FINGERHUT MASTER TRUST
8-K, 1997-03-19
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
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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):

                             Various

                     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 No.) (IRS Employer I.D. 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  Settlement 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
                                         Vice President,
                                         Assistant Treasurer




Dated:  March 18, 1997





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 Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                                        Fingerhut Master Trust                         Monthly Report
 Certificateholder's Statement                                           Series 1994-1                                   Jan-1997
 Section 5.2                                        Class A          Class B         Class C          Class D           Total   
 <C>   <S>                                      <C>               <C>             <C>             <C>              <C>
 (i)   Certificate Amount                       656,241,666.67    92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00   963,069,666.67
 (ii)  Certificate Principal Distributed         59,658,333.33             0.00            0.00                     59,658,333.33
 (iii) Certificate Interest Distributed           3,137,655.47       463,126.56      493,809.90                      4,094,591.93
 Total Distribution per $1,000 Certificate                                                             
 Certificate Principal Distributed per $1,000       90.9090909        0.0000000       0.0000000                               
 Certificate Interest Distributed per $1,000         4.7812500        5.0312500       5.3645834                               
 (iv) Principal Collections                      44,642,697.90     5,740,131.78    5,740,131.78     7,653,176.45    63,776,137.91
 (v)  Imputed Yield Collections                  14,715,592.58     1,913,377.26    1,913,377.26     2,520,231.18    21,062,578.28
      Recoveries                                  1,627,234.72       228,249.69      228,249.69       302,974.56     2,386,708.66
      Interest Earned on Prefunded Accounts               0.00             0.00            0.00             0.00             0.00
      Total Imputed Yield Collections            16,342,827.30     2,141,626.95    2,141,626.95     2,823,205.74    23,449,286.94
      Total Collections                          60,985,525.20     7,881,758.73    7,881,758.73    10,476,382.19    87,225,424.85
 (vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                                  1,373,525,495.41
      Invested Amount (End of Month)            656,241,666.67    92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00   963,069,666.67
      Floating Allocation Percentage               47.7779021%       6.7017322%      6.7017322%       8.9352546%      70.1166211%
      Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)      656,241,666.67    92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00   963,069,666.67
      Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                              1,013,025,362.46
 (vii)  Receivable Delinquencies (As a % of Total Receivables)                                                   
	Current                                          76.76%    1,405,734,389.22      
	30 Days to 59 Days                                6.37%      116,558,006.68      
	60 Days to 89 Days                                3.73%       68,371,715.22 
	90 Days and Over                                 13.14%      240,703,216.09 
	Total Receivables                               100.00%    1,831,367,327.21 
  (viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount                            16,331,320.61 
	 As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount  
	 (Annualized based on 365 days/year)                                  21.02%  
  (ix)  Certificate Charge-Offs                                                           
	Class A                                                                0.00    
	Class B                                                                0.00    
	Class C                                                                0.00    
	Class D                                                                0.00    
	Total Certificate Charge-Offs                                          0.00    
  (x)   Servicing Fee                                                             
	Class A                                                        1,193,166.80  
	Class B                                                          153,416.76  
	Class C                                                          153,416.76    
	Class D                                                          204,546.72    
	Total Servicing Fee                                            1,704,547.04  
  (xi)  Pool Factor                                                               
	Class A                                                           0.9166667       
	Class B                                                           1.0000000       
	Class C                                                           1.0000000       
  (xii) Reallocated Principal Collections                                                         
	Class B                                                                0.00    
	Class C                                                                0.00    
	Class D                                                        4,437,361.99
	** Everything was reimbursed by the end of the fiscal month.    
  (xiii) Excess Funding Account Balance                                        0.00 
	 Prefunding Account Balance                                            0.00 
  (xiv) Class C Trigger Event Occurrence                                       None 
	Class C Reserve Amount                                                  N/A 
	Average Net Portfolio Yield                                          9.1595%
	Minimum Base Rate                                                    7.8398%
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