FINGERHUT RECEIVABLES INC
8-K, 1998-08-14
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                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                     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):

                         August 13, 1998

                     FINGERHUT MASTER TRUST
                   FINGERHUT RECEIVABLES, INC.
           (Originator of the Fingerhut Master Trust)
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    Delaware                 033-77780            41-1783128
(State of Incorporation)     (Commission File Number) (IRS
Employer Identification No.)



   4400 Baker Road, Suite F480, Minnetonka, Minnesota   55343
            (Address of principal executive offices)
                                
                         (612) 936-5035
      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                   FINGERHUT RECEIVABLES, INC.
                                
                   Current Report on Form 8-K


Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

           Ex.  20.a      Series  1998-1 July Certificateholders'Statement
           
           Ex.  20.b      Series  1998-2 July Certificateholders'Statement
           
                            SIGNATURE


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

                                     FINGERHUT RECEIVABLES, INC.



                                     By  /s/ James M. Wehmann
                                         James M. Wehmann
                                         President and Treasurer




Dated:  August 13, 1998








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Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                     Fingerhut Master Trust                                             Monthly Report
Securityholder's Statement                      Series 1998-1                                                              Jul-98
							                                                 Class A         Class B            CTO          Class D             Total
<C>                                              <C>              <C>            <C>              <C>              <C>
(i)   Security Amount                            337,500,000.00   51,136,000.00  61,364,000.00    61,364,000.00    511,364,000.00
(ii)  Security Principal Distributed                       0.00            0.00           0.00                               0.00
(iii) Security Interest Distributed                1,707,187.50      268,037.87     363,166.21                       2,338,391.58
Security Principal Distributed per $1,000             0.0000000       0.0000000      0.0000000                                  
Security Interest Distributed per $1,000              5.0583333       5.2416667      5.9182292                                  
(iv) Principal Collections                        24,097,039.88    3,651,040.69   4,381,305.94     4,381,305.94     36,510,692.45
(v)  Finance Collections                           8,160,006.67    1,236,355.85   1,483,646.37     1,483,646.37     12,363,655.26
      Recoveries                                   1,223,778.99      185,419.74     222,506.59       222,506.59      1,854,211.91
      Defeasance Funding Acct Earnings                     0.00            0.00           0.00             0.00              0.00
	Total Finance Collections                         9,383,785.66    1,421,775.59   1,706,152.96     1,706,152.96     14,217,867.17
	Total Collections                                33,480,825.54    5,072,816.28   6,087,458.90     6,087,458.90     50,728,559.62
 (vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                                  1,177,101,873.03
      Invested Amount (End of Month)             337,500,000.00   51,136,000.00  61,364,000.00    61,364,000.00    511,364,000.00
      Floating Allocation Percentage                28.6721148%      4.3442289%     5.2131427%       5.2131427%       43.4426290%
      Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)       337,500,000.00   51,136,000.00  61,364,000.00    61,364,000.00    511,364,000.00
      Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                                511,364,000.00
 (vii)  Receivable Delinquencies                                                                                
	Current                                                                                                 77.19%  1,201,682,334.91
	30 Days to 59 Days                                                                                       5.71%     88,842,774.13
	60 Days to 89 Days                                                                                       3.96%     61,674,920.96
	90 Days and Over                                                                                        13.14%    204,543,234.92
	   Total Receivables                                                                                   100.00%  1,556,743,264.92
(viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount                                                                             8,924,826.55
	 As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount  (Annualized based on 365 days/year)                                             22.75%
(ix)  Security Charge-Offs                                 0.00            0.00           0.00             0.00              0.00
										       
 (x)   Servicing Fee                                 517,808.22       78,455.23      94,147.51        94,147.51        784,558.47
										     
(xi)  Pool Factor                                      1.000000        1.000000       1.000000                                   
																 
(xii) Unreimbursed Redirected Principal Collections                    0.000000       0.000000         0.000000              0.00
(xiii) Excess Funding Account Balance                                                                                        0.00
(xiv) CTO Trigger Event Occurrence                                                                                           None
      CTO Reserve Amount                                                                                                      N/A
(xv) Number of New Accounts Added to the Trust                                                                             75,169
(xvi) Revolving Receivables Reserve Account Balance                                                                   $500,000.00
(xvii) Defeasance Funding Account Balance                                                                                    0.00
Average Net Portfolio Yield                                                                                                13.49%
Minimum Base Rate                                                                                                           8.15%
											
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	Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                     Fingerhut Master Trust                                     Monthly Report
	Securityholder's Statement                      Series 1998-2                                                      Jul-98
							                                           Class A         Class B            CTO         Class D             Total
 <C>                                       <C>              <C>            <C>             <C>              <C>
	(i)   Security Amount                     337,500,000.00   51,136,000.00  61,364,000.00   61,364,000.00    511,364,000.00
	(ii)  Security Principal Distributed                0.00            0.00           0.00                              0.00
	(iii) Security Interest Distributed         1,752,187.50      277,412.80     371,603.76                      2,401,204.06
											
	Security Principal Distributed per $1,000      0.0000000       0.0000000      0.0000000                                
	Security Interest Distributed per $1,000       5.1916667       5.4250000      6.0557292                                
	(iv) Principal Collections                 24,097,039.88    3,651,040.69   4,381,305.94    4,381,305.94     36,510,692.45
	(v)  Finance Collections                    8,160,006.67    1,236,355.85   1,483,646.37    1,483,646.37     12,363,655.26
	      Recoveries                            1,223,778.99      185,419.74     222,506.59      222,506.59      1,854,211.91
	      Defeasance Funding Acct Earnings              0.00            0.00           0.00            0.00              0.00
	Total Finance Collections                   9,383,785.66    1,421,775.59   1,706,152.96    1,706,152.96     14,217,867.17
	Total Collections                          33,480,825.54    5,072,816.28   6,087,458.90    6,087,458.90     50,728,559.62
	(vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                           1,177,101,873.03
	      Invested Amount (End of Month)      337,500,000.00   51,136,000.00  61,364,000.00   61,364,000.00    511,364,000.00
	      Floating Allocation Percentage         28.6721148%      4.3442289%     5.2131427%      5.2131427%       43.4426290%
	      Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)337,500,000.00   51,136,000.00  61,364,000.00   61,364,000.00    511,364,000.00
	      Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                        511,364,000.00
	(vii)  Receivable Delinquencies                                                                        
	       Current                                                                                   77.19%  1,201,682,334.91
	       30 Days to 59 Days                                                                         5.71%     88,842,774.13
	       60 Days to 89 Days                                                                         3.96%     61,674,920.96
	       90 Days and Over                                                                          13.14%    204,543,234.92
	Total Receivables                                                                               100.00%  1,556,743,264.92
	(viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount                                                                     8,924,826.55
		 As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount  (Annualized based on 365 days/year)                              22.75%
	(ix)  Security Charge-Offs                          0.00            0.00           0.00            0.00              0.00
											
	(x)   Servicing Fee                           517,808.22       78,455.23      94,147.51       94,147.51        784,558.47
											
	(xi)  Pool Factor                               1.000000        1.000000       1.000000                                 

                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
      
	(xii) Unreimbursed Redirected Principal Collections             0.000000       0.000000        0.000000              0.00
                                                                                                                         
	(xiii) Excess Funding Account Balance                                                                                0.00
                                                                                                                         
                                              
	(xiv) CTO Trigger Event Occurrence                                                                                   None
                                                                                                                         
                                              
		CTO Reserve Amount                                                                                                   N/A
                                       
	(xv) Number of New Accounts Added to the Trust                                                                     75,169
                                                                                                                         
                                              
	(xvi) Revolving Receivables Reserve Account Balance                                                           $500,000.00
                                                                                                                         
                                              
	(xvii) Defeasance Funding Account Balance                                                                            0.00
                                                                                                                         
                                              
	Average Net Portfolio Yield                                                                                        13.49%
                                              
	Minimum Base Rate                                                                                                   8.31%
                                                                                                                         
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