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):
February 15, 2000
FINGERHUT MASTER TRUST
FINGERHUT RECEIVABLES, INC.
(Originator of the Fingerhut Master Trust)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 333-45599 and 333-45611 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 January Certificateholders'
Statement
Ex. 20.b Series 1998-2 January 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/Brian M. Szames
Brian M. Szames
President and Treasurer
Dated: February 15, 2000
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Exhibit 20.a
Fingerhut Receivables, Inc. Fingerhut Master Trust Monthly Report
Securityholder's Statement Series 1998-1 Jan-2000
Class A Class B CTO Class D Total
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(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 1,707,187.50 268,037.87 314,106.98 2,289,332.35
Security Principal Distributed per $1,000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
Security Interest Distributed per $1,000 5.0583333 5.2416667 5.1187501
(iv) Principal Collections 14,193,770.16 2,150,555.94 2,580,700.78 2,580,700.78 21,505,727.66
(v) Finance Collections 7,822,513.46 1,185,220.88 1,422,283.60 1,422,283.60 11,852,301.54
Recoveries 686,754.08 104,052.91 124,865.12 124,865.12 1,040,537.23
Defeasance Funding Acct Earnings 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Finance Collections 8,509,267.54 1,289,273.79 1,547,148.72 1,547,148.72 12,892,838.77
Total Collections 22,703,037.70 3,439,829.73 4,127,849.50 4,127,849.50 34,398,566.43
(vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables 1,568,068,680.75
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 21.5232919% 3.2610816% 3.9133490% 3.9133490% 32.6110716%
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 75.56% 1,430,089,481.16
30 Days to 59 Days 7.24% 137,086,018.48
60 Days to 89 Days 3.83% 72,574,019.77
90 Days and Over 13.36% 252,887,858.64
Total Receivables 100.00% 1,892,637,378.05
(viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount 7,871,128.05
As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount (Annualized based on 365 days/year) 20.07%
(ix) Security Charge-Offs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(x) Servicing Fee 516,393.44 78,240.87 93,890.27 93,890.27 782,414.85
(xi) Pool Factor 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000
(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 211,899
(xvi) Revolving Receivables Reserve Account Balance 3,703,500.00
(xvii) Defeasance Funding Account Balance 0.00
Average Net Portfolio Yield 12.80%
Minimum Base Rate 8.16%
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Exhibit 20.b
Fingerhut Receivables, Inc. Fingerhut Master Trust Monthly Report
Securityholder's Statement Series 1998-2 Jan - 2000
Class A Class B CTO Class D Total
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(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 1,752,187.50 277,412.80 321,266.11 2,350,866.41
Security Principal Distributed per $1,000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
Security Interest Distributed per $1,000 5.1916667 5.4250000 5.2354167
(iv) Principal Collections 14,193,770.16 2,150,555.94 2,580,700.78 2,580,700.78 21,505,727.66
(v) Finance Collections 7,822,513.46 1,185,220.88 1,422,283.60 1,422,283.60 11,852,301.54
Recoveries 686,754.08 104,052.91 124,865.12 124,865.12 1,040,537.23
Defeasance Funding Acct Earnings 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Finance Collections 8,509,267.54 1,289,273.79 1,547,148.72 1,547,148.72 12,892.838.77
Total Collections 22,703,037.70 3,439,829.73 4,127,849.50 4,127,849.50 34,398,566.43
(vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables 1,568,068,680.75
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 21.5232919% 3.2610816% 3.9133490% 3.9133490% 32.6110716%
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 75.56% 1,430,089,481.16
30 Days to 59 Days 7.24% 137,086,018.48
60 Days to 89 Days 3.83% 72,574,019.77
90 Days and Over 13.36% 252,887,858.64
Total Receivables 100.00% 1,892,637,378.05
(viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount 7,871,128.05
As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount (Annualized based on 365 days/year) 20.07%
(ix) Security Charge-Offs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(x) Servicing Fee 516,393.44 78,240.87 93,890.27 93,890.27 782,414.85
(xi) Pool Factor 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000
(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 211,899
(xvi) Revolving Receivables Reserve Account Balance $3,703,500.00
(xvii) Defeasance Funding Account Balance 0.00
Average Net Portfolio Yield 12.80%
Minimum Base Rate 8.33%
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