 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1996-1 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on October 15, 1996:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                $1,989,872,065.46

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                  $122,225,582.54

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                            $16,070,526.01

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                         
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                          $4,570,649.72
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   6

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>
 9.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $6,506,973.46

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                               $855,553.18

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                         
          is equal to                                                                              $0.00

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
          Amount is equal to                                                                       $0.00

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                            $246,074.18

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered
     by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of October, 1996.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             --------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                  EXHIBIT 20(l)


                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1996-2 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAW9
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAX7


<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Trust Distribution Date: October 15, 1996     Due Period Ending:  September 30, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of January 29, 1996 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period
     (per $1000 of Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1996-2                                 Total        Interest       Principal
        <S>          <C>                        <C>            <C>             <C>
        Class A      29 days at 5.723910000%    $4.610927500   $4.610927500    $0.000000000

        Class B      29 days at 5.863910000%    $4.723705278   $4.723705278    $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                   <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $11,925,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $2,575,671,713.76

     Total Master Trust                                $14,501,468,389.76


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $1,750,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1996-2 Investor Interest                      $947,369,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $900,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $47,369,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Finance Charge           Principal              Yield
                                                       Collections            Collections           Collections
<S>                                                                       <C>                          <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                    $191,574,543.84      $1,457,034,462.43            $0.00

     Seller                                            $39,656,046.19        $301,607,013.04            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                             $163,456,904.10      $1,243,183,659.01            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                              $28,117,639.74        $213,850,803.42            $0.00

 (d) Series 1996-2 Allocations                         $15,214,972.83        $115,718,609.09            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                               $14,451,911.88        $109,915,092.22            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                  $763,060.95          $5,803,516.87            $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   2


4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               Deposits into the SPFAs
                            This Due       Total      Deposit Deficit   Investment
                              Period      Deposits         Amount         Income
     <S>                      <C>           <C>             <C>           <C>
     Series 1996-2            $0.00         $0.00           0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Total Payments
                              Amount Paid    Deficit Amount       Through This
                            This Due Period  This Due Period       Due Period
     <S>                           <C>             <C>                 <C>
     Series 1996-2                 $0.00           $0.00               $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                            Due Period      SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>                      <C>
     Series 1996-2                        $4,373,591.95            $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Cumulative
                                                                 Investor
                                                                Charged-Off
                                         This Due Period         Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $55,872,965.26            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                            $9,611,193.35            $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-2                        $5,200,793.77            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $4,939,963.69            $0.00

     Class B                                $260,830.08            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   3






<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period        Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses        Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $2,916,666.67

 (c) Series 1996-2                                        $1,578,948.33

 (d) Class A                                              $1,500,000.00

     Class B                                                 $78,948.33
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              As a Percentage
                                                                of Class A
                                                  Total       Invested Amount
     <S>                                    <C>                    <C>
     Series 1996-2 Class B                  $104,210,590.00        11.5790%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Shared Amount    Class B Amount
     <S>                                          <C>         <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00       $56,842,140.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00       $56,842,140.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00                $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   4

15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $14,726,950,088.54

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount     Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance        Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                 <C>                          <C>
     30-59 days          $422,845,354.67              2.87%

     60-179 days         $609,433,877.34              4.14%
</TABLE>


                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                 -------------------------------

                                       Vice President



<PAGE>   5
                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1996-2 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

     The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of January 29, 1996 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1996-2 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on October 15, 1996:

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                                                           <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due Period
     is equal to                                                                               $1,989,872,065.46

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during the
     related Due Period is equal to                                                              $109,915,092.22

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                          $14,451,911.88

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                   $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                                     $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                           $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                     $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                       $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                 $4,149,834.75
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   6





<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                               <C>
 9.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                           $5,803,516.87

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                                      $763,060.95

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                   $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                                     $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                           $0.00
           is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                     $0.00
           Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                       $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                   $223,757.20

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of October, 1996.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                            as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             -------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer


<PAGE>   1
                                                                 EXHIBIT 20(m)


                    MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1996-3 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAY5
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAZ2


Trust Distribution Date: October 15, 1996  Due Period Ending: September 30, 1996

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of February 21, 1996 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October  1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

 1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000
      of Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1996-3                                 Total      Interest      Principal
        <S>          <C>                     <C>           <C>            <C>
        Class A      30 days at 6.050000000% $5.041666667  $5.041666667   $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 6.250000000% $5.208333333  $5.208333333   $0.000000000
</TABLE>

 2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                   <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $11,925,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $2,575,671,713.76

     Total Master Trust                                $14,501,468,389.76


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $1,750,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1996-3 Investor Interest                      $631,579,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $600,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $31,579,000.00
</TABLE>

 3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Finance Charge     Principal              Yield
                                               Collections      Collections          Collections

 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller
 <S>                                           <C>               <C>                    <C>
     Aggregate Investor Allocation             $191,574,543.84   $1,457,034,462.43      $0.00

     Seller                                     $39,656,046.19     $301,607,013.04      $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                      $163,456,904.10   $1,243,183,659.01      $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                       $28,117,639.74     $213,850,803.42      $0.00

 (d) Series 1996-3 Allocations                  $10,151,022.91      $77,204,360.78      $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                         $9,642,315.61      $73,335,349.53      $0.00

     Class B Allocations                           $508,707.30       $3,869,011.25      $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   2



 4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
               Deposits into the SPFAs
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            This Due      Total   Deposit Deficit  Investment
                              Period     Deposits     Amount         Income
     <S>                    <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
     Series 1996-3          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

 5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Total Payments
                              Amount Paid    Deficit Amount  Through This
                            This Due Period  This Due Period  Due Period
     <S>                           <C>             <C>              <C>
     Series 1996-3                 $0.00           $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

 6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             DuePeriod      SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>              <C>
     Series 1996-3                        $3,189,473.96    $6,378,947.92
</TABLE>

 7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

 8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Cumulative
                                                              Investor
                                                             Charged-Off
                                           This Due Period    Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $55,872,965.26            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                            $9,611,193.35            $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-3                        $3,469,830.49            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $3,295,943.77            $0.00

     Class B                                $173,886.72            $0.00
</TABLE>

 9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00

</TABLE>


<PAGE>   3


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $2,916,666.67

 (c) Series 1996-3                                        $1,052,631.67

 (d) Class A                                              $1,000,000.00

     Class B                                                 $52,631.67
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                                Total       Invested Amount
     <S>                                 <C>                    <C>
     Series 1996-3 Class B               $37,894,740.00         6.3158%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Shared Amount  Class B Amount
     <S>                                          <C>     <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00   $18,947,370.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00   $18,947,370.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>





<PAGE>   4



15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $14,726,950,088.54

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance    Receivables Outstanding
     <S>               <C>                      <C>
     30-59 days        $422,845,354.67          2.87%

     60-179 days       $609,433,877.34          4.14%
</TABLE>


                                   FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                   as Trustee


                              BY:
                                  -----------------------------
                                       Vice President


<PAGE>   5


                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1996-3 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

     The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of February 21, 1996 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1996-3 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on October 15, 1996:


<TABLE>
 <S>                                                                                 <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                              $1,989,872,065.46

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                 $73,335,349.53

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                           $9,642,315.61

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                          $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                            $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                  $0.00
           is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                            $0.00
           Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                              $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   6





<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                      <C>
 9.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                  $3,869,011.25

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                             $508,707.30

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                          $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                            $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                  $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                            $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                              $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                $0.00

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of October, 1996.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                            as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             -------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer




<PAGE>   1
                                                                   EXHIBIT 20(n)


                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1996-4 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KBA6
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KBB4


Trust Distribution Date: October 15, 1996  Due Period Ending: September 30, 1996

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of April 30, 1996 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October  1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
     Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1996-4                                    Total         Interest         Principal
        <S>          <C>                        <C>              <C>              <C>
        Class A      29 days at 5.878910000%    $4.735788611     $4.735788611     $0.000000000

        Class B      29 days at 6.053910000%    $4.876760833     $4.876760833     $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $11,925,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $2,575,671,713.76

     Total Master Trust                                $14,501,468,389.76


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $1,750,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1996-4 Investor Interest                    $1,052,632,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                          $1,000,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $52,632,000.00

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Finance Charge         Principal             Yield
                                                                       Collections          Collections         Collections
 <S>                                                                 <C>                  <C>                      <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                                   $191,574,543.84      $1,457,034,462.43        $0.00

     Seller                                                           $39,656,046.19        $301,607,013.04        $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                                            $163,456,904.10      $1,243,183,659.01        $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                                             $28,117,639.74        $213,850,803.42        $0.00

 (d) Series 1996-4 Allocations                                        $16,926,079.19        $128,732,556.00        $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                              $16,070,526.01        $122,225,582.54        $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                                 $855,553.18          $6,506,973.46        $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   2


4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
               Deposits into the SPFAs
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            This Due      Total       Deposit Deficit      Investment
                              Period     Deposits         Amount             Income
     <S>                      <C>         <C>              <C>               <C>
     Series 1996-4            $0.00       $0.00            0.00              $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               Total Payments
                              Amount Paid           Deficit Amount             Through This
                            This Due Period         This Due Period             Due Period
     <S>                           <C>                    <C>                         <C>
     Series 1996-4                 $0.00                  $0.00                       $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             DuePeriod               SIFA Balance
     <S>                                     <C>                            <C>
     Series 1996-4                           $4,992,462.29                  $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            This Due Period
     <S>                                                         <C>
     Class A                                                     1.00000000

     Class B                                                     1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     Cumulative
                                                                      Investor
                                                                     Charged-Off
                                      This Due Period                 Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                               <C>
 (a) Group One                           $55,872,965.26                    $0.00

 (b) Group Two                            $9,611,193.35                    $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-4                        $5,785,685.47                    $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $5,493,239.62                    $0.00

     Class B                                $292,445.85                    $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Per $1,000 of
                                                                  Original Invested
                                                Total              Principal
 <S>                                              <C>                         <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00                       $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00                       $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-4                                $0.00                       $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00                       $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00                       $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   3
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period                     Per $1,000 of
                                                                          Original Invested
                                                           Total           Principal
 <S>                                                         <C>               <C>
 (a) Group One                                               $0.00             $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                               $0.00             $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-4                                           $0.00             $0.00

 (d) Class A                                                 $0.00             $0.00

     Class B                                                 $0.00             $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<S>                                                        <C>             <C>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses                      Per $1,000 of
                                                                           Original Invested
                                                           Total            Principal

 (a) Group One                                               $0.00              $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                               $0.00              $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-4                                           $0.00              $0.00

 (d) Class A                                                 $0.00              $0.00

     Class B                                                 $0.00              $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                                            $2,916,666.67

 (c) Series 1996-4                                                        $1,754,386.67

 (d) Class A                                                              $1,666,666.67

     Class B                                                                 $87,720.00
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 As a Percentage
                                                                                   of Class A
                                                                     Total       Invested Amount
     <S>                                                     <C>                    <C>
     Series 1996-4 Class B                                   $115,789,520.00        11.5790%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Shared Amount       Class B Amount
     <S>                                                               <C>                <C>
     Maximum Amount                                                    $0.00              $63,157,920.00

     Available Amount                                                  $0.00              $63,157,920.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                                              $0.00                       $0.00
</TABLE>



<PAGE>   4
15.  Delinquency Summary

    End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding    $14,726,950,088.54

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               Delinquent Amount       Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status            Ending Balance          Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                        <C>                            <C>
     30-59 days                 $422,845,354.67                2.87%

     60-179 days                $609,433,877.34                4.14%
</TABLE>


                                          FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                          as Trustee
 

                                       BY:                             
                                           ----------------------------

                                                Vice President
<PAGE>   5
                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1996-4 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

     The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of April 30, 1996 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1996-4 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on October 15, 1996:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                               <C>
1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
    Period is equal to                                                            $1,989,872,065.46

4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                              $122,225,582.54

5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
    during the related Due Period is equal to                                        $16,070,526.01

6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
    Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                        $0.00

6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
    date is equal to                                                                          $0.00

7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
    made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

    (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                $0.00
         is equal to
    
    (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                          $0.00
         Amount is equal to
    
    (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                            $0.00

8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
    on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                      $4,735,788.61
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                               $6,506,973.46

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                          $855,553.18

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                       $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                         $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                               $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                         $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                           $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                       $256,673.68

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of October, 1996.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:                                  
                              ---------------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                   EXHIBIT 20(o)

                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1996-5 Monthly Statement
                              Class A Certificate:
                          German Security Code 133 260
        International Security Identification #(ISIN) DE 000 133 260 9
                Common Code #(DKV, Cedel, Euroclear) 677 6388
                     Class B Certificate:  CUSIP #25466KBC2


Trust Distribution Date: October 15, 1996  Due Period Ending: September 30, 1996
Interest Payment Date: October 17, 1996

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of July 24, 1996 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:


1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
     Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          1996-5                                  Total                Interest              Principal
         <S>        <C>                          <C>                 <C>                   <C>
         Class A    29 days at 5.707500000%      $4.597708333        $4.597708333          $0.000000000
         Class B    29 days at 5.875000000%      $4.732638889        $4.732638889          $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Payments due from the Swap Counterparty for the benefit of Class A
     Investors this Due Period (per DM 1000 of Class Initial Foreign Currency
     Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          1996-5                                     Total              Interest            Principal
        <S>        <C>                           <C>                 <C>                  <C>
        Class A    29 days at 3.413750000%       DM2.749965278       DM2.749965278        DM0.000000000
</TABLE>


3.   Class A DM Invested Amount

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          1996-5
        <S>                                                                          <C>
        Class A                                                                      DM1,250,000,000.00
</TABLE>

4.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                                                <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                                                    $11,925,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                                                 $2,575,671,713.76

     Total Master Trust                                                             $14,501,468,389.76


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                                                    $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                                                     $1,750,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1996-5 Investor Interest                                                   $862,304,676.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                                                         $819,188,676.00

     Class B Investor Interest                                                          $43,116,000.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2

5.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Finance Charge               Principal              Yield
                                                                   Collections                Collections           Collections
 <S>                                                             <C>                       <C>                          <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation.                              $191,574,543.84           $1,457,034,462.43            $0.00

     Seller                                                       $39,656,046.19             $301,607,013.04            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                                        $163,456,904.10           $1,243,183,659.01            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                                         $28,117,639.74             $213,850,803.42            $0.00

 (d) Series 1996-5 Allocations                                    $13,850,712.34             $105,342,624.38            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                          $13,157,020.57             $100,066,699.95            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                             $693,691.77               $5,275,924.43            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           Deposits into the SPFAs            Total          Deposit Deficit          Investment
                              This Due Period                Deposits             Amount                Income
      <S>                              <C>                      <C>                 <C>                   <C>
      Series 1996-5                    $0.00                    $0.00               0.00                  $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Total Payments
                              Amount Paid            Deficit Amount             Through This
                            This Due Period          This Due Period             Due Period
     <S>                           <C>                        <C>                        <C>
     Series 1996-5                 $0.00                      $0.00                      $0.00
</TABLE>

8.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Deposits Into the SIFAs
                                             This Due Period                 SIFA Balance
     <S>                                       <C>                                   <C>
     Series 1996-5                             $3,970,443.06                         $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Pool Factors
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        This Due Period
     <S>                                                                     <C>
     Class A                                                                 1.00000000

     Class B                                                                 1.00000000
</TABLE>

10.  Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Cumulative Investor
                                        This Due Period              Charge-Off Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                               <C>
 (a) Group One                           $55,872,965.26                    $0.00

 (b) Group Two                            $9,611,193.35                    $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-5                        $4,734,461.20                    $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $4,497,342.94                    $0.00

     Class B                                $237,118.26                    $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   3

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Investor Losses This Due Period                     Per $1,000 of           Per DM 1,000 of
                                                       Original Invested         Original Invested
                                 Total                   Principal                Principal
 <S>                               <C>                        <C>                   <C>
 (a) Group One                     $0.00                      $0.00                 N/A

 (b) Group Two                     $0.00                      $0.00                 N/A

 (c) Series 1996-5                 $0.00                      $0.00                 N/A

 (d) Class A                       $0.00                      $0.00                 DM0.00

     Class B                       $0.00                      $0.00                 N/A
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
12.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period     Per $1,000 of       Per DM 1,000 of
                                                        Original Invested    Original Invested
                                 Total                      Principal            Principal
 <S>                              <C>                         <C>                   <C>
 (a) Group One                    $0.00                       $0.00                 N/A

 (b) Group Two                    $0.00                       $0.00                 N/A

 (c) Series 1996-5                $0.00                       $0.00                 N/A

 (d) Class A                      $0.00                       $0.00                 DM0.00

     Class B                      $0.00                       $0.00                 N/A
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
13.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses       Per $1,000 of        Per DM 1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested     Original Invested
                                 Total                       Principal              Principal
 <S>                              <C>                         <C>                   <C>
 (a) Group One                    $0.00                       $0.00                 N/A
                                                    
 (b) Group Two                    $0.00                       $0.00                 N/A
                                                    
 (c) Series 1996-5                $0.00                       $0.00                 N/A
                                                    
 (d) Class A                      $0.00                       $0.00                 DM0.00
                                                    
     Class B                      $0.00                       $0.00                 N/A
</TABLE>

14.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                  <C>
 (a) Group One                        $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                         $2,916,666.67

 (c) Series 1996-5                     $1,437,174.46

 (d) Class A                           $1,365,314.46

     Class B                              $71,860.00
</TABLE>

15.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           As a Percentage
                                                                             of Class A
                                                         Total             Invested Amount
     <S>                                             <C>                      <C>
     Series 1996-5 Class B                           $86,230,468.00           10.5263%
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4
16.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Shared Amount        Class B Amount
     <S>                                                        <C>          <C>
     Maximum Amount                                             $0.00        $47,426,758.00

     Available Amount                                           $0.00        $47,426,758.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                                       $0.00                 $0.00
</TABLE>


17.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $14,726,950,088.54

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              Delinquent Amount         Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status           Ending Balance            Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                        <C>                             <C>
     30-59 days                 $422,845,354.67                 2.87%

     60-179 days                $609,433,877.34                 4.14%
</TABLE>


                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:                             
                                  ----------------------------

                                       Vice President


<PAGE>   5
               MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                     Discover Card Master Trust I

                   Series 1996-5 Monthly Statement

                             CREDIT CARD
                      PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES




     The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of July 24, 1996 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1996-5 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on October 15, 1996, for the Interest Payment Date occurring on
October 17, 1996.

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                $1,989,872,065.46
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   6

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                     <C>
4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during the
    related Due Period is equal to                                                      $100,066,699.95

5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                                   $13,157,020.57

6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
    Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution date
    is equal to                                                                                   $0.00

7.  The aggregate amount of Class A Certificate Interest paid to the Currency
    Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                 $11,039,420.73


8.  The aggregate amount of Class A DM Certificate Interest received from the
    Currency Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal
    to                                                                                 DM 10,075,303.82

9.  The aggregate amount of Class A Certificate Interest converted into Deutsche
    Marks by the Trustee at the then prevailing spot exchange rate in New York
    with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                                          DM 0.00

10. The aggregate amount of Class A Certificate Principal paid to the Currency
    Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                          $0.00
    
11. The aggregate amount of Class A DM Certificate Principal received from the
    Currency Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal
    to                                                                                          DM 0.00
    
12. The aggregate amount of Class A Certificate Principal converted into
    Deutsche Marks by the Trustee at the then prevailing spot exchange rate in
    New York with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                                 DM 0.00
    
    
13. The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
    made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:
    
    (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                    $0.00
         is equal to
    
    (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                              $0.00
         Amount is equal to
    
    (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00
    
14. The sum of all amounts payable to Class A Certificateholders
    on the current Interest Payment Date is equal to                                   DM 10,075,303.82
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   7


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                        <C>
15.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during the
     related Due Period is equal to                                                        $5,275,924.43

16.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                      $693,691.77

17a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

17b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution date
     is equal to                                                                                   $0.00

18.  The aggregate amount of Class B Certificate Interest paid to the Currency
     Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                            N/A


19.  The aggregate amount of Class B DM Certificate Interest received from the
     Currency Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal
     to                                                                                              N/A

20.  The aggregate amount of Class B Certificate Interest converted into
     Deutsche Marks by the Trustee at the then prevailing spot exchange rate in
     New York with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                                     N/A

21.  The aggregate amount of Class B Certificate Principal paid to the Currency
     Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                            N/A

22.  The aggregate amount of Class B DM Certificate Principal received from the
     Currency Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal
     to                                                                                              N/A

23.  The aggregate amount of Class B Certificate Principal converted into
     Deutsche Marks by the Trustee at the then prevailing spot exchange rate in
     New York with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                                     N/A

24.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
     the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                    $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                              $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

25.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Interest Payment Date is equal to                                        $598,084.79

</TABLE>


<PAGE>   8


26.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant
     to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of October, 1996.



                                       GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                         as Master Servicer

                                       By:
                                          -------------------------
                                       Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                                       and Treasurer



N/A - Not Applicable




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